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  1. Rob Williams

    Gigabyte 8600GTS 256MB Silent Pipe 3

    Building a silent PC or on the look-out for a quality mid-range graphics card offering? Gigabyte's 8600GTS includes the best of both worlds. In addition to including a passive cooler, a free copy of Supreme Commander can be found here also. Of course the important question is: Does the overall...
  2. Rob Williams

    Hi, Dad. I just saved your life. PS3 please!

    On the surface, a PlayStation 3 doesn't seem like too much to give a person for saving your life, but when the request comes from the little man to whom you (in one way or another) gave life, things aren't so clear. Reportedly, the nine-year old Matty Lovo came the rescue and saved his pop's...
  3. Rob Williams

    Logisys T-Coupe Mouse

    Have you ever wanted to drive a TVR Tuscan? Chances are you can't, but Logisys has the next best thing in the form of a mouse. We are taking their T-Coupe for a spin to see how well it handles You can read the full review here and discuss it here.
  4. Rob Williams

    Antec Sonata III Mid-Tower Case

    The Sonata was Antec's flagship case for it's time and set the standard for the competition. It offered quiet performance with an affordable price tag for the budget market, which made it a favorite among system builders. Two generations later, Antec is using the Sonata III to improve on it's...
  5. Rob Williams

    Xtorrent 1.0 for Mac OS X

    XTorrent is a BitTorrent OS X application that is being hailed by many as the most capable program of it’s kind and one that blows past everything that came before it, regardless of platform, price or functionality. But is it really that good? We at Techgage took a look at the latest version to...
  6. Rob Williams

    HUMMER vs. Model T

    t wasn't a fair fight at all, but for funsies, a vintage-car hill-climb allowed Forbes Magazine to enter a late model HUMMER H2. You know, just to see how the 316-hp, 4WD SUV would do against, say, a 100-hp 1921 Model T driven by a 70-year-old man. Like we said, it wasn't fair at all...
  7. Rob Williams

    ASUS Blitz Extreme & Formula Motherboards

    There are numerous P35 boards available, so what does a company have to do to have an edge? Well, as far as ASUS is concerned, they should produce feature-packed boards that also come with many extras, including a game and 3D Mark 06. Oh... not to mention a water-cooled northbridge! You can...
  8. Rob Williams

    Top Gear versus Rednecks

    <object height="350" width="425"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dZLyGqAnRLA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></object> Just seen this episode on TV, though it first aired a few months ago. Up until now I've only heard of it, but this is an...
  9. Rob Williams

    Import Cars vs. Domestic Cars

    Just finished reading this article and found it pretty interesting, although not very surprising. I guess it all comes down to "you get what you pay for" in a sense. Car manufacturing is a difficult business. A substantial amount of time, money and manpower go into designing and building...
  10. Rob Williams

    3200 MS points for $20 at Circuit City

    Today's Circuit City flyer shows that you'll save $20 on the purchase of two Xbox Live accessories $19.99 and up. This means that if you purchase two Xbox Live 1600 MS point cards at their $19.99 price, you'll get one of those for free. So, that's 3200 MS points for $20 -- we'll take it! We also...
  11. Rob Williams

    Kazakhstan DSL: $3,355 Per Month

    With DSL prices like these, it's no wonder Borat left Kazakhstan behind<sup>1</sup>. A new report from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (PDF) paints a grim picture of Internet access in Kazakhstan and shows how difficult life can be for those in poor and authoritarian...
  12. Rob Williams

    Rockstar to create exclusive PS3 franchise

    As posted on the PS Blog: This is Michael Shorrock. I’m the Director of 3rd Party Relations at SCEA. As you may have seen this morning/last night on GameHead with Geoff Keighley, we are announcing that a new franchise from Rockstar Games will be exclusive to PS3. As part of our long...
  13. Rob Williams

    Tesla to produce 800 cars in first year

    According to Cnet, Tesla is planning to release 800 of their electric roadsters in their first production year. At $98,000 a piece, that could end up being near $80 million in overall revenue. Leno recently reviewed the car and was impressed overall, and even managed to compare it to his 1909...
  14. Rob Williams

    Having fat friends.. makes you fat

    The answer, the researchers report, was that people were most likely to become obese when a friend became obese. That increased one's chances of becoming obese by 57 percent. There was no effect when a neighbor gained or lost weight, however, and family members had less of an influence than...
  15. Rob Williams

    Seagate pulling out of IDE market

    Seagate plans to cease manufacturing IDE hard drives by the end of the year and will focus exclusively on SATA-based products. Seagate is the first major hard drive manufacturer to announce such plans, though others will likely follow suit as SATA continues to sap PATA's market share. According...
  16. Rob Williams

    Nikon D40x 10.2MP Digital-SLR Camera

    Up until recently, Nikon's line-up has had many gaps. This past March though, they released their P5000 advanced point-and-shoot camera alongside their D40x D-SLR. Today we are taking a look at the latter, which turns out to be a fantastic offering for those looking to take the plunge into...
  17. Rob Williams

    Edifier MP300 Portable Speaker System

    Here’s a look at a nifty speaker system that looks like it jumped off the pages of a Sharper Image catalog. Edifier’s MP300 is one of the smallest speaker systems we’ve ever seen, but can it deliver a rewarding sonic experience despite its size? You can read the full review here and discuss it...
  18. Rob Williams

    Literally... insane...

    Take a look at this photo, bearing in mind that DDR3 JEDEC standard is 1.5v.
  19. Rob Williams

    Hummer Owner Gets Angry Message

    On a narrow, leafy street in Northwest Washington, where Prius hybrid cars and Volvos are the norm, one man bought a flashy gray Hummer that was too massive to fit in his garage. So he parked the seven-foot-tall behemoth on the street in front of his house and smiled politely when his...
  20. Rob Williams

    How stupid can one be?

    Seriously? It goes without saying that talking whilst driving (let alone texting) isn't exactly the safest practice, and unfortunately for a British teenager, she could have four solid years to think about it. Rachel Begg, who was found to have used her cellphone nine different times in the 15...
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