With my current system struggling with The Witcher 2, I have decided to upgrade my PC with the latest and greatest Bang for Buck Gaming and media orientated hardware. Here is what I have selected and some reasons for doing so: Intel Core i7 2600K $319.00 I was deciding on this or the 2500k, probably [...]
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Nintendo Wii price Drops for Australia
May 6, 2010
The Wii console buying craze appears to be diminishing so in an effort to boost some sales, Nintendo has dropped the price on this incredibly popular console by $100. The best price I have found for a really Cheap Nintendo Wii in Australia is for $269.95 available online from Fishpond and also comes with Wii [...]
Eastmall Riva Ego Impressions
April 30, 2010
Yesterday I received my Eastmall Riva, so I haven’t had much time with the device but so far I am actually quite impressed. Considering the price in comparison to other Ego models, the EM Riva Kit would make a great impact for anyone wanting to give up traditional tobacco smoking and has struggled using [...]
Gizmodo’s fake iphone 4G leak
April 20, 2010
A prototype Iphone was lost in a bar in in Redwood City and amazingly made its way to Gizmodo: After reading the Gizmodo article it is entirely evident that this phone prototype was leaked to Gizmodo by Apple themselves. This viral marketing attempt is actually quite humorous as Gizmodo have infused what is obviously a [...]
Xbox RROD Project – Cheap way to buy an XBOX 360?
January 25, 2010
I recently just bought 2 RROD Xbox 360′s off Ebay after doing a bit of research on common Xbox 360 RROD problems. I must admit, I quite enjoy getting my hands dirty with this sort of thing and being a long time PC builder, this exercise was quite easy. Upon initial inspection of the console, [...]
Broadcom Crystal HD in Australia
January 18, 2010
The Broadcom Crystal HD Hardware decoder comes as a PCI Express Mini Card that enables support for H.264 and VC-1 video compression like the playback of Blu-ray discs and streaming 1080p high definition multimedia content. It is designed to reduce CPU utilization and allows for full HD real-time decoding support for mobile platform solutions and [...]
Denon AVR 790 Unboxing and setup
August 31, 2009
Recently purchased this little beauty, The Denon AVR 790 as an upgrade for my aging Pioneer. It is interesting to note as per this AVS forum post from user Batpig that: Q. What is the difference between the three-digit models (e.g. AVR 790) and the four-digit models (e.g. AVR 1910)? A: Essentially, NOTHING. Denon puts [...]
HTPC Setup
July 26, 2009
Finally got round to finishing my HTPC room with a nice bargain entertainment unit from Dare Gallery. Had a few issues with trying to get the HDMI cable into the HTPC – was a bit too short though finally managed to squeeze the damn thing in. Here are some pics of the destruction in action: [...]
Overstock Australia
June 28, 2009
The incredibly popular US Internet online retail outlet overstock.com is now shipping to Australia. Overstock.com now accepts orders from 34 countries. Available products, shipping rates and fees may vary though you can find some great gear not available anywhere else at great bargain prices. The most noteworthy aspect about this big online retail giant would [...]
Get a Mac campaign
June 8, 2008
Apple have made it a fine art marketing style over substance. Its a concept born from creating mediocrity and hiding it with fancy window dressing. Apples latest round of adds prove (only to themselves), theres no better way of hyping a product than with constant bashing of your competitors products. Get A Mac Campaign Selling [...]








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