Posted on 11 Jan2012 under Headphones |
The CKS50 headphones rather remind us of Sony’s popular in-ear models, except that these guys promise boosted bass, and there’s only a limited number of ways of achieving that! To enhance the bass, Audio Technica has used big resonance chambers in these headphones and you can feel the difference in design as soon they’re in your ears!
Although they’re relatively straight-forward to get into position and actually quite comfortable to wear, the CKS50 can be a little bit painful when used for long periods of time. Plus, users with smaller ears might not like them so much. Accessories are a bit thin on the ground, with just three different sets of silicone earbuds and a soft case supplied.
This is a good point that can determine right now. However, CKS50 is printed in white on the same side effects in cost.
(ATH-CKS70 different colors printed on each side). Slide the earpiece, you can change the sound. Neither has the same mechanism. Deep position (used to pull. set near the ear) and the standard position (insert deep and the earpiece) as the two.
Product Features and Technical Details
Product Features
- Inner Ear Headphone | SOLID BASS Series
- Driver: 12.5mm, Frequency Response: 5-24,000Hz, Impedance: 16ohms
- Max Input: 100mW, Output SPL: 104dB/mW, Weight: 8g (w/o Cord), Plug: 3.5mm Gold Plated STEREO MINI (L-shaped)
- Cord: 1.2m (Y-shape) , Accessories: Ear Piece (XS,S,M,L) , Carrying Porch
- 1 year Japan warranty
Technical Details
- Brand Name: Audio-Technica
- Model: ATH-CKS50 WH
Posted on 11 Jan2012 under Asus, Mother Board |
The Intel® X58 Express Chipset is one of the most powerful chipset designed to support the Intel® Core™ i7 Processors with LGA1366 package and Intel® next generation system interconnect interface, Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI), providing improved performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability. It also supports up to 36 PCI Express 2.0 lanes providing better graphics performance.
Why choose when you can have both?
SLI or CrossFireX? Fret no longer because with the ROG Rampage III Extreme, you’ll be able to run both multi-GPU setups. The board features SLI/CrossFire on Demand technology, supporting up to four graphics cards in a 3-Way SLI or CrossFireX configuration. Whichever path you take, you can be assured of jaw-dropping graphics at a level previously unseen.
Competition in the motherboard space is tough and depending on the segment you are after the market can be extremely small which begs the question, who do you market to? Additionally, how do you go about reaching those people? One approach is to be extremely vocal and create some very awe inspiring products. Another option is to simply supply your target demographic with products they can use and let their voices spread the good word. Asus has done quite well with the less obtrusive approach and while that might be an over simplification of their efforts, it would seem whatever they are doing it has worked quite well.
In this review we are looking at the ultra high end of motherboards from Asus called the Republic of Gamers Rampage III Extreme. This is an X58 based board designed for the overclocker and hardware enthusiast. The product also retains many consumer level features allowing you the ability to switch between safe and extreme settings with only a few minor adjustments.
Posted on 3 Jan2012 under GPS, carNAVi |
The carNAVI PRO BT looks like your typical GPS device if you’re familiar with one. It has a 4.3? resistive display which I think is the right size for in-car use. carNAVI has a cheaper 3.5? version and they’re coming up with a larger 7? display one soon.
Buttons are scarce. There’s only one located on the topside to turn the device on and off. As for ports, there’s a 3.5mm audio jack for your earphones which you probably wouldn’t use. There’s an SD card slot where updates are copied and installed and can also be used to store multimedia files (music, videos, photos). A miniUSB port to charge the device via USB cable or to connect it to your PC and treat it as an SD card reader.
With an 4.3-inch widescreen display, you’ll always get the big picture. View more map details, driving directions, photos and more in bright, brilliant color. carNAVi has a unique sleek, slim design with a flat touch panel to fit comfortably in your pocket. Outside your car its rechargeable lithium-polymer battery makes it convenient for mobile navigation on foot with up to 5 hours’ usage between charges.
carNAVi Pro BT has a Bluetooth Handsfree Kit, your mobile phone can stay in your pocket and you manage your calls just with a fingertip.
Specifications
Screen: 4.3inch Touch TFT LCD Screen (with flat touch panel)
CPU: 500 MHz SiRF Atlas IV DUAL CORE GPS processor
Multimedia: MP3 player, Video player, eBook reader
Internal Memory: 64MB
External Memory: SD or SDHC card, up to 16GB
Rechargeable Li-Polymer Battery: 3.7V/1600mAh
Dimensions: 128mm x 79mm x 16mm, weight: 198g
Bluetooth Handsfree kit
USB 2.0 Interface, compatible with USB 1.1
compatible with Windows® 2000 or later and Mac® OS X 10.4 or later.
Posted on 3 Jan2012 under Laptop, Toshiba |
The Satellite A660/A665 is the latest generation of 16-inch multimedia notebooks from Toshiba and is the “big brother” to the Satellite M640/M645. At first glance, the design of the A665 is pretty traditional with sculpted edges, a mixture of smooth and textured glossy plastics, and some attractive LED accent lighting. If you’re familiar with the 14-inch Toshiba Satellite M645 and 15-inch Satellite C655 then this laptop just looks like a larger version of those notebooks. The exterior is covered in what Toshiba calls the “Fusion X2 Finish in Charcoal.” Personally, I call it black glossy plastic with a textured “chain” pattern imprinted in the surface to help hide fingerprints and dirt. Despite the silly marketing name for the finish, I have to give Toshiba credit here. The textured chain pattern gives you the modern look of the glossy plastics but doesn’t look like a horrible magnet for smudges, dirt, or whatever else a student spills on a laptop.
The build quality of the A665 is very good with a durable main chassis that doesn’t squeak, creak, or flex even under significant pressure. The screen hinges are a little loose, making it easy to open the laptop with one hand but also making it easy to accidentally move the screen if you bump the laptop. While we’re on the topic of the screen, the screen lid doesn’t provide as much protection as we’d like. If you press on the back of the screen while the laptop is running you’ll see obvious distortions on the screen itself. In addition, placing more than one heavy textbook on the screen lid causes the lid to bend inward sharply toward the screen … suggesting that the screen lid doesn’t offer much protection during travel.
The bottom of the notebook includes two access plates for the RAM and the hard drive. Despite the fact that most consumers buying this type of general purpose or light multimedia notebook don’t perform upgrades, Toshiba engineers made is very easy to get inside this laptop. You only have to remove one screw to access the hard drive and one screw to get to the RAM.
Posted on 3 Jan2012 under HTC, Mobiles |
The HTC Wildfire is a cut-price version of the hugely popular HTC Desire, and it’s been a huge success itself, bringing Android smartphone technology to millions. There are lots of reasons to like the Wildfire, such as its solid build, its superbly responsive capacitive touchscreen, and the power of Android. But cuts have been made in terms of screen resolution, battery life, processor speed and memory. Now, more than a year after its launch, its looking rather dated and we’d recommend the HTC Desire S instead.
The Wildfire runs the same operating system as the Desire, namely Android? 2.1 (Éclair) with HTC Sense, making it both very powerful and very easy to use. The Android Market has matured greatly, with thousands of free games and apps now available, and we wouldn’t be surprised if it overtook Apple’s App Store in the near future.
At first glance, the Wildfire’s a pretty handsome and familiar-looking device, but if you’re not a fan of this subtle brown finish, there are three more color options. You can see several elements borrowed from the company’s two other Android handsets — touch buttons and the reassuring back texture from the Nexus One, although the buttons don’t work as well on the big daddy; optical trackpad, earpiece, chin, and body frame from the Desire (read: not unibody à la Nexus One). The back is styled like the HD2 with a wide metallic band, but it’s not the metal that you take off for the battery bay — the actual cover needs to be peeled off with some effort from the top (like the Desire). When held in hand, the phone feels like a shorter Desire but equally as sturdy.
The chin below forms part of the back cover, but this is where we spotted the Wildfire’s first physical flaw: we saw an uneven cut between the body frame and the chin. This does no justice to HTC’s impressive build quality on most of its other devices, but as an entry-level device, we’ll need to go easy with this level of detail. Swinging around to the left side you’ll see the shiny volume rocker — which feels well-built — and micro-USB port, and on the back you have the five-megapixel camera sandwiched by the loudspeaker and LED flash.