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Recent press releases of interest:
Australia's Attorney-General Philip Ruddock announced the creation of a uniform and more easily understood classification system for films and computer games. The Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment Bill was passed by both houses of Parliament. The Bill, upon Royal Assent, will create common classifications for films and computer games based on the current classifications for films. The Bill renames the classifications but does not affect the material permissible within each classification. Consistent with the previous agreement of Censorship Ministers, the Bill does not introduce an R classification for computer games. More info in a 111KB PDF here.
ASUS announced their Radeon X800 cards, with some unique features: GameFace Live – Talk to and see your teammates. GameFace Live is the world’s first multi-player, video/audio communication solutions for DirectX PC gaming. It enables simultaneous connection of up to eight players, allowing gamers to talk to and see their teammates or the enemy during PC gaming. VideoSecurity Online – Set up a home security system. Simply aim the webcam to a specific area and this unique feature will monitor that location, take snap shots of any unauthorized visitors and send out warning messages to a preprogrammed recipient via e-mail or phone call. Onscreen Display – Fast setting adjustment. This feature allows users to adjust general settings such as brightness and contrast levels, VR settings and extra light settings while watching movies or playing 3D games. No need to stop the movie or game. They even include a webcam in the box with the card! Card pic here, box pic here.
OCZ announced their DDR600 or PC-4800 memory. Each PC-4800 Dual Channel kit features an integrated copper heatspreader to aid in heat dissipation and is rated for CL3-4-4-8 (read: CAS-tRCD-tRP-TRAS) latencies at 2.8 volts. Based on current testing results, OCZ is able to qualify PC-4800 EL DDR memory with the Asus P4C800 Deluxe and P4C800-E Deluxe mainboards. Press-release here, product page here. OCZ also mention Macci using their memory to set a new 3DMark2003 record.
Gigabyte announced the release of their GV-R955128D and GV-R955128T video cards. Based on ATI's highly acclaimed Radeon 9550 VPU with 128MB DDR, the GV-R955 series boasts a superior graphics architecture, amazing high-resolution 3D graphics and sophisticated real-time visual rendering. Box and card pic here, 310KB Word doc here.
asetek sent word that the SUMMER 2004 MEGA VapoChill & WaterChill COMPETITION now is open for entrants. You now have the chance to win prizes up to 15,000 $. It is extremely easy to sign up for the contest – just go ahead and boost your chances to win one of the GREAT prizes. Entry details here.
Corsair sent over a heap of info related to their memory products. There's a Buyer's Guide, Server Motherboard Qualification Guide, their latest newsletter and motherboard cross-references for Supermicro, Tyan, ABIT, ASUS, EPoX and SOYO.
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