Fractal Design Define XL Black Pearl
According to Legit Reviews, the Fractal Design Define XL Black Pearl is just the case for those of you looking for an enclosure with great sound deadening capabilities.
We love seeing new companies come in an disrupt a market with fresh ideas and innovative solutions. Fractal Design's attempt at a large mid tower case does focus on some of this but in a quirky confusing way. I don't think we have reviewed a case that made us say "hmmm, that's interesting" more times than with the Define XL. The thought put into the sound deadening design is fantastic and will force you to check the power button light to make sure it is running.
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App That Warns Pedestrians of Oncoming Cars
If you need to reply on an app to avoid being hit by a car, you probably shouldn't be on the damn phone anyway! Duh, problem solved.
The app relies on machine-learning and image-recognition algorithms to identify the fronts and backs of vehicles, and takes into account varying light conditions, phone tilt, and blur. When WalkSafe detects a car approaching at 30 miles per hour or faster, it vibrates the phone and makes a sound to alert the distracted user.
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EU Data Protection Reform To Replace National Laws
So what do you guy think? Is this going to work or not?
The European Union wants to replace a mishmash of national laws on data protection with one bloc-wide reform, updating laws put in place long before Facebook and other social networking sites even existed.
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Black Friday Online Shopping Leaps 26%
Online shopping on Black Friday was up 26% compared to last year. I guess all the people that cut back on shopping during the year just decided to splurge on BF!
Consumers in the U.S. spent $816 million online on Black Friday, a 26 percent increase over 2010's Black Friday, according to ComScore data released today. The results buttress numbers released Saturday by IBM Coremetrics that showed online sales on Black Friday grew by 24.3 percent compared with the same period last year.
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ASUS Radeon HD 6950 DirectCU II
The fellas at Pro-Clockers have a review of the ASUS Radeon HD 6950 DirectCU II posted today for your viewing pleasure. You can see our review here for comparison purposes.
Our sample we are testing today is from ASUS and you know they are not ones to leave reference numbers and parts alone. The Radeon HD 6950 DirectCU II increases the stock core clock to 810MHz while the memory clock remains the same. But where this Radeon HD 6950 is in the cooling department which is based on direct heat pipe technology to help keep core clocks are bay.
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Violent Video Games Alter Brain Function in Young Men
A study of 22 adult males, over a one week period, proves that violent video games have a long-term effect on brain functioning. If you played violent video games for more than one week, it is already too late...you are a homicidal maniac. Thanks to Edward C. for the link.
For the study, 22 healthy adult males, age 18 to 29, with low past exposure to violent video games were randomly assigned to two groups of 11. Members of the first group were instructed to play a shooting video game for 10 hours at home for one week and refrain from playing the following week. The second group did not play a violent video game at all during the two-week period.
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The Titanic Reproduced Using CryEngine 3
Although I'm not sure why anyone would want to, a company called ORM Entertainment has reproduced the Titanic using Crytek's CryEngine 3. It looks pretty good even though it is a work in progress. Now, if we can just blow the hell out of everything and sink the ship all over again, we'd be all set!
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New NVIDIA GeForce 290.36 Beta Drivers
If you are a GeForce owner and like the thrill of using beta drivers, NVIDIA has just released new GeForce 290.36 beta drivers for you to play around with.
The new NVIDIA GeForce 290.36 beta drivers are now available to download. Recommended for gamers diving into Batman: Arkham City , the drivers also add official support for Ambient Occlusion in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Furthermore, a Battlefield 3 fix is included to combat the random appearance of triangular artifacts, a SLI shadow bug is stamped out in Crysis 2, and Settlers 7 corruption is eliminated.
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Skyrim AMD CrossFireX Performance and IQ Review
Our in-house graphics card gurus have just completed our Skyrim AMD CrossFireX Performance and IQ review. Armed with the new Catalyst 11.11b performance driver, we finally get to evaluate CrossFireX performance, scaling and compared it to the competition.
AMD has provided a new Catalyst 11.11b Performance driver that supports CrossFireX in Skyrim for Radeon HD 6000 series owners. We will evaluate CrossFireX performance, scaling, and see how it compares to the competition. We will also look at FXAA and Transparency AA image quality comparisons.
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NZXT Tempest 410 PC Case
Need a new case? The crew at Pro-Clockers say that the NZXT Tempest 410 case is definitely one to have on your short list.
NZXT's Tempest 410. If it's a windstorm you're looking for, I think I have found one for you. It is a rather unassuming case, solid black, harsh lines, with dark mesh grills covering dark dust filters. The only thing that brings any sort of color to the case is the sliver of blue from the USB 3.0 port. Even it's fans, while the blades are white, aren't equipped with any colored LEDs.
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Fedora 16 vs. Ubuntu 11.10 Performance Benchmarks
Phoronix has pit Fedora 16 against Ubuntu 11.10 in a no-holds-barred-all-out-fight-to-the-death benchmark brawl.
This is a comparison of the 64-bit performance of Ubuntu 11.10 vs. Fedora 16 in an out-of-the-box configuration. When it comes to these benchmarks, what's worth noting is that Fedora 16 and Ubuntu 11.10 are both on GCC 4.6.x and the EXT4 file-system. Some of the important differences though is that Fedora 16 is on the Linux 3.1 kernel while Ubuntu 11.10 is on Linux 3.0 and Fedora 16 has a more recent (both user and kernel-space) graphics stack.
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