Hello, good folks! After a week and a half off-duty for my wedding and honeymoon, I’m back in action. For you, that means a grand daily dose of product reviews and other fine nerdy information. I’ve had a great vacation, but it’s time to get back into the swing of things. Let’s get to it…
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Nintendo DS Review
Link: http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/kingdom-hearts-3582-days-nintendo-ds-review/
Review Blurb: “Now we’re back with another title to add to the Kingdom Hearts family, 358/2 Days. This DS spin-off follows the journey of Roxas. Kingdom Hearts fans will know him as the member of Organization XIII who is the Nobody of Sora, the main hero of the first two games.”
====================================
The Biggest Loser for Nintendo DS
Link: http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/the-biggest-loser-for-nintendo-ds/
Review Blurb: “The Biggest Loser isn’t as much a game as it is a guidebook to a healthy lifestyle. It features exercise instructions, healthy eating recipes, calorie counters, fat monitors, progress charts, goal planners and everything else you could imagine to get yourself in shape, develop proper eating habits and maintain a healthy physical weight.”
====================================
Jabra BT3030 Stereo Bluetooth Headset
Link: http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/jabra-bt3030-stereo-bluetooth-headset/
Review Blurb: “I don’t know about you but many times I use my phone as my MP3 player if I want to travel light, our phones today have become much more than just phones, they’re complete multi-media devices as well.”
====================================
Apple Tips #4: Play Windows Games on Your Mac
Link: http://igadgetlife.com/2009/10/25/apple-tips-4-play-windows-games-on-your-mac/
Article Blurb: “Sure, one can install Windows on the Mac using Boot Camp and play the games there – but that requires a full system reboot, as both operating systems can’t run at the same time, and switching between them isn’t as simple as logging out and logging back in. I don’t always want to have to completely power down and select a different OS just to play a game. Things need to run in the background, and life needs to keep going even if I’m absorbed in a game.”
====================================
NZXT BETA EVO Classic Series PC Case Review
Link: http://www.bonafidereviews.com/blog/nzxt-beta-evo-classic-series-pc-case-review/
Review Blurb: “Today for review I’ve got a PC case or chassis from NZXT called the Beta Evo. The Evo is the improved or redesigned version of the original Beta case, and it’s improved for the better overall. The Beta case is a budget style case, at least in price, but it’s won many awards and is not what you would expect from such a low priced case, the features and quality is something you’d see a much higher priced chassis.”
====================================
PowerMobile Advanced Emergency Charger
Link: http://www.bonafidereviews.com/blog/powermobile-advanced-emergency-charger/
Review Blurb: “We’re a mobile society and keeping power to our devices can get expensive. Pretty much all products come with a regular charger, but if you want mobile power you’ll need to buy another charger for your car, and maybe even one for your office as well. All of these chargers for our different devices can get expensive, so why not get one that is portable and can charge most all of your devices?”
====================================
Withings WiFi Body Scale Review
Link: http://www.i4u.com/section-viewarticle-614.html
Review Blurb: “Today I am going to check out the Withings WiFi Body Scale. This scale works like any other bathroom scale with a twist. It will send your weight and other data about your body to your computer or to you iPhone. If you are trying to get in shape and you want to track details about your body the Withings WiFi Body Scale may be perfect for you.”
====================================
ASRock ION 330 NetTop
Link: http://www.bcchardware.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7801&Itemid=40
Review Blurb: “It’s no secret that Intel has taken over the ultra-portable netbook market with the Intel Atom processor. For desktop boxes, though this processor seems a little under-powered – especially for a platform that doesn’t have to be as portable as a 7" or 10" netbook.”
====================================
NZXT M59 Classic Series Mid Tower Gaming Chassis
Link: http://www.modders-inc.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=299
Review Blurb: “Marketed as a gaming mid-tower case the M59 offers up features like clearance for 10.5 inch graphics cards, support for water cooling, and a well ventilated design. We will see how well the case handles a budget system.”
====================================
Thermaltake Toughpower XT 750W
Link: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=171
Review Blurb: “Oh… hello there. I didn’t see you come in, what with me hanging all these Halloween decorations. What? Santa Claus isn’t a Halloween thing? Sigh – ok. But I’m not taking off the Ghostbusters costume.”
====================================
Seagate FreeAgent Go 320GB Portable Drive Video Review
Link: http://www.eteknix.com/reviews/seagate-freeagent-go-320gb-portable-drive-video-review/
Review Blurb: “Today we are looking at the Seagate FreeAgent Go 320GB Portable Drive. This particlar drive comes with a 5 year warranty, is quiet and uses the USB 2.0 interface. It’s perfect for storing photos, music and videos.”
====================================
3Rsystem Iceage 120 Boss II Dimpled-Fin Heatsink Review
Link: http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2461
Review Blurb: “Let’s get right to the point, 3Rsystem’s Iceage 120 Boss II heatsink is currently one of the Top 5 heatsinks tested on Frostytech. Key to the success of this Korean-made heatsink on both AMD and Intel synthetic test platforms are five 8mm diameter exposed base heatpipes and a unique "X" pattern that places the heatpipes in the path of high velocity air from the coolers’ 120mm fan.”
====================================
GIGABYTE HD 5850 Video Card Review
Link: http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/hardware/1962_1.html
Review Blurb: “ATI’s recent launch of the HD5870 and HD 5850 video cards has forced NVIDIA to basically abandon the high-end video card market until the launch of their next generation Fermi architecture in the next couple of months. It has been an interesting launch of which there are currently four cards in ATI’s HD 5 series lineup: HD5870, HD 5850, HD 5770, and HD 5750 with more cards to come.”
====================================
Antec Mini Skeleton Review
Link: http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/antec_mini_skeleton/
Review Blurb: “Recently Mini ITX setups have been getting more popular among users. Products like Nvidia’s ION have been making it easier for users to get their hands on these mini setups. These mini setups do however, come with a challenge.”
====================================
Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Hard Drive ST3600057SS
Link: http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=375&Itemid=60
Review Blurb: “Until SSDs can safely prove that they’re a reliable long-term media for Enterprise storage, the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface owns the market share for server storage. Until Seagate launches their Solid State Drive counterpart, the 600GB Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Hard Drive ST3600057SS delivers safe and affordable high-capacity storage to data servers and Enterprise environments. The 4Gb/s FC or 6-Gb/s SAS 2.0 interface allows the perpendicular storage technology to deliver 15,000 RPM data bandwidth for an industry-leading 1.6-million-hour MTBF. In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests the Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 SAS hard drive against a wide variety of storage solutions.”
====================================
NZXT Sentry 2 Single-bay Touch Screen LCD Fan Controller
Review Blurb: “NZXT are a well-established manufacturer of peripheries for the PC and the last fan controller we reviewed by them was well received.”
====================================
In Win Maelstrom Full Tower Chassis
Link: http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index.php?x=reviews&id=1067
Review Blurb: “In Win is a company mainly known for its power supplies or unique mid tower cases. Today we got the opportunity to review In Win’s first Full Tower Case, the In Win Maelstrom. This airflow giant can boast a total of 10, 120mm fans to go along with the airflow design built into the case. In Win has added many sound/vibration reducing implantations into this case such as the acoustic absorbers and patented hard drive rails. Read on further to see what In Wins first Full Tower Chassis has to offer.”
====================================
OCZ Platinum 1866MHz DDR3 Memory
Link: http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1701
Review Blurb: “OCZ Technologies Memory is one of the most preferred types of memory to have in our computers. Who would not want to have memory that performs well, and stable in our computers? Unlike the Intel 1366 socket Core i7 CPUs tring to find a set of low voltage high frequency memory was next to impossible at the starting of this newer CPU type. This time around, memory manufacturers were prepared to have high frequency, low voltage memory for the newer Intel Core i5/i7 1156 socket CPU’s.”
====================================
Buffalo MiniStation Metro 250GB USB Hard Drive
Link: http://www.bigbruin.com/content/buffalometro_1
Review Blurb: “Buffalo Technology is a manufacturer of computer components with a focus on storage devices that has been in business since 1975. They have recently expanded their line up of external storage devices to offer more styles, features, and storage capacities. One of the newer releases is the MiniStation Metro; a compact, lightweight USB hard drive that offers features to protect your drive and the data on it.”
====================================
MacSpeech Dictate
Link: http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/macspeech-dictate/
Review Blurb: “Before I start this review I have a confession to make; I hate typing! I am not the fastest typist and I tend to make more mistakes than I care to admit to. So when MacSpeech offered me the opportunity to review their MacSpeech Dictate software I jumped at the opportunity.”
====================================
An Unofficial History of The Unboxing
Link: http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/an-unofficial-history-of-the-unboxing/
Article Blurb: “Gadget pron, gadget porn, unboxing, unpacking, uncrate, it’s been called many things, but it’s The Unboxing. Why is it that we love to unbox our gadgets, what is it that excites us so much about unboxing a new gadget or any tech related toy?”
====================================
How Stuff Works: A Computer CPU
Link: http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/how-stuff-works-a-computer-cpu/
Article Blurb: “You’ve got a brain, right? Sure you do! And so does your computer. But instead of a soft, squishy blob of neurons and axons and synapses, your computer has a small square chip about the size of a Triscuit cracker that does it’s thinking.”
====================================
13 Crucial WordPress Plugins for SEO and Networking
Link: http://igadgetlife.com/2009/10/15/13-crucial-wordpress-plugins-for-seo-and-networking/
Article Blurb: “Today I’ve put together a list of some of the most popular and most effective plugins for SEO and Networking that will help you get your blog rocking. Of course, the most important part of a blog is the content – but the right content paired with the right tools can be explosive.”