Balverine

A friend of mine recently wanted me to help her find a new laptop (only mild office work/internet and occasional movie watching). I picked some Lenovo and Asus for her to choose from and in the end she bought an Ultrabook for 300€ more because "it looks cool".... Next day she called me because her new Ultrabook doesn't have a VGA-port and she can't connect it to the projector at her university without an adapter.
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A friend of mine recently wanted me to help her find a new laptop (only mild office work/internet and occasional movie watching). I picked some Lenovo and Asus for her to choose from and in the end she bought an Ultrabook for 300€ more because "it looks cool".... Next day she called me because her new Ultrabook doesn't have a VGA-port and she can't connect it to the projector at her university without an adapter.
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Repost. Has been covered during/shortly after CES 2015 -> http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/287876-most-innovative-ces-2015-mad-catz-rat-prox-mouse/

...you know, condensation and stuff.

Finally got myself a nice screwdriver with lots and lots of bits (plus, it has a ratchet mode). PAnd it was pretty cheap, only ~10€.
 

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/6/7505955/saygus-v-squared-super-smartphone-ces-2015
 
You all wanted your high storage Android smartphone, and now you're getting it. The only downer is that you've probably never heard of the company before, so who knows! But anyways, phone manufacturer Saygus is coming with their new smartphone, the V2.
 
What sets the V2 apart from its competitors is the fact that it can have have up 320GB of storage. They do this by having 64GB of internal storage, and having *2* microSD expansion slots. You also got top tier specs with this phone as well. Powering the device is a Snapdragon 801 clocked at 2.5GHz, 3GB of RAM, 21MP rear camera (with dual LED flash), 13MP front-facing camera, a 5" 1080p display, and to make everything stick together is Android 4.4 KitKat. The V2 also has Harmon Kardon speakers, a biometric fingerprint scanner, and built-in Qi wireless charging.
 
My personal favorite thing though is that the phone comes rooted right out of the box. This just made the Android nerd inside me tingle a little bit. More phone manufacturers should really start doing this... Just have it as a developer's options setting.
 
Anyways, the V2 is planned to be released this spring, and Saygus says that pricing will be "competitive with other 5" devices." What's even better is that Saygus is working with all of the major USA wireless carriers in order for them to carry the V2. If so, that'll be a major win, because few people will buy a phone at a full $600+ price tag, especially not from a brand that they've never heard of before. But if they get in with the carriers, then you can get the phone subsidies with a 2year contract.
 

meh

I have a feeling that this won't sell very well.
 
Nice to see that it's size-adjustable for tablets but still...that price-tag is ridiculous and none of the features justify it - at least for me.

If Sony and MS would include backwardscompatibility there wouldn't be a need for such a service. Just let us play the games we already own on new consoles (was possible on the PS2/early PS3 and X360 with limitations; even Nintendo does it to a certain extent on their handhelds). But doing that is just not profitable and they rather screw over their customers. That's how I see it.
 
But what bothers me more is the streaming part. If you want to use that service you'll need a connection with 5-12MB/s. Depending on the country/ISP that could be expensive (you'll maybe even need to upgrade). Plus, you'll be paying regardless if you're actually using/able to use it (e.g. because of internet outage, broken console, etc.). For me there's too much dependency on multiple factors. I'd rather just buy the console and games used. Or, you know....emulators.

E-Sports don't belong in the Olympics. End of discussion.

Its been a while since we have seen something of this caliber be unleashed onto the market, the behemoths seem to have calmed down and no longer wander the streets asking for money from every poor soul which dares question their cuda cores.
 
Anyways what does this challenger bring to the throne, it comes in many names yet in the end it kills just the same.
 
Firstly a history lesson
 
In 2011 history was changed forever with the 6450, it would destroy images of games such as Crysis, OEMS like dell went crazy with its uncanny ability to run at a mere 20 watts. It was definitely a worthy successor to the already outstanding 5450 which killed everything and everyone within its price range.
 
Over the next few years AMD realised they couldnt create a better card, no matter how much they tried, cards such as titans, 780 tis and even 9800 gts, all slain by this beast(note these extremely accurate tests were carried out with a 200w psu).
 
Anyways the card returned to the le mans of computer market branded at the radeon 7350 boasting the impressive gddr5 memory and a higher gpu clock and also 1gb vram bonus with options of 2gb if that was needed which of course it is because bigger numbers are better right.
 

 
However the game changes this year as the 230 smashes its way onto the market, it drops its armour, gddr5 was only a number right? It now runs raw, ddr3 clocked at 1000mhz. A core clock of 625mhz, passive 0db cooling.
 
Not even the twice frozr cooler could handle this beast and before you try to reply, no its not due to the pcb size, its 100% due to the badassness that is this gpu. 
 
It even supports its team with a red pcb, its a shame that so many gpus have forgotten their heritage, that they have forgotten about all the gpus that gave their lives so that all gpus could be created equal. This is a real throw back to the good old days.
 
I only wish that its 160 stress processors have mercy on the poor pixels which dare cross its path because this dirty sausage can handle 3 screens at a time in hd.  
 
http://www.techpowerup.com/208091/msi-outs-a-full-height-radeon-r5-230-graphics-card.html
 
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/402/radeon-hd-6450.html
 
Pricing:
 
UK: £20 and your first child
 
US: $30 and the blood of a baby buffalo
 
Euro: €30 and your steam account

MIght've been better to use a different terminology. "pain" is a bit exagerated, it's more a "discomfort", but what headphones will not feel a bit uncomfortable after wearing them 1/4 day without a break? Yes, there are more comfortable headphones out there (I happen to have the AKG K601 right now for testing, which are nicer to wear - velour ear pads, less clamp force), but I wouldn't call the M40x uncomfortable, as long as I make occasional breaks and take them off for a few minutes. After all, they are closed headphones.

If you can try them in a store. I like the bass of the M40x much more than of the K601, to me it sounds more "punchy" and full (might be a bit due to the fact that the K601 are semi-open, while the M40x are closed), for others it might be too much. I might not be the best person to describe the sound signature of headphones since I only got recently more interested in audio myself, so someone else who's more experienced will be able to describe them better (regarding terminology and experience/trained ears).

Care to elaborate?

Afaik, the M50x come with a 3rd cable (1.2m or so), the M40x only with 2. Another difference is the swivel-mechanism on the ear cups: the M40x rotate only 90° in one direction (to the front), while the M50x rotate 180° (front and back). The M40x are also a bit lighter. (and the silver ring on the outside of the ear cups is bigger on the M50x)
 
I like my M40x, especially for Rock music, because they have more oomph on the bass (in comparison to, let's say the AKG K601). No need for a portable AMP, they work just fine with phones/mp3-players because they only have 35 Ohm impedance.
They were a bit uncomfortable at first (right after I got them) because the clamp force was too strong, so I set them on box of CDs and let them "stretch" (the box was a bit slimmer than a human head) for a few hours. Since then I can wear them 5-7 hours with only mild pain.

As a person who is horrified by blood and needles.
 
My worse nightmare has come true.

Fox news, if I click I'll get ebola. 

Regardless of the NFL contract, it still would have happened. You don't just sell a competitors product... 

"Won't limit."
 
Sure. Whatever you say.
 

Oh FFS. They said the Desktop GPUs are not 800 series, because mobile and now there are 900 series mobile.

Looks like someone bought a ton of iPhones and is now having trouble reselling them...

The old one looked subtle and i liked it, the new one just looks like a tramp stamp. Maybe it's just that I'm not used to change.

Good. Serves them right.

New headphones....finally! My old Plantronics Audio .355 headset was falling apart.