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Saturday, 1-April-2006 17:07:37 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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So, just to confirm, the post from about midnight last night was our annual April Fools joke. :) You can check out our previous ones here. There's a few other ones around the net today, if you find any good ones, add them to this thread. Remember the rest of the world is only just entering April 1st, so keep your grain of salt handy. :)
NASA got some cool footage of the recent total solar eclipse that wasn't visible from Australia.
MadShrimps took a tour of HEC's factory in China. HEC/Compucase is a major OEM power supply and case manufacturer.
Phoronix looked at the latest update to Quake 4. At Phoronix, we have analyzed the performance abilities of this latest Quake 4 point release under Linux with a Pentium D processor and GeForce 7 solution.
Modders-Inc show you how to bend acrylic for your PC mod. To get a straight bend you want to line up your wax line to the center of the element. Within a few minutes the acrylic should get soft and bendable.
Cnet have an article on how and why to buy a digital TV. When making big-ticket purchases such as a new TV, it's important to never rely solely on the stores' sales assistants to provide accurate buying directions.
SharkyExtreme updated their high-end buyer's guide. In case the Antec 550W TruePower 2.0 is not available, or for whatever reason is not a preferred brand, another prime choice is the Enermax 550W EPS12V (EG651P-VE) power supply.
James spotted a 345HP barbeque on Gizmag. With the power and torque of the 5.7-liter V-8 HEMI engine, the grill can cook 240 HEMI dogs in three minutes and is covered by more than 330 square feet of steel.
TheTechZone cover the history of portable storage. So now virtually nothing more is needed for this drive to work if you have a computer with a standard USB port.
Designtechnica report on the state of digital music in 2006. In the week between Christmas 2005 and New Year’s, 20 million tracks were downloaded in America, and another million in Britain.
XbitLabs compared 16 watercooling systems, from Asetek, Aucma, CoolerMaster, Gigabyte, Promodz, Thermaltake, Titan, Zalman and 3RSystem.
Meanwhile, TrustedReviews have a roundup of iPod speakers and ARP have updated their desktop graphics cards comparison.
Matsushita are getting closer to having a Blu-ray DVD player, thanks IntelInside. Supporters of the Blu-ray format, led by Matsushita and Sony Corp, are competing against a rival HD DVD format pushed by Toshiba Corp and NEC Corp.
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