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Eurocom Packs 4 OCZ Vertex 2 480GB SSDs into a Notebook
In the past couple of years, notebook PCs have improved in numerous ways. Namely, with a combination of price and performance. Not to mention features. When I think back to a $3,000 notebook I purchased in 2004, I can’t help but shake my head, because today, you can get a truly efficient notebook for less than $1,000 in many cases.
Star Trek’s Enterprise-D in Minecraft
Last summer, I discovered an up-and-coming game that on the surface looked boring, but proved me wrong within minutes of playing. I’m talking about Minecraft, a game that utilizes pixelated blocks like no other, offering people the chance to build something incredible, either solo or as a team. Though still in an alpha phase, the game has…
Could Google’s WebP Picture Format Replace JPEG?
For about as long as the Web has existed, JPEGs have been the most commonly used picture format, and for good reason. It’s a lossy format, but is able to retain a lot of an original picture’s quality and typically results in a much smaller file size. For things like logos or images with a dominant flat color, GIF or PNG might be more…
In the TG Lab: Second Generation Apple TV
It took a month from the time of Apple’s announcement, but the second generation Apple TV has finally begun shipping to customers worldwide. We’ve been using ours for the past couple of days, and are preparing to publish our full review next week. But for now, I’ll give some quick impressions. Typical of Apple, the latest generation Apple TV…
OCZ Announces Super-Fast HSDL Interface and IBIS SSDs
I mentioned the other day that where SSDs are concerned, OCZ tends to be at the forefront of things, and has been since the beginning. To prove that even further, the company has finally announced its HSDL storage interface, which makes current SSDs, even some PCI Express solutions, look a little bit on the “meh” side. That’s of course a…
Classy Hotel Pool, Or Classy Death-Ray?
When in Vegas, it can be assumed that you’ll get a fair amount of sunshine, no matter the time of year you happen to be there. But as it seems, there’s a point when things can get a little too real. At the brand-new Vdarahotel, located amongst other classy offerings inside of the Las Vegas CityCenter, some patrons have been complaining…
AMD to Modify its Radeon HD 6000 Naming Scheme?
Earlier this week, we linked to a site that acquired leaked specs for AMD’s upcoming Radeon HD 6770 and 6750 graphics cards, and from what we saw, it became clear that things could get very, very interesting when they hit the street. Based on the specs alone, both of the cards are set to blow their predecessor out of the water…
Is Blu-ray Going to be “Passed By” as a Format?
When Sony successfully pushed Toshiba’s HD DVD format out of the ring a couple of years ago, things seemed to be good for the future of Blu-ray. For the most part, there has been some good success with it since then, but it’s never taken off to the point where the standard DVD format could be considered to be on a path to extinction.
Is Malware Coming Soon to Our Graphics Cards?
Like ourselves, our computers have long been able to contract “viruses” and other forms of disgustingmalware that can at times render them inoperable. There are of course some major differences between viruses that we as humans can contract and viruses that our computers can, and one of the main ones…
OCZ Unveils Onyx 2 SSD – Touting Excellent Price to Performace Ratio
For as long as we enthusiasts have cared about the solid-state drive, OCZ has been there delivering us some of the best offerings available. Today, the company offers ultra-fast SATA and PCI Express models, along with lesser-expensive models for price-concious consumers. Earlier this year, the company released its Onyx series…
While CD Sales Are Down, Vinyl is on the Upswing
I’m sure by now no one will be surprised to hear that CD sales are on the decline, clearly being overshadowed by the rapid growth of digital variants. It’s no surprise, either, since services like iTunes, Amazon MP3, 7Digital and others deliver what’s essentially the same music, but at a lower price, along with added convenience. In taking a…
Lamptron to Release Touchscreen Fan Controller with 30W Per Channel
This past summer, our cooling resident Bill took a look at NZXT’s latest fan controller release, the tabletop Sentry LXE. The massive benefit of this controller wasn’t so much the fact that it was an external unit, but that it had a touchscreen for a more interactive experience. In the end, Bill awarded the Sentry LXE our coveted Editor’s Choice…
Specs for AMD’s Radeon HD 6750 and HD 6770 Leaked
Launches of fresh GPU line-ups aren’t uncommon, and most often, both AMD and NVIDIA deliver such a thing at least once every year to a year-and-a-half. But the upcoming launch from AMD holds a ton of promise, and might well be one of the most impressive GPU launches we’ve ever witnessed. Well, as long as the rumored specs…
Sony’s PlayStation 3 Seeing Hacks En Masse
Over the course of the past week, Sony has amped up its stance against “hackers” by trying even harder to prevent its console from being circumvented. You might recall that a mod kit was released about a month ago to allow the playback of “backed up” game copies, and clearly, Sony wasn’t too pleased. Now, the company has gone even…
In the TG Lab: ASUS Xonar DG Budget Audio Card
When ASUS released its first Xonar audio card model in late 2007, it took the PC enthusiast community by storm. No one had expected the company to deliver a truly outstanding product, but it did, and it didn’t only impress us, but audiophiles all over. Since that first launch, ASUS has followed-up with many different models ranging…
Taking a Look at the New GOG.com
In the span of a single week, game delivery service GOG.com went from being shut down due to various reasons to being relaunched with a slew of new features enabled. Of course, the shutting down part was nothing more than a hoax, and a very poorly executed one if you ask me. Despite that, though, it’s good to see the service survive…
GO OC 2010 World Final Happening Tonight (And You Can Watch)
The time has arrived. The best overclockers in the entire world are all soon to get together under the same roof to duke it out and declare one Gigabyte’s Overclocking Champion. As always, the champsionship is taking place in Taipei, Taiwan, but unlike the usual Taipei 101 location, the competition is instead being held in a factory in…
NVIDIA Brings its CUDA Architecture to x86
In a move that’s going to surprise, well, almost no one, NVIDIA has announced that it’s porting its CUDA programming architecture to x86, which might help blow the doors open for broader adoption. As far as the GPGPU scheme of thing goes, NVIDIA is in a good place, because it’s been at the forefront of the technology since the…
Are SSD Densities Going to be Halted Next Year?
A couple of months ago, we linked to an article which stated that SSDs might never replace mechanical storage, at least in the sense that we’d no longer have the need for it again. Today, even if you do have an SSD, chances are good you have a mechanical drive installed as well for actual storage purposes, because quite simply, SSD’s are…
Hasselblad to Release 200 Megapixel Camera
At this point in time, my Nikon D80 which I bought when it first came out is looking a bit aged, and compared to the latest releases from Nikon and others, it might even seem ancient. In one regard, there’s the simple 10megapixel sensor, which pales in comparison to the 12MP and higher sensors that come included with today’s…
GOG.com is Not Shutting Down, After All
We reported yesterday that the game delivery service “Good Old Games” was shutting down, but as heavily speculated, it turns out that the entire thing was a hoax. GOG.com is here to stay, and during an online conference held earlier today, the company announced that the service will be re-launching tomorrow, sans the “Beta” tag, and…
Michael Jackson Gets His Own MMO – “Planet Michael”
Are you a Michael Jackson fan? Have you ever listened to “Billie Jean” and wish you were her – or better yet, watched the “Thriller” music video and have been dying to explore that environment ever since? Well, it looks like you’re not going to have to dream about such things for much longer, as believe it or not… a Michael Jackson MMO…
Can a 3×1 Monitor Setup for Gaming be Affordable?
This past spring, we posted a couple of in-depth looks at AMD’s Eyefinity technology, with both 3×1 and 3×2 monitor configurations, and throughout posting those, a common “complaint” I heard from people is that such setups are just not that realistic at the end of the day. But, I’m not so sure that’s true, because today, money isn’t really the…
Good Old Games Closes Shop
Last summer, I took a look at a unique gaming service that seemed to have the opposite goal of most others. Unlike Valve, which uses its Steam service to sell the newest games that come to market, Good Old Games focused only on the classics, hence its name. Unfortunately, due to various non-disclosed reasons, the service is…
What are the Top New Features in Internet Explorer 9?
It’s not often that an upcoming Internet Explorer release is called “potentially ground-breaking” or even “important”, but where IE 9 is concerned, that’s just the case. It’s no secret that Internet Explorer has commonly been loathed by Web designers and users alike, and it seems like Microsoft has finally buckled down and decided to release a…