"The intense competition in the cell phone industry has manufacturers constantly adding new features. This wealth of features may make phones a little smarter, but it often makes them more complex to use. So in this atmosphere of competition and increased functionality, it is refreshing to see a cell phone that chucks the "smart" features to focus on basic features and ease-of-use. The Jitterbug cell phone is just that: a simple phone that is easy to use."

Jitterbug J Cell Phone Review @ Hardware Secrets

This week on the podcast: the best Fermi graphics card for the value-conscious, the largest PC case we've reviewed, the most addictive game Scott and Jordan are playing, and much more.
The TR Podcast 68: Lunchbox PCs, Nvidia's latest, and Just be-Cause

"NVIDIA GeForce  GTX 460 768MB is quite a success, considering the recommended price. It outperforms the cheaper AMD Radeon HD 5770 and performs on a par with (and in some tests outperforms) the similarly priced AMD Radeon HD 5830. Fast tesselation, the advantage of the Fermi architecture, remains in this product as well."


iXBT Labs Review: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 Graphics Card

" Today HardwareLogic is looking at the Thermaltake Armor A90, another new product in Thermaltake's Armor range of midrange PC cases. It offers a stealth fighter-esque exterior design, but does it have quality and practicality to back up the looks? "

Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Review @ HardwareLogic

Multi-monitor gaming was thought to be reserved for those who can afford massive setups, fortunately ATI has released a sub $100 card that can dish out multi-monitor gaming for all of you that want in on the action but don't want to spend the big bucks to do it.

ATI HD 5550 Video Card @ TechwareLabs

After charging, I used them in every AA device I had. I tested them in everything from a cordless beard trimmer to a flashlight. They lasted about 2 hours in trimmer, which isn’t too bad as the trimmer eats batteries. Next I tried them in my AA mini-Maglite, but they would not fit as the cap is too large. . .


Moixa USBCELL USB Rechargeable Batteries - BCCHardware

"When anti aliasing is enabled in the control panels of each respective manufacturer, only the Nvidia cards showed a difference in frame rate or visual quality. The HD 5830 did not show a difference in frame rate when Anti aliasing was enabled showing that AA is not enabled for ATI cards at this time. At this point, it looks like only Nvidia has this option available to the gamer. When enabled, the GTX 460 still has the muscle to deliver acceptable frame rates in the resolutions that gamers at this price point play in, namely 1920x1200 and below."

Starcraft II Beta Performance Preview @ OCC

"All the video cards tested produce more than acceptable frame rates at both resolutions; the ATI versions could only be ran using in game settings. The NVIDIA versions via the NVIDIA control panel have the ability to force Antialiasing (AA) and Ansitropic Filtering (AF), being able to manipulate AA and AF increases “Eyecandy” which smoothes, enhances image quality and filters the overlay of the video being rendered."

StarCraft II Performance Benchmarks: 6 DirectX 11 Video Cards Tested @ Hi Tech Legion

"Armed to the teeth with enthusiast class features, the Dragon Slayer is fully equipped to handle the latest pixel crunching gaming gear. The Slayer is able to hold two ATI HD5970s in Crossfire and has room for up to six drives. It stands side by side with you, fighting heat inside as you frag away for hours. It's chain mail inspired steel mesh keeps your hardware cool while protecting it from harsher elements... like thrown objects by your LAN party opponents in frustration, as they submit to your dominion in virtual combat."

InWin Dragon Slayer MicroATX Case Review @ Hi Tech Legion

Herman Miller is a company that engineers function, and architects fashion. Their Aeron chair has dominated the industry, and influenced our perception of what a good chair should be. Welcome the Herman Miller Embody chair. Designed specifically for people who work for hours at their computer, Embody is the first work chair that benefits both mind and body. More than just a solution towards minimizing the negative effects of sitting, Herman Miller's Embody chair was also designed to deliver positive effects on the body. In this article Benchmark Reviews takes you on a tour of the Herman Miller Embody ergonomic office chair, and demonstrates how much better sitting all day can feel.

Herman Miller Embody Chair Review @ Benchmark Reviews

 Self-contained, low-maintenance all-in-one liquid CPU cooling systems are quite popular these days, especially among system integrators. What makes them popular is that they don’t require one to have a master’s degree, or any experience at all in liquid cooling physics to enjoy near silent computing. All one needs is the aptitude to work a Philips screw driver and a little dexterity. CoolIT System’s Vantage A.L.C. (Advanced Liquid Cooling) is the latest self-contained compact cooling innovation. Let’s see if that same early innovations we saw at CES 2010 offer real world benefits and performance today!

Futurelooks News Flash - CoolIT Systems Vantage A.L.C. CPU Cooling System Review

Computer cases take on a variety of shapes and sizes and while a majority of those designs tend to be classified as a "mid tower" however the terms is very loosely followed given that most cases focus on providing the very most in the smallest chassis possible. So what was once features only for full tower case.

Thermaltake Armor A90 Case Review @ Ninjalane

When you work with computers there will always be a time when you end up working in small spaces and bad light. Joby have come up with a solution to this with their Gorialltorch light that has three magnetic feet that can be twisted and turned around anything.

This LED light seems to the be the ultimate solution to computer techs and also to people in other areas. Lets take a closer look at what we can expect from this LED light.

Joby Gorillatorch Original @ Rbmods

ProlimaTech, the company behind the award-winning and record-setting Megahalems heatsink, has released a successor to the overclocking throne: the ProlimaTech Super-Mega heatsink cooler for Intel CPUs. The Megahalems was ProlimaTech's first run at CPU-cooler's, and a very successful one at that. Having already earned the Benchmark Reviews Editor's Choice Award and countless accolades from other websites, ProlimaTech has built high expectations with their follow-up products. The Super Mega is ProlimaTech's plan to remain seated comfortably at the top. In this exclusive article, Benchmark Reviews examines the ProlimaTech Super Mega and illustrates the improvements made to the original Megahalems design


ProlimaTech Super Mega Heatsink Preview @ Benchmark Reviews

Apple may have succeeded in appeasing iPhone 4 users with free cases, but it could have a new problem on its hands. Right before Steve Jobs began talking this morning, TR forum regular Forge posted a rather worrying story about his iPad charging cord melting while the device was sitting on his nightstand—and the iPad itself becoming hot enough to cause him to drop and break it.


News: TR reader's iPad melts charger cord, nearly combusts

While the Thermaltake SpinQ VT CPU cooler may not be capable of extreme cooling, it performs very ell when compared to other high performance air coolers; and it looks really cool while doing it. Another plus is that it doesn't create much noise at all, and even at high speed it was barely audible over the other components in the test system.

Thermaltake SpinQ VT CPU Cooler Review @ Bigbruin.com

"As an overclocked card, I did not expect much headroom to be left but Palit usually leaves a bit in the tank for the enthusiast. When I used the available tools to overclock this card, I was able to pull another 106MHz from the core/shader clocks and another 56MHz on the GDDR5 memory for increased bandwidth. Each of these clock speed bumps netted measurable performance increases across the tested games. Something well worth the effort and time."

Palit GTX 460 1GB Sonic Platinum Review @ OCC

In the market for a dual-GPU capable AMD motherboard, and one that's capable of achieving some huge overclocks? Gigabyte has you covered, with its 890FXA-UD5. In addition to having native SATA 3.0 support, USB 3.0 support can also be found, along with 4 PCI-E x16 graphics slots, a near-perfect board design and good pricing.

Gigabyte 890FXA-UD5 @ Techgage.com

Neoseeker has posted a new roundup covering the Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 Ultimate and HD 5550 OC graphics cards.  Both cards are geared toward the entry level market, so we set out to see just how much value is packed in them


Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 Ultimate and HD 5550 OC Review @ Neoseeker

It's rare for a product to go largely unchanged for more than 25 years, but Koss' PortaPro headphones have maintained the same design since 1984.  In my latest blog post, I take a closer look at the PortaPros and discover why they've endured the test of time.

News: The sweet sound of Koss' PortaPro headphones