I don’t know about all of you, but my day started by trying to work in a building where there had been an electrical fire that shut down everything three hours before I got there. Nothing quite like trying to do your job under emergency lights with no other power sources available. But, the show must go on, I guess. Moving on to happier things…

Xtreme Computing starts us off with a look at the Thermaltake Spedo Advance Chassis (VI90001W2Z)

TechARP wants you to know about their 2008 Graphics Card Giveaway Contest

OCModShop lets you know How to fix your Hard Drive when Vista Won’t Boot

ThinkComputers checks out the NZXT Guardian 921 Mid Tower Case

Modders-Inc. brings you their Modders-Inc Podcast with Razer

Techware Labs plays two with FSP Group Everest 80PLUS 700 Watt PSU and Tuniq Ensemble 1200 Watt PSU

Legit Reviews gets down and dirty with the Foxconn Digital Life ELA P45 Motherboard

HotHardware referees the Gigabyte and Palit GeForce 9800 GT Face Off

HardwareZone brings us a triple shot with HIS IceQ 4 Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 - Ice Cold Baby, i-mate Ultimate 6150 and Preview - Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

Metku wrangles a 6-way DDR3 Memory Roundup (CSX, Patriot, Crucial, G.SKILL, Mushkin, Corsair)

Bjorn3D gets its hands on the Lachesis Razer Mouse

Hexus chills out with the HIS IceQ 4 TurboX Radeon HD 4850

Hardware Secrets pokes around under the hood of the Kingwin Mach 1 ABT-700MA1S 700 W Power Supply

X-bit Labs goes all out with a foursome: Foxconn BlackOps: Extraordinary Mainboard on Intel X48 Express Chipset, PowerColor PCS HD4670 512MB GDDR3 Graphics Card: Light-Weight Champion, ASUS U6Sg Notebook: Fashionable 12-Inch Solution with Discrete Graphics, and ATX Power Supply Units Roundup. Part X

OCModShop lets us know Why the PSP is Better than the iPhone

Benchmark Reviews gets up close and personal with the Antec Twelve Hundred Gaming Case

TweakNews checks out the Arctic Cooling Accelero S1/S2 Turbo Module

Icrontic sits down with the Thermaltake ProWater 850i

InsideHW delves into Google Chrome

And to round out this selection, PureOverclock takes a look at the Thermaltake Spedo Advance

Sure, there are some other products in here, but today seems to be all about graphics cards. Works for me…I could use a new one pretty soon. Ironically, the first item I’m choosing is NOT a video card, but I’m like that.

ThinkComputers rocks the house with the Altec Lansing iM600 iPod Speaker System

Guru3D lays its eyes on the ATI Radeon HD 4550 512MB

Neoseeker keeps the graphics goodness coming with the HD 4550

EverythingUSB gets inside the Creative HS-1000 Fatal1ty USB Gaming Headset

bit-tech shows off its Mod of the Month, the offers an opinion in Release Day Nerves - Editorial

Legion Hardware keeps it chilly with a look at the Thermaltake BigTyp14 Pro

eCoustics catches us up on their latest reviews: Logitech Harmony One Universal Remote, Vizio SV470XVT 47-inch LCD TV, and Slingbox PRO-HD

Legit Reviews brings us back to graphics with a look at the ATI Radeon HD 4550 Video Card

Modders-Inc. checks out the Sapphire HD 4670 Graphics Card

NGOHQ shifts the focus from the eyes to the hand with a look at the Logitech G9 Mouse

TechARP gets back to graphics with a new version of their Desktop Graphics Card Comparison Guide

TheTechLounge checks out the E-Blue Mini Nova USB Bluetooth Adapter

Hardware Secrets plays around with the OCZ Dominatrix Gaming Mouse

HardwareZone gets us back into graphics with their When Budget Graphics Clash: GeForce 9400 GT Meets Radeon HD 4550, then takes a look at the Samsung SyncMaster T220 LCD Monitor

GamePyre has some fun with Pure - PC

And to finish off this edition, a newcomer, CaseCritics gets under the hood of the Antec Twelve Hundred

It’s raining and gloomy at my house, I finished my book, and the only space heater is in my office. So I figured I’d give you some more products to check out in case you’re in the same boat I am.

Futurelooks brings us The 2008 Futurelooks iPod Accessory Mini Round Up

ThinkComputers checks out quite a few things: Cooler Master Hyper 212 CPU Cooler; Sapphire Radeon HD 4670 512MB Video Card; and the Soyo Pearl Series 24-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor

TechwareLabs gets Down and Dirty with Vista; then takes a look under the hood of the Corsair HX620W Power Supply, Abit AN78GS Motherboard, ineo NA303US External Hard Case and Docking Station, and wonders CUDA, What Is It and What Does It Mean To You?

Xtreme Computing brings us reviews of the Cooler Master (RC-1100) Cosmos S Case, and eDimensional AudioFX Pro 5.1 gaming headset

bit-tech gets intimate with Gears of War 2, the Asus Maximus II Formula motherboard, Silver Power’s SP-S850 power supply, BFG Tech’s GeForce GTX 260 OCX Maxcore, and chat with Roy Taylor on game physics, AI and piracy

HardwareZone takes us inside the , Panasonic’s Toughbook Refresh, the Sony Walkman NWZ-B133F (1GB), and AMD 790GX Face-Off: Foxconn vs MSI

XSReviews gives us a tour of the PNY Attaché 2GB Ghostbusters Edition, and the Foxconn Digitalife ELA P45

techPowerUp! gets chilly with the Vizo Ninja HS Notebook Cooler, then checks out the OCZ DDR2 PC2-9200 Flex II 4 GB, HIS HD 4670 IceQ Turbo 512 MB and Lian-Li XB-01 Xbox 360 Case

TechARP finds out what makes the Foxconn BlackOps X48 Motherboard tick, and then gives us their Desktop Graphics Card Comparison Guide

Phoronix< checks out the ASUS Eee PC 901 Linux Boot Performance and SilverStone Raven RVM01B Mouse

TweakNews gets under the hood of the and Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Intel/AMD Processor Cooler

Hardware Logic brings us their views on the Foxconn P45A-S Motherboard and Thecus N3200 NAS System

And to round out this evening’s contribution, FrostyTech takes us inside the Asus Triton 85 Heatsink and Coolermaster V8 Heatsink

TORONTO, ON - Sept. 10, 2008 - Microsoft Canada today unleashed the SideWinder X8 Mouse, offering wireless freedom with wired performance with a 2.4GHz wireless connection that is built for lag-free play. The latest SideWinder mouse features an innovative play-and-charge system to ensure a nonstop gaming experience - up to 30 hours of active gaming on a single charge - with no need to stop the game to change batteries. The SideWinder X8 Mouse is a top performer thanks to Microsoft’s new, proprietary BlueTrack Technology that gives this mouse the best frame rate, speed and acceleration on the market and a tracking range from 250 to 4,000 dots per inch (dpi).

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Futurelooks takes on the new NZXT AVATAR from those guys at…well…NZXT. This product has been a good chunk of nearly two years in the making and the Futurelooks crew think that their first impression into the gaming mouse world is pretty special. Check out the review.

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