As we spend more time communicating through electronic means it's not surprising to see an increase of gadgets designed to improve the experience. When it comes to audio, most of the attention in consumer devices gets spent on the listening experience.  5.1 surround sound has become a standard, but what average user even has the capability to record in stereo? Yet the quantity of audio content produced by average users should not be ignored. Online videos, music, conferencing, chatting and gaming are on the rise. Cyber Acoustics is one company that has recognized a need for improved audio quality produced by the average user. The Cyber Acoustics AC-401 Circumaural Speech Recognition Stereo Headset uses 'Direct Noise Canceling Technology' to reduce background noise so you can be heard loud and clear. Here at Benchmark Reviews we bring out the scale to see how this headset weighs-in.

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"Xigmatek is entering the case market with their first case - The Midgard. Midgard follows the current trend of highly ventilated gaming cases. Cost effective solution that will save some cash for other components?"

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Arctic Cooling, one of the leading manufacturers of fans and coolers, provided us Alpine 64 Pro, their new valuecooler for AMD based computers. Let's have a look how it compares against AMD's stock cooler in home and overclocking use.

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The Federal Trade Commission will try to regulate blogging for the first time, requiring writers on the Web to clearly disclose any freebies or payments they get from companies for reviewing their products.

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Not having a performance leading product doesn't mean the end of a company. AMD is the hardcore proof of that. Turning its attention to the much larger mainstream market resulted in some great products that offer amazing performance at low price points. This time, AMD has outdone itself, and the recently introduced Athlon II X4 620 could very well be a dream come true for mainstream users, the first ever quad core processor for just under $100.

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BCCHardware, Thermaltake and Zalman are proud to present our October Giveaway!  The prizes?  The low-profile, high performance Thermaltake ISGC-400 cooler and the Zalman CNPS10X Extreme CPU Cooler.  These coolers are designed for maximum performance and minimum noise for many of today's popular CPUs.

Winning is as easy as sending us a picture of your nasty cooling and/or computer.  Not too hard and it's worth about $70 for a few minutes of your time.  Full contest details over here: http://www.bcchardware.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7716&Itemid=56

The Gigabyte Cupio 6140 is one fine case, and Quiet PC USA has done well to increase the appeal with the quiet modifications. The fit and finish are top-notch, all of the features worked perfectly, and the tool-less chassis really surprised me with the external bays. It is definitely quiet, and doesn’t have loads of LEDs glaring at you, so it probably won't draw too much attention to itself.

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The proliferation of multimedia audio and video formats, including Blu-Ray, and an increasing array of TV and web based services have made the home theatre personal computer (HTPC) a powerful convergence device. With the imminent release of Microsoft's Windows 7 Operating System, Benchmark Reviews explores the evolution of the Windows HTPC Platform. We will also examine the efforts of a global community of users and premium developers, who have used Microsoft's product to showcase their skills and highlight their passion to make the PC a core component of the home entertainment setup.

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Evercool has learned something here. To perform up in the charts with Arctic Cooling and Tuniq is truly impressive feat. While it didn't necessarily out perform its top competitors, it did with no doubt run stride for stride.

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While the Samson Go Mic is certainly not for everyone, if you're a budding podcaster on the go and you want good audio everywhere you are, the Go Mic is a good choice.  The audio quality is very good and is far superior to any headset microphone or desktop stand microphone we've seen. . .

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Friday 2nd October- Taking gamers even further behind the scenes of Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, Codemasters® today released the latest in a series of developer insight videos featuring the much anticipated military shooter. In the ‘Look & Feel’ video, now available to view at www.flashpointgame.com, key development team members discuss just how far they’ve gone to ensure that Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising will take players as close to war as they’ll ever want to get.

We have been reviewing hard drive enclosures for about 3 years now, so we have a good say in what's good and what's bad. If you have followed us from the beginning, then you know what i mean. There were some great hard drive enclosures and well, there we some that are not. First of all i would like to thank CRU for providing us with this hard drive enclosure system, DataPort SecureDock. DataPort SecureDock is an extenal enclosure which has eSATA/USB2.0 connections to aid in your every day needs. What is so special about this unit? Well i am glad you asked.

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Asrock is one of our new sponsors! They are well known for their motherboards that have always been a bit cheaper than the rest, but does this mean they don't perform well? Personally I don't think so but today we are going to look at the M3a785gmx motherboard and compare it vs a well performing Asus board. I think we will be able to see what type of performance we can expect from this Asrock board.

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Today we are going to take a look at two series of fans from Arctic Cooling F Pro TC and PWM (temperature controlled, pulse width modulation). These two types of fans come in three different flavors if you will, 80mm, 92mm and 120mm. There are many applications where you can use TC or PWM fans. Picking the right one for the job could be some what difficult.

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Cooler Master recently released their SNA (Slim Notebook Adapter) 95. The SNA 95 is a universal notebook adapter that comes with a total of nine different connectors that gives you the flexibility to charge a wide range of different devices.

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First of all i would like to thank Thermaltake for providing us with this item for a review. Thermaltake is a leader if innovative design of cases, power supplies and pc accessories. We hope to bring you more reviews from Thermaltake in the near future so hand tight. Today we are going to be taking a look at geeky accessory for you pc, BlacX.

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Today we are going to take a look at a new subdivision of Thermaltake, Luxa2. Luxa2 was kind enough to provide us with H1-Touch stand for a review. Luxa2 is oriented towards luxury accessories. They have many items in store that look highly stylish and luxurious and H1-Touch is one of them. H1-Touch was created to act as a stand for smart phones such as iphone or even ipod touch.

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"Today I am checking out the Gateway NV5214u multimedia notebook. This machine is a full-fledged notebook with a large screen, full size keyboard and an optical drive. If you are looking for a new notebook that can work and watch all the movies you want, the Gateway NV5214u may be just what you need."

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