The Register - Personal: ReviewsBiting the hand that feeds ITAsus A8N32-SLI Deluxe twin x16 SLI mobo- November 30, 2005 Review Asus' A8N32-SLI Deluxe is one of the first motherboards with two PCI Express graphics card slots that offer the full PCI-E bandwidth of 16 lanes to each slot. Rather than releasing a new chipset altogether Nvidia made a standalone x16 lane PCI-E controller, the SPP 100.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/30/review_asus_a8n32-sli/ Shure E4c noise-isolating earphones- November 24, 2005 Review Up until the time of writing this review I believed that the only real way to block out all general noise while listening to your MP3 player was to invest in pair of noise-cancelling headphones. It seems I was wrong.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/24/review_shure_e4c_earphones... ZyXel ZyAir AG-225H Wi-Fi sniffer- November 21, 2005 Review There may be plenty of wireless hotspots in the UK but they're not always that well advertised, making it a real pain for mobile workers looking for a quick Internet fix. Windows XP and its zero configuration wireless features make life a lot easier but this still means firing up your notebook to see what's available. ZyXel's new AG-225H could be the answer as this little baby is a combined wireless network locator, 802.11abg USB adapter and access point as well. We've heard the device..http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/21/review_zyxel/ Evesham BlueMedia BM-6380 GPS navigator- November 18, 2005 Review Low-cost GPS satellite navigation systems have largely kept the European PDA market afloat for the past few years. Connecting a cheap GPS receiver to a Palm OS or Windows Mobile-based handheld and bundling some route-planning code has proved a popular, inexpensive alternative to high-end, high-price dedicated navigation systems. But the market continues to evolve, and the focus is shifting once again to dedicated, but still low-cost units.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/18/review_bluemedia_bm-6380/ Leadtek DTV1000 T digital TV tuner- November 17, 2005 Review There have always been TV tuner cards for PCs but it's fair to say that Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition has given them a new lease of life. So much so, in fact, that if a card isn't compatible with MCE, it's hardly worth mentioning.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/17/review_leadtek_dtv1000t/ Sony NW-E205 'Bean' digital music Walkman- November 15, 2005 Review Sony's Bean - or the NW-W205, to give it is proper title - is a 512MB MP3 player that breaks away from the conventional flat and slim Flash player form-factor. This makes it perfect for clenching in your fist when you go for a run, but will create a curious bulge in a pair of trousers when out and about.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/15/review_sony_bean/ Buffalo Link Theater wireless media player- November 14, 2005 Format-tastic Review Buffalo probably isn't the first name that springs to mind when you think of DVD players, but the Link Theater is more than just a DVD player. Following in the footsteps of KiSS, Buffalo has created a DVD player that can play multiple video formats on multiple storage media. Gone are the days when consumers just needed MPEG 2 DVD playback in their living room, now MPEG 4 is as much a pre-requisite as retail DVDs.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/14/review_buffalo_link_theate... Nvidia GeForce 6800 GS reference card- November 10, 2005 Real overclocking potential Review The GeForce 6800 GT was a cracker. While Nvidia wowed everybody with the 6800 Ultra, it was the 6800 GT that most people bought, offering most of the bang without quite as much of the buck.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/10/review_nvidia_6800_gs/ Sony Ericsson Walkman W550i music phone- November 9, 2005 Entertaining and stylish Review Placed firmly in the musical youth market, the W550i is one of latest edition to the Sony Ericsson Walkman series: a tri-band GSM phone with music, Java, web and email capability. As with the K750iD750i, Sony Ericsson has again introduced a cluster of phones with a common theme and brand, all based upon the same internal technology. The good news is that Sony Ericsson gets it right and has a selection of solid phones to suit the needs of media-hungry consumers.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/09/review_sonyericsson_w550i/ Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 digital camera- November 8, 2005 Slim and sweet Review Ultra-compact digital cameras don't come much thinner than the 1.5cm-thick Sony Cyber-shot DSC T5 a supremely pocketable 5.1mp digital camera that will really turn heads towards the lens.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/08/review_sony_dsc-t5/ |