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jcxp.net - 05.09.2009Creative Xmod Claims to Improve Music
Creative has unveiled a new
device called the Xmod, which
is based upon the company's
X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity audio
platform and promises to
improve the audio quality of
compressed music, such as that
purchased from Apple's iTunes
or any MP3 files...
betanews.com - 03.10.2006D-Link Announces HD Media Streaming to TV
D-Link announced the Xtreme N
Media Bridge, capable of
wirelessly streaming
high-definition content from a
PC to an HD-capable TV, today
at the WinHEC conference in
LA. The company plans to
release the Xtreme N Media
Bridge, model number DAP1555,
in Q3 this year for under
$200. The setup uses a
pair of devices that each
looks much like a regular
wireless router, with two
antennas.
One
device connects to your home
router with an Ethernet cable,
and the other to a
TV-attached, Ethernet-capable
device such as a game console.
Microsoft demonstrated using
the Media Bridge to play a
movie in today's conference
keynote using an Xbox 360, but
D-Link says it will work with
other devices. The devices use
802.11n, and offer
Microsoft's new Rally feature
for easy network discovery and
setup in Vista.
neowin.net - 16.05.2007PCI Express X-Fi quietly slips into the market
After months of rumors and speculation, Creative's Sound Blaster X-Fi has finally acquired a PCI Express connector. However, instead of adding
support for the new interface to a high-end card, Creative has picked a low-end part for the job and released it into the U.S. market without much
noise (pardon the pun). The arrival of a press release in
Creative's home country of Singapore has drawn our attention to the card, which is already being sold at Newegg.
It's not hard to see why Creative isn't hyping up the product. TOSLINK optical input and output ports are the PCIe model's only
apparent advantage over its PCI counterpart, and they seem to have been added to the PCIe part at the expense of lower analog sound quality. Compared
to the PCI X-Fi Xtreme Audio, the PCIe X-Fi Xtreme Audio otherwise has the same
24-bit/96KHz sample rate for playback and recording but a lower signal to noise ratio (104dB instead of over 108dB ), greater harmonic distortion
(0.007% instead of 0.006%), and a higher official price tag ($69.99 instead of $59.99).
winbeta.org - 06.11.2007Vendors Kick Wireless N Up a Notch
At CES today, two Vendors (D-Link and Trendnet) were showing off their latest Wireless N devices.
When compared to the older G format
(54Mbps) and the older version of the N format (300Mbps) these are incredibly fast devices.
Running dual-band (at 2.4 and 5GHz), they are
capable of handling up to three streams of data in each antenna, compared to the previous draft N devices' two streams.
The two new
device models in question when making these statements are D-Link's "Xtreme N 450" and Trendnet's "Wireless N Gigabit Router TEW-773GR".
With estimated costs of under $200, these devices are expected to be made public in Q2 of 2009.
jcxp.net - 09.01.2009Creative Technology Shows Off Audio Card for PCI Express
Creative Technology, a maker
of digital media players and
various multimedia devices,
showcased its first audio card
for modern PCI Express bus at
the Consumer Electronics Show
2007. Specs of the product are
unclear, but it is remarkable
that Creative is finally
paying attention to the bus
that has been afloat for
nearly three years now.
Images of Creative
Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme
Audio for PCI Express x1 bus,
which have been published by
several web-sites, reveal that
the card carries one
relatively small X-Fi chip, an
unknown audio codec, the lack
of onboard memory buffer,
relatively small number of
capacitors, the absence of
MIDI port and the presence of
S/P DIF connectors and five
analog connectors to attack
7.1-channel audio system.
neowin.net - 12.01.2007Notebook-bound Core 2 Extreme tested
The folks at Belgium-based
hardware site Matbe have put
together a short review of
an upcoming high-end Intel
processor called the Core 2
Extreme X7800. This chip is
unique because it's the first
Core 2 Extreme model aimed at
notebooks.
It's
based on the same Merom core
as mobile Core 2 Duo
T7000-series processors, and
it runs at 2.6GHz200MHz faster
than the top-of-the-line Core
2 Duo T7700. This higher clock
speed gives the X7800 a power
envelope that's 9W higher
than that of the T7700,
although both chips have the
same 800MHz front-side bus and
4MB of shared L2 cache.
Beyond the extra MHz, one
of the most interesting
aspects of the Core 2 Extreme
X7800 is its unlocked
multiplier. Matbe says the
BIOS on their prototype
X7800-powered notebook allows
users to choose between speeds
of 2.6GHz, 2.8GHz, and 3GHz.
Battery life at 3GHz probably
isn't great, but Matbe found
that the machine lasted
anywhere between 46 minutes
and 142 minutes at 2.6GHz
depending on the load level
and power profile. 142 minutes
translates to nearly two and a
half hours, which doesn't
seem too bad for a high-end
notebook.
winbeta.org - 11.07.2007WinHEC 2007: Day 2
On my second day at WinHEC I
really wanted to make it a
point to stop by the Expo Hall
and take a closer look at all
the really cool hardware. So I
spent about two hours walking
around the Expo Hall and
talking with folks until the
Expo Hall closed. Microsoft's
Pavilion had numerous kiosks
set up with product experts at
those kiosks to answer any
questions. At the Microsoft
Pavilion, I caught up with one
of Nick's colleagues Matt
Krueger who was helping show
off some Mobile PC's that
take advantage of Windows
Vista and it's
technologies.
After
talking with Matt, I spotted
the HD Media Bridge kiosk and
Network Attached Storage kiosk
right next to it. I got a
closer look at the D-Link
Xtreme N Duo MediaBridge
units. Right next to the Media
Bridge units was the Maxtor
(now under Seagate) network
storage device that are use
Windows Rally. You can check
out Maxtor's selection of
network storage devices
here.
neowin.net - 21.05.2007New Wi-Fi Draft Ensures Compatibility
More than a year after the first products based on an initial draft of the superfast 802.11n Wi-Fi standard arrived, a second draft--reinforced by
Wi-Fi Alliance certification--appears to have solved the interoperability and stability problems we saw in the initial crop. But our informal tests of
the first certified products also suggest that prices and performance vary widely as a result of issues that are unrelated to the standard.
We tested Belkin's $90 N (F5D8233-4), Buffalo's $99 AirStation Nfiniti (WZR2-G300N), D-Link's $180 Xtreme N Gigabit (DIR-655), and
Netgear's $130 RangeMax Next (WNR834Bv2) first with their own matching PC Cards and then again with PC Cards made by each of the other three
vendors. Connection utilities showed that in our tests at a midrange distance of 20 feet, all of them connected at theoretical single-channel draft-n
speeds of up to 130 megabits per second (mbps). The Buffalo and the D-Link proved the fastest (see our chart on the next page), and the Buffalo's
sub-$100 price makes it a good deal.
neowin.net - 23.08.2007OCZ ship First Triple Channel Memory Kits for Core i7
On Thursday OCZ announced they have begun shipping Core i7 compatible triple memory kits.
They are designed specifically for the impending Intel Core i7 processor / Intel® X58 Express Chipset. They are optimized for the Core i7’s triple channel mode. There are 2
kits, 3GB and 6GB.
"OCZ engineered these 3GB and 6GB kits specifically for Intel's imminent platform," commented Dr. Michael
Schuette, VP of Technology Development at OCZ Technology. "By using special-screened, low voltage-capable ICs, these modules are the perfect
complement for the Intel® X58 Chipset to deliver the maximum performance by enabling low latency settings and higher system frequency."
OCZ will release the triple channel kits under the award-winning Platinum and Gold series designed specifically for enthusiasts and gamers:
OCZ PC3-10666 Gold 3GB (3X1GB)1333MHz CL 9-9-9-20 1.65V
OCZ PC3-10666 Gold 6GB (3X2GB)1333MHz CL 9-9-9-20 1.65V
OCZ PC3-12800 Gold 3GB (3x1GB) CL8-8-8-24 1.65V
OCZ PC3-12800 Gold 6GB (3x2GB) CL8-8-8-24 1.65V
OCZ PC3-10666 Platinum 3GB (3x1GB) CL7-7-7-20 1.65V
OCZ PC3-10666 Platinum 6GB (3x2GB) CL7-7-7-20 1.65V