Tag: Community News

If you’re looking for a new 120mm fan, here’s a good comparison for you.  They seem to have something for everyone and there’s a nice table of measurements making it easy to compare the different options.   We compare the performance/noise balance of 35 different 120mm fans from AcoustFan, Aerocool, Arctic-Cooling, Cooler Master, Coolink, CoolJag, Delta, Gelid, GlobalWin, mCubed, Nexus, […]

I’ve always been interested in the Archos line of media devices.  They always seem to be highly recommended by those that use them.  Of course they do command a higher price than other alternatives.  Still, if you’re looking for a mobile media device/internet device, you may want to keep this one in mind.   Archos’ latest Internet Media Tablet is […]

I haven’t even finished the first page of their review yet, but I wanted to get this posted for everyone else.  I’m hoping there’s good news inside the review…   …if you’re going to buy an external sound card, you want it to do something more than your existing onboard sound can provide, and the HDAV1.3 doesn’t disappoint: It does […]

And here is yet another reason why I want to have an ION platform in my HTPC.   Also during the NVIDIA and Microsoft joint press conference today, Drew Henry from NVIDIA demonstrated Windows 7 multi-tasking with the ION. This new low-cost, low-power platform is set to first hit the market as tiny desktop computers and then later find its […]

I’ve you’re looking for a ready built way to add a little more storage to your network but don’t have any more room in your PC, here’s an option from Synology.   Synology has another winner on its hands with the DS209+. With speeds creeping towards that of servers, the DS209+ is almost everything that a small business owner could […]

  QNAP Systems, Inc. today announces the next gen Intel-based network attached storage TS-439 Pro Turbo NAS for business users. Featuring low power Intel 1.6GHz CPU, 1GB DDRII memory, and stylish industrial design, the TS-439 Pro supports dual Giga LAN, five USB 2.0 ports and two eSATA ports, RAID 0/1/5/6/5+spare configurations, Online RAID Capacity Expansion and Online RAID Level Migration, […]

  Intelligent Designs Group, LLC developer of cellular software announces the initial launch of their Total Control suite of software solutions. More information can be found at www.totalcontrolapp.com which includes instructional videos, screenshots, manuals, diagrams, and other informational material. Total Control Z-Wave Automation Edition For Iphone/Itouch. Enjoy the ability to view live status & directly control all of your z-wave […]

I know it’s not a ‘news’ source, per se, but very exciting nonetheless.   [The Green Button]  

And the crowd…goes…wild. Seriously, I remember saying how bogus the Extras were going to be before Vista, and boy did Microsoft let everyone down there. Good to know they’re at least learning from their mistakes.   Our new approach to planning and building Windows doesn’t have the capacity to continue to deliver features outside the regular release cycle. While our […]

I still want one of these!   The NVIDIA Ion Small Form Factor reference PC platform proved itself to be a powerful multimedia machine with top-notch HD video playback capability and even a bit of light duty gaming performance available as well.  In standard desktop and productivity applications, the machine was about on par with similarly equipped Intel Atom-based products.  […]