Monday, January 16, 2012

IT News Head Lines (Tech Report) 16/01/2012





Cooler Master expands clicky keyboard lineup
Mechanical keyboards are all the rage these days, and Cooler Master is eager to get in on the action. The company had a number of clickety-clack designs on display at CES, including the numpad-less QuickFire keyboard introduced last year. That particular design features Cherry MX blue switches and carries an $80 asking price, making it a reasonably good value if you can live without a numpad. For those who can't, the QuickFire Pro and Trigger provide full-sized layouts at higher price points.
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The misadventures of Blu-ray in HTPC land
If you'll humor me, I'd like to take a brief break from all the CES coverage to complain about the sad state of Blu-ray on the PC. We've been, err, blessed with this format for more than five years now, yet the simplest task of watching a movie is still frustratingly complicated and expensive. I've taken a live-and-let-live position on the issue, but recent events have broken the proverbial camel's back and prompted this outpouring of negative emotions.
I should probably preface this rant by explaining the current state of my home theater. In short, it's a mess. In recent years, the bulk of my income has been diverted to finance causes like college, vehicles, rent, and occasionally some beer and ramen noodles. As a result, the home-theater setup I've assembled is ...
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7-series chipsets go Mini-ITX
Big motherboard makers weren't the only ones with 7-series motherboards on display at CES. While visiting Zotac's suite at the show, we came across three mobos with Mini-ITX form factors, 7-series chipsets under their heatsinks, and LGA1155 sockets ready to accommodate Intel's upcoming Ivy Bridge processors.
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