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The headphone market is littered with an incredible range of options, from the throwaway garbage bundled with cheap MP3 players to audiophile earmuffs that would...

Type: Blog post Tags: Multimedia

I just couldn't resist.  I suppose I wasn't being honest when I said "I don't have the...

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Could Western Digital's new digital media player be the ideal companion for the company's external hard drives? And does it belong in your entertainment...

Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia

Perhaps more than any other Apple product, the iPod shuffle is the perfect example of the Steve Jobs Reality Distortion Field in action. When...

Type: Blog post Tags: Multimedia Personal tech

My home office is a pit.  It has been for some time.  I have a valid justification for its piggy state, but why waste your...

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The marketing of enthusiast-class PC hardware tends to be all over the map, from extreme branding that targets overcaffeinated gamers to stodgy corporate attempts at...

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Generally speaking, Americans believe that more is better—except for, of course, leprosy and Celine...

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There are few things that I dread more than moving. Transporting a household from one location to another is miserable enough, but throw the...

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As you might have already seen, I recently had the chance to play with Asus' new Eee PC 1000HE. In my journey to further...

Type: Blog post Tags: Mobile computing Gaming

Every so often one of our sponsors runs a campaign that's unique or fun enough that I'm reminded how these guys are a part of...

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I'm a big fan of Newegg. As one of the biggest online retailers for PC components and accessories, it's received my business for six years...

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It's interesting how gaming habits change. I used to be pretty hardcore, complete with mad skillz and everything. First-person shooters were my thing...

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Many gamers probably didn't notice, but Burnout Paradise came out this week for PC in the form of the Ultimate Box. Why should you care?...

Type: Blog post Tags: Gaming

Some of my favorite games since I started really getting into PC gaming include Unreal Tournament, Unreal Tournament 2004, Rainbow Six Vegas (1 & 2),...

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Would you put on funny glasses in order to play games if they added depth to the display? This question may be the

Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Miscellaneous

If you were reading this blog last year, you'll know I was pretty excited about early glimpses of Mirror's Edge. When reviews of the...

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Like many PC gamers in the last week, I recently fired up the new Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II beta on Steam to see...

Type: Blog post Tags: Gaming

I checked dictionary.com before starting this blog post to make sure my definition of "game" was correct, but apparently, a game is just "an amusement...

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