Archive for September, 2008

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.

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Ultimate Ears Super.Fi 4 Sound Isolating Earphones Reviewed @ TheTechLounge
Quote:
“The super.fi 4′s really ended up winning me over because the whole package was spot on for what I look for in a set of headphones.  Ultimate Ears nailed the styling for me with an attractive, minimalist design.  Comfort is paramount for anyone looking to put some serious hours into his or her phones, and there’s definitely a bunch of upside to be found with this set.  I loved the soft, supple ear tips, and the low weight encouraged me to pass my Shures on to a new owner.  The build quality felt solid throughout, and you get a two-year warranty from Ultimate Ears. The sound quality is very well rounded, easily equaling other phones of this level that I have had experience with.  I don’t mind dealing with the few issues I found because the super.fi 4′s have so much going for them.  Ultimate Ears also offers an iPhone-friendly set with an inline mic and control button for about $20 more, which may deal with the cable length issue for some.”
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