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SoundStorm 2: SoundStorm Strikes Back?

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By now, most of us have heard that NVIDIA will be bringing back integrated graphics into their upcoming AMD C51 Chipset, which is expected to launch within a few weeks, but is NVIDIA's SoundStorm Technology ready for a glorious return? Or will NVIDIA be entering into the arena an entirely new audio technology? We'll share some thoughts and tentative possibilities here in this article.

Phoronix
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Ultimate Ears Super.Fi 5 Pro Earphones

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The supply of high-end earphones is unlimited, it seems. Yet another contender in the competitive, but exclusive market is Ultimate Ears and its Super.Fi 5 Pro pair of earphones. They offer an in-ear design with a stylish exterior to give it an edge. With a design similar to Etymotic?s ER-4 MicroPro, they should have no problem blocking out excess noise, which is a pleasant "feature" to look forward to.
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Intel's Next-Gen CPU Architecture Preview

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Following on from the information disclosed at the Fall Intel Developer Forum recently, we've sat down to take a look at how Intel's next-generation CPU architecture is shaping up - Is this what the CPU giant needs to strike back against AMD in the market?
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ATi R520XT works at 600/1400MHz

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It will launch it in the first week of October and those cards should be available just after. Some of them will be available in quantities like the 500MHz card while the 600MHZ card will be there but not in numbers.

The Inquirer
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A Walk About Comex 2005

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Comex 2005 had just opened it doors at Suntec City, occupying the whole of level 4, and having large halls at level 6. Being one of the largest IT and consumer electronics show. Here we saw great deals, and of course new products, being introduced right here at the show.
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Logitech G5 Laser 2000dpi Mouse Preview

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The Logitech G5 Laser is Logitech's answer to the recently launched Razer Copperhead. The G5 Laser comes with a similar Laser based 2000dpi sensor, and has a rather elaborate weight management system. Look here, while VR-Zone takes a first look at this brand new mouse!
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Creative Xtreme Fidelity (X-Fi) Technology

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It?s been quite a while since we have seen any major activity in the sound card arena. It was around 15 years ago that Creative came out with the first SoundBlaster product and completely changed the way we experienced audio on our computers. Since then, SoundBlaster has gone through multiple iterations and has been improved numerous times, but even the most recent sound cards are based on a platform derived from the original SoundBlaster Live! which debuted approximately seven years ago.
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Philips rollable display

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Polymer Vision, a subsidiary of Philips, reports that they will present a portable consumer device with a "rollable display" at the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) in Berlin, Germany, September 2-7.

Gadget Flash
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AGP, to PCIe, to both in Dual GFX

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Imagine an upgrade to a newer processor where you could use your existing AGP 8X graphics card and upgrade to PCI Express on the same motherboard later? Imagine a new motherboard where you can upgrade all of this using DDR modules and then move over to DDR2 later?
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Real Gaming Challenge: Intel vs. AMD

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We put a variety of games across several different genres on similar Intel- and AMD-based systems, and then measured performance during real playing. When it really matters most, which CPU delivers the goods?

ExtremeTech
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Creative Zen Vision and Muvo Vidz Launch

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With the new Creative Zen Vision and the Muvo Vidz, Creative aims to go into the video loving crowd. Both the Vidz and the Zen Vision has video play back as one of the main highlights. Click here for a deeper in-sight on these new players @ VR-Zone!
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NEC HD DVD PC Drive HR-1100A

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The NEC HD DVD Drive HR-1100A will be shipping in limited numbers in November. The HD DVD drive can play HD DVDs with 2x speeds. It also supports current DVD formats and CDs. NEC developed a special head that can read red and blue laser light.

I4U News
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Why there is no X-Fi PCI-Express version

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Last week we published our review of the SoundBlaster X-Fi Fatality soundcard from Creative Labs. One of the questions that remained to be answered was why Creative decide to go for a PCI only based soundcard, we found out that in the near future there will not be a PCI-Express version of the graphics card.

Guru3D
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ATI To Release Five New Chipsets

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This is pretty interesting news this morning. Digitimes is saying that ATI has plans to introduce a new lineup of chipsets for the AMD Socket M2 in 2006. They first mention the new ATI RD580 and RD580C chipsets, which we first saw mentioned at the recent ECS Editor's Day.

PC Perspective
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Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 4000 & Mouse 3000

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Microsoft has recently added new peripherals to update its product line; one of such peripherals is the company?s Wireless Optical Desktop 4000 keyboard and mouse duo. The product features a zoom slider, which would allow you to zoom in on pictures, maps, documents and webpages effortlessly. Similar to other mice in its product line, the second half of the Wireless Optical Desktop 4000 features Microsoft?s Tilt Wheel technology, which will essentially let you scroll through webpages horizontally and vertically.
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Intel 975X Chipset

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According to sources, the initial samples of the 975X are much more capable than especially Nvidia may have expected. Apparently, the chipset is not only capable of supporting SLI, but ATI's upcoming dual-graphics technology "Crossfire" as well.

Toms Hardware Guide
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BluRay DVD burner for PC?

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Would you believe me if I tell you that there is a Pioneer DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-+DL and BR (BluRay) burner and that it's called BRD-101A? Well, you'd better, and here's the proof! A Korean site (that gets its news from a Chinese site) provides us pictures that this internal PC BluRay DVD burner really exists. Noteworthy is that this burner does not support CD's and DVD-RAM's.

Akihabara News
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ECS S.D.G.E

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A new technology and initiative being pushed by this ?New ECS? is its S.D.G.E. (Scalable Dual Graphic Engine) ? an ECS exclusive that allows end-users to buy a SDGE compatible motherboard and upgrade to dual VGA cards either immediately or later down the road via a proprietary ECS module that bridges the cards.

GDHardware
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Mimoco Mimibots USB 2.0 Flash Drive

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Are gadgets starting to bore you with the same old color scheme and functionality? Well, look no further than Mimoco?s Mimibot flash drives. In order to distinguish itself from the number of flash drive manufacturers, Mimoco has introduced a family of Mimibots that take a step forward in product design and overall aesthetics.
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Gamer's Audio @ Tech-Hounds

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Last week, we've completed a round up and comparison of socket 939 motherboards. The MSI K8N SLI Platinum is one of the first boards to offer Creative's Live! 24 bit as integrated audio. Infact, it is this very reason that made us recommend this motherboard. However, we didn't have time to really examine it. Today, we're going to see just how much better the Creative Live! 24 bit is to the competition - the ALC 850 codec and NVIDIA NForce 4 Sonata audio controller.

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