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DIY Camera Backpack Guide Posted @ Rojak Pot
“Professional camera bags cost an arm, a leg and sometimes, even more! They are a necessity for photographers but not everyone can afford to pay such exorbitant prices.
Fear not, however! We have a short guide on how you can convert any ordinary backpack into a camera backpack for virtually no cost at all!”
Check out the full article at the Rojak Pot.
Spire AMD64 Certified 754/940/939 KestrelKing VI CPU Cooler
“Thanks to our friends at SpireCoolers.com, enter to win one of two Spire AMD64 Certified 754/940/939 KestrelKing VI CPU Coolers. Enter today – 1 post per day is allowed. The contest will end on 5/7/05 at 12am EST.”
Check out info and rules here!
Apacer ShareSteno CD311 40GB Portable Backup Device
“For our testing we simply did a couple backups of my compact flash cards and also connecting to the PC to navigate and move files. The CD311 did not require any drivers to use with the PC as it was seen by the computer as an external hard drive just as any other similar units we have used in the past. For backing up the compact media, it was as simple as plugging it into the media reader, powering on the CD311 and choosing to backup the entire contents. This unit does also provide the ability to browse any media and pick and choose files to backup also which is a nice little feature. Doing this might be a little time consuming but it offers some real flexibility of use.”
Check it out at 3D Xtreme.
Nvidia nForce4 Intel Edition chipset review @ A1 Electronics
“Nividia are very well known for their chipsets targeted at high-end graphics users but Nvidia really want to break into the mainstream where the money is and hope that this Intel nForce4 chipset will allow them to compete with Intel and their chipsets.”
Check it out at A1 Electronics.
Matrix Online: Live Event Schedule Announced!
Following the success of The Race to Find the One live event, WBIE and Monolith Productions are proud to announce our Live Events Team schedule for the next six months. Beginning next week, The Matrix Online moves forward with a new cinematic and an accompanying mission pack. Morpheus continues his quest for
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Sapphire X800 XL 256Mb PCI-E @ XtremeComputing
Taking a closer look at the cards GPU block reveals Sapphire tribal alien again on show, I also noticed the grim reality that this was indeed a reference cooler and has no contact on the ram on the GPU side of the board.
Read about it at XtremeComputing.
NGO Console Released
The NGO Console allows you to toggle among all nVidia modified drivers around. You don’t even need to reinstall the display driver. The distance between the drivers is a simple Reboot!
Features:
• nVidia – Toggle between: Omega Drivers, Xtreme G, DNA-Force, DHzer0point, NGO, None.
• nVidia – Toggle Coolbits: Disable, Enable at SLI mode, Enable at Normal mode.
• ATI – Toggle between old and the new OpenGL drivers on the fly.
• Both – Included RefreshForce to apply 60Hz Refresh Rate fix.
Check it out at NGOHQ.
Living In A Digital World Editorial @ Phoronix
“John Guzman is back with us this weekend, and in this editorial, he’s sharing his opinions about how living in the digital world has really changed his daily life style and how this world has become so digital.”
Check out the full article at Phoronix.
Cooler Master Vortex TX @ Viperlair
“Having gotten used to heatpipes for air cooling, I had some concerns of how the Vortex TX would compare against those coolers. Overall, the Vortex TX had a strong showing and managed to more or less tie the Hyper 48 but it couldn’t hold a candle against the Hyper 6. Keep in mind that the Hyper 6 is quite a bit bigger, and uses two fans at high settings for maximum performance.”
Check out the full review at Viper Lair.
Sony Playstation Portable @ Hexus
“Holding the PSP up against the DS and Gizmondo, I’d say that there’s more on the PSP for the older gamer. The WIFI function makes it an attractive proposition for mobile surfing if Sony do a deal with a UK based ISP with national wireless coverage. How many early teen kids are going to want to bother converting MPEGs to copy onto their PSP? Or music or photos for that matter? No, given the complexity of the PSP, it’d be better used and give more satisfaction the older gamer… say late teens onwards.”
Check out the full review at Hexus.
AL Tech MediaGate MG-25 Portable Media Center Review @ MikhailTech
“As you may have guessed, this is more than just an external hard drive. This “MPEG4+MP3 jukebox” allows you to store images, videos, and music on the internal hard drive, organizing and playing them back however you like. It’s significantly cheaper (and smaller) than any HTPC and with the exception of games and the possible use of applications, can do all the same things.”
Check out the full review at MikhailTech.
Frozen polar waste gets Wi-Fi hotspot
“Intel has rigged up a Wi-Fi hotspot just 80km from the North Pole, presumably so that Sir Ranaulph Fiennes and his ilk can check his email next time they take a little stroll across the ice-pack.
The hotspot was set up by two Intel employees who recently went on an expedition to ninety degrees north. The adventurous staffers installed an 802.11b/g access point at the main camp site, and a wireless LAN of three IBM T41 and T42 Centrino notebooks.”
I guess it’s only a matter of time before we get a Wi-Fi access point installed on the moon. Check out the posting at The Register.
ATI’s Radeon® 9800 SE Graphics Processor Selected for New Line of DEPO Ego 360 PCs
“MARKHAM, Ontario, Apr 14, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) — ATI Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:ATYT) (TSX:ATY), the global leader for PC graphics, today announced that its Radeon® 9800 SE graphics processors have been selected to power a new line of high-performance multimedia PCs by DEPO Computers, Russia’s largest manufacturer of PC systems. DEPO Ego 360 PCs powered by ATI’s Radeon 9800 SE will be available in major Russian retail stores including Eldorado, Technosila, M Video, MIR, Auchan, METRO, Beliy Veter and Polaris.”
How any PC with a 9800SE could be considered ‘High-Performance’, I’ll never know. Check out the Press Release here.
Thermalright SI-97 Socket A Heatsink @ Pimp Rig
“Ask for a good air cooling solution for your socket A rig and most people around here will say Thermalright. I used an SLK 800U for a long time with great satisfaction. They have been leaders in air cooling for many years now. The SI-97 I’m reviewing here is a heat pipe type cooler and very different in design from the SLK series I’ve come to know and love.”
Great looking cooler! Check out the full review at Pimp Rig.
AudioFX Force Feedback Gaming Headset @ Gamespot
“In the past couple of years, games have become more and more immersive, providing lifelike graphics and rich, multidimensional sound. To keep up, PC sound systems have become more and more sophisticated with full surround sound, satellite speakers, and powerful subwoofers. Unfortunately, these systems can be expensive and they require a lot of space to be entirely effective. Luckily for space-conscious gamers on a budget, eDimensional has introduced the AudioFX Force Feedback Headset, which provides the full rumbling sound of a large surround-sound system in an affordable and comfortable headset.”
Check out the full review over at Gamespot.
Dungeon Siege 2: Kevin Lambert Interview @ PlanetDungeonSiege
There is certainly no shortage of DS2 Interviews and Previews lately, it’s great to see, since this game is going to ROCK. PDS: Will the camera in DS2 be more free than in DS1? Will we be able to look out at the world a little bit more instead of the strict
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AGEIA Technologies Interview @ Team X-Box
“We recently spoke with Manju Hegde, CEO and Chairman of AGEIA Technologies Inc, in order to get the scoop on their PhysX chip and the NovodeX Physics SDK, the first and only multithreaded physics API capable of unleashing the power of the PhysX chip, as well as multiprocessor gaming systems.”
This could be the next killer graphics technology. It’s a great review, so definitely check it out at Team X-Box.
Acer TravelMate 8104WLMi – Sonoma Notebook @ Trusted Reviews
“The TravelMate 8104WLMi is the first Sonoma notebook to appear from Acer, and it’s a pretty good first effort. The brushed silver finish is a bit samey these days, but it still looks good – having the Acer logo placed in the corner of the lid rather than the middle is also commendably different. With dimensions of 363 x 266 x 34mm (WxDxH) and a weight of 2.8kg, the 8104WLMi just about falls into the portable notebook category. In fact, it looks a lot smaller than it is, and doesn’t feel like too much of a burden when carried around.”
This is a great looking Notebook. They have done the usual slew of benchmarks, and it get’s some nice results. Check it out at Trusted Reviews.
World of Warcraft: Review @ MMORPG.com
“Anyone who follows MMORPGs or computer games in general knows about the phenomenon that is World of Warcraft. Even the most jaded observer has to be impressed by the success of the game, especially in a genre that many felt had peaked and was settling into a more steady growth pattern. As
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X-Box to have 512MB Memory?
” Well the rumours, innuendo and speculation continue apace today as another purported design document leak pins the Xbox 2’s specs as boasting a fairly whopping 512Mb of UMA system memory.”
Read about the rumor at Computer and Videogames. That’s a lot of Memory for a console..
Forceware 71.89 Officially Released (Nvidia)
Nvidia has released a new driver set today, the 71.89. It’s funny, because the 71.90 drivers, unofficially, have been on the net for a couple weeks. Here are the primary updates in the drivers:
• Support for the GeForce 6200 with TurboCache™, NVIDIA PureVideo™, and NVIDIA SLI™
• Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0c and OpenGL® 1.5 support
• Resolved problem with overclocking not working when running GPUs in SLI mode.
Get the driver from the official Nvidia Site.
Firefox piles the pressure on Explorer
“Over 2.6 million people visited the Firefox website to download the open source browser in March, according to newly published data from Nielsen//NetRatings.
Men were responsible for 71 per cent of the downloads, and the data analysis firm identified the typical user of the browser as an early adopter of technology and gadgetry.”
Go go Firefox. Sure, it still has some issues, but in Security and Features, it leaves IE way behind. Read about it at VNUnet.
Microsoft Unveils Public Beta of Data Protection Manager Software
“Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled the public beta of its upcoming Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager application, which is aimed at integrating disk-to-disk and near-continual data protection into its server platforms.”
This is primarily for Servers, and not home use. We will see how much data is saved with this Software. Maybe. Check it out at Information Week.
Patent injunction knocks Longhorn
Alacritech sued Microsoft in August 2004, alleging that Microsoft’s existing and future operating systems containing the “Chimney” TCP offload architecture use Alacritech’s proprietary SLIC technology. The disputed code, designed to eliminate network processing bottlenecks, crops up in the Scalable Networking Pack for Windows Server 2003 as well as Longhorn. Alacritech argues that Microsoft’s software violates two of its patents relating to scalable networking, US Patent No. 6,427,171 and US Patent No. 6,987,868, both entitled Protocol Processing Stack for use with Intelligent Network Interface Device.
Read about it at Channel Register.
Tiger is one more reason to buy a Mac
“The new version of the Mac operating system will go on sale on Friday April 29, at 6pm. Jobs joked: “This is one of those rare occasions when a major software release is actually early.” Microsoft has been criticized for constantly delaying the release of Longhorn, the next version of the Windows operating system, due in 2006.”
Who knows.. if he’s right about how great it is, maybe we will all be looking into a Mac soon. Check it out at Macworld.