The Elements of Gadgets and Gaming
CNET had an interesting article titled “12 Ways to Make the PS3 Perfect“. It still is one of the best off-the-shelf HTPCs on the market as well as being a great game console but it does have its flaws. Lets start with a rundown of CNET’s suggestions and then I’ll add my own. 1. Make…
“Merchandising! We put the picture’s name on everything!” I never did get that Spaceballs The Flamethrower. Movies tend not to do as well as they used to in the cinema so lets sell some junk to fill in the bucks. What’s selling big today? Why games of course! The problem is that a hit movie…
Last year, Codemasters had a hit with Dirt, the latest in the Colin McRae racing series that was renamed after his untimely death. This year, Codemasters is releasing the next generation edition of Race Driver: GRID. The demo was made available today for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. GRID is a bit of a small…
Up until fairly recently, if you wanted a high power gaming system, you needed a Windows PC. When it comes to gaming, a PC has numerous advantages over a console, primarily in terms of customization. It’s possible to stay ahead of the curve with the latest and greatest hardware or build a rig to suit…
I thought I’d finish off the PC cooling guide with some of the more exotic cooling methods. This isn’t a how-to but rather just some info on some of the more unorthodox methods of keeping the heat down. One of the problems with both air and water cooling is that they can only cool to…
Liquid cooling is a more exotic cooling method used mostly by enthusiasts. You’re probably most familiar with this type of cooling as it is used in your car. There isn’t a heck of a lot of difference between automotive liquid cooling and the type used for PCs. They feature the same basic components and cool…
I thought I’d do a bit on PC cooling. I’m not really going to recommend any specific products here though I can point you in the right direction. Lets start with basics. Heat is the enemy of all electronics. Take the Xbox 36o for example who’s primary issues were the result of poor cooling. Too…
Maybe the Psystar Mac clones weren’t a hoax after all. According to major tech website CNET, they have one ready for review. So, apparently, they are a real company after all. I’d be really interested to see their review of the system. In case you don’t know, Psystar claimed to be selling Mac clones running…
When the iPhone came out last summer, it rapidly became one of 2007’s must have gadgets. Americans got the phone before anybody else. This led to people buying them up off eBay and hacking them to work on other GSM networks. Many Canadians figured out that it could be hacked to work with Rogers. Today,…
Apple has updated the iMac. Once again we have two sizes, 20” and 24”. There are four models in these sizes. A speed bump pushes the processor speeds to 2.4ghz, 2.66ghz, 2.8ghz and 3.06ghz. 2gb memory is now stock in higher end models and is expandable to 4gb. Also of note is that the high…