Nov 18, 2011

Desktop PCs are a dying breed, having been relegated to tasks that require much more processing power than even a quad core laptop can do (and there aren’t many of them – heavy HD rendering and CAD applications are the only things I can think of at the moment), gaming at the highest quality settings or heavy overclocking – otherwise, people just get a...

May 21, 2011

How many of us have lost a hard drive due to an accidental fall form a table or from our hands? We all can do with a little more rugged device. Well, the Clickfree C2 hard drive may just be the answer. According to Clickfree, the device is capable of withstanding a 4-feet drop and still functions correctly. It also features the company’s Easy Run software,...

Feb 26, 2011

After its solid GeForce GTS 460, it seems like Nvidia is on the right track to dominating the price point that pays the bills— the mainstream and entry-level markets. Their newly released GPU aimed at the budget gamer, or in their own words, the LAN party pwning gamer, is the GeForce GTS 450. Designed to run at mainstream resolutions, namely in 1680×1050...

Feb 15, 2011

Most of its peers have adopted a less intimidating approach, boasting of exteriors with moderately rounded edges, so at first glance, the ViewSonic vx2450wm monitor does not impress much, showcasing a typical rectangular glossy body like its conventional LCD counterparts. Nonetheless, we have to give ViewSonic points for the effort by adding a transparent...

Jan 23, 2011

After successfully getting into the netbook market soon after Asus and their EEE PC opened it for the general public, Acer made it very clear that they want to do the same with the new tablets industry, and they have already announced no less than three different tablets running Android, one for each popular size – 10.1, 7 and 4.8 inches, which are supposed...

Jan 23, 2011

In this day and age of increasingly complex media connectivity and obsoletism, it is valuable to pay attention to your audio/video (AV) receiver purchase. Typically, you should look for a receiver which hosts the necessary inputs for your current entertainment setup while anticipating future purchases. Yamaha has brilliantly done this with the RXV467, AV...