MHW looks at the new mostly aluminum XP-120 HSF which is slotted for a nice big 120mm fan.

"As mentioned earlier the XP-120 offers cross platform compatibility, but because of its enormous size that compatibility is somewhat limited. My personal suggestion here would be to make sure your motherboard is on either the AMD or Intel approved list before you buy one. If you don't see your board on the list it can't hurt to drop Thermalright a line and ask."

The Gateway AR-230 can be summed up as being an affordable and high quality DVD Recorder with all features and ease of use as your standard everyday VHS VCR. It is easy to install and configure, makes recording a DVD child's play and has every feature seen in its' competitor's products without the expensive pricetag.

OCWorkbench have thrown up their review of DFI's LP UT nF3-250Gb mainboard!

We managed to overclock to 308 X 8MHz. In the review, we compared it with 16 boards based on various chipsets e.g. ULi M1689, NF3-250Gb, SIS 755/760/760gx, VIA K8T800Pro. We also included a tune up guide for your reference.

OCIA.net has posted a review of the CoolJag JVC682A Heatsink! Here's a snip.

The fins on the JVC682A are slightly taller than that of the OEM cooler, but not quite as consistent in spacing. Of course, this has a lot to do with the JVC682A being manufactured with a skiving technique, and the OEM fins being affixed to the base separately. Skiving ensures the best possible conduction of heat.

Flash Drives have become increasingly more popular lately. These mini hard drives provide a nice portable solution to transfer files to and from the office or what have you. Some manufacturers have created hybrid units that can do double duty as an MP3 player as well as a storage unit.

3DVelocity have reviewed the BioSlimDisk, a USB Flash drive with built in Biometric fingerprint security to keep your data safe. Let's just hope Biometrics doesn't kick-start a lucrative black market trade in detached fingers and eyeballs!

Quote if Required: " USB keys also started to include new features, some would have a built-in radio or mp3 players and some even have a voice recorder built-in. The keys would have different properties such as: size, transfer speeds, shapes and features.
The BioSlimDisk differentiates itself from the competition in that it has a built-in security feature. It uses fingerprint recognition techniques to secure the data stored on the key. This method of securing the device is called Biometric security and is based on Biometric technology. "

As far as I know, this is the first review of the PAL version of the ATI TV Wonder USB 2.0. The reviewer seemed to be quite impressed with the picture quality and it should prove to be quite affordable. Check it out over at TrustedReviews

TrustedReviews has compared the ABIT AA8-DuraMAX and the Gigabyte GA-8NXP-D. Which one came out on top?

Although it?s been some time since Intel launched its new PCI Express chipsets, the flow of retail motherboards has been a bit slow, partly due to some production issues and partly due to a lack of peripherals. Both of these issues have now been addressed and we?re seeing more and more PCI Express graphics cards and DDR2 memory modules making their way into the retail channel.

OCIA.net has posted a review of the Thermalright SP-94 Heatsink.

Now we move on to the installation. As noted previously, the installation for the SP-94 is a little more involved than the SLK-947U. To install the SP-94, you must first remove the P4 retention bracket that most traditional P4 heatsinks use. With only a 20g increase in weight from the SLK-947U, I was really surprised it would require such a robust mounting system.

The Crucible has just posted a review of Corsair's XL Low latency memory. They really pump the juice into this stuff and end up with a whopper of an overclock. This stuff looks really fine.

A quote from the review "This memory performed extremely well in our overclocking testing. Since the ICs are rated at 250MHz with 3-3-3-8 timings it is not surprising. Hitting over DDR550 though is. Adding voltage at this point didn't better our max speed. In both cases (AMD64 and P4) our maximum stable overclock with the default 2-2-2-5 timings was 217MHz or PC3500 speeds."

With the introduction of the DivX codec, movie buffs found a cheap an easy solution to back up their movie collections. The problem with Divx movies was if you wanted to play your Divx movies on your TV you had to go through tedious connections from the computer to your TV or else you were stuck watching them on your computer. All that has now changed with the introduction of Philips DVP642 DVD/DivX player. Not only does it play DVDs but Divx 3, 4, and 5 files along with VCD, SVCD and mp3s!

There is a review article of the XGI Volari V8, V5 and V3 over at VolariGamers, three new mainstream graphics cards :

Many of us get excited about the X800 and Geforce 6800, but the majority of consumers simply will not swallow the high price tag that comes with it. Sadly, it is getting increasingly difficult for those of you looking for a more budget conscious card to find the card which suits you best.

In the case with the RumblePad 2, you have full digital and dual analog control, ten programmable keys and lets not forget the built in vibration feedback to add even more realism to your immersive gaming experience.

World´s most advanced fan controller? But how, it has no knobs to turn? An Austrian company made a stand-alone high tech unit which can be controlled completely from within Windows. Is it any good? Find out in this review.

This is the first Socket 754 board that supports the ASRock Future CPU Port: Socket939 upgrade interface for ASRock 939CPU Board, Integrateed. Mirage2 Graphics with DirectX8.1 support, AGP8X, Hybrid Booster, SerialATA 1.5Gb/s, RAID 0,1,JBOD, SATA_HDD Hotplug, USB2.0, 5.1channel Audio, 10/100 Ethernet LAN.

With the 939CPUBoard (daughter board), we plugged in a FX-53 processor and set the jumpers on board to support the Socket 939 CPU. We also managed to overclock the Socket 754 3400+ to 8 x 252MHz.

As Apple iPod gets more popular and it being the 50 percent market share holder of the portable audio players, it makes sense for companies to produce products for the iPod. Of course the choice of products is fairly limited as iPod comes in a very narrow market segment, however, that hasn't stopped numerous companies from producing different accessories for Apple's portable music wonder. Altec Lansing recently entered the market with few products that are solely designed for the iPod.

When ATI initially introduced the AGP Radeon X800?s only X800 XT Platinum Edition and X800 PRO?s were introduced, which left many wondering if there would be a standard X800 XT edition. Although a PCI Express X800 XT (500/500) configurations was announced, ATI were initially adamant that there wouldn?t be one for AGP - now, though, they are relenting on this and state that they are giving their vendors the freedom to cross the AGP and PCI Express lines, giving rise to the X800 XT (500/500) for AGP. Today Beyond3D is looking at one of the first boards in this configurations to hit the market, the Sapphire Radeon X800 XT ViVo 256MB.

MBReview has posted up a review of Foxconn's DDR-I i915P offering, the 915A03-P-8EKRS. This motherboard offers up a decent solution to users looking to upgrade to the latest platform, but aren't looking for a DDR-II based solution. This board offers up some solid performance in comparison to other i915G/P offerings, though it is lacking in the overclocking arena. To find out more, check out the review!

OCIA.net has posted a review of the AeroCool VM-101 Fanless VGA Cooler. Below is a direct quote from the review:

That ZIF socket sure is closer to the AGP slot than on my last board... this one being the MSI K8N Neo Platinum. Fortunately, I don't use any PCI cards, so putting it on backwards wouldn't be an issue, and it would prove convenient later..

Hardware Pacers has posted a review on the Microsoft Wireless Desktop Comfort Edition.

In Microsoft's long keyboard history, they have come up with the most comfortable keyboards that feature curved designs. Today with the new Microsoft Wireless Desktop Comfort Edition, Microsoft brings a completely new meaning to comfort. This new comfort feature yet again includes a curved design and a new soft wrist pad, instead of the old plastic one. In addition to comfort, the keyboard sets it self with a great mouse that features side scrolling. With all these new features, we will see in today's review how Microsoft developed a perfect keyboard set yet again.