Chicago, IL (December 27, 2011) – Toddy Gear, creator of the stylish, unparalleled Toddy Smart Cloth, announces today that this innovative cloth, that has been all-the-rage, will be displayed at CES 2012 in over fifty colorful and eye-catching designs.  The Toddy Smart Cloth has created quite the buzz over the past year because its an undeniable necessity for those looking to keep their electronics dirt and smudge free. This must-have can be used for your touchscreen devices, sunglasses, household items, automobiles, and more. It is a handcrafted, microfiber cloth that features an AEGIS Microbe Shield® technology to protect the cloth, and your favorite products, against microorganisms that contribute to mold and mildew.

The Toddy Smart Cloth has also generated an immense amount of interest from the corporate industry who seek simple and effective items to use as promotional collateral and/or company gifts. With Toddy Gear's convenient option to customize the smart cloth with your own logo or tagline, companies worldwide are creating their own unique Toddy Cloths. This year the Toddy Cloth also became available at Target retail stores around the country. Consumers can now purchase their smart cloths conveniently at a location nearest them. Sales of the Toddy Cloth in 2011 have been exceedingly high, further proving the phenomenon of this pocket-sized cleaning solution.

"Over the past year the Toddy Cloth has been growing as a household name worldwide with its impeccable ability to provide a fashionable, simple and effective means of keeping virtually all of your devices dirt and smudge free," said Todd Gabel, President and Founder, Toddy Gear. "We are now thrilled to release a number of additional prints and designs for our loyal customers who demand a variety of fashionable options to personally match them, which can all be spotted at CES 2012."

The Toddy Cloth is available for $9.99 (5x7) or $19.99 for a three pack, at www.toddygear.com, www.amazon.com, www.bestbuy.com, and Target retail stores. For more information on the Toddy Cloth and its newest collections being unveiled at CES

Fremont, Calif – January 24, 2012 – Antec Inc., the global leader in high-performance computer components, announces the Three Hundred Two enclosure, the latest addition to their Gaming Series. This sleek, black chassis is designed to handle today's and tomorrow's high-performance systems that are custom built for gamers from the inside-out.

The Three Hundred Two enclosure is perfect for gamers, system integrators and casual builders alike because of its extensive cooling advantages and expandability.

High Performance Cooling Advantages- The Three Hundred Two is built for maximum cooling thanks to its perforated front bezel, included dual TwoCool™ fans, and four optional fans, including a 120 mm CPU exhaust fan behind the motherboard, to ensure gamers can play beyond the long hours of the night

Extensive Compatibility and Expandability- The Three Hundred Two utilizes eight expansion slots for up to three 12.5" (318 mm) graphics cards for compatibility with the largest GPUs.

Intelligent Design –This enclosure has removable, washable PSU and front intake air filters, along with a cable management system that features four strategically placed holes and 3 cm of space behind the motherboard tray. It's even easier for builders to start using their new PC right away thanks to the Three Hundred Two's three 5.25" and five 3.5" tool-less drive bays.

"The Three Hundred Two is an excellent enclosure for those who want to build a reliable, long-lasting PC," said Mafalda Cogliani, Global Marketing Director for Antec. "The enclosure has great cooling and expandability options, making it the perfect choice for anyone looking to build a new and affordable gaming PC with high functionality and design."

Availability

The Three Hundred Two is available in the United States on Newegg.com, Frys and other retailers and in Canada on NCIX and Canada Computers with a MSRP of $79.95.

Detailed Specifications:

• 11 drive bays:

o 3 x 5.25" tool-less drive bays

o 2 x 2.5" drive bays (dedicated)

o 6 x 3.5" tool-less drive bays

• Motherboards: Standard ATX, microATX, Mini-ITX

• 8 expansion slots

• Maximum graphics card size: 12.5" (318 mm)

• Maximum CPU cooler height: 6.7" (170 mm)

• Cooling System:

o 1 x 120 mm rear TwoCool™ fan

o 1 x 140 mm top TwoCool™ fan

o 2 x 120 mm front intake fans (optional)

o 1 x 120 mm side intake fan (optional)

o 1 x 120 mm side exhaust fan behind motherboard (optional)

• Perforated front bezel for maximum air intake

• Water cooling support: top water cooling grommets

• Enlarged CPU cutout

• Front I/O ports:

o 2 x USB 3.0 with internal motherboard connector

o Audio In/Out

• No power supply included

• Unit Dimensions

o 513 mm (H) x 229 mm (W) x 471 mm (D)

o 20.2" (H) x 9" (W) x 18.5" (D)

• Package Dimensions

o 565 mm (H) x 290 mm (W) x 525 mm (D)

o 22.2" (H) x 11.4" (W) x 20.7" (D)

• Net Weight: 15.3 lb (6.9 kg)

About Antec, Inc.

For 26 years, Antec, Inc has been the global leader in high-performance computer components and accessories for the gaming, PC upgrade and Do-It-Yourself markets. Antec remains an industry pioneer and market leader for quiet, efficient and innovative products such as the P280 and SOLO II enclosures, and it has been independently recognized as the most reliable power supply manufacturer.

Antec continues to push the industry to its limits with many state-of-the art products like the Mini-ITX-made enclosures, the ISK Series, and the functional, efficiently cooled Eleven Hundred gaming enclosure. Antec also paves the path for in the PSU market with the environmentally-safe EarthWatts Series, the office-friendly VP Series for efficient, quiet power, and the gamer-specialized HCG and HCP Series for hours of reliable, continuous power. soundscience, a subsidiary of Antec, Inc, was created to manufacture products audio and video-enabled lifestyle products for the PC and home entertaining markets, such as the rockus speaker system.

Founded in 1986, Antec is headquartered in Fremont, California, with international marketing headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Antec has additional offices in The Netherlands, China and Taiwan. Please visit Antec online for more information.

Follow the official Antec Facebook page www.facebook.com/AntecInc for event updates or visit the Antec blog at http://www.blog.antec.com/.

Another cold day here at the LanOC office, I hope everyone is keeping warm. Today we have a whole bunch of review links from the last few day’s affiliate news and review postings. I hope everyone enjoys.

CPU’s

AMD Llano A8-3870K APU Review @ TechwareLabs

AMD A8-3870K Unlocked Llano Quad-Core APU Review @ HotHardware.com

Motherboards

ECS X79R-AX Black Series Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews

Gigabyte X79 UD3 Motherboard Review @ Ninjalane

Video Cards

Sapphire HD 7970 3GB Video Cards in CrossFire Overclocked @ TweakTown

Galaxy GeForce GT 440 2GB Review @ Neoseeker

First Look: ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DirectCU II Top Video Card @ Legit Reviews

HIS 6670 1GB Fan Review @ XSReviews

Cases

Antec Three Hundred Two Mid-Tower Case Review @ Hi Tech Legion

BitFenix Raider Case Review @ Neoseeker

Arctic Accelero XTREME Plus II VGA cooler Review @ XtremeComputing

SilverStone SST-GD06B HTPC Enclosure @ Benchmark Reviews

Fractal Design Define XL USB 3.0 Upgrade Kit @ Hi Tech Legion

Enermax Fulmo GT Big Tower Chassis

Cooling

Zero Infinity Free Flow+ CPU Cooler Review @ Vortez

Prolimatech Panther CPU Cooler Review @ Hardware Secrets

Noctua NH-C14 CPU Cooler @ Modders-Inc

Noctua NF-F12 Fan Review @ Midwest Tech Reviews

Maingear Phase Changing Thermal Material - Epic T1000 @ Legit Reviews

PSU’s

NZXT HALE82 850-watt @ TweakTown

Antec High Current Gamer 620W Power Supply Review @ OCC

Super Flower Golden King 1000 W @ techPowerUp

Thortech Thunderbolt Plus 800W Power Supply Unit Review @ eTeknix.com

XFX ProSeries 1250 W @ techPowerUp

First Look: Corsair Individual Sleeved Modular PSU Cables @ Legit Reviews

Lepa G500 Power Supply Review @ Hi Tech Legion

Input Devices

CM Storm QuickFire Rapid Gaming Keyboard Review @ Techgage

Audio

SteelSeries Sibera v2 – Natus Vincere edition @ XSReviews

Memory

Kingston HyperX Genesis 8GB DDR3 1600 Memory Kit Review @ Legit Reviews

Storage

Samsung 830 Series 128GB @ TweakTown

Silicon Power Velox V30 SATA 3 240GB SSD Review @ The SSD Review

Other

Thermaltake Tt eSport Battle Dragon LAN Bag Review @ eTeknix.com

Antec SoundScience HALO 6 LED Bias Lighting Kit Review @ Tweaknews

BenQ XL2420T Monitor Review @ Tech-Reviews UK

Lenovo ThinkVision LT1421 Portable USB Monitor Review @ Legit Reviews

Asus DRW-24B3LT SATA DVD-RW Drive Review @ Tweaknews

HP Touchsmart 520 All-in-One PC Review @ HotHardware.com

TekNmotion Yapster Universal Headset Review @ OCC

GE Chic 13 inch On-Lap Monitor Review @ TechwareLabs

AMD & HardOCP FX GamExperience 2012 Coverage @ Legit Reviews

Q.U.B.E. Review - It's No Portal @ Techgage

Shuttle Launches 3-Liter Slim PC for 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i3, i5 and i7 Processors

City of Industry, California – JANUARY 16, 2012 – Shuttle Computer, an industry-leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance small form factor (SFF) PC solutions and creator of the XPC, today announced the launch of the Shuttle XH61, a new 3-liter slim PC for Intel's Sandy Bridge processors.

Shuttle XH61 features class-leading power in a compact size, delivering the performance of bigger desktops in a package that is less than 3-inches tall. The new slim PC desktop platform is based on the Intel® H61 Express Chipset, supporting 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i3, i5 and i7 processors for socket LGA 1155 with a TDP of 65W max., and two slots of memory for up to 16GB of DDR3.

Media HTPC

A media HTPC in a small footprint, the Shuttle XH61 features 7.1 sound, both an HDMI and D-Sub port, and smooth HD playback with improved graphics integrated in the 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processors. Though compact in size, XH61 still has space for a slim optical drive for Blu-ray or DVD playback.

Digital Signage

Powerful and flexible, the Shuttle XH61 is well-suited as a digital signage media player. The Shuttle XH61 is capable of delivering more demanding digital signage content, with the latest Intel® processors and up to an impressive 16GB of memory inside. Compact in size (2.9"H x 7.9"W x 9.5"D), XH61 can be fitted almost anywhere, including behind a screen with the optional PV02 VESA monitor mount.

Shuttle Unveils New Small Form Factor PCs and Business Solutions at CES 2012

Las Vegas, Nevada – JANUARY 10, 2012 – Shuttle Computer, an industry-leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance small form factor (SFF) PC solutions and creator of the XPC, today unveiled at CES 2012 its new and upcoming line of small form factor models for gaming and media, plus cost-efficient business solution designs for digital signage, point-of-sale (POS), kiosk and cloud computing, among other applications.

Gaming and Media

Shuttle's new full-fledged XPC product line for gamers and enthusiasts takes high-performance to another level with six-core extreme performance in a pint-sized form factor. From value gaming to mainstream and high-end gaming, Shuttle XPC SA76R4, SZ68R5 and SX79R5 delivers performance and stability in the smallest footprint. For media, the 3-liter Shuttle XH61 is ideal as a media HTPC in an ultra small footprint.

Digital Signage

Shuttle's slim and all-in-one series provides a powerful, flexible digital signage solution, well-suited as a media player or content creator. Current and upcoming Shuttle slim series PC models, XS35GT V2 and its new powerful and ultra-slim addition, XS35GTA V2 and XS36, will be presented as a media player at the show. The current Shuttle X50 V2 Plus will be showcased as an interactive content creator.

POS and Kiosk

Energy-saving Shuttle solutions based on the latest Intel® Atom™ processor and a fanless design ensures a quiet and reliable POS and kiosk hardware solution for small and medium businesses. The new version of Shuttle's 15.6-inch all-in-one PC, X50 V3, and the new 18.5-inch all-in-one PC, X70, will be shown as a basic and performance POS solution, as well as a basic kiosk solution.

Private Cloud

Cloud computing is the new stage in the industry's evolution. With strong R&D experience and proven manufacturing excellence, Shuttle now delivers solutions for private cloud computing solutions for the home and business sectors. Shuttle's new line of cloud computing solutions will be unveiled for the first time at the show.

While we were at CES we had help keeping up with our news postings but after we got back and I was sick we had a buildup. Even as I have been slowly feeling better I had to finish up our CES coverage before jumping back into “normal” stuff. So forgive me for the amount of news I will be posting up today. This should keep you busy for the whole weekend checking out what’s new around the web.

CPU’s

AMD A8-3870K CPU Review @ Neoseeker

A8-3870K vs. Core i3-2105 CPU Review @ Hardware Secrets

Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Sandy Bridge-E CPU Review @ HotHardware.com

Cases

Lian Li PC-90 Case/Chassis Review @ TechwareLabs

Thermaltake Overseer RX-I Review @ Hardware Secrets

Silverstone Raven 3 RV03 Computer Case Review @ Tweaknews

Anidees AI-06B Midi Tower PC Case Review @ Real World Labs

Cooler Master's Cosmos II @ TechReport

Anidées AI-6B Mid-Tower Chassis Review @ eTeknix

Bitfenix Raider Mid Tower Case Review @ Legit Reviews

NZXT Switch 810 System Enclosure @ Metku.net

NZXT Switch 810 Case Review @ Neoseeker

NZXT Switch 810 Review @ Vortez

NZXT Switch 810 Case Review @ Hardware Secrets

SilverStone SST-PS07B mATX Computer Case @ Benchmark Reviews

Motherboards

MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) Review @ OCC

ECS Enables Intel X79 SAS Ports on X79R-AX Motherboard @ Legit Reviews

Video Cards

ASUS Radeon HD 7970 3GB CrossFire Review @ Legit Reviews

Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Cards in 3-Way CrossFireX @ Tweaktown

Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 LP Video Card Review @ Bigbruin.com

Zotac GeForce GTX 550 Ti AMP! Edition Review @ Tech-Reviews UK

Sapphire Radeon HD6450 Flex Edition Video Card Review @ TechwareLabs

HIS HD 7970 3GB Overclocked @ TreakTown

PSU’s

Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650 W Power Supply Review @ Hardware Secrets

Silverstone Strider Gold Evolution 1000 W @ techPowerUp

Cooling

Cooler Master Hyper 412 PWM CPU Cooler @ Hi Tech Legion

Xigmatek XAF Series 140mm Fan Round-Up @ Legit Reviews

Thermaltake Frio Advanced CPU Cooler Review @ Real World Labs

Thermal Compound Roundup - January 2012 @ Hardware Secrets

Network

Thecus N5500 5 Bay NAS Server Review @ Legit Reviews

Input Devices

QPAD MK-85 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review @ Vortez

SPEEDLINK STRIKE FX-6 PS3 Bluetooth Controller Review @ Madshrimps

Corsair Vengeance M60 Mouse Review @ Vortez

Tt eSPORTS THERON Gaming Mouse Review @ Real World Labs

Corsair Vengeance K90 Review @ XSReviews

Corsair Vengeance K60 Keyboard Review @ Vortez

Arctic Cooling K481 Keyboard @ Rbmods

Enermax Aurora Lite Wireless Keyboard Review @ Real World Labs

Audio

Mad Catz TRITTON Gears of War 3 Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound Headset Review @ Madshrimps

Jabra HALO2 Bluetooth Stereo Headset Review @ Real World Labs

Steelseries Diablo 3 Headset Review - XSReviews

Storage

Super Talent TeraDrive Nova 240GB SATA 3 @ SSD Review

Corsair Performance Pro 256 GB SSD @ techPowerUp

Patriot Pyro SE 240GB @ TweakTown

Seagate GoFlex Desk 4TB USB 3.0 Hard Drive Review @ Bigbruin.com

Memory

G.SKILL Ripjaws-Z 16GB DDR3-1600 Memory @ Benchmark Reviews

G.Skill RipjawsZ PC3-12800 16GB @ TweakTown

Patriot Division 2 Viper Xtreme DDR3 1600MHz 8GB Memory Kit Review @ Hi Tech Legion

Corsair, G.Skill, Mushkin, and Patriot X79 Quad-Channel Memory Review @ OCC

G.Skill Ripjaws Z 2133 MHz DDR3 CL9 16 GB Kit @ techPowerUp

CES

CES 2012 Coverage @ OCC

HTL CES Live Coverage Part 4 @ Hi Tech Legion

Razer Fiona Tablet Project @ Benchmark Reviews

HTL CES Live Coverage Part 3 @ Hi Tech Legion

CES 2012 Day 2 Coverage @ Neoseeker

CES 2012 Day 1 Coverage @ Neoseeker

HTL CES Live Coverage Part 2 @ Hi Tech Legion

HTL CES Live Coverage Part 1 @ Hi Tech Legion

CES 2012 - Booth Babes - Day 2 @ TechwareLabs

Playboy Bunnies Invade MSI Patriot Intel Party

Booth Babes of The Consumer Electronic Show

MakerBot Replicator @ TechwareLabs

Other

The Battle of The Netbooks: Intel vs AMD @ eTeknix.com

SoundGraph iMON SmartBay Review @ Madshrimp

Soundgraph iMON Smartbay @ techPowerUp

Every year we see an amazing amount of cars being shown off at CES. Cars range from stock cars from the different manufactures all the way to one off full carbon fiber builds. This year was no different. Here are a few of the cars that we saw while wondering around the LVCC. 

In between my meeting with Trendnet and Intel I took the tram from the Mirage over to TI to visit the guys from Mushkin. They invited me up to show off what they have planning for 2012. Little did I know how exciting they were! This is where I ended up finding the product I am most excited for from CES this year. 

Alex and I made a quick visit to the Cyberpower suite in between our other meetings. Eddie from Cyberpower showed us around and we saw a few really interesting things that they have to offer this year.

I found the time to stop and check out the Asus suite at Trump Tower while running around Las Vegas. JJ from Asus was kind enough to take me around even though I’m fairly sure I interrupted his lunch time. He showed off their current lineup and some of the products we can look forward to in 2012.

It was only a few months ago that we visited Kingston so I wasn’t expecting to see very much new stuff from our visit to their suite this year. Surprisingly I was very wrong; they had a few nice displays and a few cool interesting products from different parts of their product lineup to show off.

We made it all the way out to the end of the strip at the MGM to visit our friends at Sapphire this year. Other than the obvious things like the HD 7970 that we recently covered and the HD 7950 that we couldn’t photograph we did get a look at a few upcoming products from Sapphire to be excited about in 2012.

Our Razer visit this year was fairly focused. I had planned on having lunch with RazerGuy like we did last year but a problem in scheduling messed this up. So when we got in we took a tour of the booth but all I really wanted to do was get my hands on the Fiona tablet that everyone was talking about. Look all the way to the bottom for the video ;)

This year was our first visit with EVGA at CES so I wasn't sure what to expect when heading into the Wynn. But being such a community oriented company I figured they had to be cool people and we all know their product line is always interesting.

It wouldn’t be CES without dropping in to see what Trendnet has going on. Their support for our events has been amazing and their products rock solid. But the networking world is always moving. A quick run-through of their suite showed that.

Even though my schedule was packed full of meetings I did find the time to swing by both the Zotac suite and their booth on the showfloor. Between the two I had a chance to get a few sneak peeks at upcoming products and we also saw a few cool case mods that Zotac was showing off.

Intel announced support for overclockers this week in a new pilot plan.

Gaming News will be back in full swing next week. In the meantime, take a look at your keyboard. Mine was filthy, so a quick Google search brough up this nice little article. Once I pulled the keys off I was disgusted on how much "crap" was actually below. It wasn't as bad as the some of the pic's in the article but was pretty gross. So until next week, keep your keyboards clean and tidy, don't forget about your mouse either.

NZXT has a very promising year ahead of them with a few new products coming out, some that I will note here. I cannot talk about all of them due to NDA but they will be worth the wait I can assure you.