Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the Thrustmaster Dual Trigger 3-in-1 Rumble Force Gamepad

The game controller in your hand can make all the difference, sometimes between liking a game, and loving it, or just for getting the game to do what you intend. Is the controller designed well? Does it slip in your hands? Is it built well? Does it allow customizing of its buttons? Some controllers offer features others don't. Scheduled to be released in September 2007, just in time for the holidays, the Thrustmaster Dual Trigger 3 in 1 Controllers represent their latest with six axis of movement. Benchmark Reviews offers an early review of the 'Rumble Force' version. It offers vibration feedback in addition to full PS2/PS3 and PC compatibility, button/mini-stick/d-pad reprogramming, new-generation mini-sticks, and all in a controller that is comfortable to hold and use.

Thrustmaster Dual Trigger 3-in-1 Rumble Force Gamepad Review

OCC has published a new review of the Antec SpotCool

The fan apparatus itself seems sturdy and is about 8.5 inches long. This is long enough for the fan to reach most places in the case, but short enough to not be a nuisance in most cases. The fan is 70mm, which should provide a decent amount of airflow over any component at a fairly reasonable noise level. The fan also has 3 blue LEDs which light up when the fan is on. There is no option of turning these off, however, which might be annoying to some users. On the outside of the fan casing, a three value selector is located, allowing the user to pick from high, medium, and low settings. Finally, the 3 pin connector is 8 inches long from the side of the fan casing.

Antec SpotCool Review



Techaddicts posted a review on the Enermax Infiniti 720 Watt Modular Power Supply

Overall, the Enermax Infiniti 720 Watt is a highly recommended power supply. It is multi video card ready with a two 6-pin PCI-E power connectors, and one 6+2-pin PCI-E power connectors. The CoolGuard feature of this power supply is also welcome, allowing the system and power supply to cool itself after it has been shut down. This can potentially lengthen the life span of your computer system. It can be found in online stores for about ~$220.

Enermax Infiniti 720 Watt Modular Power Supply

ThinkComputers.org posted LaCie D2 Extreme 320GB External Hard Drive Review

The LaCie D2 is probably the coolest looking external drive enclosure I have seen. It is made of machined aluminum alloy, then sandblasted to look like cast aluminum. The LaCie logo is stamped into each side. The front cover and baseplate are of cast aluminum. The D2 is a silver/gray color, with a slight sparkle due to the grainy surface. It doesn't look painted, but I assume that it is, since the color is uniform throughout.

LaCie D2 Extreme 320GB External Hard Drive Review

DragonSteelMods posted a review on the iPod AV, Sync and Charging Dock with Remote from USBFever

Last week dragonsteelmods.com reviewed the iDockVideo for iPod from usbfever.com. The folks from USBFever have sent another iPod dock for us to test out. Today we will be looking at the iPod AV, Sync and Charging Dock with Remote. This dock gives you the ability to remotely play your music via external speakers and watch your video and photos through your television or monitor.

The iPod AV, Sync and Charging Dock with Remote has similar features to the iDock Video for iPod. There are also some key differences. Let's find out if the new dock is a step up or down from the iDock and which is the right one for you.

Let's get started.

iPod AV, Sync and Charging Dock with Remote from USBFever

XSReviews has reviewed the NZXT Hush case

NZXT are a reasonably young company (founded in 2004) that target their cases directly at the gaming population. With their Lexa case design turning heads on the review market a while back, I have the Hush which is NZXT's attempt at preventing case noise from ruining your fragging experience. Let's see how well it performs...

NZXT Hush Review

Hardwarecanucks posted a review of the Koolance CPU-330 CPU water block

In this reviewer's mind, this product is nothing more than an expensive decoration. This is fine for people who are not serious about performance and value, but in my mind, any water block that performs closer to air cooling than it does to its "wetter" competition had better be bundled in a sub $100USD pre-built kit. Unfortunately, this is not the case with the Koolance CPU-330 as it costs a pretty penny.

Koolance CPU-330 CPU Water Block Review

Madshrimps posted Gateway MT3705 Intel Duo Core Budget Laptop Review

With introduction of Windows Vista early this year, we are seeing more laptops being offered at prices lower than ever. The not so favorable Vista sales may have something to do with it. We have the chance to take a deeper look into one from Gateway, the MT3705. It offers Intel Dual Core at 1.6 GHz, yet it does not carry the Core 2 Duo name. Intel calls it "Pentium Dual Core T2060" without any information from Intel Website. This processor is being sold by many brand names aimed at mass market.

Gateway MT3705 Intel Duo Core Budget Laptop Review

Mikhailtech posted an article on FEAR

It's no secret that an overwhelming majority of computer enthusiasts
also happen to be gamers. After all, what good is the latest $500 video card
if all you're doing is watching movies? Most of you have no doubt heard of FEAR, though some have not. It's not the newest game out there (in fact it was released in 2005), but it continues to be one of the most successful first person shooters of all time. Created by Sierra and Monolith, FEAR has been called by many the best FPS game/expansion of the past two years. This isn't a review per se, but rather an experience with the game and a look at what makes it great. Beware of spoilers.

FEAR Experience - The FPS That Could Article

OCModShop posted another Vista fix: Defeat 'COM Surrogate Has Stopped Working' Errors when Playing Videos in Vista

If you have a bunch of video files, then you probably also have a bunch of video and audio codecs (Divx, Xvid, MPEG-4, AC3, etc.) to match. Most of the time when you don't have a particular codec installed, either the video or audio stream won't render, and you can diagnose which codec you need and install it.

Windows Vista decides to throw you a generic "COM Surrogate has stopped working" or "DLLHost has stopped working" error message when it can't find some of your codecs. Vista's updated Media Center will completely crash without any error if it encounters a file without the proper codec (not very appliance-like if you ask me). This usually occurs when trying to get the video thumbnail, so you can have a hard time navigating to other video files if you step upon this "land mine.

How to fix 'COM Surrogate Has Stopped Working' When Playing Videos in Vista

Madshrimps posted a review on the Samsung Digimax S700 Digital Camera

The Samsung Digitmax S700 digital camera incorporates some of the features that are not common from the traditional camera makers such as Nikon and Canon. The Digimax S700 may satisfy most users looking for low cost, point and shoot family duties with maximum 7.2 MegaPixels resolution and readily available household AA battery.

Samsung Digimax S700 Digital Camera Review