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  1. Rob Williams

    Are $7,250 Cables Better Than $80 Cables?

    From our front-page news: I am no audiophile, I have no shame in admitting that I might not notice a few sound quality differences in selective listening tests. However, true audiophiles can recognize the benefits of higher-end equipment, but how about $7,250 for speaker cables? If you have the...
  2. Rob Williams

    DigitalLife 2007: On The Showfloor - Part 2

    In our final portion of DigitalLife coverage, we take a look at Gateway's new 30-inch monitor that you do want to see, Toshiba's latest X205 SLI-configured notebook, ooma's "free" VoIP solution, Gyration's latest media remote and even more photos from around the show floor. You can read our...
  3. Rob Williams

    DigitalLife 2007: AGEIA's Mobile PPU, Warmonger, UT3 Mod

    We caught up with AGEIA at DigitalLife to see what's new and were surprised to see that some big announcements have been made, including inclusion of their PhysX PPU in Dell's latest XPS M1730 notebooks. We also take UT3 and Warmonger for a spin and give our thoughts. You can read the full...
  4. Rob Williams

    DigitalLife 2007: On The Showfloor - Part 1

    In our first part, we take a look at Polk Audio's new I-Sonic ES 2, R2-D2 projector and webcam, Dell's latest XPS notebooks with AGEIA's PhysX physics processor and Xyber's high-end and totally silent HTPC. There are also a slew of various photos from around the show-floor, including triple Alyx...
  5. Rob Williams

    DigitalLife 2007: Gateway Unveils The "One"

    After months of speculation, Gateway finally unveiled their One "all-in-one" PC. Once out of the box, all that's required to get up and running is a single power cord. We had an opportunity to take a good look at the machine today and relay our thoughts here. You can read the full article here...
  6. Rob Williams

    DigitalLife 2007: Showstoppers

    Although Showstoppers had only 32 exhibitors, we found many cool products to write about. Included in this article are quick looks at the wireless speaker lamp, Eye Clops, Iomega's 3TB NAS, magicJACK and much more. You can read the full article here and discuss it here.
  7. Rob Williams

    Amazon Launches DRM-Free Music Store

    From our front-page news:We knew this was going to happen, but I personally expected it to happen a lot sooner. Amazon has launched their DRM-Free music store, tentatively called "Amazon MP3". Creative, huh? But who cares if it's creative, because it's one step closer to DRM-Free music truly...
  8. Rob Williams

    Playstation 3 Folders Hit 1 Petaflop Mark

    From our front-page news:According to the official Playstation blog, PS3 consoles working together crunching for the Folding@home project have just hit the 1 Petaflop mark, a truly incredible feat for a console that's been out for less than a year. The Cell processor may not be that ideal for...
  9. Rob Williams

    Toshiba Unveils Satellite X205 SLI Notebooks

    From our front-page news:Toshiba is a company known for their high-end and top-quality products, but their new X205 notebooks really look to set a standard as far as gaming goes. Equipped are dual GeForce 8600M GT graphic cards with 512MB dedicated video ram. The notebook also includes an HD-DVD...
  10. Rob Williams

    Google, Yahoo! Sued Over Their Names

    From our front-page news:Who saw this one coming? According to TechDirt, a man is being detained in Houston claims that both Google and Yahoo! stole their names from Tanzanian tribes, which go by Gogo and Yao. He's asking that both companies award $10,000 to each member of the tribes, going back...
  11. Rob Williams

    How-To Re-Lock Your iPhone

    From our front-page news:With news coming out of Apple the other day regarding unlocked iPhones, we knew that ideas and solutions would pop up rather quickly. The best solution? Re-locking your iPhone. Of course this means that you will be back at square-one, but it also means that you will not...
  12. Rob Williams

    Vonage Ordered To Pay $69.5 Million To Sprint

    From our front-page news:Ouch. That's all that can be said about Vonage's orders to pay out $69.5 million and royalties on future revenues to Sprint. This is due to the fact that Vonage infringed on six telecommunication patents that are owned by Sprint. Considering Vonage is not that large of a...
  13. Rob Williams

    Vista Dreamscene Officially Released

    From our front-page news:After many months of being in the beta stages, Window Vista's Dreamscene technology has finally been released as a stable version. For those unaware, Dreamscene allows you to run a video as your desktop instead of a wallpaper. Are you as impressed as I am? It's sad that...
  14. Rob Williams

    IDF 07 SF: Walking The Show Floor

    Intel's Developer Forum ended last week, and we are now finishing up our coverage of the event with this article. To wrap things up, we are taking a look at a few things we saw on the floor including lots of DDR3, anti-cheating technology, Asetek's efficient OEM cooling and more. You can read...
  15. Rob Williams

    Intel X38 Chipset Slips Again

    From our front-page news: The road to X38 has been a long one, but it's only a matter of a few more weeks before embargo lifts and products will be readily available. Some e-tailers have already been offering a few X38 models over the past few weeks, but all are still bound to consist of...
  16. Rob Williams

    Halo 3 Review Roundup

    From our front-page news: Halo 3. Chances are that you are looking forward to it, or really looking forward to it. For those of you fitting into either category, it looks like your long wait to play the game will be well-rewarded. According to every single review on the web thus far, the game is...
  17. Rob Williams

    Will Canadian Car Prices Ever Match American Car Prices?

    From our front-page news:A posting at AutoBlog really caught my eye tonight, because I posted something similar in our forums a few months ago. As hard as it is to believe, the Canadian dollar is now worth more than the US dollar... something that has not happened in quite some time. Impressive...
  18. Rob Williams

    Apple Warns Against iPhone Unlocking

    From our front-page news:When I first noticed an e-mail entitled, "Apple today released the following statement:", I was quite sure I knew what information it was going to include, and lo and behold, my predictions were correct. In what may be the smallest Apple press release we've seen, they...
  19. Rob Williams

    Free iTunes Music At Starbucks Beginning In October

    From our front-page news: As if you really needed another reason to head down to a local Starbucks! This is one of the better ones, though. Starbucks is planning to offer 50,000,000 free iTunes songs to their customers between October 2 and November 7. This will allow anyone with an iPhone or...
  20. Rob Williams

    AnywhereCD Closing It's Doors

    From our front-page news:This is one of those stories that comes as absolutely no surprise. AnywhereCD had good intentions, though. They sold you a music CD and also allowed you to download the MP3s of all of the songs on the album right away, so that you could listen while you wait for the...
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