Video Cards

NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX @ TweakTown

Gigabyte GV-NX98X1GHI-B GeForce 9800 GX2 @ BenchmarkReviews

Sapphire Toxic HD 3870 @ Pro-Clockers

ASUS Radeon HD 3870 X2 @ TweakTown

RAM

OCZ Platinum PC3-12800 2GB @ HardwareLogic

Games

Final Fantasy Tactics-War of the Lion PSP @ Gamepyre

Tom Clancy's Rainbox Six: Vegas 2 @ OCModShop

Etc.

Thermaltake Muse R-Duo RAID Enclosure @ OCIA

Strata Mini Loudspeaker @ DigitalTrends

Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo Wheel @ techPowerUp

Zalman ZM360B-APS PSU @ HardwareSecrets

Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 4GB USB Drive @ ThinkComputers

Thermaltake Bigwater 760i Water Cooler @ LegitReviews

The deal's not done, but the Justice Department has given its blessing, so I'd imagine that wheels are turning over in the satellite radio camp. The merger now only needs FCC approval, & then it'll be one company to rule them all, as it were...

"Analysts expressed optimism of FCC approval, although some said the agency might impose conditions on the deal."

I'll admit that I was a bit miffed when the Apple Update screen in this article popped up on my desktop last week as well. I said to myself, "wait, do I actually have that installed?" John Lilly is just saying what's already been repeated ad nauseum on news comments, but I'd say his feelings carry a bit more clout, no?

" As such, claims Lilly, unsuspecting users are lead to install the browser when they might not be inclined to do so..."

In case you didn't notice it (I didn't), the Netflix site was down for a good while yesterday. Deliveries were delayed, but will go out today.

"The largest online video-rental service has suffered a technical glitch that has knocked out its Web site as well as its logistics and delivery systems, according to a Steve Swasey, a company spokesman."

CPUs

Intel E8500 Core2 Duo @ Motherboards.org

Video Cards

VVIKOO GeForce 9600GT Turbo 512MB @ TweakTown

NVIDIA Quad-SLI with the ASUS EN9800GX2 @ HotHardware

AMD Radeon HD 3200 / 780G On Linux @ Phoronix

Motherboards

ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP @ ThinkComputers

RAM

Aeneon XTUNE 1GB DDR2-1066 @ Bigbruin

Storage

OCZ Rally2 Turbo 4GB USB Flash Drive @ APHNetworks

Thecus N299 NAS Server @ Virtual-Hideout

WD Caviar and RE2 GreenPower 1TB Hard Drives @ HotHardware

Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB @ the TechReport

OCZ Rally 2 USB Drive @ TechwareLabs

Power

Zalman ZM750-HP @ HardwareLogic

Cooler Master Real Power Pro 1250W @ OCIA

Mice

Razer Lachesis @ DigitalTrends

Zalman FG1000 Gun Mouse FPS Controller @ Tweaknews

Software

Paragon Disk Manager 2008 Suite @ TechwareLabs

Sega SuperStars Tennis Review (360, PS3, Wii, DS) @ OCModShop

Linspire CNR Beta @ MadPenguin

Cases

Cooler Master Cosmos S @ techPowerUp

Antec Sonata III Mid-Tower @ Futurelooks

HDD enclosures

Thermaltake BlacX HDD Docking Station @ techPowerUp

VIZO Luxon Advanced ED HDD caddy @ XtremeComputing

Icy Box NAS 4220 Enclosure @ OCIA

Cooling

Zalman CNPS7500-CU LED HSF @ OverclockersOnline

CoolJag Mini LED Flash Fan @ BurnOutPC

NZXT Cryo LX Aluminum Notebook Cooler @ Futurelooks

Noctua NT-H1 Thermal Interface Material @ TweakTown

Etc.

HTC Touch Dual @ DigitalTrends

The Lost Planet: Colonies expansion pack sequel has been getting reamed for not actually being a new game, but it looks like it may offer something new: a first-person view. Interesting. Will this little tidbit make it worth the purchase price? Doubtful.

The Feds are going to be conducting WoW raids on "company time." Why? Because no one can think of a better use for your tax dollars? No, silly, to foil the terrorists, of course. Ya can't make this stuff up, I tell ya.

If the rumors pan out, looks like AMD's sticking with its bread-and-butter, & expanding the entry level/mid-range graphics lineup.

"The card will be positioned between AMD's Radeon HD 3850 and 3650 and will target the gap between Nvidia's GeForce 9600GT and 8600GTS with a price lower than US$129."

Looks like the X Prize Foundation is setting its sights on something a bit more down-to-earth (earth-y?). I think I'd like to see a good 100mpg car out of them than a new spacecraft, personally.

"The foundation billed the contest as independent and technology-neutral. It is open to teams from around the world that can design green vehicles that people want to buy and that meet market needs for price, size, capability, safety and performance."

Video Cards

EVGA GeForce 9600 GT SSC 512 MB @ techPowerUp

Motherboards

MSI P35 Platinum Combo @ HotHardware

Input

Evo-G MP1 Mouse Mat @ XSReviews

SteelSeries Ikari Optical and Laser Mice @ TweakTown

Logisys Ultra Slim Soft Touch Multimedia Keyboard @ TechwareLabs

Etc.

Logitech FreePulse Wireless Headphones @ HardwareSecrets

Tuniq 3 Mid-Tower Chassis @ OCIA

Soyo Topaz S 24-inch Widescreen LCD @ ThinkComputers

NZXT Cryo LX Notebook Cooler @ HardwareLogic

Thermaltake BlacX Hard Drive Docking System @ Bigbruin

The Pwn2Own competition at this year's CanSecWest later this month will feature three different OSs on three different laptops, & whoever executes code remotely first on each laptop gets to take the laptops home. Which OS will fall first?

"This year's Pwn2Own competition will place three brand-new, fully patched laptops side by side: a Fujitsu U810 running Vista Ultimate, a Vaio VGN-TZ37Cn running Ubuntu 7.10 and a MacBook Air running Leopard."

The auction ended yesterday and a total of nearly $20 billion was raised. The winner(s) of the C block of the 700MHz spectrum won with a bid just shy of $5 billion, but are still unknown at this time.

"The C block spectrum includes a requirement sought by Internet leader Google Inc that would make it accessible to any device or software application."

The TechwareLabs guys do a specs comparison between a decent on-board sound solution and an ASUS Xonar card. They go through the reasoning behind the comparison, & the meaning of the specs. It's a decent write-up that should give anyone thinking about an add-in card some thoughts to mull over.

"With the widespread availability of onboard sound why would a consumer select an add-on sound card to their system?"

Looks like we may finally have a time-frame for the XP SP3 release. techARP is reporting that we'll see the final service pack for WinXP released in the second half of next month. Speculation? I hope not.

Video Cards

Nvidia GeForce 9800 GX2 @ THG

Nvidia GeForce 9800 GX2 @ the TechReport

HIS HD 3870 IceQ3 512 MB @ techPowerUp

Apollo Radeon HD 3850 512 MB @ OCIA

Motherboards

Abit AX78 @ 3DGameMan

EVGA NVIDIA 790i SLI Ultra @ Motherboards.org

RAM

Kingston HyperX 2GB PC3-14400 DDR3-1800 @ ASE Labs

Storage

Mtron Pro 7000 2.5-Inch 16GB SSD SATA7025 @ BenchmarkReviews

VOX V1 750GB External Hard Drive @ TechGage

Etc.

Army of Two Xbox 360 @ TTGamer   E-TEN Glofiish X800 Smartphone @ TweakTown

Bgears b-Envi Cube Case @ TechwareLabs  Logitech Alto Express @ Phoronix