Wi Reader and Wi Reader Pro
Cloud storage and wireless networking are pretty much staples in everyone’s day to day lives at this point. Being so used to the constant stream of data can leave you feeling disconnected at times where you don’t have access and even simple data transfers can become a hassle. Carry Technology seek to lessen this burden with their Apotop DW09 Wi-Reader and DW17 Wi-Reader Pro designed for use with Apple and Android/Apple mobile devices respectively. Join me as I take a look at this pair of wireless cloud servers you can fit in your pocket and see if they deliver as promised.
Eagletech Neptor Foldable Bluetooth Keyboard
Eagletech may be one of best kept secrets at our LAN parties, generously providing many of their Zen headsets under the brand name Orion as prizes. As we saw at CES this past January, Eagletech has a wide variety of portable accessories, the majority utilizing Bluetooth, in store for 2013. We’ve received the first of many teased during a private showing in Vegas this winter, the Neptor Foldable Bluetooth Keyboard, just in time for an editor hungry to take productivity on the road.
Cooler Master Notepal Ergostand II
Over the past 10 years there has quietly been a small change in the mobile computer market that I don’t think everything has noticed. The name laptop has slowly been dropped and everyone uses the term notebook now. This might seem like a small change but this was actually to help prevent issues for a lot of manufactures. You see, with the name laptop, a lot of people would actually use them on their laps sometimes causing overheating issues. Even now with the new name, heat is still a concern. That is exactly why we have products like Cooler Masters new Notepal Ergostand II.Today I am going to take a look and see what has changed from the original.
BlackBerry Z10
Blackberry has a special place in my heart; my first smartphone was the original BlackBerry Storm. The Storm was their first full touch screen phone and frankly it was also a very hard phone to love. Being my first smartphone I really wanted to love it, but dealing with lockups, limitations, battery pulls, and bad battery life was just life with the Storm. After experiencing Android I never went back to BlackBerry, until they introduced their Z10. For the first time it seemed like BlackBerry had listened, so I made sure to get one in and today finally I will tell you how it went.
Asus Z87 Gryphon and Armor Kit
After what feels like months of prepping, testing, photography, videos, and writing are finally reaching the end of our Haswell launch motherboard coverage and I think we may have saved the best for last. We haven’t covered one of Asus’s TUF Series of motherboards official although we do have one in our cooling test bench and we have seen countless boards in our reader’s rigs. So to finish things off we are going to take a look at Asus's new Micro ATX TUF Series Z87 Gryphon. Its smaller form factor is a first for the TUF line and I am very excited to see what the fuss has been about.
Wednesday is here LanOC, along with a truckload of news, it's been a busy week around the offices. With your staff hard at work, its going to be busy around here for the next couple of weeks. Anyways, let get the new rolling! The Midweek Madness sale has two game this week, Hawken closed beta sign ups have begun, how about a new gaming laptop from Maingear? I am almost done with Warhammer 40K: Space Marine and a boat load of news at the end. Buckle up everyone, Gaming News starts now!
Written By: Skyler
First game up this week is Rusty Hearts. First off, I am not sure why Steam thought it would be a good idea to put this game up on the Midweek Madness sale because its Free-to-Play. Why put this sort of game when its free anyways? Whatever the case may be, this week only you will receive the Weapon Booster Kit free if you play during the Midweek Madness sale. Also, all Zen purchases will receive a 15% bonus. Check out Rusty Hearts this week and see if it tickles your fancy.
The second game this week is Killing Floor. This game for me is really up in the air. I have it but I never play it. Usually it will receive some love at LAN parties. Other than that though it sits dormant in my Steam library. Add this to your Steam collection this week only for $2.99 a savings of 80%. As always, the Midweek Madness sales end on Thursdays at 7pm EST.
Hawken
Hawken closed Beta signups have begun. Head over to the site and sign up today. Hawken is a first person, Mech shooter. The game is slated to release 12/12/12 for free. I have inlcuded the launch gameplay video for anyone that has doubt that Hawken doesn’t look beautiful. Once you sign up if you enlist three friends they will reserve your callsign when the game launches.
Maingear Titan I7
I am not one for gaming laptops but this thing is probably the sickest laptop that I have ever seen. The Maingear Titan I7 is in the realm of not-going-to-buy-unless-I-win-the-lottery but its still fun to dream. With a Intel X79 3960x, Nvidia GTX 580m’s in SLi and up to 3 HDD’s this is one over the top laptop. What I really want to know is how long the battery is going to last while playing BF3 or any other high end game. Head over to their website and check out the other spec’s. And if you would like to donate one to me I am taking orders now.
Warhammer 40k: Space Marine
I have been trying to clear out my backlog after last weeks Gaming News backlog story. Warhammer was one of those games that I needed to get thru and fast. Not that I didn’t want to enjoy the game, I just want to get some games out of the way right now while we are waiting for some big releases that are coming. I know that I bought this on sale a couple of weeks ago but I can’t remember how much that I paid for it. Regardless, it’s been quite an adventure so far. I am not going to go deep into the details but the game runs great with the Main Rig that I use. I am seeing over 150FPS consistently and usually more in some cases. The guns feel great along with doing a fair amount of damage. The sounds in the game are also fantastic. You always know when your about to run out of bullets in your clip. Along with great guns and sound the melee aspect of the game has been fulfilling for me. Nothing like meleeing thirty Orks in a row. The next time that you see this game as the daily deal in this thread or on the Midweek Madness pick it up.
Left Field
The rumors of a new iPad have been circling for a couple weeks. Along with the iPad 3 we are also hearing about a new Apple TV that could be coming soon.
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Like robots? How about watching Robotnaut 2 aboard the International Space Station? You can watch the live steam over on NASA’s Ustream channel.
One of my favorite movies when I was growing up was Back to the Future II. Now, Mattel is thinking about building a hoverboard movie replica. You can check out all the details here. Thanks to Slashgear for the linkage.
Looks like Intel’s new Z77 chipset is inbound fairly soon. We are already seeing motherboards slipping out. Ivy Bridge anyone?
I know many people loath the COD franchise but this looks pretty damn cool.
I know not to many people use Google Wallet but the hack that was demonstrated is pretty scary. Good thing El Goog is working on it. Don’t get to excited btw, the perpatrators would have to have fisical access to your phone to pull it off.
Why can’t I live in Kansas City with Google's stupid fast internet?
Good article over at Arstechnica about how companies store massive amounts of data in the sky.
The Playstation Vita is launching soon. Anyone else not interested in the least bit? Sure, I love to game but I just can’t see spending $350 on a portable gaming device. I have a phone and that serves my gaming needs quiet well while I am on the go. Thanks goes out to TheVerge for the linkage.
You know, I like to drink just like everyone else does but once you’ve been arrested for your 4th DUI you would think that a person would learn, guess not!
That is it for this week’s article everyone. Keep your eye on the front page as I know we have some reviews that are coming soon. Have a great rest of the week. Until next time,
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