Article Snippet: Frankly, when I first looked at NZXTs IU01 internal USB module I was prepared to be underwhelmed. After putting it through its paces, I now see how wrong first impressions can be. The device performed as advertised and can really be a boon to users with insufficient USB port availability and/or power hungry [...]

Last year we took a look at ASUSs first external Blu-ray com bo drive, the SBC-04D1S-U. It was the perfect external combo drive for a laptop or desktop and received a perfect 10 out of 10 score in our testin g. ASUS has updated the SBC-04D1S-U with faster Blu-ray read speeds and a few other [...]

/* ///The Cooler Master HAF-X is the new flagship of the celebrated HAF series of gaming and enthusiast cases. The Cooler Master HAF-X is a full tower case packed full of features and innovation to go along with aggressive industrial machine styling. Packed with 240mm and 200mm intake fans, along with 200mm and 140mm exhaust [...]

The desktop hardware industry was made popular by knowledgeable members of the community willing to share their overclocking experience with others. Passionate hobbyists aligned with similar goals graciously helped eager learners to tweak hardware components until they performed like the next model in the series, but pre-tweaked enthusiast products were slowly driving down the number [...]

The Gigabyte GTX 460 1GB is Gigabyte sports a custom heatsink to offer lower temperatures and noise levels, along with some excellent overclocking potential. It also comes with a very attractive price, offering gamers some great value here.

*Quote:* *Shaped like a bona fide V6 engine, Cooler Masters new V6 GT heatsink is aiming to knock several high end coolers off of their respective thrones. To accomplish this, the V6 GT is equipped with a pair of high speed 120mm fans and enough cooling mass to beggar most of its competitors.

Quote: The Motorola Droid, is no doubt a popular phone, now we have the Droid 2 running the Android 2.2 and some beefier specs. It very much resembles the original Droid in design, and I can understand why nothing changed much as it was a good design. What changes were made were for the better, [...]

Quote: The Kingwin Dock Master has proven to be a very capable dock. Even though it only has a single USB 3.0 connection, being a high-bandwidth connection and backwards compatible makes it equally as versatile as docks with multiple connector types. The dock itself is solidly built and has the looks to match. Performance-wise the [...]

Quote: The Evercool Hawk 1 is a fairly nice cooler, but not the greatest. It did provide decent cooling results, and I did really like how the USB cable used to power the cooler was able to be stored in the underside very easily. There is almost no rubber on the cooler anywhere, which allows [...]

Today we get the chance to put Limited Edition sample 0021 of XFXs Radeon 5970 4GB through its pac es. Tests will cover 5760×1080 Eyefinity gaming, GPU computing, HD playback and the usual selectio n of single screen gameplay… is this the most extreme 5970 ever? Can it play the latest games including Mafia 2 [...]

Utilizing solar power is turning into the way of the future. The Solar Charger presented here today is an excellent power alternative to powering your mobile phones and other small hand-held devices. While out on the road, this device can be a real lifesaver, giving juice to your Blackberry when you need to make that [...]

Today we are reviewing the Asus Cine5 sound bar in combination with Asus older Xonar D2X 7.1 channel sound card. The Cine5 is a compact speaker designed to simulate 5.1 channel sounds with just one front unit. While there are a few similar devices out there, the major advantage of the Cine5 is that it [...]

With hardware constantly evolving, making some adjustments to a chassis may well be worthwhile. The original version already had many great and innovative features at the time and price point, so what new set of features will help the second version stand out? With the same retail price of $60, Antec may not have much [...]

*Quote*: *The Medis earphones have a very different design than most other earphones. The design requires the pads to be selected to fit your ears or else they will not fit very well and be very uncomfortable. The idea is pretty good as the earphone design pushes the sound toward your ear canal.

“Green” products are always something interesting to look at, and today we’ve been given the opportunity to test out Monaco’s new solar phone charger. That’s right, charge all your devices with the power of the sun. Let’s check out this move forward in the mobility and convenience!

Thermolabs BADA2010 heatsink is equipped with one 95mm PWM fan mounted to the heatsinks raw aluminum fins with permanently attached rubber vibration absorbing posts. At full speed the Protechnic MGT9212LR-W25 fan rotates at 2100RPM, the baseline is 1000RPM. Weighing 521 grams, Thermolabs BADA2010 heatsink stands 135mm tall and installs onto Intel socket 775/1155/1156/1366 and AMD [...]