Looks like AMD got serious about going after those shady individuals in the pacific rim who were re-branding their chips. Pirate scum. Yarrrrr...

"The chipmaker said that Taiwanese law enforcement authorities on Thursday raided four companies in that country that were suspected of tampering with or selling relabeled AMD processors. Numerous people were arrested, said AMD spokeswoman Catherine Abbinanti, and a number of chips were confiscated."

Power

Thermaltake Purepower 680W @ Tweaknews  MGE XG Vigor 500W @ hi-techreviews

Ultra Products UV X-Connect @ OverclockersOnline

Etc.

JAHT JN-1110R32C GigE Adapter @ Techniz  Razer Diamondback @ XYZComputing

Microsoft Wireless Notebook Mouse @ The Tech Zone

The TechReport crew have posted their "best of" year-end review. All of the year's hardware that made the biggest impacts is up for you to have a gander at.

"It was a good year for enthusiasts, and we've singled out a handful of products for our Best of 2004 awards. To be eligible for Best of 2004 distinction, a product had to be widely available for a reasonable portion of the year. Paper launches and limited or late-year releases didn't qualify, although you might see some of those products pop up in next year's awards."

Major LAN event coming up in the New England area. Check it out if you're interested.

"Today, we mark another milestone in New England LAN gaming with the announcement of LPANE Nor'Easter 2005. This multi-day LAN Party will take place on April 16th-17th, 2005 in Wilmington , MA and will support 500 players! Nor'Easter 05 is the brainchild of the members of LPANE who eagerly decided to use their new network to make history for the gamers of New England."

Now they're saying that you'll be able to transfer your TiVo shows to a different PC? I wonder how they're going to be able to discern whether or not it's a "laptop," & futhermore, how they'll be able to do this with PC's with DVD burners, as they say they plan to in the future? Should be interesting to see how it shakes out...

"TiVo, the maker of the digital video recorder, is now pushing a no-cost automatic software update to its standalone Series 2 devices, except those belonging to subscribers with DVD recorders. The company plans to get TiVoToGo to DVD recorder subscribers later this year."

Trying to decide which bluetooth mouse is the one for you? The gang at the TechZone have put together a comparison of two of the better ones on the market today, the MS Intellimouse Explorer, & the Logitech MX900. Head on over & check it out if you're in the buyer's market.

"Both are wireless mice powered by Bluetooth technology and both promise to open your computer to a Bluetooth world by allowing it to connect to other Bluetooth devices like cell phones, PDA or anything else that is Bluetooth enable. But the question remains, which mouse is better?"

Motherboards

GIGABYTE K8NS-939 @ Techniz

Power

Ultra Products UV X-Connect 500W @ ap0calypse

Etc.

A4Tech NB-30 Battery-Free Optical Mouse @ TechFreaks

AC Ryan XTOR Xilencer HDD Silencer @ Madshrimps  CaseBuy EZ PSU Tester @ HardwareHounds