Archive for category: Tech News

Zalman Z9 Plus Mid Tower Case
/ July 16, 2011 6:00 pm

Zalman Z9 Plus Mid Tower Case

The Zalman Z9 Plus offers a wide variety of features you don’t typically find in cases of similar price. You’ll notice the full black paint job, both inside and out, to go along with the multitude of blue LED fans and ventilation holes for superior cooling. The front of the case is mainly composed of black mesh, but towards the [...]

CentOS 6.0 Cloud Servers available from CloudSigma
/ July 15, 2011 1:54 pm

CentOS 6.0 Cloud Servers available from CloudSigma

Zürich, Tuesday 12 July 2011 – CloudSigma AG, a leading provider of instantly scalable cloud servers is delighted to announce the addition of new CentOS 6 servers to its leading European cloud offering. The new CentOS 6.0 server image can be instantly deployed to any account with full root access. Patrick Baillie, CEO commented ‘Our completely open software layer uniquely allows [...]

G.Skill F3-1066 DDR3 Laptop RAM
/ July 15, 2011 1:52 pm

G.Skill F3-1066 DDR3 Laptop RAM

If you have been paying attention to the computer industry, you will know DRAM pricing goes up and down like… well, DRAM pricing. Okay, a better comparison is probably like gas prices. While I am not any credible oil market expert by a long shot, sometimes you can’t just help it to wonder things like, why is the pump price [...]

Kingston HyperX X2 4GB Memory
/ July 15, 2011 1:50 pm

Kingston HyperX X2 4GB Memory

Memory is very much of a muchness, wit the overall style the same and it all does the same job. Of course it’s up to the memory manufacturer if they want to make things stand out and look a bit prettier than the competition and that’s exactly what Kingston have done with the HyperX Genesis series RAM with its silver [...]

Stratasys Cross-Over 3D Printer
/ July 15, 2011 1:48 pm

Stratasys Cross-Over 3D Printer

Frankfurt, 15th July 2011 — (NASDAQ: SSYS) Stratasys today introduced the Fortus 250mc™ Production 3D Printer – a rapid prototyping and production machine designed to give users the convenience of a Dimension 3D Printer with the flexibility of a Fortus Production 3D Printer. Fortus 250mc, the company’s first cross-over system, combines the ease-of-use and affordability of Stratasys’ industry-leading Dimension3D Printers with the control of [...]

Seagate GoFlex Satellite Mobile Wireless Storage Review
/ July 15, 2011 1:46 pm

Seagate GoFlex Satellite Mobile Wireless Storage Review

Since companies like Apple release fixed configuration devices such as the iPad and iPhone Seagate saw a need for people with large libraries of multimedia beyond the maximum 64GB on the largest iPad.  Since all these modern devices support 802.11n, Seagate thought: wireless + hard drive + battery = success. The only limit is you can only stream to 3 [...]

Audio Codecs Compared
/ July 14, 2011 11:25 am

Audio Codecs Compared

Audio codec is a small chip measuring 0.25 sq. in. (7 mm2) located on the motherboard in charge of the analog audio functions. Knowing the specs of a codec will permit you to compare the audio quality of different motherboards, allowing you to choose the right product for your needs. For further details on audio codecs, including an explanation of the specs [...]

Intel DH61AG Media Series Mini-ITX Motherboard
/ July 14, 2011 11:22 am

Intel DH61AG Media Series Mini-ITX Motherboard

Not that long ago it was a significant challenge to build a small and quiet home theater PC (HTPC).  Mini-ITX was an option, but case selection was limited and more importantly the form factor was held back by the lack of decent integrated video performance and the power/heat dissipation requirements of the processor (CPU) and graphics (GPU).  With both of [...]

Remote Potato HD for the iPad Review
/ July 14, 2011 11:21 am

Remote Potato HD for the iPad Review

Today, the folks over at Remote Potato have released their latest application: Remote Potato HD for the iPad. Last night, I was given the chance to do an early review of the latest product. For over a year now, I have been using Remote Potato to do remote scheduling and managing of my series recordings. Prior to the release of [...]

Thermaltake Frio OCK Overclocking Cooler Review
/ July 14, 2011 11:18 am

Thermaltake Frio OCK Overclocking Cooler Review

The PC aftermarket is so dynamic that it’s often hard to keep up with all the new products. This is especially true with coolers in general and CPU coolers in particular. The “King-of-the-Hill” may be relegated to “Second-Best” in a matter of weeks as manufacturers bring new products to market. While the difference in performance may be only a degree [...]