ASRock Revamps HTPC Lineup with VisionX, Vision HT and MINI Series
ASRock's mini-ITX form factor HTPCs have been held in high esteem by us, but their second generation refresh left a lot to be desired in terms of being revolutionary...
11 by on 6/2/2012
LaCie's 2big NAS Review
The SMB (Small to Medium Businesses) / SOHO (Small Office / Home Office) NAS market is a highly competitive one. We have been reviewing a number of ARM-based 2-bay...
15 by on 5/28/2012
Streacom Updates Passive HTPC Chassis Lineup with FC9 and FC10
The advent of CPUs with low TDPs (but having enough power to handle HTPC duties) has resulted in passive HTPCs becoming more and more popular. Streacom (started in 2010...
15 by on 5/23/2012
Supermicro Updates X9 Platform for Intel's Latest Xeon Families
Intel introduced three new Xeon processor families last week. The Xeon E3-1200 v2 family is based on the Ivy Bridge architecture, while the Sandy Bridge based Xeon E5-2400 and...
5 by on 5/23/2012
Netgear Announces 2-stream 802.11ac R6200 router and A6200 USB 2.0 adapter
We're at Broadcom and Netgear's joint press event today, where both are announcing the commercial availability of the R6300 three spatial stream 802.11ac router which was announced at CES...
16 by on 5/15/2012
Buffalo Technologies Announces Availability of 802.11ac Router and Media Bridge
At the 2012 CES, we reported on one of the first public 802.11ac technology demonstrations at the Buffalo Technologies booth. Fast forward a few months, and Netgear seemed to...
11 by on 5/14/2012
MIPS Technologies Updates Processor IP Lineup with Aptiv Series
ARM has been making waves over the past two years with plenty of processor and graphics IP announcements, but they are not alone in the game. MIPS Technologies, almost...
41 by on 5/10/2012
Supermicro Updates X9 Lineup with GPU-Enabled Solutions
NVIDIA's GPU Technology Conference (GTC 2012) is around the corner (May 14-17), and Supermicro has indicated that their GPU-Enabled X9 server and workstation solutions would be showcased at the...
6 by on 5/9/2012
ASRock's High-End Vision 3D 252B HTPC Review
In late 2010, we reviewed the ASRock Vision 3D, and declared it to be the best pre-built SFF (small form factor) HTPC we had reviewed. ASRock duly updated the...
60 by on 5/7/2012
Intel's Ivy Bridge: An HTPC Perspective
Towards the end of June 2011, we saw AMD trying to create a HTPC friendly solution in the Llano series. By pairing a GPU with the CPU in the...
70 by on 4/23/2012
Thecus and McAfee Partner for Antivirus Technology in Intel-based NAS Systems
Thecus announced a partnership with McAfee at CeBIT 2012 to bring antivirus technology to their lineup. On April 16th, Thecus announced that that Thecus NAS systems would start shipping...
2 by on 4/19/2012
Thecus TopTower Lineup: High-End Enterprise NAS Systems in a Tower Form Factor
NAS vendors in the high-end enterprise space often reserve the more powerful CPU configurations for their rackmount models. A case in point is QNAP's Xeon based 200TB+ storage rack...
24 by on 4/12/2012
Zotac ZBOX Nano XS AD11 Plus: Redefining the Small Form Factor PC
Small Form Factor (SFF) PCs are becoming quite popular as processors become more and more power efficient. Over the last few years, we have had a slew of budget...
44 by on 4/11/2012
ioSafe SoloPRO: Disaster Proofing Your Storage Needs
Consumers understand the importance of keeping their documents and other material possessions safe from unexpected disasters. Towards this, many invest in fireproof and waterproof safes. However, as the digital...
34 by on 4/9/2012
Pulse-Eight Motorola NYXboard Hybrid Remote Review
Pulse-Eight is one of the companies tracing its roots to XBMC, and it is no wonder they have a host of interesting products in the HTPC space. We have...
23 by on 4/5/2012
Cinavia DRM: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Blu-ray’s Self-Destruction
DRM (Digital Rights Management) is intended to protect media from being played in an unauthorized manner. However, more often than not, it fails to serve the purpose. Today, we...
121 by on 3/21/2012
Supermicro Launches 100+ Server Solutions Based on the Xeon E5 Family
The Sandy Bridge based Xeon E5-2600 processors were launched by Intel yesterday, and Supermicro wasn't far behind in launching a host of solutions supporting / based on these processors...
33 by on 3/7/2012
ZyXEL Launches Cloud-Enabled HD IP Surveillance Cameras
ZyXEL announced the retail availability of the two latest members in its IP camera lineup today. With 'cloud' being all the craze it is right now, the units carry...
4 by on 3/6/2012
AMD Radeon HD 7750 & Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition Review: Evading The Price/Performance Curve
With the launch of Tahiti behind them, AMD is now firing on all cylinders to get the rest of their Southern Islands lineup out the door. Typically we’d see...
155 by on 2/15/2012
CyberLink PowerDVD 12: Complementing Your Mobile Lifestyle
Software Blu-ray / DVD players are bundled with almost all OEM PCs and a necessity for consumers who want to enjoy their commercial optical media in the most legal...
42 by on 1/31/2012
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