Polar has recently unveiled an upgrade to their A360 line, now incorporating heart rate monitoring. The Polar A360 is a colourful alternative to other heart rate/fitness tracking wearables, such as the FitBit Charge HR. “The key to achieving Polar’s well-known accuracy relies on how data is recorded by the sensor, and then how it is interpreted. We developed our own …

Recently our big brother website, The SSD Review, posted an article outlining the standard performance of the Plextor M6V. The article looked at the throughput through your standard SATA 3 (6Gb/s) port, and if you take a read through the article you can see that this value oriented drive provided very consistent performance. While we could sit here and regurgitate the …

The A10-7870K is not any version of Carrizo. It relies on the same Steamroller cores as Kaveri, hence the title ‘Kaveri Refresh’, and is the same architecture as Kaveri. This is the “big daddy” of Kaveri, nicknamed Godvari by enthusiasts, since this is the highest clocked and best binned APU available on the market today. The A10 7870K is very …

Today we are looking at the latest, ultra durable external hard disk drive available from ADATA, the HD720. A few weeks ago we had the opportunity to look at the HD710A, which had a little different purpose, mainly for targeting the Mac market. The HD720 is your solution to water, dust and shock. Keep reading to find out more! TERMINOLOGY AND …

Today we will have a look at the Gigabyte X99-SLI motherboard and its features, as well as putting it through some benchmarks to see how the board performs. At first glance we were expecting this board to perform nicely on air and water, which as you will see for a budget board it performs quite well even overclocked. Gigabyte is well …

Starting a new build? Maybe you are looking for an intense gaming rig to play your games in 4K, or maybe you are looking for a budget build that lets you find that happy balance between performance and quality. A good place to start is with our graphics card today, the XFX R7 370 Double Dissipation. WHY DO I WANT …

The BitFenix AEGIS is quite an interesting microATX case. Its shield-inspired front is stylistic and they claim that it also helps to keep down noise. It is offered in bold colors and just like many cases as of late, its designed has been heavy influenced by watercooling capability and modularity. This case can support up to eight 120mm fans or …

What was your least favourite subject in school? Math? Yea, that’s what everyone says, except for maybe us. Well Osmo has just announced Numbers, a game that combines an iPad app and manipulatives. The game removes the need to complete worksheet after worksheet to practice a new concept, reducing anxiety levels, and aims give students a true understanding of the way the …

Today we will have a first look at the most anticipated graphics card this year, the MSI GTX 980Ti Lightning. There has been a lot of speculation about how this card will perform to what memory it has. We can tell you now that the card looks spectacular with great performance straight out of the box. Retail samples are shipped …

Lian Li has introduced it’s PC-Q21 Series PC Chassis. This small casing comes in black and white. On the top there is a slot-load slim ODD bay, which can hold optical drives, or SSDs. When not in use, the chassis comes with a cover to fit the design. This is in addition to the three internal drives. The chassis also …

Fluance has announced a new surround sound speaker system designed to make your living room feel just like a movie theater. The AV5HTB Dynamic Home Theater Surround Sound Speaker System includes two bookshelf speakers, timbre matched center channel and surround sound speakers. It is constructed with audio-grade ADF wood, allowing for minimal cabinet resonance and distortion, meaning your audio will …

Cooler Master has announced the Quick Fire XTi gaming keyboard. It features a minimalistic degisn with multi-colour backlighting. The keyboard features only what you need, removing any logos or “clutter”. It was designed with symmetry in mind, making it very appealing to look at and has UV coated keys making it soft to touch. Additionally, the UV coating helps to …

Windows 10 is well upon us and we have pleasantly made the upgrade. If you haven’t made the upgrade to Windows 10 yet, we highly encourage you to take that step. It’s quick, slick and down right awesome compared to it’s predecessors. We have to admit, we are impressed! However, not every upgrade can go as smoothly as you would …

In the wonderful world of DIY PC building, easily one of the most important components in any system is the power supply. Unfortunately, this is usually one area that is an afterthought for most users, as for the most part, power supplies tend to lack the excitement that is brought upon us by the more performance-effecting components such as the CPU …

As the summer dwindles down, some may stil continue their training into the fall and winter, especially if those are your peak athletic seasons. As discussed previously, music can make a big difference on our workout, and we even found that a headset can make or break it too! The Jabra Sport Coach is on the chopping block today, as …