Continued from Realtek ALC889A internal sound chip and Altec Lansing VS4121 speakers
Woo… I almost get most of the hardware ready for my new computer system. However, I still do not receive any email notification from Intel Employee Service to ask me to collect my Free Intel Core2 Extreme quad-core processor QX9650. Hmm… What took them so long?
Introduction
ESS Sabre ES9018K2M which famous with great sound quality is no stranger to audiophile. Yup, that’s the Hi-Fi DAC that power iDAC Headphone Amplifier from SonicWave Technology, Taiwan. Besides, it is using ESS Sabre ES9601 amplifier to provide 192kHz and 24-bit high resolution audio to your mobile devices. There are 2 models available – Android and iOS. Android version with XMOS xCORE-AUDIO Hi-Res Processor can be used on PC and Mac as well. Interested? Read this review to know more…
As a hardcore gamer, the very first thing that I tried on my newly bought Amazon Kindle Fire ~ games. Lot of games testing… Kindle Fire is powered by 1 GHz Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 dual-core processor and 304 MHz PowerVR SGX540 GPU. Kindle Fire has 7″ multi-touch (2 points only) IPS screen with resolution 600×1024 px. Its IPS display really shines here (look better than iPad due to higher pixel density).
By the way, Kindle Fire is using the same SoC like Samsung Galaxy S II GT-I9100G model in Malaysia. Some SGS2 I9100G owners claim that PowerVR SGX540 GPU is better than SGS2 I9100 ARM Mali-400 MP GPU. Does PowerVR SGX540 GPU perform well in all 2D and 3G games? Let’s find out…
Introduction
Molotov-5 is the latest Armaggeddon mobile gaming headset which is lightweight, compact and durable. It is an on-ear headphones with bold colour and loaded with 40mm studio gaming drivers. And comes with braided cables for maximum durability. There is microphone with push-to-talk button too. It is designed for mobile devices but you can connect it to PC with splitter that bundled along. How does it sound like? Stay with me to find out…
I got Apacer Audio Steno AU231 from Citibank as a free gift. It is a nice gadget. It is not only a MP3/WMA player but a SD/MMC card reader too. It has an expansion slot supports cards sizes up to 2 GB. The version I got was 512MB. Therefore, the expansion slot will be needed soon if I need to put a lot of MP3/WMA.
