Gigabyte Anechoic & Thermal Test Chambers Tour at SPCR:

Conversation turned at some point to my long-standing, half-serious fantasy of building an underground anechoic chamber under my back yard and garage in Vancouver, a topic that rarely fails to amuse folks who hear it the first time. This prompted Tim to mention Gigabyte's anechoic chamber, located somewhere deep underground, below their main headquarters building in Taipei. Tim admitted he had never seen this anechoic chamber or the other test facilities in that section of the building, and promised to see if a visit could be arranged for me. The next day, my memory of the previous evening's details were blurred by large quantities of alcohol but Tim's faculties evidently remained intact, as he followed up with a call to say an exclusive visit had been arranged.

Kworld PlusTV Dual DVB-T PCI-E TV card at Bit-tech:

Of course, the Kworld PlusTV tuner has more going for it than just the ability to give users headaches by making them watch two channels at the same time – oh, lordy, yes! The card also lets users navigate teletext, use subtitles, switch channels remotely and record digital TV, thus capturing nearly all the abilities of your normal TV but with a few more screws to fiddle with!

FightBoard Advanced at Bjorn3D:

I’m pretty sure that seasoned gamers will not need these extra keys as they do not need to look down on the keyboard but it still is a very nice tough to include them. With the included key removal tool it literary takes a second to change a key. I am guessing it also will make it easy to clean the keyboard from all the dirt that accumulates inside it.

Philips SHN7500 Noise Cancelling Earphones at TrustedReviews:

One of the major problems with active noise cancelling headphones is that they need power. This means that you usually have a big, heavy, battery compartment hanging from the headphone cord and generally dragging at your ears. Of course with larger headphones you can install the battery in one of the ear cups, but with smaller, more portable headphones, that’s not possible.

Amaryllo Trip Tracker GPS at XtremeComputing:

The device uses the slightly older SiRF Star 2 chipset but for this application that's more than enough. The newer SiRF 3 might track more channels (20 as opposed to 12 on this unit) but it also uses more power. The downside to the Star 2 chipset is the "Time To First Fix" is significantly longer, meaning it can take a while for the GPS to lock onto an accurate position after first turning it on. The built-in (non-swappable) Li-Ion rechargeable battery gives up to 32 hours of usage in low-power mode and the whole unit is IPX7 rated, meaning it's waterproof to a depth of 1 meter for 30 minutes (and yes, we tested it out in the sink!). Data and power connections are via a single mini USB connector. The unit supports the most popular NMEA-0183 format for data interfacing, with GGA, GSA, GSV, RMC and VTG standards all at 3 second intervals or less. The baud rate of the data transfer is the usual 9600bps. The built-in memory can store up to 8192 waypoints and 20 routes but, if that's not enough, the unit is expandable with an SD/MMC memory card for extra capacity.

Intel Desktop Board DG33BU at InsideHW:

Whether newer versions of this chipset will have support for DDR3 memory is still unclear, as no official statement has been made. Higher bandwidth of DDR3 compared to DDR2 is something that can be very helpful for the graphics solution, which uses a part of system memory to function. The new IGP performance results can be seen in the chart. It is not that difficult to deduce for whom the G33-based motherboards are intended. Still, if you are a gamer (or have the potential to become one), you can always use the PCI-E 16x port and improve 3D performance by turning off the existing and inserting a separate, more powerful graphics solution. G33's Southbridge is marked ICH9 (just like P35's). We've already dissected the ICH9 Southbridge many times, but let's just go for a quick revision - it supports a maximum of 12 USB ports, 6 PCI-E x1 lines, 6 SATA ports, has support for eSATA, contains a PATA controller, a gigabit LAN adapter and an audio chip with HD Audio support.

Gigabyte V-Power Videocard Heatpipe Cooler at Tweaknews:

For another example, you can consider a boiling pot of water with a glass lid as a very very basic heatpipe. When the water boils, the water vapor comes in contact with the cooler glass pot lid which forces the vapor to condense back to water, where it dribbles back down the inside of the lid back into the pot.

SilverStone SG03 SFF Case at 3DGameMan:

The SilverStone SG03 Case is one of the very best Small Form Factor cases on the market. The reason being is you can fit just about everything you need inside with very few restrictions. That's includes the NVIDIA 8800 GTX/Ultra Video Cards or the ATI 2900XT Video Card. The layout might be different than standard Small Form Factor cases, but this is a good thing because it means improved air circulation. It comes with a 120mm fan at the front which can be repositioned for custom cooling. Another optional 120mm fan can also be added at the front for optimal cooling. The overall design and build quality is exceptional. If you are in the market for a Small Form Factor case, this is it! Watch the video to find out more and check out the bloopers at the end.

OCZ DDR2 PC2-9200 FlexXLC Edition Memory at OCIA:

We here at OCIA.net got our first look at OCZ's FlexXLC “Hybrid Cooling Solution” at the 2007 CES show in Las Vegas back in January. OCZ was displaying the very same kit that we will be looking at today, the PC2-9200 2x1GB kit, which, at that time, was tagged as the world's fastest memory. Now, nearly eight months later, we get the opportunity to test this memory for ourselves..

Origen AE S21T HTPC Enclosure at techPowerUp:

Another surprise are the 10 SATA cables and four Molex to SATA adapters. There are two such cables with three SATA power connectors and two with only two SATA power plugs, adding up to a total of 10. A bag of screws also holds the aluminum optical drive bay cover. Notice the sticker inside the bag? Those are BluRay or HD-DVD logos, so Origen AE suggests that you should place on of these inside the enclosure. Considering the retail price of over 900€, a BluRay or HD-DVD drive should be a small buy, but a normal DVD drive will fit into the S21T as well.