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Tuesday, 18-January-2005 13:05:51 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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CES2005 coverage continues: CoolTechZone have MP3 players, motherboard plans and final tidbits. XYZ have part 2 of their coverage posted, plus a funny report on their CES experience, which wasn't all gadgets and glamour.
HardOCP have seven X800 cards video cards compared.
BigBruin consider LCD vs CRT for your next monitor.
MadShrimps have an A64 S939 memory roundup, with 8 sets of "ultra high performance" DDR based on Samsung's TCCD chips.
So_Chumpy spotted this mobile personal server. The specs are impressive for such a small unit, featuring dual 425MHz PowerPC processors, 1GB of flash or a 20GB hard drive, and 64MB of DRAM. Security is also embraced with a biometric scanner for file encryption, and a 2048-bit encrypted VPN connection to Realm System's SBOA router allows for updates (or can disable a stolen unit entirely.)
Biology meets microchips to create tiny robots, reports Reuters.
AppleTalk AU have a Mac Mini buyer's guide, incase you're thinking of making the switch. While I'm over here on the wrong side of the fence, here's a MacWorld 2005 report from ArsTechnica.
CaseModGod add some bling to the back of a PC, with LED-encrusted PCI slot covers.
Sony's Creation Box can apparently make your old TV look a lot better. The outlines of distant trees sharpened, glass looked shinier and the sense of landscape perspective was enhanced. Shame about the $5k USD pricetag for now.
Still on TV's, eCoustics report on HDTV vs standard, being all about the pixels.
Anandtech report on HDMI, being the replacement for the DVI connector on video cards, but also carrying audio.
CNET wonder what Google are up to, displaying an interest in dark fibre all of a sudden. Dark fiber refers to fiber optic cable that's already been laid, but is not yet in use.
The FBI have arrested a tsunami email scammer recently. Just got another email from someone else trying the same thing.. scumbags.
ATI has released Catalyst 5.1 drivers for Windows and Linux.
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