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Kingston HyperX Predator PCIe SSD Launched

Powered by Marvell Controller Bootable via Standard AHCI Drivers Speeds up to 1400MB/s Read and 1000MB/s Write PCIe Gen. 2×4 Interface in M.2 Form Factor (with optional Half-Height, Half-Length Adapter) HyperX®, a division of Kingston® Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the HyperX Predator PCIe SSD. Shipping in February, HyperX Predator PCIe SSD will be the highest-end SSD with the fastest speeds in the HyperX lineup. HyperX Predator PCIe SSD offers large capacities (240GB, 480GB) and incredible speeds to take systems to the edge. A 960GB version will ship in later Q1/Q2. Faster than SATA-based SSDs, the generation 2.0 x4 interface delivers speeds up to 1400MB/s read and 1000MB/s write for ultra-responsive multitasking and […]

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Sceptre SoundBase TV Audio System Announced
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Sceptre SoundBase TV Audio System Announced

Ultra-slim, sturdy, stylish speaker fine-tuned to enhance the audio entertainment experience Sceptre SoundBase on display at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino during CES 2015 from January 6th to 9th Sceptre, superior manufacturers of world class LED and LCD HDTVs and PC monitors, announces the availability of their newest speaker, the SoundBase TV Audio System. An attractive blend of Bluetooth speaker and sound bar, the Sceptre SoundBase TV Audio System transforms TV programming into an amazing audio entertainment experience and connects wirelessly to any Bluetooth device for music streaming. Sceptre’s SoundBase features a combination of four speakers and a subwoofer for a combined 75 watts of lifelike surround sound audio. The perfect addition to any room, the SoundBase is capable of […]

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Optoma NE750M and NE800M Earphones Introduced

Optoma, a leading international projector brand, announces the addition of two new earphones, the NE750M and NE800M, to its NuForce line of audio products. Optoma will debut and demonstrate these new earbuds, as well as its current and expanded NuForce product line, at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, Venetian Tower – Suite 29-331. “When we decided to move into the audio space, we knew NuForce had the experience in the market we wanted,” said Jon Grodem, Senior Director of Product Management. “We’ve expanded the NuForce offerings by creating the NE750M and NE800M in order to continue the NuForce commitment and legacy in creating affordable and high-quality earphones for all musical tastes.” The earpieces on both these earphones feature new Brilliance […]

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TRENDnet TEW-817DTR AC750 Wireless Travel Router Announced

TRENDnet, a best-in-class wired and wireless networking hardware brand, today announces the AC750 Wireless Travel Router, model TEW-817DTR-the first WiFi AC travel router with interchangeable power plugs which ensures operability on every continent. TRENDnet’s AC750 Wireless Travel Router, model TEW-817DTR, is a powerful travel router with concurrent 433 Mbps WiFi AC and 300 Mbps WiFi N bands, for on the go professionals. Users quickly convert a single wired or wireless internet connection into a shared WiFi network for all Wireless AC and Wireless N devices. The compact TEW-817DTR plugs directly into a power outlet and is held off the ground by the outlet. Swappable North American, European, and United Kingdom power plugs ensure the travel router will work on every […]

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EPI 34″ Philips Brilliance Curved UltraWide LCD Display Released

Demo the 34″ Brilliance Curved UltraWide LCD Display at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, January 5-8, at Venetian, Lvl 2 – Titian 2206 Today EPI announces the new 34″ Philips Brilliance Curved UltraWide LCD Display. The UltraWide screen with a gentle curve provides a pleasant yet subtle immersion effect, which focuses on you at the center of your desk. The gentle arc and UltraWide QHD 3440 x 1440 resolution and Panoramic 21:9 cinematic aspect ratio envelops users who seek a natural media viewing experience. The display also features built-in stereo speakers and MultiView technology that makes complex multi-tasking work a breeze. The Brilliance Curved UltraWide LCD Display (BDM3490UC) will be on display at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 5-8, at […]

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LG G Flex2 Smartphone Debuts at CES 2015

LG G Flex2 Features Dynamically Curved Design Optimized with Sharper Display, Powerful Hardware, Intuitive Software LG Electronics (LG) continues to push the industry boundaries with the unveiling of the new G Flex2 at the 2015 International CES in Las Vegas. The original G Flex earned positive reviews for its innovative design and outside-the-box thinking. One year later, the G Flex2 improves upon its predecessor in every way possible with a more advanced design, faster performance and most importantly, greater convenience. The LG G Flex2 boasts sleeker, more stylish curves and a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 810 processor with Octa-Core 64-bit capable CPUs for a nimbler and smoother performance. Its 5.5-inch display gets a bump up to Full HD, while the updated […]

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Amped Wireless Athena HighPower AC2550 Router Unveiled

Equipped with MU-MIMO for handling multiple high-activity users at once Amped Wireless, the leading manufacturer of high power, long range wireless solutions for the home and office, announced its newest innovation and the next generation of Wi-Fi performance, the new Athena Router. This HighPower™ AC2550 Wi-Fi® Router with MU-MIMO delivers unmatched Wi-Fi coverage coupled with next generation Wi-Fi technology in the form of MU-MIMO (Multi-User MIMO) and AC2550. Delivering up to four times the coverage of other routers, the Athena features Amped Wireless’ award winning high power technology for maximum Wi-Fi output power to push Wi-Fi signals through obstructions and into areas where standard routers can’t reach. With enough bandwidth to handle many, heavy data streaming users at once, the […]

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QNAP and AMD TVS-863+ Golden Cloud Turbo vNAS Launched

QNAP® Systems, Inc. have partnered with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD®), and announced the release of the high-performance 10GbE-ready TVS-863+ and 4/6/8-bay TVS-x63 Turbo vNAS series, with an AMD Embedded G-Series quad-core 2.4GHz processor and a RAM module expandable to 16GB. With highly-efficient hardware encryption, SSD cache acceleration, and advanced AMD Radeon™graphics, the TVS-x63+ series provides an affordable 10GbE unified storage solution to safeguard all stored contents and to process intensive tasks and high-quality multimedia files. “QNAP is renowned for providing comprehensive cutting-edge NAS solutions with high-quality features for users, and we feel very honored to cooperate with QNAP to release the new TVS-x63+ series NAS, powered by AMD embedded solutions,” said Scott Aylor, corporate vice president and general manager, […]

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TRENDnet TEW-827DRU AC2600 Dual Band Wireless Router Announced

TRENDnet, a best-in-class wired and wireless networking hardware brand, today announces the AC2600 Dual Band Wireless Router, model TEW-827DRU, a next generation WiFi router which marks a new AC2600 speed threshold. This next generation dual band WiFi router features two concurrent wireless networks-an ultra-performance 1,733 Mbps WiFi AC network and an extreme performance 800 Mbps WiFi N network. Quad-Stream architecture, on both the WiFi AC and WiFi N bands, produces the record breaking AC2600 category rating. Multiple-User MIMO (MU-MIMO) antenna technology (Qualcomm MU/EFX platform) enables the router to serve multiple devices simultaneously, instead of processing device traffic in a queue one at a time. MU-MIMO greatly improves performance in todays busy connected home which averages almost ten WiFi connected devices. […]

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Samson’ Meteor M2 Multimedia Speaker System Unveiled

Inhale a new breath of sonic life into your digital world through Samson’s Meteor M2 Multimedia Speaker System at CES South Hall 1, booth 21935. Available for $149.99, Samson’s Meteor M2 Multimedia Speaker System is the ideal sound solution for desktops, laptops and tablets. Through the use of premium components, innovative sound design and custom digital signal processing, the full metal Meteor M2 breathes new sonic life into your favorite music, movies and games. Aided by a solid, zinc die cast construction, the Meteor M2 delivers powerful full-range sound that goes way beyond its compact size. The stereo pair speaker system combines two 2.5″ drivers and rear-ported passive radiators to produce exceptional low-end depth and punch normally confined to larger […]

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Razer Nabu X Smartband Launched

Nabu X joins award-winning Nabu in Razer’s wearables category; ships this month to qualified Razer Insiders in United States and Europe for $19.99 (MSRP: $49.99)   Razer™, a world leader in connected devices and software for gamers, today announced the launch of Razer Nabu X, a wearable that delivers notifications from smartphones, tracks fitness data, and has social band-to-band capabilities, all in a discreet form factor. The Razer Nabu X will be priced at $19.99 to qualified fans at Razer’s Insider forums and start selling on Jan. 13. Retail units will be shipping in spring for $49.99.   The Razer Nabu X uses three colored LED indicators and vibrations to alert users of any notifications received on a paired smartphone, […]

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Thermaltake Pacific RL240 Water Cooling Kit Unveiled

A passionate form of LCS pleasure Thermaltake, an industry leader in computer chassis, thermal solutions, and power supply units, has unveiled a spread of highly engineered DIY liquid cooling solutions at the world-renowned International Consumer Electronics Show 2015. As part of its ‘hardcore’ spirit towards the ultimate in custom PC water cooling configuration, Thermaltake has launched the new Pacific RL240 Water Cooling Kit, a limited-edition LCS combo unit, the kit consists of CPU water block, D5 pump and reservoir, 240mm radiator, fittings, Luna 12 LED red fan, tube, coolant, and other accessories. Also, Thermaltake will release a full collection of LCS components such as D5 pump, T Series reservoirs, PT Series pump with tube reservoir set, and various sizes of […]

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Seagate Wireless Storage Solution Introduced

Stream, Backup and Transfer Files To and From New Seagate Wireless Storage Solutions Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX), the pioneer in wireless storage, continues to grow its family of wireless storage solutions with the debut of Seagate® Wireless, a 500GB portable wireless drive designed for streaming and offloading of media from mobile devices. The new Seagate Wireless offers more space to carry everything consumers want on their mobile devices and alleviates the challenge of running out of storage space on smartphones and tablets. Seagate Wireless provides a solution to stream your favorite HD video on your Android Tabletor Smartphone, iPad, iPhone, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 computers and Windows RT tablets. The new Seagate Wireless drive comes in a range of […]

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LaCie Mirror Portable Hard Drive Debuts

Your Data is a Reflection of Who You Are Today, LaCie, the premium brand from Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX) unveiled the LaCie Mirror™ portable hard drive wholly encased in scratch resistant Corning® Gorilla® Glass. This unique device is at once both a functional 1TB hard drive and a striking piece of decor. The LaCie Mirror hard drive will adorn any desktop as it sits in its base made of a single piece of ebony wood from Makassar. This new signature piece for LaCie has been designed in collaboration with the acclaimed French designer, Pauline Deltour. “You have to look twice to discover the LaCie Mirror’s true ambition,” said Deltour. “Covered by mirrored glass, it’s first an elegant and functional […]

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook Unveiled

Lenovo unleashes newest ThinkPad Portfolio and Introduces ThinkVision X24 monitor and ThinkPad Stack mix and match accessories PC computing leader Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today announced, at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show, the cutting edge ThinkPad 2015 product portfolio. Featuring the latest generation ThinkPad X1 Carbon, the world’s lightest 14-inch performance ultrabook, the iconic brand celebrates 100 million units shipped and continues to build on its unique heritage enjoyed by loyal and passionate fans around the world. Lenovo also introduced the ThinkVision X24 monitor, bringing gorgeous ultra-thin IPS panel technology to the computing workspace, and ThinkPad Stack, a unique power bank that offers mix and match interlocking accessories to maximize productivity and minimize clutter. “Since the original ThinkPad […]

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Ultimate Ears UE MEGABOOM Speaker Announced

Amped Up Portable Speaker Blasts Freakishly Amazing Sound Today Ultimate Ears is expanding its lineup of multi award-winning mobile speakers with UE MEGABOOM, the next-generation portable wireless speaker that delivers more power, more sound, more bass and more mayhem than you’ve ever experienced before in a portable speaker. Similar to UE’s first mobile speaker, UE BOOM, the next-generation UE MEGABOOM blasts freakishly amazing 360-degree sound with heart-pounding bass. With a waterproof – IPX7 certified – and stain-resistant acoustic skin, and a durable grab-and-go design, UE MEGABOOM makes your musical adventures both awesome and easy. Plus, UE MEGABOOM weighs less than two pounds, features a 20-hour rechargeable battery life and 100-foot wireless Bluetooth® range, so you can keep the party going […]

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Tt eSPORTS SHOCK 3D 7.1 Surround Sound Headset Introduced

Immerse yourself in-game Tt eSPORTS, the leading expert in professional e-Sports gaming peripherals is releasing the SHOCK 3D 7.1 USB surround sound headset. The SHOCK 3D 7.1 will be the first gaming headset on the market to feature the latest in virtualized surround sound technology, offering much more encompassing feel than traditional 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound headset offerings. 4 EQ settings further help fine tune the sound for the best detail retrieval and gaming experience for any game genre. On ear cup controls allow for instant access to volume control, 3D 7.1 surround switch, and EQs. The microphone features an auto mic-mute design when moved up and LED accents round out the overall looks. The goal of a surround […]

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AMD FX-8320E AM3+ Processor Performance Review

AMD released a slew of new FX-series CPUs in September, 2014, including the FX-8370, FX-8370E, and the subject of our review, the FX-8320E. This is the low end of AMD’s eight-core FX series of enthusiast CPUs, and the “E” suffix marks it as a low-power variant; nonetheless, AMD touts it as a viable CPU for a gaming system. Benchmark Reviews will run this CPU through our gauntlet of tests to see how true this is.

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PAPAGO GoSafe 272 Dash Camera PAPAGO! GoSafe 272 Dashcam GS272-US Review
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PAPAGO! GoSafe 272 Dashcam GS272-US Review

It is my opinion that in-vehicle cameras have become a necessity for modern drivers. The streets are a dangerous place for motorists, with heavy traffic congestion and driver distractions adding risk to everything from long trips to short commutes. Defensive driving will help prevent some accidents, but every moment after getting into the vehicle is wrought with random chance and uncertainty. It’s never been a question of if you’ll someday be involved in an traffic accident or the victim or violent road rage, it’s a question of when. In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests the PAPAGO! GoSafe 272 Dashcam.

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Wicked Audio Wicked Revolt Headphones to Debut at CES 2015

Revolt headphones are engineered with a digital power station created by the renowned Tony Bongiovi, built right in, allowing users to optimize sound profiles based on individual tracks, returning music to its original studio-quality sound Via Max Borges Agency Wicked Audio brings its signature style to CES 2015, unveiling a custom-built listening experience, created by legendary recording artist and producer Tony Bongiovi, as it introduces the Wicked Revolt headphones. In collaboration with Bongiovi Acoustics, the headphones were tuned to provide undeniably killer sound. Wicked Revolt features the innovative Digital Power Station™ software within its new headphones. Through this digital processing method, which analyzes music and re-masters it in real-time for optimized playback, users can finally experience sound the way it […]

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ARCHOS Diamond 4G Smartphone to be Unveiled at CES 2015

  Complete selection of 4G devices on display at CES 2015 at Sands Expo Hall A-C Booth 70437   ARCHOS, a pioneer in Android devices, unveils its new 4G tablets and smartphones ranges at CES 2015. With the evolution of mobile technology and the advancements 4G offers, ARCHOS continues to innovate answering consumer demand for high performance smartphone and tablet technology with an affordable price tag.   The latest offering from ARCHOS provides a range of high quality and great performance 4G smartphones and tablets starting at under $80.   ARCHOS Diamond, the best 4G smartphone ever under $200 Announced at the “Paris CES Unveiled”, the ARCHOS Diamond boasts both sleek design and 4G compatibility. The Diamond is fully loaded […]

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Technical Audio Devices Laboratories TAD-CE1 Compact Evolution One Bookshelf Speaker Announced

TAD-CE1 Offers the Sound Quality and High-End Design Enthusiasts Desire Technical Audio Devices Laboratories, Inc. today introduced the TAD-CE1 Compact Evolution One, a contemporary-styled bookshelf speaker built with TAD’s outstanding sound technology. At the heart of the TAD-CE1 is the renowned Coherent Source Transducer (CST) driver combined with a Multi-layered Aramid Composite Shell (MACS) woofer encased in a newly designed cabinet that is both cosmetically pleasing and able to produce the impeccable sound quality expected from TAD products. Defining a new direction in style, the TAD-CE1 cabinet uses a mix of high quality materials for its construction including high rigidity birch plywood, medium density fiberboard (MDF), and precision cut 10 millimeter aluminum panels. “We’ve taken a different approach to the […]

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Cougar 600M Gaming Mouse Review

Cougar has become quite proficient in it’s ability to continually surprise with innovation in peripherals. With the most recent iteration of their gaming mouse series, the Cougar 600M, the uncompromising engineering and design approach is stretched to the very limits by offering it at a more budget-friendly price. Just taking one look at this new species of desk-rodent raises an eyebrow — a hyper-colored orange mouse? Cougar boldly proclaims, “Yes” and demands you to look! Today at Benchmark Reviews, curiosity certainly has captured the cat, now let’s see if the 600M can roar!

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Samsung ATIV One 7 Curved All-In-One PC Announced

Industry’s first curved All-In-One offers Full HD display, smart connectivity and advanced sound features Samsung Electronics America, Inc. today announced the launch of the ATIV One 7 Curved, the industry’s first curved All-In-One PC, offering users a truly immersive experience. The 27-inch curved, Full HD display brings content to life with vibrant colors and wide viewing angles, drawing users in from nearly anywhere in the room. The product is enhanced by impressive multimedia capabilities, as well as smart connectivity and powerful performance. The ATIV One 7 Curved will be on display at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Samsung’s booth, 11906 in Central Hall, from January 6-9, 2015. “The arched display of the ATIV One 7, along with top-of-the-line […]

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LG 21:9 UltraWide Monitor to Debut at CES 2015

Expanded Lineup to Feature Monitors Specifically Designed for Gamers, Businesspeople, and Media Professionals LG Electronics (LG) will showcase its new 21:9 UltraWide monitor lineup at the 2015 International CES in Las Vegas from January 6-9, highlighted by the world’s first UltraWide monitor compatible with AMD FreeSync technology to for fluid motion during fast gameplay. Based on IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker, LG is the world sales leader in this monitor segment, over the last seven fiscal quarters (as of Q3 2014) with a market share of 77.3 percent of the world’s 21:9 monitors. 21:9 UltraWide Gaming Monitor with AMD FreeSync Technology LG 34UM67 is the company’s first 21:9 UltraWide Gaming Monitor specifically developed for graphics-intensive gaming. AMD’s FreeSync technology […]

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