Archive for the ‘Other products’ Category
Chillblast Fusion Vacuum
Introduction ‘Silent’ is a word that is greatly over used in the PC industry. Power supplies, CPU coolers and video cards are all marketed as being silent, despite featuring fans or other moving parts. These products may well be quiet, ...
Steelseries Desmo by Gunnar Optiks
Introduction Every gamer has felt it at some point in their playing career. After a double digit hour session of console or PC gaming: dry eyes, they ache, you can’t focus properly, they might even be watering. It sucks but ...
Silverstone SD01 Stackable Hard Drive Pad
Introduction So I might be eight months late on this one – big apology to Silverstone on that one – but here’s the XSR take on the Silverstone SD01. It’s a stackable HDD pad mount which lets you make your ...
Western Digital TV Live Media Player
Introduction I’ve been looking at quite a few different media players recently and contemporary ones are all quite similar. Around 8 inches across, internal hard drive of varying size and internet connectivity. Today I’m looking at one that’s a ...
Eminent EM 7280 RT3 HD media player 320GB
Introduction While Microsoft and Nintendo might be hoping that their next generation of home consols will ultimately become our HTPC, media centres of the future, for now the trend is for media players like the one I’m looking at today. ...
Renegade Ops – Review
Introduction Avalanche Studios are a company well-renowned for their open world games; Just Cause and Just Cause 2. After making quite a splash in this market, they’ve decided to add to their repertoire with their latest downloadable title: Renegade Ops. ...
Case Modding with AquaTuning and Phobya
Introduction Performance is a great factor when deciding what to buy, but what about looks? Should a rig be esthetically pleasing, or is it just a waste of money? For some, including me, casemodding is a hobby and can give ...
Cryo PC Alto – Part 2
Introduction Yesterday we took a look at the raw performance of the Cryo PC Alto HTPC. Today it’s more about the usage experience. I won’t lie to you, it’s going to get subjective and opinionated, but that’s what makes these ...
Cryo PC Alto – Part 1
Introduction Media PCs and media centres are becoming more and more common, especially with people losing a little faith in their stalwart desktop system. Today I’m looking at a rig from Cryo PC that looks to bridge the gap between ...
Foxconn nT-A3500 Nettop
Introduction Today I’m going to be testing Foxconn’s latest AMD Fusion Nettop. This kind of product is right up Foxconn’s street and I am looking forward to seeing how it pans out. Based on the AMD Fusion platform the Nettop ...
