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Nikon Announces COOLPIX P3 and COOLPIX P4
Mississauga, ON, February 21, 2006 – Nikon Canada Inc. today announced the new COOLPIX P3 and COOLPIX P4; two compact, high-performance digital cameras that combine powerful resolution with an array of advanced, easy-to-use features to make picture-taking more fun and rewarding than ever.
You can read the full press release here.
Nikon Announces COOLPIX L2, COOLPIX L3 and COOLPIX L4 compact digital cameras
Mississauga, ON, February 21, 2006 – Nikon Canada Inc. today announced the COOLPIX L2, COOLPIX L3 and COOLPIX L4. These entry-level digital compact cameras combine high-quality components such as a 3x Zoom-Nikkor lens and a bright 2.0-inch LCD monitor with in-camera image-improvement features, in elegant, lightweight bodies.
You can read the full press release here.
Hardware Roundup for Feb. 21
If you have a high end GPU, you know that they can really heat up under load. Driver Heaven is taking a look at the new Arctic Cooling Accelero X2 cooler, designed for ATI cards. The differences in idle and load temps is really something, so don’t skip this review! T-Break is taking the new WD Raptor X HDD for a test drive, and who wouldn’t with a window like that?!
If you are interested in water cooling your GPU but don’t want the hassle of a full blown setup, then you will want to check out Overclockers Online. They are taking a look at the Thermaltake Tide Water, which is an all in one system that can fit snuggly inside your computer. Think Computers reviews a powersupply from a lesser known company, High Power. Even if you haven’t heard of them, you should check out the review because it proves to be a very worth contender!
- Arctic Cooling Accelero X2 – Driver Heaven
- Antec Vcool – XS Reviews
- Thermaltake Tide Water – Overclockers Online
- Titan Vannesa L Type – Xtreme Computing
Cooling
- Kingston TravelLite SD/MMC Reader – Legit Reviews
- Western Digital Raptor X – T-Break
Memory & Storage
- Gigabyte GeForce 6150 (GA-K8N51PVMT-9) – PC Modding Malaysia
Motherboards & CPU’s
- Aerocool Zerodba 620 Watt – Pro-Clockers
- Altec Lansing GT5051 Surround Sound Speakers – Extensive Mods
- High Power 560Watt Power Supply HPC-560-A12C – Think Computers
- Hiper Type-R 580W – Extreme Overclocking
- Leadtek WinFast Walkie TV – Bjorn3D
- SilverStone EB01 USB Digital To Analog Converter – A1 Electronics
Peripherals & Power Supplies
- ATI All-In-Wonder Radeon X1900 – Hexus
- HIS IceQ II RADEON X1600 XT – Digit-Life
- nVidia GeForce 6800 GS – Hardware-Secrets
Video Cards & Monitor
- A.C.Ryan Roundcable2-FX IDE Cable (Ver.2) – Virtual-Hideout
- Dapper Drake + Xgl Compiz (Linux) – Phoronix
- NiBiTor v2.7 Released… – MVK Tech
- Samsung YM-PD1 DMB PMP Hands-On Video – Design Technica
- Vongo Movie Subscription Service – Digital Trends
Etcetera & Contests
PSP Fight Night 3 Game Demands Money or They’ll Send Spam
It has been reported that when users try to play Fight Night Round 3 online with a Sony PlayStation Portable, they have to fork over $2 via credit card, or give EA an e-mail and mailing address. Pay or be spammed doesn’t sound like a popular business move for a video game company. This move by EA is already causing strife among gamers that already have heard about this alleged sacrilege.
Wow, this is a stupid move. You already pay for the game, and now need to pay extra to play online, or give up your personal info? Crazy. Check it out at Daily Tech.
Dell seeks damages from man called Dell
Web designer Paul Dell is asking for donations to help him defend himself against legal action and a claim for damages from computer maker Dell, Inc. Paul Dell has been summoned to appear before the Tribunal de Grande Instance Paris because he owns dellwebsites.com. Paul uses the web address to publicise his web design business, but is accused of parasitism and unfair competition. Dell America seeks €100, 000 in damages, €50,000 for Dell France, plus another €500 for every mention of the word Dell on his website.
Check out the posting at The Register.
7900 GTX works at 650 MHz
NVIDIA’S flagship G71 won’t be able to get to the speeds the firm wanted it to. We reported before that Nvidia needs at least 700MHz to beat ATI’s R580 based X1900 XTX. However, according to our sources, the G71 will be nothing more than a 90 nanometre G70 die shrink. It won’t have more than 24 pipelines but you never know what Nvidia has exactly up its sleeves.
It’s sad to see that their new card won’t touch the top end ATI, but it appears it will cost significantly less. Check out the full posting at The Inquirer.
Geforce 7800 GTX, GT reaches end of life
NVIDIA partners made their last G70 orders and have had their last chunk of Geforce 7800 GTX 512, 256 and 7800 GT cards. Those cards will be available in retail as long as supplies last and it is clear that Nvidia and its partners want to clear the inventory. This certainly means that Nvidia is about to start shipping its faster G71 based products.
Check out the posting about the discontinuation of the cards here.
X1800 GTO is 500/1000 MHz
ATI has a card to fight Nvidia’s up and coming G73 based Geforce 7600 card. The card will be clocked at the same speeds as X1800 XL cards. The only difference will be the pipeline count. Radeon X1800 GTO will have twelve pipelines and core clocked at 500MHz and memory clocked to 1000MHz.
Check out the full posting at The Inquirer.
Hardware Roundup for Feb. 20
There’s many reviews for you to catch up on, and what better way is there to start off your Monday? Extreme MHz is taking a look at a brand new water cooling setup for your CPU, and it looks to be amazing. It keeps your CPU cooler than most of the competition, but the price tag is a tad high. If you are in the market for a 2GB kit but don’t want to pay an arm and a leg, then the Gold OCZ PC3200 is worth your look. Both Driver Heaven and hardCOREware are taking that kit for a spin. Phoronix is taking two new mousepads from Razer for a test run, and I have to admit they look great! Check out their review for all the info.
- Asetek Vapochill Micro – Hardware-Review
- CoolIT Freezone Liquid Chill CPU Cooler – Extreme MHz
- Scythe KATANA Cu (SCKTN-CU1000) Heatsink – Pro-Clocker
- TJS0005 Heatpipe Chipset Cooler from JingTing – HardwareXL
- Zalman Fatal1ty FS-V7 Graphic Card Cooler – CaseModGod
Cooling
- G.SKILL F1-3200PHU2-2GBNS PC3200 – techPowerUp!
- OCZ 2GB Gold PC3200 – Driver Heaven
- OCZ 2GB Gold PC3200 – hardCOREware
Memory & Storage
- ECS’s KA1 MVP Extreme – Tech Report
Motherboards & CPU’s
- Corepad’s Eyepad Mouse Mat – XS Reviews
- Philips E-Reader Hands-On Video – Digital Trends
- Razer Mantis Speed/Control – Phoronix
- Sennheiser HD415 Headphones – Bona Fide Reviews
Peripherals & Power Supplies
- ASUS Extreme AX1600XT Silent – Legion Hardware
- ATI Radeon X1900 All-in-Wonder – PC Per
- PowerColor X1300 128MB PCIe – Madshrimps
- Samsung SyncMaster 970P – ByteSector
- Sapphire Radeon X1800 XL – 3D Chip
Video Cards & Monitor
- Alphacool USB-Display – Technic3D
- Budget System Building Guide – OCIA
- Kodak EasyShare V550 Digital Camera – XYZ Computing
- LG VX8100 Nobile Phone – Design Technica
Etcetera & Contests
Corepad Mouse Skatez Pro Review
Mice are becoming more and more expensive, and with lots more features packed into them. One thing I noticed is that the standard feet of these so-called professional gaming mice or high-end mice are a bit lacking. Even though some companies do make some effort in upgrading the feet of their higher end mice, they are still not as good as some replacements that are available today. Today for review I have a bunch of replacement mice feet, or skatez as they are called, from Corepad.
Check out the full review at Think Computers.
The Dual Core CPU Decision
To ensure the best performing system, keep in mind that all your system works together so don’t expect a miracle with a dual core CPU if the rest of your system is weak. Plan your dual core upgrade or system the right way and you’ll have a heavyweight in your corner.
Check out the full article at Virtual-Hideout.
Athlon64 Dual Core 4400+ Overclock
People want more computing power – to do what we want, when we want, without any hindrance in PC performance.
The primary standard of gaging PC performance used to be the CPU’s megahertz (Mhz), or gigahertz (Ghz) rating. Yet with the release of the new A64 line of CPU from AMD, the future of computing has (at least for now) moved away from the Mhz/Ghz race. Essentially, strict Mhz/Ghz figures just don’t mean as much today as they did yesterday. However, the art of overclocking still exists with 64-bit processors, in support of achieving even better performance. This article is intended to showcase the overclocking ability of the AMD Athlon64 Dual-Core 4400+.
Head over to OC Wizard for the full article.
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro Review
All in all, I am very pleased with the Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro. Unlike a few products out there, the Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro is a cooler that truly deserves its name. After all, how can a product have the words “Arctic” and “Freezer” in its name without living up to them?
Head over to Overclockers Online for the full review.
A.C.Ryan – Blackfire Fans / Fan Grills
All of the fans are made from UV reactive Acrylic and have 4 UV LED to light up the fans. One of the features of these fans are that they can be used without having to power the UV LEDs. This configuration means that there are two power rails coming off the fans; one to power the fans and a small pig tail which connects to the LED rail to save you from having to use an additional molex.
Check out the full review over at Gideon Tech.
Mounting Socket 462 Coolers Onto Socket 939 Motherboards
Migrating from a Socket 462 system to a Socket 939 system does not necessarily mean that you need to throw away your Socket 462 cooler, especially if it’s a Thermalright SI-97 heatsink. Let Max_87 show you how you can easily mount a Socket 462 cooler onto your Socket 939 motherboard. That will save you money and allow you to reuse your favourite Socket 462 cooler!
Head on over to Rojak Pot for the full guide!
Berry Linux v0.67
Berry Linux, the distribution based off of Fedora Core, has
released version 0.67. Inside of this LiveCD is the Linux kernel
2.6.15.4, KDE v3.5.1, Kudzu v1.2.25, hwdata v0.174, and Firefox
v1.5.0.1. The previous Fluxbox desktop environment has been replaced by
a custom in-house window manager called Rasp-UI v0.01. In addition to
providing all of the Linux and Fedora essentials, Berry v0.67 now
includes WINE v0.9.2, GIMP, Inkspace, and Sylpheed.
Check out the full look at the new version at Phoronix.
Planon RC800 Portable Color Scanner
Technology, I love it, if I didn’t I wouldn’t be doing reviews now would I? Anyway, I’ve always found it very interesting to watch as technology changes, I’ve noticed one major constant about most technology, as it changes it gets smaller. Take scanners for instance, I have a few of them, an older one that is pretty big, you could use it for a computer case if need be, if I lined them up in order of age you would find that they get smaller as they get newer. Today for review I have the smallest scanner yet, it’s from Planon, and they actually made it into the Guinness Book of World Records. Interested? Read on to check it out.
Check out the full review at Think Computers.
Taking The SLI Plunge – Part 2
It’s no secret that SLI is also for Gamers, video editors and other professionals looking for the absolute most graphics processing power they can get. It’s not designed for people who do nothing but check email, surf the web and play solitaire on their computers. And by the way, playing poker online is not so hefty of a graphical consumption that it warrants dual video cards.
Head over to Virtual-Hideout for the second part to this interesting article.
Cooler Master Centurion BTX-B541 Case Review
The Cooler Master Centurion BTX-B541 Case is one a few BTX cases that are currently on the market. While most of us do not have a BTX motherboard, this form factor is slowly catching on. It still is not common place though, and the future of the form factor is uncertain. If you are in the market for a sleek affordable BTX case, be sure to have a look at this one. The overall styling is excellent and it has a tool-less design…
Head on over to 3D Gameman for the full review!
NGO NVIDIA Optimized Driver v1.8363 (x32/x64)
The NGO NVIDIA Optimized Driver is a tweaked version of the NVIDIA ForceWare driver. The main purpose is to satisfy the users with better performance and image quality. The Driver has support for all GeForce cards.
Grab the new version over at NGOHQ!
Evga 6800GS SE Superclocked Edition Review
The EVGA 6800GS CO Superclocked is the highest clocked 6800GS available on the market today with a clock speed of 490MHz for the core and 1.3GHz for the memory. The performance is higher than the standard 6800GS CO card which I’ve already reviewed on Motherboards.org and two of them in SLI mode are faster than a 7800GTX. The 6800GS CO retails for $269 with a $20 rebate. EVGA Support is second to none in the industry. The combination of the Step-Up program, 24/7 Live Toll-Free Telephone Technical Support and a Lifetime Warranty make this company the number one choice for those wanting no-holds barred support for their NVIDIA-based video card.
Check out the full review at GamePyre!
Intel EIST SpeedStep
Intel’s SpeedStep Technology has origins tracing back to the
days of the Mobile Pentium 3 and Pentium 2 processors with Geyserville
Technology. However, at that time, the 1GHz Pentium 3 model was the
fastest and required 1.7V for operation, and its maximum power
consumption was 34W! Since that time, many of the processor technologies
have been phased out and have brought new features in the Pentium 4,
Celeron M, Pentium M, and most recently the Core Duo series. However,
over six years later SpeedStep Technology remains in their mobile
platform as well as some Pentium 4 and Pentium D processors. At hand
today are the results from our most recent (EIST) Enhanced Intel
SpeedStep Technology investigation.
Check out the full article over at Phoronix.
Ultra Xfinity 600W PSU Review
Now, while the unit on the bench today might not feature flowing fans or fully modular cabling, our X-Finity 600W Supply represents an evolution in terms of Ultra’s Single Rail workhorse power supplies. For in and around the same price as a 550W X2, you can score yourself a 600W X-Finity, featuring many of the same things, albeit with the inherent fact that you’ll have a rat’s nest of cabling to deal with if it isn’t properly routed. Considering that the X-Finity features many of the same technologies seen in the X2 that’s passed through our lab so graciously, it’s only fair that we take a look at them both to see the benefits and pitfalls, as well as compare the implementation of many technologies such as Flex force and Dual Rail Technology.
Check out the full review at Motherboards.org.
Radeon X1900 XT Shootout
As happens immediately after a new product release, board partners compete to be first to market with their retail offering. PowerColor and SAPPHIRE, along with pretty much every other ATI AIB partner, use reference Radeon X1900 XT 512MBs, which we’ve established to be top-notch gaming cards. In fact, there is no meaningful difference between the two partners’ cards, and your choice, should you opt to go down the X1900 XT 512MB route for your PCI-Express gaming thrills, will come down to other factors such as price, bundle, and warranty. The X1900 family also benefits from ATI’s Avivo video-processing technology, and for some users it’s not all about 3D. Indeed, better looking pixels should be a requirement for each new generation, across the board.
Check out the full roundup at Hexus.
AeroCool ExtremEngine 3T Computer Case Review
Once again, we have the pleasure of showcasing one of AeroCool’s new cases for you to enjoy. This time around, we are looking at one that in my opinion is a real looker, the official name for the case is the AeroCool ExtremEngine 3T that features a massive 250mm side mounted fan a built-in fan-bus and brushed aluminum front doors that grace the front of the case.
Check out the full review over at Hi-Tech Reviews.