HTPCnews has a look at the brand new "re-released" Dvine5 called the D5 Media Center Enclosure for our readers to take a gander at. Major changes include about a 130$ price break, PSU, VFD, and an extra fan included in the package. Does this case have what it takes to now become a true challenger to the less expensive LC03VFD and Silverstone lineup?
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Newstechinfo.com is taking a look at GameDr Xcelerator Motorized Disc Repair System. The product promises performance and scratch-free discs, but does it really work? Read on and find out...

Today TweakTown compare the Gigabyte GeForce FX 5500 with 64-bit memory bus against the Radeon 9550 with twice as much memory bus action to work with. It's the budget graphics card comparison and they are holding the battle for your viewing pleasure.

Altec Lansing, a name known to many, has released their new line of 2.1 stereo speakers. Altec Lansing has always been known to be innovative while pricing their products at affordable prices. However, this is not the case anymore. Apparently, Altec Lansing has too entered the pricey market with their 2.1 speaker sets. Interestingly, the company's 5.1 surround sound speakers, that are the latest trend in the personal audio world, are still priced reasonably.... Read the full review here

The iFP-190TC comes with 256 MB of onboard storage ? enough to store up to 8 hours of music. What also came as a welcome surprise is the FM Tuner and the ability to record from it, as well as a built-in microphone input. As if there needs to be more this little unit can run for around 20 hours on one single AA battery.

In this review we analyze an iRiver MP3 player, this is a complete and sophisticated product that counts on with the last news, besides this player are prepared to be renewed thanks to its updated firmware. The iFP-180T has an internal memory or 128mb not ampliable and counts on the function of audio player (MP3/WMA/ASF), radio FM and voice recorder. To read the review click on picture.

In what seems like no time at all, VIA's Envy24 audio controller has successfully infiltrated every level of the consumer PC sound card market. The Envy24 isn't a single audio controller per se but an entire family of chips targeted at different applications and market segments. At the high end, the Envy24HT can be found in sound cards like M-Audio's Revolution 7.1. For mid-range markets, the Envy24HT-S is available in cards like Mad Dog Multimedia's Entertainer 7.1. Not to be left out, motherboards from Chaintech, Albatron, and others offer integrated Envy audio with the Envy24PT.

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"The main difference in the model being reviewed today is the inclusion of wireless network printing support. Wireless networking is a growing standard that enables offices to be completely connected to a network without the need for running any cables. This leads to lower setup costs, increased workplace safety (ever tripped on a cable?) and reliability."

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"Recently I decided to get rid of my old keyboard, and order a new Cordless Desktop Express from Logitech. I chose Logitech because of its good name and also because of the price.
The day it arrived (24hrs.later) I was first very excited, until I unpacked the keyboard and mouse. At the first glace everything looked fine, until I started to put everything together!"

Recently Altec Lansing launched their new series of 2.1 and 5.1 speakers. Altec Lansing has been known to produce high-quality 5.1 surround speakers at an affordable cost, which sets them apart from various manufacturers. Surprisingly, the company's newly released 2.1 speaker sets are much more expensive than their counterparts. Considering how Altec Lansing has always known to support affordibility and how 2.1 speaker sets are not as popular as they used to be when they first launched, we never thought Altec Lansing would have very many market shares for their expensive 2.1 speaker sets.

Today we bring you a review of AMD's new Athlon 64 3800+ Processor. Using a brand new socket with dual channel memory, the 3800+ is an extremely fast CPU. Is it worth its $700 price tag? Come take a look

AnandTech have thrown up their review of nvidia's ForceWare Multimedia application that fully integrates all multimedia functionality into a simple-to-use interface. You can record live TV, watch DVDs, burn a favorite TV show to recordable media, listen to music, and even stream content to ForceWare Multimedia clients running on other PCs.

This revolutionary 800-dpi sensor now captures an incredible 5.8 megapixels every second and is able to track up to 15 G's of acceleration. So you get instant response to your fastest movements, with no lag. Plus, a collection of advanced features will streamline frequent tasks like scrolling through long documents, switching between applications, and navigating the web. And with a beautiful holographic blue finish, you'll enjoy the MX510's looks almost as much as its performance.

AMDZone have thrown up their review of Gigabyte's K8NSNXP motherboard based on nvidia's nForce 3 250GB chipset! Here's a snip.

Gigabyte has an entire line of impressive Athlon 64 motherboards supporting a variety of sockets, and CPUs. Today we are looking at their latest K8NSNXP-939 nForce 3 250GB based Athlon 64 Socket 939 motherboard. We will compare it to the Asus A8V Deluxe K8T800 Pro based motherboard. First up here are the specs for the new board.

OCIA.net checks out the Vantec 8 in 1 Card Reader & USB 2.0 Hub in their latest review. Below is a direct quote from the review:

"The three USB 2.0 ports are located on one of the short sides of the unit, which is just wide enough to accommodate these. As you plug devices into the 3 ports, lights located on the top of the unit will light up. These lights don't seem to serve much purpose other than a rudimentary check that the cable is plugged in firmly, but still a nice feature. On the opposite side there is the USB to computer and 5V power port."

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"While we all should back up our data regularly, do we really practice what we preach? I don't think so. How about if it were easy? Well, how about 3 buttons, like Selective Backup, Total Backup, and Restore? That about sums the COOLMAX 2.5" X-treme Files up for you. While there can be improvements made, as with any product, this one stands on it's own pretty well for being a 1st revision. Continue on to take a closer look with me!"

It's almost ritual by now. We follow up our evaluations of new Intel chipsets with reviews of third-party motherboards based on those chipsets, and the third-party mobos shed new light on the Intel chipsets. The most recent chipsets for Intel, of course, are the 915 and 925X Express series, which we reviewed not long ago. These new core-logic bad boys pack in all kinds of novel features, including PCI Express, DDR2 memory, and high-definition audio. But for all the new goodies, they haven't shown much performance advantage over the 875P chipset that preceded them. Even the high-end 925X, with fast internal timings and 533MHz DDR2 memory, couldn't outrun its predecessor in our tests.

Bjorn3D have thrown up their latest review which looks a pre-overclocked version of a GeForce 6800 GT ( 370MHz instead of 350MHz ) form BFG Tech and compares the performance to Sapphire?s Radeon X800 PRO! Here's byte.

Even when I had just heard the name BFG Tech for the first time, I knew that the company planned on doing something different, being a different kind of hardware company. I mean, it sure as hell better be with a name that uses those three letters in its name, right?

PC Perspective have thrown up the review of MSI K8N Neo2 nForce3 Ultra motherboard for AMD's 939-pin Athlon 64 processors! Here's a snip.

With the release of the 939-pin processors from AMD, NVIDIA released an updated version of their nForce3 chipset, called the nForce3 Ultra. We took a preliminary look at a reference board on the first of June in our 939-pin motherboard preview, and we have been tinkering with a couple of retail boards since then.

Shure is much of a silent name when it comes to audio products, specifically earphones for music and other multimedia activities. The company is more focused towards music professionals rather than common listeners. Shure produces earphones, microphones, music mixers, and other products that might interest an audio professional and some enthusiasts.

Today we will be taking a look at Shure's E3c earphones. This particular model is one of the three models that Shure offers to high-end consumers and professionals. The other two models are E2c and E5c; you will notice the E3c model to be in the middle.

Shure has built-in many options that will interest a true audio enthusiast. We will take a closer look at these options in this analysis along with our standard audio testing. What sets these earphones apart from the rest? Read on and find out...