Phiaton PS 320 Review

“On-ear headphones are a great alternative to the pedestrian earbuds that usually accompany portable music players. Not only are they vastly more comfortable, but they usually sound considerably better than their tiny, plastic brethren. With the PS 320, Phiaton aims to offer a smart looking, super comfy pair of headphones that look and sound a lot like more expensive brands – but at a fraction of the cost. However, while the PS320 look very handsome and sound fairly good, their spendy price tag, lack of bass and tendency to break up when the music gets busy lessens the overall appeal of this set of cans.”

Link to the review:

http://www.digitaltrends.com/product-reviews/phiaton-ps-320-review/

Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 i7/i5 Optimized 4GB Dual Channel Memory Kit Review

Quote: “It obviously wasn’t an insurmountable problem, as we saw DDR3-2000 triple channel kits not long after the release of the LGA 1366 i7, and I found that not only did they do DDR3-2000 at that voltage, they were all able to be overclocked beyond that. Now that the LGA 1156 has been released, we need dual channel kits utilizing that same low voltage requirement. That obviously was no problem, the memory was already there, they just needed packaging that held only two modules rather than three. Today I will be looking at one of Corsair’s low voltage dual channel kits, the Corsair Dominator DDR3 -1600 i7/i5 4GB Dual Channel kit. It is XMP enabled, sports Corsair’s Dominator cooling fins, and timed at 8-8-8-24. Of course its Vdimm is 1.65v. Will the Dominator dominate? Read on to see!”

ASUS Maximus III Formula (P55 Express) Motherboard

QUOTE: “Lynnfield boards are now starting to come out thick in fast. Even before Computex 2009 went underway we were hearing model numbers and names being thrown around as well as seeing early images of certain boards. And weeks before launch we were even given a couple of boards for preview. The ASUS P7P55D Deluxe was one and GIGABYTE kindly sent early samples of its UD4 for a quick lookover as well.

Now that the Core i5 and Core i7 8xx series are officially out, we are seeing so many companies throwing out various P55 based boards. ASUS already has sent us their P7P55D which we reviewed earlier. This board is aimed at the mid-range and high-end crowd. Today the Maximus III Formula arrives for a good going over. This board is aimed at the high-end to enthusiast level crowd and is part of the Republic of Gamers series.”

Galaxy and Palit GeForce GT 240 Review – More 40nm from NVIDIA

Quote: “The difference between the two GT 240 cards is significant though -
both in terms of performance, power and price. The Galaxy card was by far
the most efficient and will come in a good $30 less expensive than the
Palit card. The Palit card though is far and away the better performer -
the difference built on the use of GDDR5 memory (rather than GDDR3) and
higher core and shader clock speeds.”

ASUS Eee PC 1008HA Seashell

“At first sight, ASUS Eee PC 1008HA looks like any other netbook made in piano finish, where shiny black plastics dominates its exterior. In case you take this netbook outdors and take a good look at its surface under intensive sunlight, you will notice small details on its surface. Small dots (in our case blue dots) can be visible, and those are making effects similar to sand shimmering under the bright sunlight on some beach. This can sound as a tacky detail, but actually, it isn’t – on contrary. Except this rather nice effect, this is still netbook with piano finish surface, which is magnet for fingerprints and nightmare for users that like to keep their portable companion clean…”

Fractal Design – Define R2 System Enclosure review in Metku

“A while ago I saw a case called Define R2 from a Swedish manufacturer, Fractal Design. I thought the specs were great and the price was very reasonable, if it was able to deliver what it promised. Now we will find out!”

Article link:
http://metku.net/index.html?path=reviews/fractal-design-define-r2/index_eng

Spire Thermax II CPU Cooler

Quote:

In this review I will test a 4-heatpipe CPU cooler from Spire named Thermax II, which features a mounting system very similar as Sunbeamtech Core Contact Freezer and will compare the temperatures with other coolers I have tested in the past.

Link: http://www.pcshoptalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24208

Buffalo DriveStation HD-HXU3 USB 3.0 External Hard Disk

QUOTE: “eSATA could have been a worthwhile successor to USB 2.0 for storage devices, but USB, like the name implies, is universal and has even broken through to the consumer electronics market. With the high adaption rate, USB has been a huge success and that pretty much meant that eSATA never had a prayer for anything outside of the enthusiast market.

A few weeks ago GIGABYTE and ASUS launched their revised P55 motherboards that included SuperSpeed USB and SATA 6Gbps. Ever since then we have been looking to source our first USB 3.0 enclosure. Several companies have TweakTown at the top of their list to send products to, but so far we have only received the Buffalo DriveStation HD-HXU3. One manufacturer did tell us that a key component is in very short supply and that is why there has been such a long delay. Luckily for us GIGABYTE had an extra SuperSpeed DriveStation on hand that they purchased in Japan and sent it over for a full workout on the new GIGABYTE P55A-UD4. A big thinks goes out to the GIGABYTE crew for thinking of TweakTown!”

Forza Motorsport 3

Quote:
“I’ve always been a fan of racing games, not a fanatic but someone who like them on occasion, they’re a great way to escape and well drive a car the way you can’t on the real road. Racing games also allow us the thrill of driving something that most likely we’ll never own, limited edition cars, classic cars, and of course super expensive ones. Most racing games out there are professional cars, but the Forza Motorsport series brings us real cars that you’ll see on the streets driving along side of your own. There are of course official racing cars as well that you can drive to help you live out your fantasies of being a race car driver, but that’s not what it’s all about. Forza Motorsport 3 offers a huge selection of cars and tracks, along with customization options like paint and decals along with all sort of upgrade options for the cars themselves. ”

Main site link: http://www.testfreaks.com

Apple testing Next-Gen iPhone

Looks like Apple is already testing out the next version of the iPhone which shouldn’t come as a surprise as the 3GS also went into testing eight months before making an official appearance.

Macrumors.com is reporting that iPhone application developer Pandav has informed them that they have spotted usage records for an unreleased iPhone in their app’s analytics.

PinchMedia who provides the analytics for the application breaks down customer usage including what specific devices are being used. This list of devices is reported to developers using internal device identification numbers assigned by Apple. In this case, “iPhone3,1″ was first spotted in Pandav’s usage logs in November. This “iPhone3,1″ identifier does not match up with any shipping iPhones. The last iPhone released to the public was the iPhone 3GS which carries the identification string “iPhone2,1″.

References to “iPhone3,1″ was first discovered in the iPhone firmware files back in August, but this seems to be the first time that it has been spotted “in the wild”. Apple similarly began testing the iPhone 3GS (iPhone2,1) back in October of 2008 about 8 months ahead of its launch. At the time, the usage was similarly focused in the San Francisco Bay Area where Apple is located.

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