Antec's booth is one of the first you see when you enter the South Hall 1 of the Convention Center. It sits at the beginning of the 21000 aisle, an Antec logo topping the large, white plastic structure. Towers, power supplies, and even laptop accessories line each side of the booth, on display both in the open and behind glass cabinents. Near the front of the booth, however, lies a large sound dome accompanied with a smaller enclosed cubicle, with the name 'SoundScience' printed across. From inside, grenade blasts and gun fire shake the plastic and vibrate the floor. Curiously, I approached simulated warzone.The tour began appropriately with the showing of the LAN Boy Air cases, an open air case that elimantes cooling worries. Equipping all possible areas with fans would equal a total of 36. These are available in blue, red, and yellow with an MSRP of $189.99.
The Sonata 4 was also showcased, made unique with its piano black design and secured expansion bays. The ISK 36150 sat beside the Sonata, a mini-ITX form factor build. Finally, the Antec 100 completed the line of new towers, very similar to the popular Antec 300. The 100 has more drive bays than its predecessor, and has the ability for some facial upgrades such as LED fans.
Across from the towers stood a glass display containing many of Antec's offering in the laptop accessories realm, including portable notebook coolers, full-sized gaming laptop coolers, and a range of power adapters. Beside this case was another identical cabinent containing many samples from their power supply line.
I was then led to a desk with two laptops, each equipped with two bell-shaped speakers facing out. It seemed a mysterious set-up, since no sort of cooler or power adapter from Antec was being featured. I would soon learn that the speaker system, known as the Rockus, was what was being demonstrated. SoundScience is a newly found child company of Antec specializing in audio equipment. Though the Rockus was, to my enjoyment, being used in combination with Call of Duty Black Ops, the target audience for the system is more of a general user, as opposed to the recently announced speaker system by Corsair.
The Rockus is currently the only product announced from SoundSciene, but I was assured there was much more to come.
The Sonata 4 was also showcased, made unique with its piano black design and secured expansion bays. The ISK 36150 sat beside the Sonata, a mini-ITX form factor build. Finally, the Antec 100 completed the line of new towers, very similar to the popular Antec 300. The 100 has more drive bays than its predecessor, and has the ability for some facial upgrades such as LED fans.
Across from the towers stood a glass display containing many of Antec's offering in the laptop accessories realm, including portable notebook coolers, full-sized gaming laptop coolers, and a range of power adapters. Beside this case was another identical cabinent containing many samples from their power supply line.
I was then led to a desk with two laptops, each equipped with two bell-shaped speakers facing out. It seemed a mysterious set-up, since no sort of cooler or power adapter from Antec was being featured. I would soon learn that the speaker system, known as the Rockus, was what was being demonstrated. SoundScience is a newly found child company of Antec specializing in audio equipment. Though the Rockus was, to my enjoyment, being used in combination with Call of Duty Black Ops, the target audience for the system is more of a general user, as opposed to the recently announced speaker system by Corsair.
The Rockus is currently the only product announced from SoundSciene, but I was assured there was much more to come.
