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Hurry Up Hedgehog – Nintendo DS

Link: http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/hurry-up-hedgehog-nintendo-ds/

Review Blurb: “Hurry Up Hedgehog is not what you expect it to be when you hear the title. Naturally, you first think it’s a Sonic rip-off, given the “speediness” of the title. It’s easy to assume it might be some type of platform jumper, but that couldn’t be more wrong. It’s actually based on the German board game Igel Argern, which was released in the 1990s.”

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CID The Dummy – Nintendo Wii

Link: http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/cid-the-dummy-nintendo-wii/

Review Blurb: “I love doing reviews, but there are times when they seem to be more of a chore than fun, when it comes to bad games, writing their reviews is one of those times. Many games start with what could be a great idea, but then they are poorly executed. The Nintendo Wii, it seems, has many bad games. The reason for this I think is that companies are trying to capitalize on the popularity of the console. I’m all for indie and small game companies, but when they put out junk it’s hard for me to keep rooting for them.”

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Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 Pro CPU Cooler

Link: http://www.dragonsteelmods.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14766&Itemid=1

Review Blurb: “Few things are more important than keeping your computer well ventilated and cool. Overheating can lead to your computer turning off on you, sluggish work and worst of all, damaged hardware. One of the principal parts to keep cool is the CPU, using a high-quality CPU cooler that will throw away the heat your CPU generates. Today, I’ve got a great cooler up for review – Arctic Cooling’s Alpine 64 Pro cooler. While the Alpine 64 Pro presents itself as a very straightforward looking extruded aluminum heatsink, it has a lot of high quality components and design aspects that make it a very effective device for sufficient cooling and very low noise production.”

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TrickleStar PC TrickleSaver

Link: http://www.dragonsteelmods.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14769&Itemid=1

Review Blurb: “Today for review I’ve got the PC TrickleSaver from TrickleStar and it’s a product that hooks up to your PC and then to your peripherals like a printer and monitor that automatically turns them off when you power off the PC. It works by connecting via USB to your PC and then sensing when you turn your computer off, then it disconnects power to the peripherals attached to it. It’s an easy way to kill the electricity vampires that you’ve got connected to your PC and save you a bit of money in the long run. It’s nice because there is no user interaction required except for the initial installation of it, and that’s easy to do. So read on to learn about a great little product that can actually save you some money…”

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Quick Gage: Icy Dock Hard Drive Accessories

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

Review Blurb: “If you think back to just five years ago, how many people did you know that had some form of mobile storage? I’m talking about real mobile storage… not a 3.5″ desktop hard drive that someone lugs around with them for various reasons. About five years ago, I ordered a notebook from Dell, and received a 64MB thumb drive as a “gift”. Yes, 64MB… as in, 1/16th of a gigabyte.”

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Batman Arkham Asylum Review

Link: http://www.ocmodshop.com/ocmodshop.aspx?a=1675

Review Blurb: “As far as video games are concerned, Batman hasn’t been very lucky. With the exception of a great NES game based on the first Tim Burton movie, all efforts to make a game with Batman have been below average or just mediocre. It’s not for lack of trying, some games had you beating up hordes of goons while others had you using stealth gameplay to uncover the game. Unfortunately, none of it worked.”

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Apple iPhone 3GS Review

Link: http://tech.tbreak.com/2009/09/apple-iphone-3gs-review/

Review Blurb: “When Apple announced the iPhone 3GS in June, I saw UAE on the list of countries where the unit was expected to sell in August. So I gave our beloved telco Etisalat the deadline of August 31st to start selling the 3GS locally. August came and went and there was no sign of the 3GS landing on Etisalat. Thus I ordered a factory unlocked version from Hong Kong which I received last week.”

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This thing looks strangely interesting – I’d recommend checking out this article.

Peregrine USB PC Game Controller

Link: http://www.ocmodshop.com/ocmodshop.aspx?a=1672

Review Blurb: “That’s right… a USB glove.  It’s a new way to control PC games that you wear on your hand, and the company claims it makes complex tasks easy in real-time strategy, MMOs, and even first-person shooter games.”

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XFX 850W Black Edition

Link: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=165

Review Blurb: “That alien looking vision pictured above is today’s review sample. With companies like Corsair, BFG, and OCZ making big splashes in the power supply pool in recent years, it was only inevitable that other companies would want to get in on the action. One such company is XFX, hitherto known as a manufacturer of video cards and motherboards.”

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Razer Orochi and Kabuto

Link: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Razer/Kabuto_Orochi

Review Blurb: “Razer’s recent foray into the world of laptop gaming has definitely sparked some interesting products. Today we will be taking a look at both the Razer Orochi which is a laptop gaming mouse capable of being used wirelessly via Bluetooth and in a more conventional fashion with a cable, much like the Razer Mamba. Along with the release of the Orochi, Razer is also launching a slim gaming grade mouse mat to go with the mouse, both are available at Razer’s website.”

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Microsoft LifeCam VX-5500 Webcam E4C-00001

Link: http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=372&Itemid=73

Review Blurb: “While I have had the opportunity to use a number of web cams over the years, my biggest issue was that none of them seemed to be particularly well suited to spending time in my briefcase. The most current web cam to occupy that space was a Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000. While it offers great optics, the sound is mediocre and it didn’t stand up well to daily travel. The privacy screen popped off almost daily until it final broke and the rubberized coating on the base seemed to catch on the inside of my briefcase better than the back of my screen. After seeing the VX-5500, I have high hopes for a new travel companion.”

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Gigabyte P55-UD5 Motherboard Review

Link: http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/motherboards/1945_1.html

Review Blurb: “Intel’s launch of the P55 Express chipset and the Core i5/i7 LGA-1156 CPUs has brought a whole new meaning to the term mainstream in computing. The new motherboards bring a new slew of features including support for the new CPUs, support for new technologies on some of the boards, Crossfire and SLI support on the CPU instead of a Southbridge and more.”

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Corsair Ice T30 Dominator Memory Cooler Review

Link: http://www.ninjalane.com/reviews/cooling/corsair_t30/

Review Blurb: “Some of the earliest memory coolers were nothing more than small heatsinks attached with thermal tape.  These coolers were not only bulky but didn’t really work very well.  Later designs included elaborate heat spreaders that covered the entire memory module and while these spreaders did a great job and regulating temperature it was a little known fact that they were not really needed.  A nice thing that came from this was that the memory chips were now protected, giving the end user a convenient safety barrier when handling the delicate modules.”

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ASUS MARS/2DI/4GD3 Dual GeForce GTX 285 4096 MB

Link: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_285_MARS

Review Blurb: “Today we present our take on the ASUS MARS Dual GeForce GTX 285 4 GB graphics accelerator. With this, ASUS is attempting to make a monster-truck out of an SUV, that which caters to the quintessential computer enthusiast. Specs-wise it goes beyond the the industry’s fastest graphics accelerator, the GeForce GTX 295, in featuring two fully-potent GeForce GTX 285 GPUs packed into a dual-GPU design, each accessing 2 GB of memory with its 512-bit wide memory interface. It also attempts to not let common design constants of dual-GPU accelerators, such as limited cooling and overclocking potential, and system interconnect bandwidth get in the way of this being truly enthusiast-grade. What it also does for the first time, is enable a 4-way SLI of GeForce GTX 285 GPUs, when two of them are paired on an SLI-ready PC. Alas ASUS also had to play safe with today’s market, and made this a limited-edition product, with only 1000 pieces being made in all.”

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Cooler Master Gladiator 600

Link: http://lanoc.org/reviews/cooler-master-gladiator-600/

Review Blurb: “If you look up the definiton of gladiator on Dictionary.com, you’ll get three results, one of which is interestingly accurate for a gaming chassis: “a person …armed with a sword or other weapon and compelled to fight to the death in a public arena against another person or a wild animal, for the entertainment of the spectators.” Is a case not a gamer’s sword, fighting against others for our entertainment? Cooler Master has sent their warrior, the Gladiator 600, for us to review, and see how it stacks up as the thrid, and most simplistic definition: prizefighter.”

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Roccat Valo

Link: http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/peripherals/roccat-valo/

Review Blurb: “Well here it is folks, the review that many have been waiting for; not because I’m some ungodly talented reviewer, but because this product has been so tantalizingly close to release for so long now, it’s become the hardware version of vaporware.”

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