One common behavior you see these days
as your walking about in your daily routine is people seemingly
talking to no one. This isn't an example of modern society induced
insanity however. Rather it is simply evidence of the popularity of
Bluetooth® headsets. Today we take a peek at the Aliph Jawbone,
one of a new breed of noise canceling Bluetooth headsets, seeing how
it measures up in our continual quest to have conversations with
people who aren't there.
With the launch of the much anticipated
Apple iPhone today, people across the United States woke up early and
packed up the camping gear and Apple gadgets. Prepared to buy the
newest phone on the market, enthusiasts and interested parties headed
to their local Apple store. The Fastsilicon.com team packed up their
gear as well and headed out to the central plains. Oklahoma City is
where they decided to find their own Apple iPhone. While they were
there, they were able to talk to many professionals, enthusiasts, and
average users. What it is that makes people load up their Mac books
and blankets, call in sick from work, and sit on hard marble floors
for 12 hours? Check out all the excitement and see what it is that
appeals to such a broad audience.
Until HD-DVD and BD-R drives become devices humans can afford, DVD is the ubiquitous storage medium of choice. Liteon's LH18A1P DVD burner is in the hot seat today. Sporting 18x +/-R, 8x+/-R-DL, 8x +RW and 6x-RW burning speeds as well a bargain basement price, is this a good burner for the money? We'll take a look.
Today is another offbeat day, with yet
another offbeat review. 16GB of storage certainly isn't an exciting
or enticing amount these days. But, what if it were capable of
withstanding temperature extremes of -40c to 85c, had 1500 G's of
shock resistance, sported a standard SATA interface, and delivered all
of this in a ½ a watt operational power envelope? Witness
Supertalent's SSD16GB25M, a 16GB 2.5" SATA Solid State Drive.
Interested now? Read on...Supertalent
Noctua's a new name on the cooling landscape. We've reviewed Noctua's very quiet fans in the past. Today however we're looking at two quiet and
efficient heatpipes from Noctua. Notably Noctua's NH-U12F
Tower CPU Heatpipe, and the NC-U6 Chipset Heatpipe. How will they
perform? Read on and see for yourself.