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Best Reference Discs: January 2005
The best ways to pimp your setup.

DD 5.1 Headphones
Surrounding Review

Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro Review
Audio bliss.

MSI MEGA View 561
Video and audio playback and recording in the palm of your hand.

How to Build a PC
Our complete guide shows you how to build a kickass PC from the ground up.

Half-Life 2 Optimization Guide
And after it's built, make sure Windows is fine-tuned.

Fatality!

TV Games
Mortal Kombat Review

Blu-ray

Blu-ray FAQ
Questions Answered

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20GB iPod
4th Generation Review

Mouse Love

MagicBox XFPS
Review

Latest News

Macromedia Flashes Nokia
Series 60 to get Flash and development tools.

New Catalyst Drivers Available
Get 'em while they're hot.

Think Outside the Bluetooth
New drivers widen mobile keyboard's compatibility.

InterDigital to Demonstrate HSDPA Solution
InterDigital to Demonstrate HSDPA Solution

Plustek Launches New Mobile Scanner
Digitize your, ahem, personal photos on the road.

Renesas Offers New Mobile Multimedia Accelerator
Video and multimedia acceleration in the palm of your hand.

Intel's First Dual-Core Production Runs Finished
The processor maker has finished the first production run of its new processors.

PSP US Launch Date and Price Revealed
Uh-oh. It's going to be more expensive than anticipated.

Product Reviews

4th Generation 20GB iPod
Is the de-facto portable media player really all its cracked up to be?

Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro
Creative's new card skips a number, but should it skip your PC?

MagicBox XFPS
Another option for mouse and keyboard love on Xbox. But is it the best option?

MSI MEGA View 561
Video and audio playback and recording in the palm of your hand.

TV Games: Mortal Kombat
The controversial original returns in a self-contained, arcade faithful gaming device.

Ultra X-Connect 500W UV
Look no further for the power supply of your dreams.

RedOctane Reload Pedal
If you've got lead in your barrel, you need some under your foot for a true arcade experience.

Microsoft Windows Media Center Extender for Xbox
TV, music and pictures when you're tired of Halo 2.

Logitech Play Link
Play online without getting tangled in all those pesky wires.

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