Future-proofing HTPCs for the 4K Era: HDMI, HDCP and HEVC
4K (Ultra High Definition / UHD) has matured far more rapidly compared to the transition from standard definition to HD (720p) / FHD (1080p). This can be attributed to...
98 by on 4/10/2015
Western Digital My Cloud DL4100 Business NAS Review
Western Digital is a comparatively recent entrant to the fast-growing NAS market. Despite having had a Windows Storage Server-based product for business users for some time now, a custom...
27 by on 3/4/2015
StarTech.com Updates DAS Lineup with Thunderbolt 2 and USB 3.0 Multi-Bay Enclosures
StarTech.com specializes in gadgets performing niche, yet handy functions. We have reviewed a few of their products such as the USB 3.0 to SATA IDE HDD docking station and...
4 by on 2/28/2015
Synology DS2015xs Review: An ARM-based 10G NAS
Synology is one of the most popular COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) NAS vendors in the SMB / SOHO market segment. The NAS models introduced by them in 2014 were mostly...
51 by on 2/27/2015
DirectX 12 Performance Preview, Part 3: Star Swarm & Intel's iGPUs
We’re back once again for the 3rd and likely final part to our evolving series previewing the performance of DirectX 12. After taking an initial look at discrete GPUs...
69 by on 2/26/2015
Western Digital My Cloud NAS Updates Target Prosumers and Small Businesses
Western Digital is no stranger to the NAS market. Their Sentinel series units (based on Windows Storage Server) have targeted business users for quite some time now. The My...
1 by on 2/26/2015
ZyXEL Launches Affordable 10G Switches, Brings UTM Devices to Home Users
ZyXEL has a track record of making affordable networking equipment for both home users and service providers. Post-CES, the company has made a couple of product line announcements that...
29 by on 2/24/2015
Intel NUC5i5RYK Review: A Broadwell-U UCFF PC for Enthusiasts
The Intel NUC category has been an interesting product line to analyze, as it provides us with insights into where the traditional casual / home use desktop market might...
83 by on 2/20/2015
GIGABYTE GB-BXi7H-5500 Broadwell BRIX Review
Over the last couple of years, the ultra-compact form factor (UCFF) has emerged as one of the bright spots in the troubled PC market. Intel's NUC and GIGABYTE's BRIX...
53 by on 1/29/2015
ASRock VisionX 471D Review - Evolutionary Upgrades for a Powerful mini-PC
ASRock has been one of the few motherboard vendors to focus on mini-PCs targeting the HTPC and portable gaming markets. Starting from the ION-based nettop days, they have consistently...
30 by on 1/26/2015
QNAP Launches TVS-x71U Haswell-based Rackmount NAS Units
At CES, QNAP had the TVS-x71 series of NAS models in the tower form factor. Bay counts ranged from 4 to 8. Users had a choice of four different...
2 by on 1/21/2015
Samsung Portable SSD T1 Review
The last few years have seen rapid advancements in flash technology and the rise of USB 3.0 as an ubiquitous high-speed interface on computers. These have led to the...
69 by on 1/20/2015
Synology Introduces RS815+ and DS2415+ Rangeley NAS Units
Synology announced two new NAS models today as updates to the existing RS814+ and the DS2413+ units. Both models are based on the 4C/4T Intel Atom C2538 Rangeley SoC...
9 by on 1/20/2015
Netgear Introduces ReadyNAS 3130 Rackmount NAS
Netgear is introducing a trio of products targeting SMBs and SMEs today. The primary product is a modular switch chassis, while the second one is a new WLAN controller...
0 by on 1/19/2015
ECS LIVA X Review: A Fanless Bay Trail-M mini-PC
Over the last couple of years, mini-PCs in the ultra-compact form factor (UCFF) have emerged as one of the bright spots in the troubled PC market. ECS first took...
35 by on 1/16/2015
Netgear Launches ARM Cortex-A15-based ReadyNAS 200 Series
Netgear's major announcement at CES 2015 was the ReadyNAS 200 series of NAS units targeting the SOHO market and power users. This lineup has two members, a 2-bay RN202...
10 by on 1/15/2015
TRENDnet's Networking Solutions at CES 2015
We made our annual customary visit to TRENDnet's suite at CES 2015. Just like last year, TRENDnet has put faith in the latest chipsets from Qualcomm Atheros, be it...
4 by on 1/14/2015
QNAP Releases Haswell-based TVS-x71 and Cortex-A15-based TS-x31+ NAS Lineups
QNAP took the SMB / SOHO NAS market segment by storm with a host of CES announcements. The release of the AMD G-series SoC-based TVS-x63 was undoubtedly QNAP's major...
6 by on 1/14/2015
ioSafe Updates Disaster-Resistant Storage Lineup at CES 2015
At CES 2015, we got the chance to sit down and talk with the folks over at ioSafe. Their disaster-resistant storage devices are unique in the market. We reviewed...
3 by on 1/14/2015
IOGEAR Updates A/V & Digital Home Solutions for 4K
We visited IOGEAR's booth at CES 2015 to take a look at the new products on display. The most striking was the DisplayLink-based products. Similar to Diamond Multimedia, we...
2 by on 1/14/2015
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