Fit in Your Hardware Without the Extra Height 7 August 2012, Keelung, Taiwan – Lian-Li Industrial Co. Ltd, today announces an aluminum ATX supported chassis with a side mounted power supply design – PC-V650. With the power supply to be mounted on its side, the PC-V650 is shorter than most ATX chassis while still having room to install the …

AOC, the leader in monitor display technology, announces the retail availability of the 52 Series, the largest screened offering in the company’s line of ultra-thin, energy efficient LED monitors. The 27-inch widescreen e2752Vh delivers stunningly crisp and impressive image quality, as well as solid performance with a two millisecond response time. The monitor is ideal for multimedia applications and includes …

Intel®  releases their new 64-bit driver for multimedia support, thus advances Thecus® new module that allows direct connection from Thecus® NAS to HDTV – the highly anticipated Local Display module. The module allows for users to eliminate a computer or laptop to display visuals on a TV, display multimedia via third party modules and utilize internet browser features. In addition, …

Having recently reviewed the SilverStone Grandia GD08 and loving it, I was looking for a way to satisfy the one need SilverStone left me with.  The case design didn’t allow for a standard 5.25 inch bay device to be used due to the flip down panels incorporated to conceal your optical drives.  This, in turn, meant that installing the coveted …

The ‘X’ Factor! Pivos Technology introducing XBMC to its XIOS DS Media Play! Pivos previews the acclaimed middleware solution on their affordable hardware. Fremont, California, July 25th, 2012 – Pivos Technology Group, Inc., a global pioneer in media peripherals and embedded technologies today announced the availability of the highly anticipated XBMC test-build for the XIOS DS Media Play. As the …

A lot is behind a name. Sometimes the meaning of a name makes for most of its beauty. For example, “Thecus” comes from the Latin for “storage”. For its future line of products, a new system will take place in naming the NAS that will hit the market. And just to make sure everyone is on the same page, here …

MSI Acclaimed G Series Gaming Laptops with NVIDIA GTX 680M – Now Available in the US GT70 and GT60 now armed with the most advanced and efficient graphics card to deliver breath-taking gaming and multimedia experience City of Industry, Calif. – July 24, 2012 – MSI Computer Corp, a leading manufacturer of computer hardware products and solutions, challenges gaming standards …

26 July 2012, Keelung, Taiwan – Lian-Li Industrial Co. Ltd, today announces a silent brushed aluminum ATX supported chassis – PC-B12. The PC-B12 has many features to keep noise down to a minimum, including: a vent on the bottom of the chassis pulling in cool air, a downward facing exhaust baffle and noise dampening foam on the front and side …

XBMC is a powerful HTPC front end, but you never truly realize its potential until you start exploring ways of extending its functionality.  Addons are what extends XBMC’s functionality bringing you new ways to enjoy your HTPC.  Given the large number of addons out there… here is MY list of the top 5.