USB flash drives are incredibly small devices which contain flash memory to allow you store information such as pictures, music, documents, and even videos.  These tiny flash drives have even reached the capacity of 1GB so it can be easy to forget to bring it with you or even lose one. Today, I will be reviewing a product that attempts to integrate the capabilities of USB flash drive with a watch.  Although there is also another version, this watch is specifically meant for more formal occasions hence called the steel dress style.  Although the watch provided for review is only 32MB, we can still have a look at the performance of the flash drive integrated in the watch. 

As an avid gamer, I have played many types of computer games ranging from first person shooters (FPS) to real-time strategy games (RTS).  Unfortunately, I have to admit that I never really had the time to look into the online multiplayer role-playing genre.   These types of games can immediately be traced to popular game names such as Everquest or Ultima Online. Today, I will be reviewing an online multiplayer game published by NCSoft called City of Heroes.  Based on the name, you can immediately guess that this game involves super heroes of some kind. Just like other online multiplayer role-playing games (RPG’s), City of Heroes is a bit different than your usual PC game.  Most people are used to buying a game off the shelf and being able to play online for free with just a CD key of some sort.  City of Heroes is different in that it requires a monthly subscription to play. “Why would you want to pay a monthly fee for a game?” is the question that came up in my mind.  Let’s find out if this game is worth the cost.

The concept of being able to watch TV on your computer has been around for quite some time now.  In fact, there are already quite a few TV cards available in the market today.  Some of the more well known brands include Hauppauge as well as ATI.  ATI’s TV tuners can be found separately in the ATI TV Wonder series or integrated in video cards in ATI’s All-In-Wonder series. Unfortunately, the idea has not been as appealing to consumers due to several reasons.   First of all, if you were to compare the picture quality on the same standard TV signal, you would immediately notice that picture quality looks better on a regular TV as opposed to a computer screen.  This is because the TV signal is not quite appropriate with the resolution on a computer monitor.  In addition, there isn’t much visibility of these kinds of products in a retail store because you rarely see a computer demonstrating TV capabilities on a computer. Companies have taken a slightly different route with the introduction of LCD screens with built-in TV tuners.  This is great in bringing awareness of being able to watch TV on your computer, but it still has the same poor picture quality. Today, I will be reviewing a revolutionary product that attempts to change the TV-viewing experience on your computer.  It is called the ATI HDTV Wonder.  HDTV technology is starting to become standard in the latest types of digital televisions costing upwards of thousands of dollars.  Now ATI is bringing the same experience of HDTV to the computer user with their HDTV Wonder package which retails for $200. 

Hard disk drives are getting larger and larger every year and they’re also getting cheaper. I know that I require a lot of hard drive space on my computer, but have you ever thought about how much space is too much? Today, I will be reviewing the Hitachi Deskstar 7K400 hard drive.  Hitachi is proud to crown this drive their king of hard drives.  That’s because this hard drive is capable of holding a whopping 400GB of data.  As the box states, this drive is intended for gaming, home office, digital photography, and video editing.  In addition, this drive was also intended for digital video recording so you can store large amounts of high quality digital video. This drive uses the Serial ATA which will be main focus of the review.  You are probably aware of the current ATA standards such as ATA100/133.  The next standard trying to be pushed into the consumer market is Serial ATA since we are seeing more of those drives available on retail shelves.  This review will inform you on the basics of Serial ATA technology.  You will learn the main differences between regular ATA and how Serial ATA might benefit you on the purchase of your next hard drive. 

If you are a mobile user who likes to carry a lot of peripherals or accessories around your laptop, finding the right bag can sometimes be a bit annoying.  There are plenty of those one-shoulder type of bags that are typically rectangular.  The problem with those is that they have limited space for your extra accessories and they do become bulky easily considering that you are carrying a lot of weight on a single shoulder.  Spire, a laptop bag manufacturer, has taken a different route with laptop bags.  They have combined the typical two-shouldered backpack that is capable of securely carrying a laptop as well as all the extra accessories.  As a more standard two-shouldered backpack, there are several things that come to mind.  First, it makes it less obvious that you're carrying a laptop since it looks like a normal backpack.  Second, already mentioned, is that a two-shouldered backpack can easily hold much more items while still at ease to use. Today, I will be reviewing a two-shouldered laptop backpack from a company called Spire.  It is called the Fuse backpack.  This backpack, according to Spire's website, retails for $140.  This is quite expensive for a normal backpack, but the price is a bit more expensive than the average laptop bag.  Let's find out if Spire has created a product that is worthy for your laptop.