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Jou Jye JJ-350PPBA 350 W power-supply @ Planet3dnow.de

"Mit den HIPER Netzteilen HPU-4R480 mit 480W und dem HPU-4B580 mit noch einmal 100W mehr Leistung, ihrer schillernden Legierung und ihrer vorbildlichen Ergonomie, waren die Probanden der letzten beiden Planet 3DNow! Netzteiltests wahrlich keine triviale Alltagsware von der Stange. Die Exklusivitat hatte allerdings seinen Preis, und das im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes, denn der Gegenwert der beiden Netzteile bewegte sich mit 89 Euro beziehungsweise 119 Euro in Bahnen, in denen schon relativ gut ausgestattete Mainboards namhafter Hersteller um das Portemonnaie des Kunden kreisen."

Read more at Planet3DNow.

Exclusive: Half Life 2 - Lost Coast playtest, screens and tech info @ bit-tech.net

"Half-Life 2: Lost Coast is Valve's reply to a series of What If questions: what if there were no limits? What if we didn't have to make sure people with mid-range systems could enjoy our games? What if the system requirements knew no bounds? Following the release of Half-Life 2 worldwide on 16th November 2004, a group of programmers and artists at Valve sat down to create the ultimate level, incorporating ultra high resolution textures, models and adding High Dynamic Range Rendering (HDR) to the Source engine. Their aim was to create a technology showcase: a no-holds barred level that would set new standards in image quality and realism; something to really push even the highest of today's high-end systems."

Read more at bit-tech.net.

Hardware-Mag.de: Zum eigenen Server mit Windows: Teil 2

"Nachdem wir Sie im ersten Teil unserer Reihe "Windows-Server im Eigenbau" u"ber die grundlegenden Dienste aufgekla"rt und Sie (hoffentlich) von den Vorteilen eines eigenen Servers u"berzeugt haben, mo"chten wir nun im zweiten Teil na"her ins Detail gehen und Ihnen - wie vorab bereits angeku"ndigt - zeigen, wie Sie einen eigenen Mail- und Webserver aufsetzen und diesen mittels .htaccess und SSL sicher gegen unbefugte Zugriffe von au?erhalb schu"tzen. Wer den ersten Teil noch nicht gelesen hat und keinerlei Vorkenntnisse mitbringt, dem empfehlen wir, sich zumindest den Bereich u"ber DNS (Seite 6) und XAMPP (Seite 5) im ersten Teil anzueignen, damit ein grundlegendes Versta"ndnis gegeben ist. Nun aber viel Spa? beim Lesen. Bei Anregungen Fragen oder Problemen wenden Sie sich bitte an unsere Community, die wie immer fu"r alle Fragen offen steht."

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Philips Prepares Rugged 10GB 1" Hitachi USB Drive @ Everything USB

"Philips apparently has big plans for an all-Hitachi USB drive series. First to come is the rugged 10GB USB drive driven by Hitachi 3600-rpm 1" MicroDrive. What makes this special is that it can be withstand a 1.8m drop and that it comes with a truckload of Nero Sync and Backup. Let's hope the Philips drives can help Hitachi offset the loss of business due to Apple switching HDD to flash. Philips will also release 2.5" & 3.5" Hitachi USB drives with capacity ranging from 40GB to 400GB."

Read more at Everything USB.

Harmony 688 Remote Review @ PDAToday.com

"Remotes. In the living room I’ve got one for the TV, one for the DVD player, one for the stereo, and one for the PVR/satellite receiver. They’re all critical, since even if you want to cross the room and poke buttons on the device, there are functions that are difficult to find by navigating menus, and some simply can only be accessed from the remote. My TV remote can control some of the functions of the DVD player, and a few of the functions of the stereo, but none of the PVRs. The PVR remote can turn the TV on and off and control the volume, but not control the stereo or the DVD player. The DVD player is supposed to control the TV, but I’ve never gotten that to work right, and the stereo’s remote won’t talk to anyone but the stereo. No matter which one you need, that’s the one you can’t find, despite the fact that a couple of them are HUGE."

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Koss KSC75 Headphones Review @ Designtechnica

"The Koss KSC-75s are the best headphones we have heard for anything close to its price. We found that the sound quality from regular, unamplified consumer electronics rivals headphones costing four times the MSRP. The sound quality is similar to the KSC-35s, which was reviewed earlier, but sports a much more comfortable fit and updated aesthetics. Overall, you simply cannot go wrong with these headphones for exercise or on-the-go listening."

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Samsung SyncMaster 920T 19 Inch Digital/Analog LCD Monitor Review @ Tweaknews.net

"The SyncMaster 920T has all the features needed in a digital monitor including 1000:1 contrast ratio, 178 degree viewing, landscape pivot viewing, adjustable stand, built in speakers and best of all, a relatively decent price tag. If you are in the market for an excellent digital LCD monitor for the new school year..."

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Sunbeamtech NUUO 550watt SLI Modular Power Supply Review @ GruntvillE.com

"Today, I'll be taking a look at the NUUO 550watt Power Supply from the folks at Sunbeamtech. That's right, the company who's built a reputation over the past few years for building high quality and reliable cold cathode lights as well as an array of other case mod oriented products, is venturing in to the world of power supplies. The NUUO is their first series of power supply products and offers modular cabling as well as a 3.5” fan control panel to monitor temperatures and adjust fan speeds."

Read more at GruntvillE.com.

ACE CAD DigiMemo A501 Reviewed @ BIOS

"The DigiMemo A501 is Taiwan-based ACE CAD's first product designedspecifically for mobile applications. The device provides a natural way toinput handwritten data onto your computer without changing the way you work.The digital pad is small and light enough to go wherever you go and writedown whatever you want, and allows you to digitally store everything youwrite on paper for editing or e-mailing to colleagues (requires a computer).The DigiMemo A501 has a few limitations (most notably its lack of wirelesstechnology and use of proprietary formats), but is an excellent device fitfor note-taking, form-filling and other markets where handwriting input isessential and a tablet PC isn't cost effective."

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O2 Xda Exec @ TrustedReviews

"The Xda Exec is a clamshell device. Open it up and you have a mini laptop, with 3.8in screen at 640 x 480 pixels. The screen is bright and clear and the extra pixels really help. Sadly there are only 65,000 colours, but this is not really a problem. Beneath sits the keyboard with full qwerty key layout, a number row, and above this a half-height double-width row of shortcut keys. The shortcut keys let you start and end voice calls, start a video call and jump to your contacts."

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Thermalright V-1 @ InsaneTek

"Thermalright is famous for making some of the best CPU heatsinks available. The V-1 is their first attempt at making a VGA cooler and we take a look to see if they can extend their crown into the graphics section."

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NZXT Trinity Classic Series Case review @ Xtreme Resources

"NZXT is a company which has us used to gaming cases, which are very good looking but also very complex and full of features. However, they do produce a more simple case for the mainstream market and office users, which may not be (nearly) as simple as the cheap beige cases, but it features a very low price tag and a very elegant design. The NZXT Trinity is made to give a special aesthetic boost to your home or office without looking too extreme and without harming your pocket too much. Let us take a close look at it and see if it can compete in the mainstream market."

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HIS Radeon X800 GT 256MB Turbo (PCIe) @ HWZ

"The second Radeon X800 GT that we have received, the HIS Radeon X800 GT Turbo promises to lead its peers with its overclocked speeds and customized Arctic Cooling heatsink. With an ice-cool exterior, read on as we probe if the cool factor is just skin deep."

Read more at HWZ.

Radeon Omega Drivers 2.6.61 (Cat 5.8) @ DriverHeaven.net

"What's New in Omega Drivers?
v2.6.61
* Based on the Catalyst 5.8 Official drivers.
+ Added support for x700 Mobility cards.

What's new for ATI Tray Tools?
1.0.3.730
* Updated display rotation module.
* Update device names database
+ Added Catalyst A.I. control into Direct3D submenu
* Improved OSD support for OpenGL games and applications.
* Moved all I2C control functions into kernel mode driver.
+ Added option in General Settings to disable reset clocks before suspend mode.
* Update "OSD Example" plugin. Added option to show power status. (Battery life time)
+ Added new auto overclocking mode depended on computer power status."

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Sunbeamtech NUUO 550W Power Supply Review @ EOC

"Sunbeamtech, a company often associated with enthusiast cases and accessories, has released a couple high-end modular power supplies. The NUUO 550W is not only NVIDIA SLI Certified, it is the first modular power supply to make their list. An extra feature of the NUUO series is a temperature monitor / fan controller device that mounts in a 3.5" drive bay."

Read more at EOC.

TRENDnet TEW-611 BRP Wireless-LAN DSL-Router @ TweakPC

"The brandnew TRENDnet TEW-611 BRP is a WLAN DSL-Router, nothing special sofar. But it should improve the WLAN Coverage up to 800% - and that soundsquite nice. Does it or does it not?"

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HEXUS.beans :: ATI X1800, X1600, X1300, GTO, GTO2

"Other news we are hearing is that ATI love their GT brand so much there will be the GTO and GTO2 launched very soon. Essentially the GTO is a 12 pipeline GT, and GTO2 is X800XL (16 pipeline GT). They have decided that the XL and 850s will be gone for good. So the new lineup will be X800GT, GTO, GTO2, and their new VPUs."

Read more at Hexus.