Daily Reviews Summary 12/28/08

The Silent Spirit follows an open frame structure concept whereby both design and dimensions have been improved to eliminate humming and buzzing noises while maintaining a compact overall size. The 92mm fan has been chosen for silent operation and high airflow and comes with an intelligent PWM control to allow users to set the fan speed in their BIOS accordingly. In addition the anti-vibration fan mounts are made of high quality rubber thus guaranteeing a long life span even during high temperatures.

Perhaps one of the most overlooked components can be the motherboard's chipsets, including the Northbridge, Southbridge, and MOSFETs. Pushing these with higher voltage means increased heat output, the sworn enemy of computer systems. But one of the best ways to keep temperatures low is water cooling, and specifically through the use of blocks on your chipsets. Today we're looking at chipset water clocks from EK, and we chart some temperatures to find out how well they actually perform.

New HP Smartphone appeared on the market roughly at the same time as BlackBerry Bold and Nokia E71 and this didn't make its battle for the best market position any easier. Maybe it didn't got too much spotlight because of those two competitors, but iPAQ 914c is mayor improvement compared to its predecessor iPAQ 614. iPAQ 914c is monoblock (candy-bar) that is designed according to HP tradition. It sits conveniently in hand and it is easy to use thanks to large scroll button in upper right corner and beveled keys. Beside usual QWERTY keys HP managed to squeeze 3 additional keys: TAB, period and comma that can speed up typing significantly.

Bose is at the leading edge of noise-canceling headphones and they have been for quite a while. Their earlier models of the QuietComfort were a huge success despite their costly price. Their latest model, the Bose QuietComfort 3, has some added improvements over previous models. It's a little smaller and has a few new adjustments, but it still has a rather costly price tag at around $350.