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|  | Crazy scientist explains watts
Thursday, October 18, 2007
I am not entirely sure how to introduce this video. Video and YouTube are being used more and more by companies to promote their product. Far from the stale corporate video vetted by marketing and legal, VIA's pc-1 website have aimed for the entertaining angle. In this clip, a mad PC Lab scientist explains just how much juice an average PC uses when it plays a DVD. "Unacceptable!" he says. |   |
| Yes I really am sure Vista!
Thursday, October 18, 2007
It’s been one of those mornings. What should have been a fairly simple task of enabling file sharing and print sharing on Fiona’s new Vista PC turned into a stressful couple of hours. All logic as far as security is concerned seems to be totally thrown out the window when it comes to Vista. When you tick a box to enable file and print sharing and you get that pop-up that asks you if you are sure you want to do that and you click yes—you’d think the OS would get the hint that you want to share your printer. But no, it doesn’t. So you go into firewall settings and disable the firewall settings for print sharing, to allow other people to access your computer. And Windows Vista asks you, are you sure you want to do that and you click yes. You’d think it would work then. But no! You then go into the OneCare, the Microsoft firewall and virus protector software, (you even have to click yes, I really do want to open OneCare). You disable the file and print sharing firewall settings to again allow people to connect to the printer. It gives you another warning – are you sure? You click yes, again. And still print sharing doesn’t work. You then have to go into the Advanced Options and tell Windows Vista—check this out people:If the files and printers on this computer are shared:
SHARE THEM!!!!!! Just take a look at the screenshot below. It absolutely amazes me that you have to go to this level of security modification to share a printer on a private network! 
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| Hardware News
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
OCC has another case on their tables. This time around it's the NZXT Lexa Blackline Case, which has a clear emphasis on "clutter-free." "The cage on the back of the case is designed to allow the user the ability to manage their cables by securing them to points along the cage. It's shape borders the edges of your case and components. This makes tying wires, cables and hoses an easy clutter-free task." And it looks good too! Check out the review. Benjamin Heckendom, professional console modder, designer, and author, has redesigned the eDimensional AudioFX headset that was released in 2004. He's turned into a headset specifically for gamers. 3DGameMan takes a look at the eDimensional AudioFX Pro 5+1 Headset in greater detail and reports the results. There's already a ton of P35 motherboards out in the market and ASUS has always been one of the major league players. TweakTown spends some time with the ASUS Blitz Formula P35 motherboard for performance and style, comparing it to the GIGABYTE P35-DQ6. Who's going to win that battle? | |
| Thin Clients for Multimedia Apps
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Wyse Technology tackles the most nagging complaint about thin client terminals...apparently they aren't compatible with applications that use multimedia. Wyse's answer to this in the form of the X Class is set to ship later this month in addition to the currently available V Class LE terminals featuring a 1.2GHz VIA C7 Eden processor. Time will tell if it's all it's cracked up to be. | |
| Gigabyte U60 Under the Microscope
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Tweak News aims to get past the hype generated around the Gigabyte U60 UMPC, which showed up at CeBIT and Computex. Poised on the brink of awarding it their Best Value recommendation, the reviewers take a detailed look at what makes it tick. "Now we’ve got our hands on one of the early production samples and this puppy is all set to take the world by storm, it definitely has the makings of an award winner." Will it make the cut or is it just another pretty face? | |
| Is the Worst Over?
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
PC Mechanic wants to know "Where is Windows Going?" As part of the ongoing debate on the pros and cons of XP over Vista and vice versa, they appear to fall more on the XP side. "We don’t need a car with more bells and whistles. We need a car that just works - every time you use it. Sometimes a Honda Civic is just more reliable than the fanciest Ford. With the next version of Windows after Vista, let’s hope they give us a Honda Civic and not a Hummer." Find out what's behind this thumbs down. | |
| Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the OQO
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Pocketables has run a wonderfully detailed review of the ever-popular OQO model 02. Far from sticking to the basics of the VIA C7-M processor and the 60GB HDD, it gives you a full breakdown of everything from comparable specs to resolution, controls, connectivity, performance...the list just goes on and on. And it's got pictures! You just can't miss this. 
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| What does an IMP feel like in the palm of your hand?
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Bjorn from UltraMobileLife.com somehow managed to get some private touchy-feely time with a sample MTube. The MTube, featured in this VIA Arena article, is an Internet Media Player or IMP, that is, a device that's essentially a complete PC with broadband connectivity, with an in-built screen that's less than 5 inches in size. Or at least that's the unofficial definition. In this short video, which appears to have been filmed using a webcam, Bjorn shows off all of the sides of an MTube. Alas, it's not powered on so you don't get the see the browser or the interface. Maybe he can secret one away to a back room again another day? | |
| YouTube in one hand and a flip-out UMPC in the other
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Sometimes I have read bloggers or IT journos complaints that the UMPC market lacks innovation. Well, check these out!
It seems inevitable that we'll all carry an x86 based gadget around in our pocket, handbag or backpack at some point in the future. For those of us who are watching the ultra mobile blog-space like hawks tracking a mouse, it's exciting to see snippets of information about what's coming up. Over the past week, two new gadgets that feature VIA C7-M ULV processors have stepped into the ultra mobile limelight, the MTube and the Samsung SPH-P9200. One is not much bigger than a pager, the other device is like an origami masterpiece. Read on. | |
| Hardware News
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Akasa's PowerMax 1000 Watt PSU "promises high power output, low noise operation and high efficiency in one unit." This is the first of their units to hit the 1000+ watt range. See if its performance matches up to its past glory on lower energy units @ Driver Heaven. OCC gets their hands on a compact flash drive with transfer speeds of 33Mb/s. The reviewer is a mighty happy camper with the new Super Talent DH flash driver to replace his older, slower ones. "This beats the other two flash drives that I was able to compare it to; one of which was the one that I use every day, but will now be replaced." See if it's as good as it sounds. Modders-Inc thinks the Tagan-CS El Diablo BM case is really something special. Particularly if you're an extreme gamer. "El Diablo two large fans, one 360mm on the side and one 250mm fan on the front. Each fan has separate VR fan speed controls, that will give you full control for optimal performance." Is it for real? Find out! | |
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