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Sansa Fuze is a SanDisk MP3 player

John Freeman | | Mar 13, 2008 3:46 AM CDT

SanDisk have launched a MP3 player called the Sansa Fuze.

At only 0.3" thick, the very small device is both funky and trendy. This portable iPod competitor will be shipped with 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB of storage for your ever growing library of MP3's. You can also include movie clips in your library as the Sansa Fuze can display them on the 1.9" color screen. The video will have to be stored in MPEG-4 format, and music formats that are supported include MP3, WMA, secure WMA, WAV, Audible, and Overdrive.

There is also the option to tune into FM radio stations, of which 40 can be preset. The other nifty feature includes a built-in voice recorder, and last but not least, for those of you who just have to show and tell, JPEG pictures can be stored and displayed at your leisure.

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HIS card aids in video noise reduction

Cameron Wilmot | Internet & Websites | Mar 12, 2008 8:56 PM CDT

It's not April Fools today, is it? On first inspection, this is the type of product I thought we were dealing with here.

HIS has just released its newest product called the "iClear" which is said to aid in noise reduction from graphics cards and TV tuners.

It provides up to 10% increase performance on SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) which is said to offer a better gaming experience by reducing the distortion and noise generated.

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OCZ introduces High-Speed SATA II SSD

Cameron Wilmot | Storage | Mar 12, 2008 8:46 PM CDT

OCZ has had its SATA I 64GB solid state drive on the market for some time now but just today they have introduced their High-Speed SATA II solid state drive.

It comes in 32GB and 64GB models and claims read speeds of 120MB/s and write speeds of 100MB/s, which is a huge improvement over the previous generation drive, which offered 58MB/s reads and 35MB/s writes.

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MAINGEAR $9000 Skulltrail PC unveiled

Cameron Wilmot | | Mar 12, 2008 8:53 AM CDT

MAINGEAR are makers of high-end computer systems in the US. Today they have unveiled something quite astonishing - say hello to the Ephex Skulltrail.

With a base price of $8995 USD, you would expect to get something quite good. Stuffed inside the system is an Intel Skulltrail motherboard with two Intel QX9775 Core 2 Extreme quad-core processors. They overclock them to 4GHz using their so-called Redline technology for folks who don't know how to overclock or cannot be bothered doing it.

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Thermaltake phase change cooling spotted

Cameron Wilmot | | Mar 12, 2008 8:33 AM CDT

It definitely looks as if phase change cooling is starting to become more mainstream or at least more than it has been in the past.

Normally reserved for elite enthusiasts with big bank accounts, companies are noticing the popularity in the cooling technology and are making it more readily available to users with less experience.

OCZ first introduced its Cryo-Z a couple years ago and recently began selling it. Now our friends over at Thermaltake want a piece of the phase change pie and good on them - it only means more user-friendly options for end-users.

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Microsoft intros Aero-esque Desktop 7000

Steve Dougherty | | Mar 12, 2008 3:36 AM CDT

WIth all intent to focus on bringing hardware closer to Vista with its Aero interface, Microsoft has just announced their Wireless Laser Desktop 7000 series keyboard and mouse set. The physical layout and aesthetics strongly follow Aero and its characteristics with a smoked translucent border that mimics the same look and feel.

Apart from the matched Aero theme used for the design of this new set, the keyboard itself also allows for instant one-touch access to the Aero exclusive Windows Flip 3D feature and a bunch of floating hot keys ready to be configured to the user's liking.

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"B2 Stealth Bomber" Chassis Launched

Cameron Wilmot | Cases, Cooling & PSU | Mar 12, 2008 12:46 AM CDT

Cherry from In Win just alerted us that they have launched a new mid-tower gaming chassis in their Xtreme Series today called the "B2 Stealth Bomber".

From the outside, the black metallic paint finish looks stylish and resembles a similar look and feel as the bomber. It even has a sensor on the front which will open and close the front door of the case.

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HD VMD stands up to Blu-ray

John Freeman | TV, Movies & Home Theatre | Mar 11, 2008 2:43 PM CDT

New Media Enterprises (NME) is not a name you would have heard of, but it is a name that's going to be well known pretty soon. These guys have made a startling announcement that they are releasing the new HD format, offering "True HD" for high definition systems. The technology according to a New York Times report is the same quality as Blu-Ray, but not as expensive to develop. The new format will be known as HD Versatile Multilayer Disc (VMD), and the New York Times states that the Media players are cheaper too.

They also say it is incompatible with Blu-ray which works on blue light lasers, apparently an inferior frequency for HD movies, but more compatible to high density disks. The new VMD layered technology however overcomes this limitation, and brings things up to speed at red light frequencies.

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Firefox 3 BETA 4 now available

John Freeman | Software & Apps | Mar 11, 2008 9:01 AM CDT

Firefox is seen by many as the Internet browser of choice. The reason for this is because it has worked faster than Microsoft's IE at times, and it also seems to have fewer issues when loading up websites.

With IE7 a few months old, Firefox have been a little slow in keeping pace with the frenetic updates that Microsoft seem to pump out like clockwork. I like to think it is because they (Mozilla) take their time to perfect things first.

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