3D monitors may be coming sooner than you think. At the recent Blizzcon convention, Neurok Optics showed off their prototype iz3D monitor can display simulated three-dimensional graphics from ordinary 2D games. With the use of polarized glasses, attendees gawked at World of Warcraft in 3D. We wanted to find out more after trying on the glasses and seeing the images ourselves. Read more
Among the sea of classes and briefings going on at Intel's Developer Forum, there is one that stands out and appeals to the hardcore gamer lucky enough to attend the yearly smorgasbord that Pentium built. Read more
This morning, HP revealed its newest edition to the Pavilion lineup, the Elite m9600, sporting Intel's Core i7 processor, and Nvidia's 9600 GS, depending on the configuration. Read more
UPDATE: The newly introduced 1.66 GHz Mac mini instantly becomes one of the least expensive Intel Core Duo-based computers on the market, although its entry-level, bare-bones presentation reveals that Apple may have cut costs in more ways than just omitting the monitor and the mouse. Read more
The latest 2 TB hard drives are still expensive, but 1.5 TB disks provide low power consumption at a better cost-to-capacity ratio. We look at offerings from Samsung and Western Digital to determine the value of taking a step down from the flagships. Read more
When a new paradigm like cloud computing or a new platform like Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) comes along, it’s smart to ask tough questions. Read more
With 36 lanes of PCIe 2.0, 3-way SLI could be the X58 chipset’s biggest challenge. If that turns out to be true, is Nvidia’s nForce 200 controller hub, which multiplexes the platform's connectivity, a solution? We compare three configurations to find out. Read more
Once we make the jump to Gigabit Ethernet, the expected tenfold increase in network speed doesn't seem to materialize. We'll look at the basics of gigabit networks, what limits their performance, and how we can get the best possible speed out of them. Read more
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