Tech News
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NL: Review Block - Daily Roundup 1-28-2009
Published: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 | By: WillNinjalane Hardware Daily Roundup for Jan. 28, 2009.
Motherboards & Processors
- MSI X58 Platinum Motherboard @ Viper Lair
- GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R Motherboard Review @ Motherboards
- ECS A780GM-A Ultra @ t-breakGraphic Cards
- Nvidia BFG 285 and 295 indepth analysis @ Driverheaven
- XFX 9800GT 512MB Review @ XSReviews
- Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 2G GDDR3 @ HotHardwareMemory
- CSX DIABLO DDR3-2000MHz 3GB Triple Channel Memory Kit @ Tweaktown
- Patriot Viper DDR3-2000 @ PureOverclock
- Kingston HyperX 2GHz DDR3 3GB Triple-Channel Memory Kit Review @ EOC!Cases, Cooling, & PSUs
- OCZ ModXStream-Pro 600W Review @ OCC
- Noctua NH-U12P tower cooler Review @ ocaholicMisc.
- Cyber E-Sport Orbita Mouse @ Pro-Clockers
- SilverStone Noble Breeze NB01 Notebook Cooler SST-NB01B @ TestFreaks
- ASUS G71V @ InsideHW -
Why So Forum?
Published: Monday, January 26, 2009 | By: DennisOk here is something from the world of strange forum postings. Why So Forum? Makes no sense at all but some of our loyal forum visitors have run with it.
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3D porn to revolutionise industry
Published: Monday, January 26, 2009 | By: DennisIt would seem that 3D has started to come back into the mainstream once again. nVidia announced their 3D solution at CES which uses active shutter glasses to paint the 3D picture. The technology is a little different from "novelty" style 3D movies we’ve in the IMAX that require the polarized glasses.
So why not do a Porno? Pr0n seems like the perfect medium for 3D but then again how far could you really push the technology?
The producers hope the movie will cash in on the craze for 3D films in Hong Kong where 55 per cent of takings for last year's hit film Journey to the Centre of the Earth came from the 3D version.
However Shiu admitted casting for the film was proving difficult.
"We're having trouble finding a male lead who is willing to undress in front of the camera," he told the Post.
"It's a lot more difficult to find an actor than an actress for this kind of film," he said.Sadly I can see how 3D could flip full circle and be something for the G4y community instead of the traditional pr0n we all know and love. Time will tell
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NL: Gaming Review Roundups
Published: Monday, January 26, 2009 | By: WillHere is a couple more PC games out there for you guys(and gals).
"Many people aren't even aware of the development of Sims 3 because everything relating to the game seems to have been kept relatively hush hush. Developer Maxis also handed the project over to EA Redwood Shores recently. It is actually quite a shock to learn that this title has been in development for around four years now. I was lucky enough to get a look at The Sims 3 when it was announced but recently I managed to spend some time in the new Sims town courtesy of EA."
Call of Duty: World at War PC @ TestFreaks
" Call of Duty World at War is yet another entry into the World War II gaming genre, is it a welcome addition? COD:WaW is based off the COD4 engine, so it's much more advanced than the others in the series, and it offers several new things to gameplay as well. Overall gameplay is fun, it's exciting, and the graphics are excellent, and of course we've got the awesome Nazi Zombie mode at the end of the game."
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NL: Review Block - Daily Roundup 1-26-2009
Published: Monday, January 26, 2009 | By: WillNinjalane Hardware Daily Roundup for Jan. 26, 2009.
Motherboards & Processors
- Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews
- ZOTAC GeForce 8200-ITX WiFi AM2+ Motherboard @ Tweaktown
- AMD Phenom II 940 - Black Edition (AM2+) @ CPU3DGraphic Cards
- Palit Revolution 700 Deluxe 1GB GDDR5 Video Card Review @ Hardware Canucks
- BIOSTAR Radeon HD4650 256MB GDDR3 @ InsideHW
- ASUS EAH4850 MT Republic of Gamers HD 4850 Review @ OCCMemory
- OCZ DDR3-1600 Platinum Triple Channel 6Gb Kit @ CPU3D
Cases, Cooling, & PSUs
- Akasa Freedom Power 1000W PSU Review @ Driverheaven
- Coolermaster CM Storm Sniper Gaming Case @ Pro-Clockers
- CoolIT Domino A.L.C. CPU Liquid Cooling System Review @ ThinkComputersMisc.
- Acer P244W Review @ Digital Trends
- Razer Lycosa Mirror Edition @ LanOC
- Samsung Spinpoint F1 1.0 TByte @ ocaholic -
SageTV HD Theater Review @ Digital Trends
Published: Thursday, January 22, 2009 | By: WillOn the Ninja to do list has been the one item that I always wanted to, but never got the Ninja time to work it out. That is building an HTPC system. Still thinking about it and getting real interested in trying one of these SageTV setups instead.
"The SageTV HD Theater is akin to Western Digital's WD TV HD Media Player in that it can stream music and video to your television independent of a computer-that means you don't need a computer at all. Like that device, it's outfitted with HDMI, composite, component, and S-video outputs, and analog and S/PDIF audio outputs. Also similar to the WD TV, the HD Theater delivers video resolution up to 1080p. But if you're the type who expects to plug something in and have it just work, the SageTV HD Theater probably isn't the right media extender for you. That's not to say that the device is extremely buggy or poorly designed; it's just most appropriate for people who like to tinker and share their experience on online forums."
"I want my SageTV." Go ahead and fill your head with the rest of the song. I am.
"Money for nothing, but the chicks are free." Going to go check out the AVN Coverage again. 
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Foxconn, Intel top recipients of 2008 Taiwan-issued patents
Published: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 | By: DennisBe sure to check out the digitimes site for the rest of this story.
Foxconn (trade name of Hon Hai Precision Industry), among all Taiwan-based companies or research/academic organizations, obtained the most Taiwan-issued patents in 2008, while Intel ranked first amid foreign or multinational enterprises operating in Taiwan, according to statistics released on January 19, 2009 by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
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NL: Gaming Reviews Roundups
Published: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 | By: WillTime for another PC gaming roundup here at Ninjalane.
Tom Clancy's HAWX PC - Preview @ GamingHeaven
"Tom Clancy's HAWX from Ubisoft's Romania Studio puts the player in the cockpit of the latest fighter jets to create a high octane flight experience with plenty of tricks to separate it from the masses. We recently had some time to play a few of the new missions over Chicago and Washington, which proved to be a memorable experience."
Fallout 3 (PC) Reviewed @ TheTechLounge
"Don't kid yourself, the people who made the original Fallouts are dead. Or at least, the spirit of their creation is, cut free of its mortal coil long, long ago, with this as a sad reminder of what was. It's like the dog collar I keep hung on the wall. In fact, I can't tell if this game is better or worse for falling into the Fallout franchise (like how the Star Trek with the whales doesn't really exist or the Highlander movie after the first but before the third) because if it is part of the franchise, then it permanently mars the series and proves that even the most beloved of games can be railroaded into a generic, desaturated clone. If it's not part of the franchise, then it can be even more critically assayed but at least there's still hope."
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NL: Review Block - Daily Roundup 1-21-2009
Published: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 | By: WillNinjalane Hardware Daily Roundup for Jan. 21, 2009.
Motherboards & Processors
- Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P Price/Performance Choice @ ocaholic
- ASRock N7AD-SLI Socket 775 nForce 740 SLI Motherboard Review @ ThinkComputers
- Phenom II phase change overclocking @ IcronticGraphic Cards
- BFG GTX-295 @ Bjorn3D
- Zotac GTX 260 @ OC3D
- SAPPHIRE ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 PCI-E Video Card @ TestFreaksMemory
- DDR2 Memory Comparison Test @ InsideHW
- ATP 4GB TooughDrive CAMO Review @ Hardware BistroCases, Cooling, & PSUs
- BFG Tech MX 680w Modular Power Supply Review @ OCIA
- Silver Power SP-SS500 500W PSU Review @ ModReactor
- Chieftec AEGIS Mid Tower Review @ OCCMisc.
- Microsoft Sidewinder X8 @ Technic3D
- QNAP NVR-1012 Network Surveillance System Review @ Tweaknews
- OCZ - Alchemy Elixir Keyboard @ Viper Lair -
NL: Gaming Reviews Roundups
Published: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 | By: WillHere is some PC Gaming Review for everyone to check out.
Depths of Peril - PC Review @ Gamepyre
"For the most part, the gameplay is great. I had a blast running my own covenant and although I have not managed to beat the game yet (I made war on everybody before I was ready), I know that I will play this game for a while. I had and I'm still having lots of fun bashing monsters and other opposing covenant members around."
Mirrors Edge Game Review @ ocaholic
"EA Games has really been pushing this game. There were a lot of trailers and screenshots online before launch day. First we we can tell you one thing already at this early point of the review: this game is different. In the world of Mirrors Edge everything is supervised. At the beginning the city was lively, vibrant but the changes came slowly but certainly. Cameras and private security companies began to watch over the city and got it under their control step by step."
