Which is not to imply that they were written in a hurry, not in the least. What I mean by that is I have to get some sleep almost immediately or I am never going to get through the next three days. So, without further ado, the reviews!

bit-tech gets us started with Sonic Unleashed

X-bit Labs checks out the Promise SuperTrak EX8650 SAS RAID Controller

TheTechLounge solicits for a worthy cause with their Toys for Tots Raffle and Fundraiser

HardwareZone gets into the Extreme Performance: Dell XPS 730 Desktop

VR-Zone examines the Palit Revolution R700 Deluxe

TechReviewSource spends some time with Nero 9

HotHardware goes visual with the ATI FirePro V8700 Workstation Graphics Card

TweakTown reviews the MSI IM-945GSE-A Mini-ITX Fanless Atom Motherboard

t-break pokes around under the hood of the ASUS Lamborghini VX3

Virtual-Hideout examines the Lian-Li PC-60FW Case

And to finish us off, OCIA wants you to know about their 2008 Holiday Contest

The most powerful non-nuclear bomb to date has successfully passed another round of tests recently and is planned to equip the US Defense Department arsenal in the very near future. Boeing’s 30,000-pound Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) is designed to destroy underground facilities deep under the surface, endangering any enemy’s vital military installations. You can run, but you can no longer hide!

Source: Gizmag

Soldiers have been receiving quite a few goodies lately. First the cooling vest, that keeps them comfortable in hot combat conditions, and then “smart fabric” that helps monitor their physiological response on the battlefield. Now comes chameleon combat gear, using electrochromism to change the color of the suit and allow combatants to blend in their surroundings.  This “could very well become a key defence strategy used by soldiers” and will be far more mobile than previous attempts at camouflage.

Invented by two students in Singapore, this material could also hit the world of fashion allowing women to change the color of their dress at a party when they realise that a rival is wearing the same garment!

Source: Channel NewsAsia