3DVelocity - honey coated hardware news

If I'm honest when Advanced MP3 offered me the chance to try out some green earphones I was kind of hoping they were referring to the colour. Not because I've anything against saving the planet, more because it seems every time I try something that claims to have green credentials I have to accept a poorer product and convince myself it's worth the sacrifice because I'm keeping the bunny-huggers happy.

The earphones in question are the TS02's from New Hampshire based Thinksound. Built around former V-MODA chief sound engineer Aaron Fournier and creative director Mike Tunney they spurned the opportunity to churn out the biggest, the loudest or the most expensive and opted instead to create the most "incredible sounding headphones with the smallest eco-footprint possible". Sound like a recipe for disappointment? Let's see.

If Thinksound wanted to be deep green then the box for the TS2's could be at least half the size it is. I'm not suggesting that the whole green thing is a stunt, I believe it's more of a case of striking a balance between being eco-friendly and appealing to potential buyers. I mean they could have just shipped them in the supplied cotton bag with a swing ticket hanging off it but they're clearly very proud the these earphones and want folk to see what they're buying.

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Sunday's News

Wayne Brooker at Sunday 12th February filed under Competitions

MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III 3072 MB @ techPowerUp
Cooler Master COSMOS 2 Review @ Vortez
Trendnet TPL-307E2K Powerline Adapter kit @ Rbmods
Unboxing the Amazon Kindle Touch @ ThinkComputers
AMD A8-3870K and Sapphire HD6450 FleX Review @ KitGuru
AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB CrossFire Review @ Legit Reviews
Understanding SSD Advertised Performance and Its Purchase Implications @ The SSD Review
Win two 8GB Kits of G.Skill Low Profile Extreme DDR3 ARES Memory! @ KitGuru
Silenx EFZ-120HA5 Effizio CPU Cooler @ DreamWare Computers

Thursday's News

Wayne Brooker at Thursday 9th February filed under Competitions

RHA SA-850 Headphones and MA-350 Earphones Review @ HardwareHeaven
ASUS VG278H LCD Monitor 3D Vision-2 Kit @ Benchmark Reviews
Enermax Fulmo @ PureOverclock
ASRock Z68 Extreme 7 @ PureOverclock
Choiix/Cooler Master Mobile Wave Stand Review @ eTeknix
Ninjalane Podcast - Basic Casemodding Listener Mailbag Interview with a Top Overclocker @ Ninjalane
GeChic On-Lap 1301 Portable Monitor Review @ ThinkComputers
Spire BlackDragon 400 W @ techPowerUp
Windows 8 confirmed for February 29th (Beta Queue) @ KitGuru
Intel 520 Series 240GB (Raid 0 update) SSD Review @ KitGuru
Western Digital WD TV Live Media Player Review @ Bigbruin
Hitachi Touro Desk Pro 3TB USB 3.0 External HDD Review @ Madshrimps
OCZ Technology Octane 512GB Solid State Drive with 1.13 Performance Firmware @ TweakTown
Samsung NX 200 Review @ TechReviewSource
Swiftech H20-220 Edge HD Liquid Cooling Kit Review @ Legit Reviews
Preview: MSI Big Bang Xpower II X79 @ ocaholic
Athena Power AP-MFATX40P8 400 W Power Supply Review @ Hardware Secrets
Charts: SSDs - update Kingston SSDNow V+ 200 90 Gigabyte @ ocaholic
Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM HD Review @ HotHardware
OCZ Synapse Cache SATA III Solid State Disk @ Pro-Clockers
Zotac GTX 580 AMP2 3GB Edition Review @ HardwareLOOK
Podcast #188 @ PC Perspective

Press Releases

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Tuesday's News

Wayne Brooker at Tuesday 7th February filed under Competitions

eTeknix Tech Review Of 2011 @ eTeknix
OWC Mercury Electra 240GB @ PureOverclock
NFL Blitz 2012 Edition PlayStation 3 Review @ TweakTown
OCZ Synapse Cache 64GB Solid State Drive Review @ ThinkComputers
Vaja Libretto Limited Edition iPad 2 Case Review @ Madshrimps
Corsair Vengeance M90 MMO Gaming Mouse Review @ KitGuru
HIS Radeon HD7970 3GB Review @ Vortez
Antec P280 Super Mid Tower Case Review @ Bigbruin
OCZ Synapse Cache 64GB @ ocaholic
Monaco Extreme Charge Review @ TechReviewSource
NZXT Phantom 410 Case @ TechwareLabs
Phonak Aud PFE232 +mic In-ear Headset @ techPowerUp
NZXT Switch 810 White Case Review @ Legit Reviews
OCZ Technology Octane 128GB Solid State Drive Review @ TweakTown
Buying advice: Budget-Gamer PC @ ocaholic
HornetTek Enterprise 4X @ LanOC
Which is the Best Place to Install a Case Fan? - Part 2 @ Hardware Secrets
NEC MultiSync EA273WM-BK 27-inch LED Monitor Review @ HotHardware
NZXT HALE82 850W 80Plus Bronze Power Supply Review @ PC Perspective
Intel 520 Series 240GB Solid State Drive Review @ eTeknix
Intel 520 SSD Review (Round Two) @ The SSD Review
OCZ Synapse Cache 64GB SSD Review @ HardwareLOOK

AMD Concedes Die-Shrink Race to Intel, Considers ARM Cores

Wayne Brooker at Monday 6th February filed under Competitions

"Don't expect AMD to be pumping out Cortex-A15 quad-cores this year, by AMD dropped some pretty clear hints that it was mulling testing the ARM waters. For the uninitiated ARM is one of two main architectures that is today vying for global CPU supremacy.

Traditionally AMD and rival Intel Corp. (INTC) have supported x86, a complex instruction set computer (CISC) style of architecture. x86 chips have dominated traditional personal computers, outshipping all other archictectures in this segment."

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Transplant jaw made by 3D printer

Wayne Brooker at Monday 6th February filed under Competitions

"A 3D printer-created lower jaw has been fitted to an 83-year-old woman's face in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.

The transplant was carried out in June in the Netherlands, but is only now being publicised.

The implant was made out of titanium powder - heated and fused together by a laser, one layer at a time."

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Monday's News

Wayne Brooker at Monday 6th February filed under Competitions