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11 September 2007

ASRock 4Core 1333-eSATA2 R5.0 Intel P31 Motherboard @Madshrimps
CoolIT Systems Freezone Thermoelectric CPU Cooler @Big Bruin
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P Motherboard @Phoronix
Kingston 8GB DataTraveler II Plus @The TechZone
Kingwin Mach 1 ABT-800MA1S 800 Watt Modular Power Supply @Tweaknews.net
Sapphire Radeon HD 2600Pro OC, 2600XT and 2400XT @HotHardware.com
SilverStone ST1000 1000W Modular Power Supply @ThinkComputers.org
SOYO 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor MT-GW-DYLM24D6 @Benchmark Reviews
Thermaltake Kandalf LCS @InsideHW.com

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10 September 2007

A4Tech X7 G100 Gaming Keyboard Pro @ThinkComputers.org
Antec TruePower Quattro 850W Modular PSU TPQ-850 @Benchmark Reviews
Cooler Master CM Media 282 Hybrid Desktop/HTPC Computer Case @Tweaknews.net
Cooler Master COSMOS 1000 Tower Case @TweakTown
CoolIT Systems PCI Cooling Booster @OCModShop
Fujifilm FinePix S6500FD Digital Camera @Madshrimps
Hitachi Deskstar 7k1000 1TB Hard Drive @HardwareLogic
Matrox TripleHead2Go Digital Edition @OCModShop
Maxtor OneTouch 4 Mini 80GB External Hard Drive @Bigbruin.com
Motorola H9 Mini Bluetooth Headset @BlueTomorrow.com
Nexus Caterpillar Silent System PC Case @Metku.net
Samsung SyncMaster 2232GW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor @Tweaknews.net
SteelSeries S&S Mousepad @DV Hardware
Super Talent Exelerator 2GB Ready Boost @Virtual-Hideout
Thermaltake LANBOX Lite Enclosure @Virtual-Hideout

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07 September 2007

CoolIT Systems RAM Cooling Fan @OCModShop
Galaxy 8600 Ge Video Card @Madshrimps
Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 (Intel P35) Motherboard @Hardware Zone
Zalman CNPS8700 LED CPU Cooler @BCCHardware
Zalman Z-Machine GT1000 Black Mid-Tower ATX Gaming Case @Benchmark Reviews

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07 September 2007

China has announced that they've developed their own high definition DVD standard. While based on HD DVD, the physical format of the CH-DVD (China High Definition DVD) includes Chinese-owned intellectual property.

The Optical Memory National Engineering Research Center (OMNERC), a laboratory dedicated to optical disc research in Tsinghua University, today announced CH-DVD (China High Definition DVD)(a), a new generation high definition DVD format developed in collaboration with research institutes and manufacturing enterprises at home and abroad. The physical format of CH-DVD includes Chinese-owned intellectual property, and is based on HD DVD, the next generation high definition DVD approved by the DVD Forum. The realization of CH-DVD was supported by the Chinese government, and will pave the way for the localization of blue-laser, high-definition DVD in China.

On Sept. 7, 2007, OMNERC established CHDA -- the China High Definition DVD Industry Association -- in cooperation with the DVD Forum and Chinese and international partners. CHDA will play a leadership role in the promotion of CH-DVD, and will make a big push to launch CH-DVD player into the Chinese market in 2008.

While the details are sketchy, CH-DVD uses some sort of "advanced copy protection technology" to prevent the spread of pirated copies. If you'd like to read more, the entire press release can be found here. Add a comment

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06 September 2007

Abit IP35 Pro And IP35-E Motherboards @InsideHW.com
Antec 850w Quattro Power Supply @Virtual-Hideout
Cooler Master CM 690 ATX Case @Madshrimps
Cooler Master Cosmos Case @TweakPC
FluidXP Ultra - Non-Conductive Coolant @PC Apex
Shuttle SG33G5 Pro SFF XPC @TweakTown

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06 September 2007

Acer has apparently decided to stay neutral in the battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD. While the company has been a member of the Blu-ray Disc Association for less than a week, they've decided to hedge their bets and join the North American HD DVD Promotional Group.

With HD DVD drives already owninga 70%(1) share of the notebook PC market worldwide, the North American HDDVD Promotional Group today announced that Acer, the world's No. 4 PCvendor, has officially joined the Group.

"We're pleased that Acer is now a member of the North American HD DVDPromotional Group," said Ken Graffeo, co-president of the North American HDDVD Promotional Group. "Acer is already producing a stellar line of HDDVD-enabled notebook PCs for consumers today and we expect continued strongdemand for their products. Acer's support is one reason HD DVD continues tobe the worldwide leader in the PC market."

Acer has been offering HD DVD drives in their laptops for some time so this move really isn't too surprising. If you'd like to read more, the entire press release can be found here. Add a comment

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05 September 2007

BandRich C100 HSDPA 3.5G Modem @TweakTown
Dell XPS M1330 Notebook @Hardware Zone
ECS NF650iSLIT-A Motherboard @Futurelooks
HP Blackbird 002 Gaming System @HotHardware.com
HP w2207 22" Widescreen Monitor @HotHardware.com
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 CPU @I4U
Intel QX6850 Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core CPU @Tweaknews.net
PC Power and Cooling 750 Quad Black Power Supply @Bigbruin.com
SteelSeries Steelkeys 6G Gaming Keyboard @ThinkComputers.org
Ultra 7 Port Buddy Hub @BCCHardware
Ultra X3 600Watt Modular Power Supply @Tweaknews.net
Xigmatek HDT-S1283 Exposed Copper Heatpipe CPU Cooler @Benchmark Reviews

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04 September 2007

At a conference in Berlin, the AACS LA unveiled the final version of its copy protection system. According to heise.de, this version will provide additional encryption to protect the AACS key and make it harder to produce illegal copies. The AACS LA has also added a watermark detection mechanism that will prevent the playback of watermarked content.

At a conference held by the DVD Forum in Berlin, the AACS LA copy protection consortium has presented some new concepts to combat the piracy of high-resolution movies. In particular, the industry organization has set its crosshair on AnyDVD-HD software; the final version of the copy protection system called AACS (Advanced Access Content System) will contain additional security mechanisms that protect the AACS key and make it harder to produce illegal copies.

For example, the final version of AACS will have a watermark detection mechanism. Movies shown at cinemas will then include a watermark invisible to the human eye. If the movie is then ripped with a camera in the cinema (cam rip), this watermark will still be visible to the player, and players that comply with AACS will discontinue playback as soon as they detect it.

heise.de also reports that the AACS key being used by AnyDVD HD will be revoked in a few days. Knowing the people at SlySoft, they've probably found a new one to use. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here. Add a comment

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03 September 2007

Apple MacBook Pro @ChileHardware
ASUS Xonar D2 Ultra Fidelity Sound Card @TweakTown
Cyber Snipa USB Dog Tags @HardwareLogic
Ideazon BF2142 Limited Edition Fragmat @BCCHardware
Intel E6750 Core 2 Duo 1333MHZ FSB Processor @Tweaknews.net
Kingwin Gladiator Hybrid Liquid CPU Cooler @Virtual-Hideout
Lenovo ThinkPad R61 14.1" Laptop @ThinkComputers.org
Logitech MX Air @InsideHW.com
NZXT DUET Classic Series Steel HTPC Midtower Case @Futurelooks
PowerColor Radeon HD 2600 Pro @ChileHardware
San Disk Sansa Express DAP @I4U
SilverStone FM123 Fan @DV Hardware
TTIC Micro Flow Intel S775 Water Block @Madshrimps
VisionTek Radeon X1300 PCI Video Card @OCModShop

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