SM-Bot
15 Oct 2003, 6:42pm
<b>Alot of reviews coming into the mailbox today... here's the second round...</b>
"Being super-connected doesn't necessarily mean being chained to your desk anymore. It's now possible to carry your connections with you, thanks to wireless Internet access points that are popping up all over the place. These points, called "hotspots," are often available for free, or for little more than the price of a burger. If you have a laptop or handheld computer that's equipped for wireless networking (also called "WiFi" or "802.11b" in geekspeak), these hotspots will let you do almost anything you'd do at home (emailing, Instant Messaging, online gaming), but without the sore neck and pasty complexion associated with being a desk troll."
<a href="http://www.screenagercentral.com/futurelooks/connected/wireless_world/index.html" target="_new">It's a Wide Wireless World @ Screenager</a>
"As you can very well make out, I am impressed with this case. It's packed with useful practical and aesthetic features and is has a great price tag. Costing a mere US$54.88 and even having an included power supply to boot launches this case up to my top choice and I have actually claimed this case to be the next candidate for my own computer system."
<a href="http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/xpcase/" target="_new">XPCases.com Black X-Dreamer Computer Case Review @ Tweaknews</a>
"I find reviewing a mousepad difficult to do. I mean what can I really say about a mousepad that will communicate the experience of something as minute as a mousepad. I can't see spending much more than a few bucks for something so irrelevant however as a gamer I've come to realize that the mouse and the mousepad I'm using can actually make all the difference in the world. In the past I've worked as a Desktop Editor and using a mouse with a ball is really difficult when precision is required."
<a href="http://www.3dxtreme.org/Steelpad_4s_p1.shtml" target="_new">Steelpad 4s Professional Gaming Mousepad @ 3dxtreme</a>
"VR-Zone has posted a sneak peek on some of the interesting stuffs showcased during IDF Taiwan. A full report on the whole event will soon follow. First of all, Intel for the first time has demonstrated Prescott running on a Grantsdale board with ATi PCI Express card during the keynote speech on Day 1. We also saw demo system with Tumwater board in action with Nocona processor fitted with ATI next gen. RV380 card. Last but not least, we got to see a reference Grantsdale board running with DDR2 memory."
<a href="http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=167&s=1" target="_new">IDF Taiwan : Grantsdale, Tumwater, Nocona, RV380 & more!</a>
"Into the fray with both a Laptop peripheral and cooling product is Antec Inc. Lately, this firm has been feeding their engineers plenty of milk and cookies in the morning, as they've been releasing fantastic products such as enclosures, cooling products, noise silencing items, and so forth. A trend, which Apple and Antec have both been pioneers to, has arisen from the ashes of beige and bondi blue computer cases; Aircraft-grade brushed aluminum and piano-black case paints."
<a href="http://www.envynews.com/index.php?ID=571" target="_new">Antec Notebook Cooler</a>
""With the change from RV350 to RV360 an enhanced version of the 130nm LV process became available with a new "Black Diamond" insulating material with a lower capacitance than FSG and hence a lower diametric constant (k). This gives rise to the term low-k 130nm process and this facilitates even faster transistors switching, thus greater speeds. When RV350 was initially taped out in January '03 it had a target clock speed of 350MHZ, however as the 130nm process matured."
<a href="http://www.beyond3d.com/reviews/ati/rv360/" target="_new">Radeon 9600 XT Review @ Beyond3D</a>
"I really like the Connect3D Radeon 9600 Pro 128MB card. It’s a much better performer in DirectX 9 games, like Tron 2.0, compared to the FX5600 (non-ultra) that I have been using and the visual quality is also clearly better: The antialiasing is smoother and the distant textures are crisper, thanks to 16x anisotropic filtering. I’ll be discussing that in more detail later."
<a href="http://www.bjorn3d.com/_preview.php?articleID=346" target="_new">Connect3D Radeon 9600 Pro 128 MB @ Bjorn3d</a>
“The common PC mouse, one of the most relied upon input devices in use today. We all have our own tastes when it comes to the flavor of our mice. Some like three buttons, some five; some prefer a scroll wheel while yet others would rather thumb a ball. It’s hard to come up with a device that will appease us all equally. This is why some manufacturers have started to incorporate “gimmicks” or extra features into these little plastic rodents."
<a href="http://www.gruntville.com/reviews/misc/saitek_omp/index.php" target="_new">Saitek Optical Mouse Pro Review @ GruntvillE</a>
"Wouldn't it be nice to have all your documents, bookmarks, and other important files with you at all times, and stored securely? The Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 Hi-Speed makes this all possible with just a few clicks of the mouse. Kingston has come up with a line USB flash drives that support USB 2.0 for high speed data transfer, software to password protect your data, and a utility that allows easy synchronizing with your "My Documents", "My Favorites", or any other folder! So no matter if the PC is at home, work, or on the road, the data you need will always be available."
<a href="http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/reviews/storage/Kingston_DataTraveler_1.html" target="_new">Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 Hi-Speed USB Flash Drive @ EOC</a>
"Being super-connected doesn't necessarily mean being chained to your desk anymore. It's now possible to carry your connections with you, thanks to wireless Internet access points that are popping up all over the place. These points, called "hotspots," are often available for free, or for little more than the price of a burger. If you have a laptop or handheld computer that's equipped for wireless networking (also called "WiFi" or "802.11b" in geekspeak), these hotspots will let you do almost anything you'd do at home (emailing, Instant Messaging, online gaming), but without the sore neck and pasty complexion associated with being a desk troll."
<a href="http://www.screenagercentral.com/futurelooks/connected/wireless_world/index.html" target="_new">It's a Wide Wireless World @ Screenager</a>
"As you can very well make out, I am impressed with this case. It's packed with useful practical and aesthetic features and is has a great price tag. Costing a mere US$54.88 and even having an included power supply to boot launches this case up to my top choice and I have actually claimed this case to be the next candidate for my own computer system."
<a href="http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/xpcase/" target="_new">XPCases.com Black X-Dreamer Computer Case Review @ Tweaknews</a>
"I find reviewing a mousepad difficult to do. I mean what can I really say about a mousepad that will communicate the experience of something as minute as a mousepad. I can't see spending much more than a few bucks for something so irrelevant however as a gamer I've come to realize that the mouse and the mousepad I'm using can actually make all the difference in the world. In the past I've worked as a Desktop Editor and using a mouse with a ball is really difficult when precision is required."
<a href="http://www.3dxtreme.org/Steelpad_4s_p1.shtml" target="_new">Steelpad 4s Professional Gaming Mousepad @ 3dxtreme</a>
"VR-Zone has posted a sneak peek on some of the interesting stuffs showcased during IDF Taiwan. A full report on the whole event will soon follow. First of all, Intel for the first time has demonstrated Prescott running on a Grantsdale board with ATi PCI Express card during the keynote speech on Day 1. We also saw demo system with Tumwater board in action with Nocona processor fitted with ATI next gen. RV380 card. Last but not least, we got to see a reference Grantsdale board running with DDR2 memory."
<a href="http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=167&s=1" target="_new">IDF Taiwan : Grantsdale, Tumwater, Nocona, RV380 & more!</a>
"Into the fray with both a Laptop peripheral and cooling product is Antec Inc. Lately, this firm has been feeding their engineers plenty of milk and cookies in the morning, as they've been releasing fantastic products such as enclosures, cooling products, noise silencing items, and so forth. A trend, which Apple and Antec have both been pioneers to, has arisen from the ashes of beige and bondi blue computer cases; Aircraft-grade brushed aluminum and piano-black case paints."
<a href="http://www.envynews.com/index.php?ID=571" target="_new">Antec Notebook Cooler</a>
""With the change from RV350 to RV360 an enhanced version of the 130nm LV process became available with a new "Black Diamond" insulating material with a lower capacitance than FSG and hence a lower diametric constant (k). This gives rise to the term low-k 130nm process and this facilitates even faster transistors switching, thus greater speeds. When RV350 was initially taped out in January '03 it had a target clock speed of 350MHZ, however as the 130nm process matured."
<a href="http://www.beyond3d.com/reviews/ati/rv360/" target="_new">Radeon 9600 XT Review @ Beyond3D</a>
"I really like the Connect3D Radeon 9600 Pro 128MB card. It’s a much better performer in DirectX 9 games, like Tron 2.0, compared to the FX5600 (non-ultra) that I have been using and the visual quality is also clearly better: The antialiasing is smoother and the distant textures are crisper, thanks to 16x anisotropic filtering. I’ll be discussing that in more detail later."
<a href="http://www.bjorn3d.com/_preview.php?articleID=346" target="_new">Connect3D Radeon 9600 Pro 128 MB @ Bjorn3d</a>
“The common PC mouse, one of the most relied upon input devices in use today. We all have our own tastes when it comes to the flavor of our mice. Some like three buttons, some five; some prefer a scroll wheel while yet others would rather thumb a ball. It’s hard to come up with a device that will appease us all equally. This is why some manufacturers have started to incorporate “gimmicks” or extra features into these little plastic rodents."
<a href="http://www.gruntville.com/reviews/misc/saitek_omp/index.php" target="_new">Saitek Optical Mouse Pro Review @ GruntvillE</a>
"Wouldn't it be nice to have all your documents, bookmarks, and other important files with you at all times, and stored securely? The Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 Hi-Speed makes this all possible with just a few clicks of the mouse. Kingston has come up with a line USB flash drives that support USB 2.0 for high speed data transfer, software to password protect your data, and a utility that allows easy synchronizing with your "My Documents", "My Favorites", or any other folder! So no matter if the PC is at home, work, or on the road, the data you need will always be available."
<a href="http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/reviews/storage/Kingston_DataTraveler_1.html" target="_new">Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 Hi-Speed USB Flash Drive @ EOC</a>