SIIG 4-port SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Hub Review
It is sad, but the fact still remains that no matter how new your system, you are going to have at most TWO SuperSpeed USB ports. This may sound like a lot right now, but as more and more USB 3.0 devices come on the market, you soon are going to feel the pinch. To help alleviate this issue, powered external USB hubs are coming back into vogue, such as the SIIG SuperSpeed 4-Port USB 3.0 hub. Are there any negative effects to using a USB 3.0 hub? Let's find out!
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DXG 3D Camcorder Drops HD for 3D, 1 Step Forward 2 Steps Back
DXG explores the novelty of the 3D market, but unfortunately, renders its latest 3D camcorder a bit of a novelty item. The DXG 5D7V Camcorder is another consumer ready 3D device that is striving to get this new technology some 'depth' into the market. Pocket sized and looking like a cousin to the shoddy Sanyo Xacti camcorder line of cameras, the 5D7V can record 3D video onto standard SD memory cards up to 16GB in capacity. The video is stored in the H.264 variety and is recorded at 800x480 resolution. This equates to 480p, technically it is still high definition but as most pocket cameras can record 720p video, this really feels like a step backwards. For comparison, this is lower definition than the iPhone 4. The new technology here comes with a pretty hefty cost of $600. For that price it's hard not to be stung by the glaring atavistic features you have to put up with. The DXG only carries 128MB of internal memory and doesn't include a memory card. If you buy a memory card you have to find a standard SD card, the DXG doesn't seem to support SDHC cards. 800x480 video looks great compared to a cell phone or 3D webcam but it is going to look fuzzy and blocky on any modern high definition television you try to view it on. The 7" LCD view screen that they include sounds nice but for some time that may be the only place you actually view your videos. This is probably the perfect gift for that person that has everything but for the rest of us this may still be just a little too close to the bleeding edge.
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Asus P7P55 Mobo Moves USB 3.0 Seats to Front of the Bus
Asus has announced that as of today, USB 3.0 is getting upgraded to first class on some of their commercial motherboards. To date, USB 3.0 has been relegated to the back panel of newer desktop motherboards, while USB 2.0 ports ride shotgun on the front of most PC cases. This isn't solely the fault of the case manufacturers, USB 3.0 motherboards run the risk of hitting bandwidth bottlenecks if more than a few USB 3.0 devices are allowed to run on the same computer. USB 3.0 is so fast it can actually bog down the main IO bus of the motherboard. Asus and other manufacturers have been struggling with the bandwidth problem for awhile and have come up with a few tactics to try and tame the SuperSpeed beast. Asus uses the dual chipset approach and assigns one NEC controller to the rear USB 3.0 ports and a separate controller chip for the front panel USB 3.0 devices. It may take a bit of jury-rigging to get a front facing USB 3.0 port into your case but at least now it's possible. The extra controller should only add a few dollars to the original price of the motherboard. Asus hasn't announced a launch date for these boards yet but it should be soon and will likely trickle into their high end line first.
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