Title: Cygnett GrooveAtomic - High performance earphones reviewed @ TestFreaks.com

Review Link: http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/cygnett-grooveatomic-high-performance-earphones-reviewed/

Review Snipit:
“With all the types of portable devices out there today that use headphones we’ve got a plethora of choices when it comes to finding  decent set of headphones that won’t break our budgets. Today for review I’ve got a very inexpensive set of in ear headphones from Cygnett, called the GrooveAtomic. The first thing you’ll notice about these is the quality of them, they’re made very well, mostly metal in fact, and really considering the price they don’t sound too bad… “

Title: SilverStone Raven RVM01B Mouse @ Phoronix
Direct Link: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=12893
Summary: “While SilverStone Technology has long been known for their high-end (and very expensive) computer cases such as the Sugo and Temjin series, as of late they’ve begun manufacturing other computer peripherals while driving new and interesting innovations into these conventional products. Earlier this month we looked at the SilverStone Treasure TS01, which was a 2.5" SATA drive enclosure, but separating it from the other enclosure devices on the market, this one would encrypt the drive and secure it using two RFID keys. If these small keys were not exposed to the TS01, the drive enclosure would not work. Another interesting creation from SilverStone Technology is the Raven RVM01B. This here is SilverStone’s first computer mouse and we are looking at it today.”

TechwareLabs has published an editorial about getting Down and Dirty with Vista. Here’s a clip from the editorial:

Quote: So you don’t like vista because it starts so slow but you do like Direct X 10 and the new look and functionality. Wish you could help fix it with the click of a button? Find out how to make your Vista Computer start up to 40% faster with only some minor tweaks.

LINK: http://www.techwarelabs.com/articles/editorials/dirtyvista/

Title: Down and Dirty with Vista @ TechwareLabs

Title: iStarUSA 2.5 & 3.5 HDD Docking Station Reviews @ High Tech
Reviews

Snip: How many times have you needed access to a hard drive and did
not want to install it in your system? This is where the iStarUSA HDD
Enclosure would be the perfect selection. It is as simple as hooking
up a wall power transformer and a single USB Cable then dropping in
either a 2.5″ or 3.5″ hard drive. Come on along as we checkout the
iStarUSA HDD Docking Station.

Link:
http://www.hi-techreviews.com/reviews/current-reviews/istarusa-hdd-docking-station.html

Title: Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-Ray Player Review at Overclockers Online

Link: http://www.overclockersonline.net/?page=articles&num=2021

Quote: Samsung makes another return to Overclockers Online but this time we get the luxury of reviewing the Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray DVD player. This is not Samsung’s first Blu-ray player as it’s the 4th generation model and there have been significant improvements over this model and the BD-P1400, the model replaced by the P1500. The P1400 had average performance and we’ll soon see if the P1500 has solved all of those.

Title:

AMD continues their procession of new ATI Radeons today, with a couple of new entry-level offerings targeted at users who would like to upgrade from underpowered IGPs. Like the Radeon HD 4670 that came before it, the new Radeon HD 4550 and HD 4350 being rolled out today are based on the same GPU architecture first introduced with the popular Radeon HD 4800 series. The Radeon HD 4550 and HD 4350 both offer support for DirectX 10.1, DisplayPort, AVIVO with the UVD 2 engine, and CrossFire, although they do not have CrossFire bridge connectors like AMD’s higher-end offerings.  As such, these new entry-level cards sport virtually all of the same features as their more expensive, and more powerful, counterparts–they just perform on a different level.  Come on by the site and check it out.

ATI Radeon HD 4550 Entry-Level DX 10.1 GPU:

http://hothardware.com/articles/ATI-Radeon-HD-4550-Budget-DX101-GPU/

NEW CONTENT (Visual) - Force3D Radeon HD 4870 Black Edition Graphics Card

QUOTE: “If you haven’t heard of Force3D before, you’re not alone. It wasn’t until the other day when I received an email from them that I knew of their existence. Concentrating on ATI based graphics cards, they have a full line-up of HD 4000 series cards starting from the HD 4650 and going all the way up to the HD 4870 X2.

The majority of their products currently consist of only using reference coolers it seems, but they have begun to diversify. The particular card we’re looking at today is the HD 4870 Black Edition which was only recently announced. The HD 4870 Black Edition from Force3D is packing some serious cooling, but before we get into that we’ll quickly take a moment to check out the package and bundle that Force3D have put together.”

For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1611/force3d_radeon_hd_4870_black_edition_graphics_card/index.html

Best Regards,

The TweakTown Team
http://www.tweaktown.com

TITLE: Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 Toxic Video Card @ Benchmark Reviews

DESCRIPTION: Anyone who has heard of ATI video cards has probably heard of Sapphire Technology.  Sapphire is the largest producer of AMD/ATI graphics products in the world, and do far more than rebrand a product with their own label.  The Radeon HD 4000 series launched with tremendous success not long ago, and Sapphire has tweaked the design to produce their own high-performance Toxic Edition of the popular Radeon HD 4870 video card.  In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests their graphics card against the competition to find out if a factory-overclocked model is worth the money.

ARTICLE URL: http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=227&Itemid=72

Quote: OCZ bring us the second in their range of gaming mice. Take a look inside to see how it fairs.

Link: http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews.php?/input_devices/ocz_dominatrix_laser_gaming_mouse/1

Title: Rockband 2 Xbox 360 Review @ TestFreaks.com

Review Link: http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/rockband-2-xbox-360-review/

Review Snipit:
“Back in the eighties, I was known to play a mean air guitar to some of hair metal’s finest anthems. Luckily for myself and my loved ones, I gave up my budding air guitar career. Until, now….. Harmonix and EA, the makers of the original Rock Band video game, have unleashed their latest version of the rhythm game genre – Rock Band 2. “

OEM Retractable Stereo handsfree Earphone for iPhone Product
Code#:AK583-B285
http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=835

USB Cradle for Blackberry BOLD 9000
Product Code#:AK591-B293
http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=829

OEM Replacement battery for Blackberry Bold 9000 Product Code#:AK592-B294
http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=830

Crystal Case for Blackberry Bold 9000
Product Code#:AK593-B294
http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=831

USB Cradle for HTC Touch Pro
Product Code#:AK594-B296
http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=832

Car Kit for HTC Touch Pro / HTC Herman / HTC Raphael 800 / O2 XDA Serra /
XDA Diamond Pro / T-Mobile MDA Vario IV Product Code#:AK595-B297
http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=833

USB Cradle with 2nd battery charger for HTC Touch Pro Product
Code#:AK596-B298
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Car Windshield Mount with Handsfree and charger for iPhone 2G / 3G
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InsideHW.com has posted review for Verbatim 500GB Portable Hard Drive. You can read a clip from review:

“For many years, Verbatim is one of the leading names in the data storage industry. They are mostly recognized by their high quality and remarkably designed products. This time, we got Verbatim 500GB Portable Hard Drive for testing. Yes, 500GB means that it has 500GB of disk capacity. Packaging of this hard drive looks like most of Verbatim flash memory packages, only a bit larger. Through transparent plastics you can see grey colored device, with really elegant design…”

If you are interested to read some more, we present you link:

http://www.insidehw.com/Reviews/Storage/Verbatim-500GB-Portable-Hard-Drive.html

Title:

Verbatim 500GB Portable Hard Drive @ InsideHW

Title: Corsair DHX 4GB DDR2-800MHz @ Phoronix
Direct Link: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=12886
Summary: “It’s been a while since last looking at any Corsair memory at Phoronix, but up for review this afternoon is their latest TWIN2X4096-6400C4DHX memory. This DDR2 memory features Corsair’s DHX technology for cooling the memory ICs with EPP latencies of 4-4-4-12 and run at 800MHz. Like many other Corsair products, the TWIN2X4096-6400C4DHX is also backed by a lifetime warranty.”

We have just taken a look at the NZXT Guardian 921 “Crafted” Series case.  This case has a flashy front and looks like it’s ready for business.  While it not be as feature rich as some other cases, the front USB2.0 ports, Audio jacks and even an eSATA port give it some extra value over a budget case.   Catch all the details as you take a look at our review for all the details.

Title: NZXT Guardian 921 Case
URL: http://www.bcchardware.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=6191&Itemid=40

InsideHW.com has posted article about ATi Radeon HD 4670 vs. nVIDIA GeForce 9500GT. You can read a clip from review:

“We must admit that in recent times we’ve unfairly neglected gamers with limited budget that don’t have many possibilities to set a certain sum aside for purchasing some graphics card from higher price range. Let’s face it, nor ATi nor nVIDIA were much better. From launching of GeForce 8600GTS and 8600GT and their price drop, nVIDIA did very little for this category of users. As “greens” are for some time occupied only with renaming of their products even these new low-cost graphics cards didn’t bring anything new, except for model GeForce 9600GT…”

If you are interested to read some more, we present you link:

http://www.insidehw.com/Reviews/Graphics-cards/ATi-Radeon-HD-4670-vs-nVIDIA-GeForce-9500GT.html

Title:

ATi Radeon HD 4670 vs. nVIDIA GeForce 9500GT @ InsideHW

Title: Intel Desktop Board DG45ID @ Techgage

Link: http://techgage.com/article/intel_desktop_board_dg45id/

Quote: We’re taking a look at Intel’s first attempt at a full-featured media center motherboard, the DG45ID. It’s also our first look at their new G45 Express chipset, which promises to finally bring DX 10 support and hardware-accelerated HD video playback to their integrated graphics offerings. Can the DG45ID prove itself a worthy choice for your HTPC?

TITLE: Antec Mini P180 mATX Computer Case @ Benchmark Reviews

DESCRIPTION: The Antec Mini P180 is a mini tower case that builds on the designs of the original P180 and P182, and puts those lessons to work in a smaller format. The smaller format comes at a price; only microATX motherboards are supported, but is that much of a penalty in the intended market segment? Benchmark Reviews is going to look at a computer case new offering from Antec that is aimed at a narrower market niche than most of their other products.

ARTICLE URL: http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=222&Itemid=61

NEW CONTENT (Visual) - MSI GeForce 9800 GT 512MB Graphics Card

QUOTE: “To date we’ve only looked at one other 9800 GT which came from Palit. As we have already discovered, the 9800 GT is nothing more than an 8800 GT with a new name. This isn’t the first time NVIDIA has done this and we don’t doubt for a second it will be the last time.

We knew before we even wrote our first review that the card would represent good value for money, but the aggressive launch price of the new model meant that it was even better than we expected. Today it’s time to see what MSI can do with the card; apart from going the aftermarket cooling route they’ve also got a nice little bundle going on.”

For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1609/msi_geforce_9800_gt_512mb_graphics_card/index.html

Best Regards,

The TweakTown Team
http://www.tweaktown.com

Digit-Life Review #1: NVIDIA Quadro FX vs. Intel Core 2 in SPECviewperf 10

Excerpt:
“Needless to say, a balanced approach to building a computer is even more rewarding in the professional area. Generalization is hardly appropriate here, as it all depends on your tasks. Still, if we speak of popular modeling and design applications, it becomes easier because there are industry-recognized tools for benchmarking such applications. SPECviewperf 10 is one of them.”

Article: http://www.digit-life.com/articles3/3d-profcard/quadro-vs-core-p1.html

Digit-Life Review #2: Biostar TPower I45 Motherboard

Excerpt:
“This Biostar product starts a new series of TPower motherboards for Intel processors — the next step in the evolution of the Mid-End T-Series. The manufacturer highlights the following features: stability, high performance (doubtful though), excellent overclocking capacity.”

Article: http://www.digit-life.com/articles3/mainboard/biostar-tpower-i45-i45p-p1.html

* Title: Acronis True Image Echo Workstation report @ APH Networks

* Description: Ever since the introduction of larger capacity hard drives,
activities like dual-booting, partitioning, storing your life on it, and the
such have grown much more popular with even the mainstream crowd. With the
never-ending growth of size of today’s hard drives, and the increased
reliance of computers and the data stored in it, there seems to be a need to
manage the drives and take care of the data. Backup? Well, make it fast, and
make it easy, and make it network-ready. Make it able to be restored on any
computer. Add some disk management functions so I can clone my disk to
another. Make it…

Then why do you need Acronis? Well, Acronis’ True Image Echo Workstation
reaches beyond the home and into even workstations around the globe. And
besides being just a backup solution, it now manages hard disks and its data
to a certain level — such as disk conversions, streamlining the addition of
new drives, disk cloning, advanced networking capabilities in a corporate (Or
uber enthusiast) environment. It also promises to deliver a strong portfolio
of features, high performance, and ease of use. Deal? Let’s see how it goes.

* Link: http://aphnetworks.com/reports/acronis_true_image_echo_workstation

Torchwood The Complete Second Series DVD Review @ Ascully.com

Quote

“I’m a huge fan of this show. I don’t proclaim that for many TV shows, trust me on this. I’m a M*A*S*H, WKRP in Cincinnati, Cheers, Bob Newhart, and Antiques Roadshow fan. I don’t spread my TV love too thin. I go for the classics and I do believe Torchwood is a classic. The characters are interesting beyond the standard ensemble formula. I am a sucker for immortality so Jack being unkillable and then Owen being undead, ohhhh it’s all good stuff for me.”

Article Link - http://www.ascully.com/?page_id=1243

Article Title - Torchwood The Complete Second Series DVD Review @ Ascully.com

The original Jawbone from Aliph was one of the most highly regarded Bluetooth headsets released.  Recently, Aliph released the successor to the Jawbone, aptly named the New Jawbone.  Aliph refers to it as the New Jawbone on their website while others call it the Jawbone 2.  Today we will look at what differentiates the Jawbone 2 from all other Bluetoooth headsets and whether it should be the only headset paired with your cell phone.

The reputation of the Jawbone is one of superior sound quality and stylishness.  Aliph took the original version and slimmed it down while keeping many of the features of the original.  It still includes the military grade noise reduction technology known as NoiseAssassin.  Plus, it keeps its minimalistic stylish appearance, which looks more like some fashion item for your ear than a blinking blue LED lit piece of plastic.

So let’s take a closer look at whether the New Jawbone is worth the investment.

Read Full Review HERE

NEW CONTENT – Spore PC Review

TTGamer have today posted a review of Spore for the PC. This is without a doubt the biggest PC release of 2008 so far, and it doesn’t disappoint - well, not much, anyway.

For more information, please visit - http://gaming.tweaktown.com/articles/988/spore_pc_review/index.html
Best Regards,

TTGamer Team
http://gaming.tweaktown.com

22″ HP Debranded DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor:

Link: http://www.rbmods.com/Articles/Geeks/22_hp_lcd/1.php

Quote: Today more and more change monitors to the latest LCD monitors on the market, even the 19 inch screens are soon to small as the people choose the bigger 22 and 24 inch monitors to have enough work area. Geeks has a huge selection of various LCD screens and today we are going to look at a Debranded HP monitor that comes at a very afordable price as I see it. The question is though; will it work for fast FPS games and normal usage though?