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Archive for the ‘XSR’ Category Nerd Fitness: Part 1 – Getting Started The online world is a weird one, as in some respects we all revert back to stereotypes. Partly for humour, and partly because we don't know each other very well. Typically one of them is that us nerds, geeks and gamers are all fat, lazy, out of shape messes and considering how this is contrasted with the intrinsic hotness of the girl geek, it seems a little unfair. Now of course there are ways around this. You can hit the gym, get a running machine, drink diet shakes, there's plenty you can do to get in shape to break through the stereotype, but it's a little boring. So what can we do to buff up while still maintaining our geeky persona? How can we get fit, while utilising our god given talents as nerds to make the experience fun and interesting? Gentleman, I present to you XSR's guide to Nerd Fitness: Part 1, Getting started. NoLimitZZZ Blobo During our recent visit to the Gadget Show Live one of the companies we talked to was NoLimitZZZ who detailed a product they'd put together that they touted as some sort of Wii killer. Called the Blobo (blob-oh) it's a PC enabled motion controller which hooks up wirelessly to play several Wii-Fit, Wii-Sports inspired games. There's running, jumping, basketball, bowling and more. Let's see how we get on. Arctic Sound E352 Today we are looking at the Artic Sound E352 ear phones. Artic Sound is a subsidiary of the well-known Artic Cooling company and specifies itself in audio products, which the name already suggests. The E352 are aimed at the audiophile, offering quality sound, a good look and a nice product package and are part of a lager series of Artic Sound products, with a starting price of $42.20 for the E351-W ranging up to $69.95 for the E352-D, which I am reviewing here today. NZXT Gamma Placed in the Classic Series, the NZXT Gamma is akin to the Beta and Beta EVO chassis’. Characterised by a simple, yet effective, layout, all three of these cases are designed for the more mainstream market due to their affordability at around the £30 bracket. This is not to say the Gamma is a standard black box and front panel though , as with the Beta, it offers visual character that sets this case apart from similarly priced enclosures. However, the Antec Two Hundred is still very much king of the hill in terms of budget chassis; the NZXT Beta, although well-intentioned, couldn’t quite deliver to the extent of the Antec enclosure and so it would appear the Gamma has been launched to put this right. Auzentech X-Fi Bravura Auzentech audio cards have been favourites among the XSR team for a good few years now not only for their great sound quality and effects but also for the broad appeal to gamers, audiophiles and home theatre lovers alike. Auzentech cards are built around PCI Express based Creative X-Fi chips with a wealth of features enabling the sound card to be so widely appealing: EAX 5.0 for the gamers, DTS Interactive for movies and music and of course a dedicated, independent headphone circuit designed for professional grade headphones. To give it its full name, the Auzentech X-Fi Bravura 7.1 arrived promising the same great Auzentech quality with a few added extras. So what exactly does the Bravura have in its locker? A close inspection will reveal all… Stardock USB 3.0 HDD Dock and Card When it comes to portable storage there are two different improvements everyone is interested in hearing about: capacity and transfer speeds. One of the newest ones to hit the market is the advent of the new USB standard, USB 3.0. Today we're looking at a Startech package that gives you not only a hard drive dock supporting the new port, but also a PCI-E card giving you a pair of USB3 ports to make sure you're fully compatible. Mach Extreme MX-DS 100GB With traditional hard drives becoming somewhat of a mass storage platform and SSDs taking over as the dominant boot drive, there are quite a few companies diving head first into this market to cash in on the phenomenon. However today we arn't looking at a Solid State Disk from the usual people, this one is from a new kid on the block. Mach Extreme Technology are a startup firm offering SSDs of multiple sizes, with a fancy artistic edge that they hope will seperate them from the competition. Lets see if that plays out. Synology VS60 Surveillance Station With the price of NAS drives becoming a little more managable and the increased capacities necessary for the backup of everyday work and family photographs increasing, this type of hardware is becoming more proliferant in our homes. However, they arn't the only additions to your network you can make, with several add-on boxes made available by companies like Synology. Today we're looking at the VS60, an addon to the Synology Surveillance Station that allows the direct, software-less monitoring of up to 6 different network cameras at once. Recent Lack of Reviews Some of you may have noticed it's been a little while since we posted out last review. Never fear, we havn't stopped doing them and in-fact have several waiting to be uploaded. Unfortunately, during the server move some problems were caused with our review submission methods. We are currently working on a fix and hope to have fresh, new reviews uploaded in the next few days. Watch this space. Congratulations you are on the new Server Congratulations! If you are reading this you are now utilising XSR's brand spanking new server. Enjoy.
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Cartlann na 'táirgí Eile' Catagóir Aimsitheoir Raon Ultrasonach Laser Cé nach fhéadfadh sé a bheith ró-chostasach, mheas sé margaíochta stáit féin speil go bhfuil sé iontach do ghníomhairí eastáit nó tógálaithe, ba mhaith liom a fháil sé deacair a mholadh an táirge seo. Má bhí sé áiteanna níos dheachúlacha d'fhéadfadh gur mhaith liom a rá go mbeadh sé go hiontach le haghaidh a thomhas go cruinn achair bheaga go tapa, ach ós rud é go dtéann sé ach a chéadú gur mhaith leat a bheith díreach chomh maith amach le beart téip. Really é seo gadget go ndéanann cad atá sé ceaptha a, ach ní go han-mhaith. É sin ráite, i gcomparáid le gairmiúil nó fiú leath-gairmiúla léasair réimse aimseoirí, is é an rud faoi 10 ar an bpraghas. Má tá tú ar bhuiséad an-mhór agus ró-leisciúil a úsáid beart téip, is féidir an táirge seo ag obair duit, ach ní bheadh sé liom a mholadh. Edimax AR-7284WnA Ródaire Thar na blianta tá Edimax tógtha suas le ainm deas respectable dóibh féin mar tháirgeoirí táirgí ar ardchaighdeán ar phraghas réasúnta. Mar sin féin, in ainneoin a bheith acu ar urraíocht suíomh é seo an chéad uair glactha againn le breathnú ar a cheann crua-earraí ar. Uimh ardaigh spéaclaí tinted anseo folks. Inniu beimid ag féachaint ar an catchily ainmnithe AR-7284WnA. A ligean ar a fheiceáil cad tá sé ar fad faoi. Tunebase FM modulator Leis an treocht atá ag fás na rialtas scáineadh síos ar dhaoine ag baint úsáide as a gcuid fón agus iad ag tiomáint, tá sé riamh bhí níos mó inmholta a piocadh suas le headset Bluetooth de chineál éigin. Inniu beimid ag féachaint ar gléas le ní amháin feidhmiúlacht lámha saor in aisce, ach freisin sruthú ceol agus naisc stórála seachtracha. A ligean ar a fheiceáil conas a dhéanann sé. ACRyan PlayOn! HD 1TB Athbhreithniú againn roimhe sin an mol meáin AC Ryan PlayOn! HD Mini agus chuaigh in áit a bhfuil sé. Mar sin féin, go raibh an leanbh ach i gcomparáid leis an méid a beimid ag féachaint ar an lae inniu. Ní fhéadfadh sé an praghas a bheith i bhfad níos airde, ach ar pháipéar cosúil leis an 1TB neamh-mion leagan atá le teacht a phacáil ina extras deas beag. Ligeann fheiceáil conas i gcomparáid lena deartháir níos lú agus cibé acu is fiú an costas infheistíochta breise. AC Ryan PlayOn! HD Mini Media Player Ionaid HTPCs agus na meáin atá ag fás sa tóir réir mar a bhíonn ár dtithe i bhfad níos mó nasctha i dtéarmaí na meáin. Mar sin féin, is féidir leis na córais a bheith fós ró-chostasach do roinnt, nó ró-mhór, ró-chasta; cad atá ar fhear a dhéanamh? Rogha amháin is cosúil a fháil duit féin ar líonra seinnteoir meáin. Inniu táimid ag athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar aon ghléas den sórt sin, an Ryan AC Playon! Metronic Zapbox T2 Freeview HD Leis an rabhadh i bhfad agus ag súil "digiteach athrú" á rolladh amach go luath ar fud an domhain, tá daoine ag iarraidh a boscaí pickup teilifís dhigiteach; más rud é nach raibh siad ag amháin cheana féin. Cé go bhfuil pacáistí síntiús ar fáil, is é rogha amháin eile a chur i mbosca Freeview ligean do rogha níos leithne de chainéil dhigiteacha, agus aon táille míosúil. Is é ceann bosca den sórt sin an Zapbox Metronic a coes lena rogha féin de chainéil HD chomh maith le HDMI Comhoiriúnacht. Ligeann fheiceáil conas tá sé de dhualgas ar an tástáil XSR. Stardock USB 3.0 Duga agus Cárta Nuair a thagann sé chun a stóráil iniompartha tá dhá feabhsúcháin éagsúla gach duine a bhfuil suim acu i éisteacht faoi: cumas agus luas aistriú. Is é ceann de na cinn is nua a bhuail an margadh teacht ar an caighdeán nua USB, USB 3.0. Inniu beimid ag féachaint ar phacáiste Startech a thugann tú nach bhfuil ach duga tiomáint crua tacú leis an calafort nua, ach freisin le cárta PCI-E a thabhairt duit le péire de USB3 calafoirt a dhéanamh cinnte go bhfuil tú ag luí go hiomlán. Synology Stáisiún Faireachais VS60 Le thiomáineann an praghas ar NAS ag éirí beagán níos mó managable agus na hacmhainní méadaithe is gá chun an cúltaca den obair laethúil agus grianghraif teaghlaigh a mhéadú, tá an cineál na crua-earraí ag éirí níos proliferant i ár dtithe. Mar sin féin, arn't siad na breiseanna ach le do líonra féidir leat a dhéanamh, le roinnt add-on boscaí curtha ar fáil ag cuideachtaí ar nós Synology.Today táimid ag breathnú ar an VS60, ar addon chuig an Stáisiún Faire Synology go gceadaítear sin leis an ordú, bogearraí-lú monatóireacht a dhéanamh ar suas le 6 ceamaraí líonra éagsúla ag an am céanna. Synology DS710 + NAS Anseo ag XSReviews ghlacamar roimhe sin le breathnú ar an táirge eile Synology ar a dtugtar an DS-210j a léirigh a lán de gealltanas mar enthusiast bhaile, nó úsáideoir gnó ar NAS tiomáint. Anois áfach, tá muid ag breathnú ar an deartháir i bhfad níos mó. Níos tapúla, níos fearr a lorg agus níos costasaí san laethanta seo, a dhaoine uaisle a thabhairt liom tú an + DS710. Nexus Aeir duster Glanadh Sprae Nexus aird ar éagsúlacht leathan de tháirgí, ó chásanna a fuaraitheoirí LAP, Soláthairtí Power, agus ábhar glantacháin duster? Is cosúil Nexus bhraitheann go bhfuil gá ríomhairí pearsanta dusty beagán de aird, agus an bealach is fearr chun dul faoi go bhfuil sé le sprae ghlanadh deartha go sonrach maidir le comhpháirteanna ríomhaire inmheánach agus a bheith "Ózóin Friendly." Lets fheiceáil conas a dhéanann sé.