Zalman is mostly known from their high quality cooling solutions, but during the last months Zalman has expanded their product range to cover also other interesting products. New products are FG1000, their new mice, and couple of innovative monitors. It is true, that display markets are full of products, which differ only a little from each other. Zalmans monitors have some attributes which other manufacturers do not. Zalman provided us ZM-M220W 3d-monitor for test and now we will have a look at it.

The rest was pie: soon after the LCLC release, several European PC manufacturers chose this platform for their vanguard models. Last year it appeared in a family of gaming computers - HP's Blackbird 002. And recently it has turned up in the Predator gaming PC series from Acer.

Having played with the Eee PC and quite frankly, finding it much too small to be comfortable, the 10-inch Wind was a real pleasure to use without crippling my hands into looking like a lobster claw (fingers all pinched together). The Wind will launch in plain white, but will also have the option of these cool tattoos. Now, not being one for art splashed over the cover of electronic gadgets I have to say (while reaffirming my masculinity here) that it looks awesome.

Intel is already selling a mini-ITX board called D201GLY, and this plaform has a Celeron 220 CPU. As we have one we decided to compare them, as this platform is fitted with a Conroe-L Celeron 220. We know this is a slower CPU, as it's only clocked at 1.2GHz, but in some tests it was more than twice as fast as the Atom N230. It scored 11.260x in Lame. As it's a single core CPU without Hyperthreading the benchmark runs within a single thread.

There's little doubt that the Audioengine A2 is a gem. Its tiny size, appealing simple looks and operation, and well-thought out details exude an impressive level of quality. The real reward is when they're plugged in and the music turned on. It's hard to believe so much good sounding music can come from such wee speakers.

A state judge in Albany, NY has found that Dell "has engaged in repeated misleading, deceptive and unlawful business conduct,including false and deceptive advertising of financing promotions and the terms of warranties, fraudulent, misleading and deceptive practices in credit financing and failure to provide warranty service and rebates."

In addition, the judge also found that Dell Financial Services "has engaged in repeated misleading, deceptive and unlawful business conduct, including false and deceptive advertising of financing promotions, fraudulent, misleading and deceptive practices in credit financing and improper debt collection practices."

Intel's first dual-core Atom will feature a core frequency of 1.6GHz and support Hyper-Threading-like technology allowing each core to process up to two instructions per clock cycle under certain circumstances. System TDP for the CPU and chipset combined will rise to 16W, from 12W for single-core versions.

The CPU and Northbridge are cooled by a single large heatsink, whereas the Southbridge got its own little heatsink. More details, such as availability and pricing, should be revealed during Computex next week, as the official launch for the Atom 230 will happen during the show.

As far as specifications go, we can tell you that models we saw on display in Taipei this afternoon were using a new Intel CPU, 1GB DDR2-533 memory, 160GB SATA hard disk drive, Gigabit Ethernet, DVD combo drive and 65-watt power adapter.

We had a short time to test a mini-ITX Gigabyte GA-GC230D motherboard equipped with a 1.60 GHz Intel N230 Atom CPU. The motherboard is HyperThreading compatible and includes 945G/ICH7 support. The processor’s FSB speed is 533 MHz; it has 512 KB of Level 2 cache and is HyperThreading compatible.

Currently ARM powers about 98% of mobile phones sold worldwide, however, with the trend towards low-power computers and consumer electronics, ARM microprocessors can compete against Intel’s x86 chips on their territory, said chief exec of ARM Holdings, an IP company.

Home theater PC's have become very popular lately. It seems almost everyone I know has been taking their old computers and turning them into media machines. Well what if you want the best media machine money can buy?

The Hypersonic Avenger AG2 is available in six colors and is built on the Intel Santa Rosa platform, which is the latest and greatest platform by Intel. The Hypersonic AG2 has a 12.1" WXGA TFT display with a glossy finish and a maximum resolution of 1280x800. Not bad for an ultra-portable customizable notebook that starts at $1,239!

Sony has a winner with its MDR-AS50G sport headphones: They're lightweight, they fit securely, and they sound good indoors and outside. Their in-ear design is definitely geared towards fitness nuts rather than commuters; they don't block out a whole lot of sound, which could be a plus or a minus depending on where you work out.

While we are still a few years from being plugged into a chair and given the ability to be taught virtually the ways of 17th century Shaolin monks, there are products out there which are attempting to bring the VR experience to the everyday gamer.

Cue the V1110 – it’s big, aluminium, spacious, thoughtfully put together and with edges so clean that we had to go have a bath (not together, thanks) before we felt worthy of touching it. It’s a return to form and…well, ok, we like it. Let’s leave the hyperbole at that and get right down to the gritty little details.

There is no obvious advantage to quad cores over dual cores, at least according to the graphics-based benchmarks. In order for the Q6600 to compete with the dual core E6750, the same clocking rate is recommended. If you wish to combine an E2160 with a Geforce 8800 or Geforce 9, you will need to overclock. Without a clock rate of at least 2400 MHz, you will lose a considerable amount of graphics performance, because the card is not fully loaded.

CoolIt Systems has a solution to tame those heat generating GPU workhorses that they call the Dual Drive Bay VGA Cooler NV Reference Series. It is a closed loop, factory sealed pre-filled system that offers maintenance free operation for SLI setups.

It sounds like some cool stuff, if only it was ready to roll. It's just not. This stuff is very hard, technically speaking, and has already been delayed several times. I've had a micro-ATX motherboard with a 730a chipset for weeks now, waiting for the right BIOS and drivers to make it work.

You read right. It's a 1000W PSU, and it's quiet. Quiet enough to take on all comers. We never thought we'd say it, but it's even recommendable for silencers. Sheesh! Go on and read the review. Maybe you'll catch some errors to prove us wrong.

MSIâ's Director of US Sales Andy Tung certainly thinks his company’s entry will shake things up. In our 40-minute interview, Tung shared that the Wind will: Come in two display-size variations: an 8.9-inch and a 10-inch. Only the 10-inch display will be available to the U.S. market. Be available starting June 3rd.

HP has new Mini-Note models up as well as a custom config option! Check them out. In the comments Heather posted a chat she had with an HP rep which states that XP will come pre-loaded with XP and a Vista Business install CD so you can upgrade in the future.

The 9-inch Asus Eee PC 900 adds a bigger screen and a larger capacity solid-state hard drive than its 7-inch precursor, but the new price has passed the point of an impulse purchase.

While other sub-notebooks, such as the Lenovo X300 or the Apple MacBook AIR build for better battery life, Hypersonic packs a powerful Penryn processor along with lots of RAM and a large hard drive. That's the trade off, though. Better battery life or a faster machine?

The Coolermaster Aquagate Mini R80 is a self contained watercooling system designed for a broad range of Intel and AMD processors. Unlike a lot of CPU watercooling systems which can be complicated to install, fill, bleed and monitor, the Aquagate comes pre-plumbed and pre-filled with an ethylene glycol based coolant. The system is guaranteed for two years operation without need for refill, so to get started all you need to do is mount the CPU block and attach the heat exchanger to the side of the computer case.

cases
Hiper Anubis @ techPowerUp!
In Win B2 Stealth Bomber @ Tweak Town

inputs
Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard @ OC Mod Shop

memory
OCZ ReaperX PC2-6400 @ CDRinfo
OCZ Reaper HPC PC3-10666 2GB @ OCIA
Patriot Viper DDR3-1866 2GB @ Tweak Town

motherboards
Abit IX38 QuadGT @ 3D Game Man
ASUS P5Q3 Deluxe @ AnandTech
DFI LANParty LT X48-T2R @ bit-tech.net
GIGABYTE X48T-DQ6 @ Bjorn 3D
Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4 @ CDRinfo
Sapphire PURE CrossFireX 790FX @ digit-life
ECS A780GM-A Black Series @ Virtual-Hideout

power
Corsair HX1000 @ Jonny Guru
SilverStone Decathlon DA700 @ OCIA

video
Palit GeForce 9600GT 1GB Sonic @ Think Computers

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