The world well-known graphics card and mainboard manufacturer, MSI, officially announced new product of top-of-the-range Lightning series graphics card, N275GTX Lightning. The MSI N260GTX Lightning that is released in April has broken the world record by reaching incredible 1.1GHz GPU clock that no other GTX 260 cards can exceed. After N260GTX Lightning, MSI introduced the new N275GTX Lightning with Military Class components, 10 phase PWM, 1792MB GDDR3 memory, Twin Frozr II thermal design with SuperPipe technology, and several overclocking functions. The performance of MSI N275GTX Lightning is even faster than reference GeForce GTX 285 graphics cards, which prove its perfect design and best quality.

 

 

 

The official launch date for the Lynnfield series is quickly approaching and with them a veritable swarm of P55 motherboards is going to hit the market. The sheer scope of new models available at launch is going to surprise and shock many consumers. That is why smart manufacturers like MSI have wisely chosen to preview their new P55 models to help their motherboards stand out from the crowd as early as possible. Today, we will be showing off MSI's most fully-featured new model: the P55-GD80.

As the Top of the Line model in MSI's roster, the P55-GD80 has been designed to surpass the best that the competition has to offer. It supports all upcoming Lynnfield LGA1156 processors, has a formidable DrMOS 8+2 phase power design, four DDR3 memory slots with frequency support up to DDR3-2133 (O.C), three mechanical PCI-E x16 slots, CrossFireX and SLI support, dual Gigabit LAN ports, an 8-channel HD audio CODEC, 8 SATA II ports, 9 USB 2.0 ports, 1 FireWire ports, 3 eSATA ports, a new OC Genie real-time overclocking processor with accompanying OC Genie & DirectOC buttons, touch-sensitive onboard power/reset switches, phase LEDs for every major component, a post code debug display and quite a bit more.

In this our third P55 motherboard preview, we will give you a quick rundown of all the features this model has to offer in order to whet your appetite until the actual review hits our front page. Unfortunately, due to NDAs we can't show you performance or BIOS screens but don't worry, you won't have to wait too long before we put this board through our torture tests.

Some guy has posted this video, saying it's the Apple tablet in action. I'd go crazy here for a minute, and say that this is as fake as the iPhone 3G images with 99.9% certainty. And this is why:

First, if it finally materializes, I personally don't think the Apple tablet will be modal. That means one application open at a time taking the whole screen, not multiple windows. And certainly, not multiple windows each with its own stupid mini-keyboard attached. That would not only be illogical. It would be absolutely stupid. Let me explain.

The fact is that Apple has discovered a gold mine with the iPhone and the iPod touch. People who usually are not into computers—who actively hate computers—love the iPhone OS because it's so simple. Its modal nature transforms the device in different tools depending on the application that loads, all following the same basic UI conventions. It's a different mentality that some computer users don't understand, but the zillions of consumers out there love it. That's why the iPhone, the iPod touch, and the application store is such a success.

Apple knows this, and that's why I think their tablet—if it exists—will follow exactly the same user interface model. Otherwise, it's bound to be an inelegant failure, an awkward transvestite of a device. And we know what el Seor Steve thinks about that.

Also, the screen here is not glass, but a regular old LCD.

The logical explanation to this cleverly done video? I think it's just multiple instances of a disguised iPhone emulator. If that. In any case, hopefully everything will be clear in September. Until then, I think this video calls for the:

[ZDnet]

I'll admit it—I'm jealous. Some of you have bad-ass home theaters. Maybe one day I will be able to step up to something like one of these 10 home entertainment gems.

The_Foxman:Here is the theater that I built in my basement. Front projection with 100 inch screen. 7.1 surround sound. Base shakers in the theater seating. Lots of fun.
By the way - the house is for sale in the northwest suburbs of Chicago :)

kev50027:61" HD Plasma with 5.1 surround sound, PS3 and Xbox 360

rtkane: 104" Carada Criterion Screen w/ brilliant white screen material
Panasonic projector (don't remember model).
Onkyo stereo/speakers/sub
Boston Acoustics center channel
PS3
XBox w/ HD-DVD
Vudu
Tivo HD w/ Digital Cable

sbcale:1080p LCD Projector, 110" Diagonal screen, 7.1 Surround Sound, 8 Berkline 090 Theater Seats, Xbox 360, PS3, HD DVR, OPPO DV-981HD 1080p High Definition Up-Converting DVD Player, Biometric Figerprint Door Lock.

Did all the work myself, minus the paint and carpet

TonySwank:Epson 6100 Projector
DIY 117" Screen
Onkyo 805
Polk Speakers
PS3
360
Media Center through custom built desktop

ds10484: Pioneer Elite PRO-151FD 60-inch Kuro Plasma
Pioneer Elite VSX-94TXH AV Receiver
Panamax M5400-PM Line Conditioner
Definitive Technology Speakers:
- 2x Mythos ST
- 1x Mythos Ten
- 2x Mythos Gem XL with Gem Stands
Sony PS3 (Original 60GB with a swapped 500GB 7200RPM HDD)
Nintendo Wii
Motorola PVR
Logitech Harmony One

ShyamlataCynortas:Here is a project we did.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGhJNuSkGxE

Venomuss: Egyptian Tomb Home Theater. Screen size 8'X14'.

ara23: 110'' Projection with the Panasonic AE2000U

selianth: Our home theater was just written up in Electronic House, actually.
Panasonic PT-AE3000 Projector, SmX Cinema Solutions 129-inch ProLine Screen (2.37:1)
Monitor Audio RS6 Front Speakers (2), Monitor Audio RSFX Rear Speakers (4), Monitor Audio RSLCR Center-Channel Speaker, SVSound PC-13 Ultra Subwoofer
AuraSound Aura Pro Bass Shakers (6), BASH Subwoofer Amplifier, Berkline 13175 Home Theater Seats (6)
Comcast HD DVR, Denon 3808ci Receiver, Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation 3
Logitech Harmony 680 Universal Remote, Logitech Harmony PS3 IR Adapter, X10 Powermid IR Repeater
Thecus N5200 1.5TB RAID5 NAS, Home Theater PC

Lian-Li Industrial Co. Ltd Ltd has launched the PC-B25F midi tower chassis. The hair-line brushed all aluminum chassis is based on the original PC-B25 "Blue Ring" classic, however it has a few more refinements to make it that much more attractive. It still retains the basic award winning design but now has a completely tool-less functionality inside the chassis to help you install and uninstall your components with ease. These latest tool-less features are becoming an expected aspect of Lian Li chassis and ensure time saving as well as securing your hardware safely.

Palm Pre's webOS, besides juggling your life or whatever that creepy girl says, sends information back to the mothership periodically, like what apps you've installed and how much you've used 'em. And location data. Wait. What? Updated.

That's right, part of the data package it delivers to Palm includes your GPS location, according to Joey Hess, on top of ever webOS app you use, and how long you use it:

The first thing sent is intended to be my GPS location. It's the same location I get if I open the map app on the Pre. Not very accurate in this case, but I've seen it be accurate enough to find my house before.

{ "errorCode": 0, "timestamp": 1249855555954.000000, "latitude": 36.594108, "longitude": -82.183260, "horizAccuracy": 2523, "heading": 0, "velocity": 0, "altitude": 0, "vertAccuracy": 0 }

Which their privacy policy totally allows.

Pre Central makes the most out of the info, breaking down their privacy policy and who they're allowed to share it with.

Palm will most definitely be attempting to "clear up" this bit of information, but in the meantime, what's apparent is that the Pre uploads your GPS location to Palm to the best of its ability, and that's just feels a little creepy, even if we're all totally used to broadcasting our location all the time anyway.

Update: As expected, Palm comes through with a clarification, via PhoneScoop:

"Palm takes privacy very seriously, and offers users ways to turn data collecting services on and off. Our privacy policy is like many policies in the industry and includes very detailed language about potential scenarios in which we might use a customer's information, all toward a goal of offering a great user experience. For instance, when location based services are used, we collect their information to give them relevant local results in Google Maps. We appreciate the trust that users give us with their information, and have no intention to violate that trust." [emphasis ours]

As Eric notes, they don't exactly mention how to opt out, though. But yes, ordinary enough. [Joey Hess, Pre Central]

All-in-one PCs seem to be picking up in terms of demand with almost every big name in the PC industry having a couple of offerings. MSI's newest unveiling is the Wind Top AE2010, which succeeds the AE1900. The new Wind Top graduates to a 20-inch touchscreen with a native resolution of 1600 x 900 pixels. Under the hood is a major hardware change. While its predecessor used an Intel Atom dual-core processor atop Intel 945GC chipset, the AE2010 boasts of a more powerful AMD Athlon X2 low-wattage model, paired with an AMD 7-series chipset and ATI Radeon HD 3200 integrated graphics. It takes the memory offer all the way to 4 GB of dual-channel DDR2-533. 320 GB of storage, gigabit Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n wireless network, a DVD writer, six USB ports, and a 4-in-1 card reader makes for the rest of the package. MSI will start selling these next month.







Source: Engadget