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    Wireless speakers with apt-X encoding - iPod/iPad compatible

    I wonder if anybody saw this bluetooth speaker in any shop already? Linky: ZiiSound D5 I am rather sceptical about using bluetooth for audio, but the fact it utilizes apt-X codec (so far only used for professional audio and broadcasting - you can check this website for details) might mean it...
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    Opinions needed on Sound Blaster Wireless products

    Anyone here used these products and can share if they are easy to set up and how's the audio quality? I think of buying Soundblaster Wireless for iTunes but I dont find any user reviews. Only found handful reviews for Logitech wireless music system but most of these mention problems with iTunes...
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    Need guidance to Online Fax Services

    I read they exist and google returns a few hits - anyone has experience with them? I only need to send and receive a fax once or twice per month so decided to get rid of that fax machine. Anything to be aware of when shopping for this service? Any good recession-friendly(aka free) service...
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    Report: Asus gets customer thrown in jail

    10 months in jail for raising a complaint. Quite a shocking story about customer treatment in the Middle Kingdom. http://gadgets.boingboing.net/...s-gets-customer-t.html --- Moved from GHW by JackMDS.
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    Can you explain TV tuners

    Need a TV tuner as I do not have room for a TV set. I have cable TV with "cable out" (looks like an antenna) and SCART out. I presume cable out is analog? Do I need an analog tuner or digital tuner or a DVB tuner? Cable box has DVB written on it so I suppose it doubles as a transmitter... I am...
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    Mass Effect Contest

    Probably worth taking a shot ;) http://www.soundblaster.com/co...ts/masseffect/game.asp PRIZE: One Grand Prize Winner will receive 1 unit of PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series, 1 unit of Creative GigaWorks ProGamer G500 speakers, 1 unit of Fatal1ty Gaming...
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    Computex Babe Watch

    http://www.hardwarezone.com/ar...iew.php?cid=18&id=2586 I think I am going to be Hitachi fan lol :) And you?
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    X-Fi Titanium Fatality series

    I have seen this on pocket-lint today. Apparently Creative launched two PCI-e sound cards meant for gamers. Both use the PCI-e bus and genuine X-Fi chip and give the benefit of single-wire digital connection (Dolby Digital Encoding of the in-game audio, including EAX HD effects). See for...
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    Asus D2X cards do not play nicely with Vista on nForce boards

    It seems the nForce boards are particularly problematic for audio cards. First there were nForce4 issues with Sound Blaster X-Fi now there are nForce problems with Xonar, so keep that in mind when buying or advising. More: nVidia knowledgebase
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    New ALchemy release for Vista

    Just saw it here, http://www.xtremesystems.org/f...owthread.php?p=2653248 Seems like a nice Xmas gift for X-Fi users ===================================== This download supports the following audio devices only: * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi...
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    Microsoft & Intel Evil People - You Are Going To Hell..

    Why is OLPC initiative not well these days? It took time and effort to derail it, but Intel and Microsoft managed to do it: "From its inception, One Laptop Per Child posed a threat to the personal-computing dominance of software giant Microsoft and chip maker Intel. Mr. Negroponte's team...
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    Linux drivers for X-Fi

    I am tempted to switch to Linux but I do not want to be caught in the no-audio trap. Did anyone try those drivers? Are they okay? What Linux version do you use?
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    Linux drivers for Sound Blaster X-Fi are available.

    Anyone tried these already? http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007...ter-x-fi-linux-driver/
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    ZEN Vision M to be replaced by

    I saw this thread on delldjsite. People are saying Creative stops manufacturing ZEN Vision M to introduce a replacement. Some are saying this is going to be a flash-based player with fully-fledged video. Wonder if it is wireless as well. Anyone got any better info on this?
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    Online game - can win ZEN STONE PLUS mp3

    Easy win on Creative again http://www.creative.com/produc...lus/game/showflash.asp Pre-school difficulty level :)
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    Sound Blaster X-Fi Bioshock contest

    Hi guys Although it seems like a clean (albeit statistically low chanced) way to get the game , x-fi card and gigaworks set for free http://www.soundblaster.com/contests/bioshock/ I cannot find Germany on the list. Is this US only game or what?!
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    Google to ban essay writing adverts

    Although this is generally proper thing to do for a company of that size and importance, I still wonder why. Is advertising your writing talents anyhow inferior to advertising your porn skills? I mean google will never give up on porn ads so why taking on authors-for-hire? My uneducated guess...
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    $40 1GB new ZEN Stone Player

    $40 1GB new ZEN Stone Player (screen-less) Only black is available now (cnet) There will be 5 more colors later. All details, pics, specs, blurb and where to order: creative labs site Source: gizmodo
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    Creative's Video Blaster Editor - anyone saw this?

    I saw this review on laptopmag.com but can't find this thing anywhere, not even on creative website! Does anyone know more about this encoder/transcoder or how to call this?
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    Hillarious Street Poll

    I am sure this could be recorded anywhere, the guy that put it together is obviously biased against US, but it is so funny anyway http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE
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    Best Supported Laptop Brand & its Warrenty - Your thoughts

    This is from European perspective, sure in US it might differ. Until know I have realized only ASUS laptops come with 2years of warrenty. Other manufacturers seem to offer only one year or less (DELL) - by default. Speaking of support DELL is on the bottom of my list, while HP is on top -...
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    gaming improves your vision by as much as 20%

    In short: "According to a University of Rochester study, people who played action games for a few hours each day improved their vision by as much as 20%." here is more: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/2007/02/0...sityofrochester_unreal_vision_improve/ What more can you see with 20% increase in...
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    Iiyama E2200WS - unavailable forever?

    I have waited for this monitor since October when it was first mentioned online as "coming soon". It is still not available, not in Germany at least. Do you recon it is worth waiting until it is finally available or should I rather buy something smaller at the same price? I mean Iiyama...
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    Looking for CD player with balanced outputs

    I am looking for CD player with balanced outputs. Can anyone recommend me anything? I came across just 2 models: Tascam CD A700 and Sony CDP-D11. Are they any good? What max price should I pay for them, if buying 2nd hand? (Please do not recommend me a CD player with digital out -...
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    XMOD - new external sound card or portable enhancer?

    I was looking for a new driver for my X-Fi. Typed in www.x-fi.combut instead of a driver I found something completely new to me... Looks like a new X-Fi. Please don't run me down if this is not news - but perhaps it is.
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    Found new mp3 player on dapreview.net

    See this link: http://www.dapreview.net/comment.php?comment.news.3505 QUOTE from dapreview: "Creative has just announced a new player to their line up. It's the Zen Neeon 2. As the name says, it's a follow-up to the Zen Neeon. That first player was not a crowd favorite, but I have a...
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    new printer fails to print

    HP1018, that is a laser one. Showing as HP1018 i.e. correctly in control panel. Driver installed, USB is fine, paper and toner are in, green "ready" light on, all looks sweet and perfect but when I try to print a test page I am getting "fail to print" error (the one in a yellow balloon). If...
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    B&W printing: after how many prints it pays to get laser

    I wonder if lazer or ink printer is the way to go for me. I am printing out about 1000 pages a month. I am about to buy a printer that will be used for up to 18 months, not longer. Speed of printing is not that important and any current printout quality will do. So it all boils down...
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    Creative Labs has some advice for X-Fi users

    Creative Labs advises X-Fi users who suffer from crackling or popping noises that card produces in some hardware configurations. According to their review of shipments and reported problems 99.9% cards work fine. With 0.1% they see a link between crackling and the fact that some graphics...
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    Creative announces X-Fi solutions

    Many people here probably saw the news on The INQ already INQ linky Creative says they have further worked on solution for problems some people have with X-Fi Apparently enabling dual channel memory mode helps in some cases, but mobo bios update is the most recommended fix in many other cases...
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    Batman: The Ace of Detectives Podcast ranks 2nd on Zencast

    I think this is pretty cool idea to have classic comic book recorded in form of a podcast. Voice Acting Live Long And Prosper!!!! Found it http://www.findyourzencast.com/ It is filed under today's Top 10 Podcast. (I have installed Zencast Organizer Software that is listed there, it works...
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    X-Fi users - what type of surround setup do you use for gaming?

    I am using CMSS-3D headphones but I may get 5.1 medusa cheap 2nd hand (30 euro) Wondering if it is worth a try. I like surround that comes from my regular headphones when using CMSS-3D but if it can get any better why not try, what do you think, and what setup do you use with your X-Fi?
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    is more memory always better?

    sorry if that is dated. But it is interesting to see that 4x512MB performed worse then 2x512MB modules: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2006/0.../memory_-_is_more_always_better/2.html
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    How do I do crossfades with X-Fi

    Have X-Fi Fatal1ty used for gaming and such, but gonna throw house warming party in a few days. I can't figure out how to do cross fades between different sources. I know for two track played back from PC I need ASIO app like DJ Tractor and so on. But instead I want to use CD-ROM, Line in...
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    have to power my PC two times on or it won't start

    hi, maybe someone experienced something similar and can help.... had this problem for a while already. Can leave with it, but it is annoying. I press power button on >> PC starts, but monitor does not even switch on. Not a beep is produced either. I switch PC off and on again, then it...
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    Geforce 5900 Ultra TV out problem

    Trying to output video signal to TV. Graphics card has 9 pin video out socket. I use 4 pin to SCART adapter to connect to TV. Drivers for graphics are up to date and system (XP SP2) works fine. But when I get into nVidia control panel and set card to either dual or clone display and hit "detect...
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    New Flash Memory Zen Neeon and the Online Game

    Seems like Creative redesigned and revised hardware of their Zen Neeon player. This looks actually pretty good to me. Specs Size 79.9 x 46.9 x 15.9 mm Weight 55g Capacity Available (Flash Memory) 512MB, 1GB, 2GB Display 96 x 32 pixel Duo-tone Color OLED Screen Battery Type/...
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    sony recalls ps2 over fire hazard - check your serials

    power adapters supplied with black, slimline PS2 models SCPH70002, 70003 and 70004 could "overheat", potentially harming people I just came across this news on tomshardware This did not look too bad but then I stumbled upon this information on theregister This seems to be serious, with one...
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    zen micro photo finally launched

    zen micro photo on dapreview main specs: -8GB harddrive -262,000 colour OLED screen -MP3, WMA, Janus, WAV, IMA ADPCM and JPG (incl. slideshows) support -96dB SNR -integrated FM tuner and voice recorded -available in 10 colours -"best to go" CES 2005 award Yummie!!!!