HIGHLIGHT REVIEW Building The New MPCIE Test Bench @ The SSD Review One of our favorite activities is the inevitability of a new PC build when a new SSD form factor is introduced.  It’s the reason to dig in and try to build a system that’s unique and, if the enjoyment we had with this MPCIe Test Bench is any …

The mid-tower PC case market is a very crowded segment, so differentiating yourself from the competition is what is going to be required in order to become a successful product.  Even the sub-category of “gaming” mid-tower PC case is becoming populated with dozens of choices.  When we drill even further down to the sub-sub-category of “budget” “gaming” mid-tower PC case, …

With the rapid progress of technology from one day to the next, concepts, ideas, inventions, and reinventions suddenly turn from wishful thinking into reality. In the case of solid-state drives the burning question was whether we would see a viable external solution. Conventional hard-drives already go their external variant primarily thanks to USB 2.0; with the raw speed and performance …

Having just returned from a great trip to California, the first thing awaiting my return was a new Canon EF 100-400mm F/4.5F IS USM Zoom Lens, a lens ordered specifically for that trip and arriving a day late. My wife had made it an especially great moment as she the picture you see here on her FaceBook Page, knowing that …

It seems as if the newest trend coming out from peripheral-based companies are a plethora of mobile companions. Starting off as battery-backup units, these devices have evolved further into capable media streamers, card readers, cloud storage clients, and wireless extenders/routers while still retaining their original purpose as a powerbank. We can effectively call them ‘mini-NAS’ units at this point. Now …

HIGHLIGHT REVIEW Corsair Obsidian Series 350DW Case Review @ Techspot With well over a dozen members spread across four chassis families, Corsair offers enclosures at just about every price point and form factor relevant to high-end system builders, including six Obsidian products spanning from $100 to $350. The upper end of that bracket, as you’re likely aware, is held by …

When SSDs first started to appear back in 2007, their top capacity was 32GB and pricing soared to well over $3000; such is the price of new technology.  Even today, it seems incredible that we could fit 128GB of memory into a secure digital memory card.   Capacity in a SD card is nothing without performance and today’s media enthusiasts are …

The most difficult component to keeping in shape is, without a doubt, motivation.  For myself, working a full time job that sometimes brings me into 20 hour days, managing two websites, traveling insurmountable distances to make necessary obligations and then trying to find time for social engagements locally robs me of every minute of every day.  As much as boarding …

Point-and-shoots almost seem like a last option while shopping for cameras nowadays, while phone cameras constantly improve optics and quality. It’s tough to compete in a market so saturated with endless high and low end fixed lens options. This generation of point-and-shoot cameras needs a few things to compete with the onslaught, such as excellent optics, wireless connectivity – and …

Camera buyer’s today have their task cut out for them.  Do I buy a simple compact or DSLR, Point and Shoot and what is a mirrorless camera anyway? The options and selection available simply can’t be rivaled so we thought we might tackle a camera review this morning that takes three of the most important features to be found in …

There is nothing better than latching on to a piece of technology that just makes sense.  In the case of today’s look at the Jaybird Bluebuds X Bluetooth headphones, the first question that came to mind was that of why I hadn’t grabbed a set of wireless headphones sooner.  After all, I have had headphone cords hanging from my ears …

The Cougar brand has been around for just over five years and has already made a significant impact in the gaming community, not only because of the quality products that are created for a very competitive price, but for their elaborate designs and color palette on nearly all cougar products. One can spot a Cougar product from its competitors simply …

Announced today at the Google Press Event is a new HD Nexus 7, running stock android 4.3. The HD Nexus7 sports a sleeker and thinner profile.  While keeping the original 7.02” screen size, the new display has been upgraded from 1280×800 to a full 1920×1200 high resolution screen. Pixels per inch have been increased from 216 to 323. Google claims …

Highlight Review Samsung TurboWrite Adds Up To 3X  Speed 840 EVO SSDs With their introduction of the 840 Evo, Samsung has introduced a proprietary TurboWrite Technology which significantly increases the performance of the Samsung 840 Evo family, the top increases being seen in lower capacity SSDs.  As an example, where a Samsung 840 may have displayed write performance up to …