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|  | Guardian Chassis from NZXT
Friday, July 25, 2008
NZXT, a company well known for its computer cases has launched its latest creation, the Guardian 921 gaming chassis. Aimed at gamers, the case is part of the NZXT Crafted Series line. The case looks cool, with blue lights and it’s big enough to accommodate four hard drives and high end video cards. Guardian 921 has a robust construction that is built from 0.8mm and 1mm steel and has three 120mm fans for optimum cooling. The case includes separate ports for HD audio, mic, USB etc on the front and back. NZXT has priced the Gaurdian 921 reasonably well at $89.99. 
“I’ve always thought of a person’s PC case as something of form of self-expression. Often you can find a bit out about the person, and the PC simply by looking at their case. If a person isn’t big into gaming or performance, they will generally have a stock case, or a plain ATX chassis. PC gamers will generally go for a case with plenty of cooling, and a specific look that suits them.” |   |
| Extra Volume for Your iPod
Friday, July 25, 2008
Edifier has designed a portable speaker system, the Edifier iF330 that is ideal for your iPod and other music playing devices. The iF330 iPod speaker system carries an intelligent design, a retractable iPod docking tray pops out to grip the music device. The speaker system is compact and has a light weight design that is compatible with most iPod and iPhones. A composite video output allows watching your videos and pictures by connecting to an external TV or monitor. The speakers are magnetically shielded so that they won’t interfere with other video gadgets, so you can place it near a television or a computer. Priced just below $100, this speaker system is compatible with all your music gadgets. 
“You love to travel; you love your music, now you can have both. The iF330 iPod speaker system, part of Edifier’s IF-Series, combines easy portability, impressive sound and sleek industrial design to offer consumers an affordable audio solution for home or on-the-go awesome sound.”- TweakTown. | |
| Vlog Time - iPhone Love
Friday, July 25, 2008
This weeks vlog has John and I all a-glow with iPhone love! Yep, we're both pretty impressed with our new gadgets. Have you got one yet? Check out the vlog here. | |
| | Intel’s CPUs Can be Attacked, Kris Kaspersky Plans to Demonstrate How?
Friday, July 25, 2008
InfoWorld has reported that Kris Kaspersky, security researcher and author, plans to demonstrate how an attacker can target flaws in Intel’s microprocessors to remotely attack a computer using JavaScript or TCP/IP packets, regardless of what operating system the computer is running. Kaspersky said, "I'm going to show real working code...and make it publicly available,” Guys, I am not sure if demonstrating this to public is the correct way. 
“Kaspersky will demonstrate how such an attack can be made in a presentation at the upcoming Hack in the Box (HITB) Security Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during October. The proof-of-concept attacks will show how processor bugs, called errata, can be exploited using certain instruction sequences and a knowledge of how Java compilers work, allowing an attacker to take control of the compiler.” – InfoWorld. | |
| All You Need To Know About LCD Monitors
Friday, July 25, 2008
LCD stands for LCD Liquid-crystal displays. A few years back, LCDs were the good friend of notebooks only but now LCD monitors are also being used with desktops and of course, CRT monitors are phasing out. If you want to buy a monitor at the moment, definitely go with an LCD. Hardware Secrets has published a tutorial where they’ve explained everything you need to know to make the right choice when buying a new LCD monitor. “The monitor will centralize the image in the new resolution, reducing the image size and inserting a black frame around the image. For instance, if your LCD native resolution is 1280x960 and you decreased it to 800x600, this means there are 480 pixels left horizontally (1280 - 800) and 360 pixels left vertically (960 - 600). The image will be centralized and there will be 240 black pixels above and below the image and 180 blank pixels on the sides of the image.” | |
| | NIVIDIA Announced Key Sponsors for NVISION® 08
Thursday, July 24, 2008
NIVIDIA has announced the key sponsors for NVISION 08, the first-ever visual computing mega event for visual computing professionals and enthusiasts. According to NVIDIA’s list, the key sponsors are Christie Digital Systems, EVGA, HP, Microsoft, and PNY Technologies. But that’s not all! Another list of other sponsors includes Adobe, Gigabyte, MSI etc … NVISION 2008 will be held on August 25th, 26th and 27th in San Jose, California. “Visual computing is top-of-mind for many HP customers,” said Jim Zafarana, vice president, marketing, Workstations Global Business Unit, HP. “Our customers are breaking new ground in video game development, online content creation, animation and production for television and movies and more. HP is delighted to join NVIDIA to bring the NVISION audience the best in visual computing.” – NVIDIA. | |
| Kevin Johnson, Online and Windows Chief is Leaving Microsoft Corp.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
On Wednesday, Microsoft Corp. said that Kevin Johnson, the executive in charge of Microsoft Windows and Web operations is leaving the company. Johnson will work to ensure a smooth transition. Microsoft also announced that the platforms and services division will be split into two groups: Windows/Windows Live and Online Services and these groups will report directly to the CEO Steve Ballmer. CEO Steve Ballmer said, ““Kevin has built a supremely talented organization and laid the foundation for the future success of Windows and our Online Services Business. This new structure will give us more agility and focus in two very competitive arenas,” “It has been a pleasure to work with Kevin, and we wish him well in the future.” On the other hand, Yahoo has reported that Johnson will join Juniper Networks Inc., a networking hardware maker as a chief executive officer. | |
| Take Part in World War II
Thursday, July 24, 2008
There are very few games on PC that impress me at the moment but Call of Duty is one of them. The whole game takes place in WWII. The game is all about exchanging gunfire, knocking down an enemy and proceeding to the next level. Mr. Chris, one of our forum regulars, loves this game and he’s shared his opinion about it in this forum post. Why do you love or despise COD? “Call of Duty is a blast! Game looks so good, all the graphics are top notch, especially the outdoors stuff. Weapons models are very accurate. There are a few tough spots so far (I just made it to Red Square) but nothing major. “ | |
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| Grand Theft Auto 4 |  |
| | Location: Blogs John Gatt's Babblings |
| | Posted by: John Gatt | Tuesday, April 29, 2008 4:05 PM | 
Grand Theft Auto 4 hits the shop shelves today (locally). I can’t say that I was surprised to see lines going outside the local EB shop. What did surprise me though, was the amount of mothers that had been convinced to g down and pick up a copy of the latest game for their kids, while their kids were at school. I heard the attendant behind the counter ask several of the mothers what their kids ages are. One that I overhead said she had an eight and a nine year old and not to worry because they’ve been dying to have this game for ages and all their friends will have it. Even though this latest episode in the series is rated MA, the pure hype behind it is almost making it a requirement for any cool console lovin’ kid at school to have it. The hype is not being generated by kids but by adults in the media. I too appreciate the concept of the game and have enjoyed several episodes on my laptop while travelling. Do I think it’s appropriate for kids? No way. But what do you do? Game consoles are really targeted at kids or kids at heart – people who want to escape, guys who don’t want to grow up, like myself. Big boys want to play big boys games. How do you tell young kids that no, they can’t play that game? I personally have no trouble enforcing these types of rules in my household, but obviously a lot of other people either 1) don’t know what is they are getting for their kid or 2) don’t care or 3) know, do care but give in to the pressure. Consoles have moved beyond being the gaming system f the household to become a DVD/media centre as well. Adults are a major focus in marketing efforts. I’ve been anti-console for quite some time but even I am seriously considering getting a console, not only for the games that you can’t get on PC, but also the extra features, both interactive Internet features, BD Live style features and even for the communication tools. | | | Permalink | Trackback |
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