Acer Aspire “Predator” Gaming Desktop PC Announced

The second largest vendor in the PC market, Acer, announced today its new gaming desktop personal computer, the Acer Aspire “Predator”. It is equipped with the finest processor, graphics and memory technologies to assure it is ready for intensive games at the very beginning.

The Aspire Predator by Acer is a monster machine, equipped with the Intel Core i7 quad core processor, nVidia GeForce GTX470 Graphics Card with a three-way SLI support, and the amazing 9 gigabytes of DDR3 memory. The RAM memory can also be expanded to 12GB for maximum performance.

“Designed to conquer and destroy, the Aspire Predator boasts a rugged, intimidating chassis as well as super power and speed,” said Susan Hu, retail desktop product management for Acer Canada. “It’s a smoking hot gaming rig delivering eye-popping graphics and dynamic audio for a jaw dropping experience that will fire up even hard core gamers. Plus, plenty of room for future upgrades will assist gamers in their quest to reign supreme in the new world order.”

The Acer Aspire “Predator” Gaming Desktop PC is expected to be priced at $1.799 in Canada.

ZOWIE intros EC-series competive gaming mice

Zowie Gear reveals after one year of research and development, the ZOWIE EC-series competitive gaming mice co-developed with the legendary Counter-Strike player, Emil ‘HeatoN’ Christensen.

The new HeatoN’s EC-series include four mice with the same features and specifications, the only difference is coating, color and size.  They feature lowest lift-off distance currently available in any optical mouse on the market – 1.5 mm. Regarding ZOWIE, it is one of the primary features, cause “the lower the lift-off distance is, the easier it will be to get used to the feeling and anticipate where the cursor will land with each move”. When you play FPS games, you will often lift the mouse,  as you need to make swift movements to turn around quickly, regarding them a higher lift-off distance,  “means the cursor will start to move earlier than the gamers anticipate, which will affect their aiming a lot.”

“In my 10 years as a professional gamer, every day I have wanted to develop the ideal mouse for competitive gaming,” says Emil ‘HeatoN’ Christensen and continues, “as a competitive gamer, you have to be able to rely on your equipment to be functional at all times. The mouse is probably a gamers most important tool, so it is important that you can trust it to deliver. We have put our focus on precision, stability, durability and comfort. No more excuses. It’s up to you now!”

Other features include a DPI-adjustment with maximum DPI setting of 2000, improved mouse wheel with over 5 years lifetime, 1000 Hz USB report rate and as ZOWIE claims without need of any drivers installation, just plug and play anywhere. The EC1 and EC2 black model , has a rubber coating to increase the grip when holding, while the EC1 and EC2 pure white model, has the popular smooth coating which reduces sweaty palms.

The new mice will be available in August for €59.90.

Features:

• 100% stable optical mouse developed for gaming by HeatoN
• Ergonomic designed right hand gaming mouse
• 1.5 mm lift-off distance due to custom developed ZOWIE-lens
• Improved mouse wheel system
• 500/1,000/2,000 DPI adjustment
• 1,000Hz USB report rate
• Operating System:
• Win2000/XP/VISTA/7
• Mac OS X v10.2 after

Specifications:

• Frames Per Second: 6,500
• Inches Per Second: 40
• Dots Per Inch: 500/1,000/2,000
• Max. Acceleration: 15G
• 1,000Hz USB report rate
• Connector: USB
• Buttons: 5
• Dimensions:
  • EC1: 128 x 43 x 62~70 mm / 5 x 1.7 x 2.44~2.76 inch
  • EC2: 120 x 40 x 58~65 mm / 4.72 x 1.57 x 2.28~2.56 inch
• Length of cable: 2m / 6.6 ft

LG’s first 3D notebook – R590 3D

LG today reveals its first 3D notebook, which is based on Intel’s Calpella platform and Nvidia graphics and of course comes bundled with polarized glasses. The R590 3D has a 15.6-inch display, powered by Intel Core i7 Processor with HM55 chipset, NVIDIA GeForce GT335M graphics card with 1GB of dedicated DDR3 video memory, it feature a SRS Tru-Surround HD sound, option for DVD burner or Blu-ray drive, runs Windows 7 and comes with TriDef software, which  converts 2D video to 3D in real time.

As LG claims the included polarized glasses, has not internal circuitry or batteries and helps to reduce eye fatigue when watching 3D content on the LG R590 3D.

LG’s first 3D notebook will be launched in Korea this month with price tag around $1300 and introduced globally in the weeks to follow.

ARES Graphics Card Launched by Republic of Gamers

The group of gamers and tuning enthusiasts that are crafting products and tools for their “peers”, The Republic of Gamers (ROG), launched a graphics card called “ARES” which is pushing the boundaries of what exactly can be achieved with a fine tuning and raw power, by deploying two Radeon HD5870 cores that are running at 850MHz, and optimizing their performance for up to 32 percent better.

Mr. Vinay Shetty, Country Head – Components Business, ASUS in India said “We are very excited about the launch of ARES. It is a very high end VGA and so we are releasing it as a special limited edition card. The ARES after all is a “true dual-Radeon HD 5870″ Crossfire setup on a single PCB. The Radeon HD 5970 was / is the fastest single graphics card in the market, and the ASUS ARES would clearly offer more performance.”

 

The ARES giant has 3200 stream processors and GDDR5 RAM 4GB Memory which is clocked at 1.2GHz. The power and performance that it is able to deliver is just the kind that professional gamers dream of.

The ARES Graphics Card runs cool and quiet thanks to its 100mm fan, which delivers six times the air mass described by reference. The recent copper cooling of ASUS has also been implemented in the ARES Graphics card by the Republic of Gamers, with two outsized all-copper heat sinks which are oxygen-free and less than eight 8mm copper heat sinks. The balancing fittings of the synced fan blades are eliminating every vibration of the card, keeping the noise at a minimum level.

The ARES Graphics Card is being released as a special limited edition card by the Republic of Gamers, available only while the supplies last.

Specifications of the Graphics Card:

• Model: ARES/2DIS/4GD5
• Graphics Engine: ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 graphics X2
• Video Memory: 4GB GDDR5
• Engine Clock: 850 MHz
• Stream Processors: 1600×2=3200
• Memory Clock: 4800MHz (1200MHz GDDR5)
• Memory Interface: 256-bit x2
• DVI Max. Resolution: 2560 x 1600
• Bus Standard: PCI Express® 2.1
• DVI Output: 1x native dual-link DVI-I
• 1x single-link DVI via HDMI to DVI adapter
• HDCP compliant: YES
• HDMI Output: YES, native
• DisplayPort: YES, native
• Software Bundled: ASUS utilities and driver

The ARES Graphics Card is available with a warrany of three years (limited local warranty).

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Penguin’s Eagle Eye Converts a Keyboard and Mouse into a PS3 Controller

The Eagle-Eye Converter by Penguin United which was presented at E3 is now widely praised by gamers and journalists for the accuracy and lag-free response it provides.

The lack of speed and accuracy is the biggest drawbacks while playing first-person shooter on a console controller, but the Eagle-Eye offers a PC FPS experience by bypassing the controller and transferring the button features directly to a computer keyboard and mouse.

President of Penguin United, Richard Huang, stated that they were very excited by the response the Eagle-Eye received from gamers, journalists and retailers at E3. He also said that the most consistent feedback they got from people was about the lack of lag time using the mouse, and that everyone who tested it was amazed by how accurate and smooth the mouse works on games like Kill Zone 2 and Modern Warfare 2.

Product Highlights:

* Converts any standard USB HID Keyboard and Mouse into a PS3 Controller
* Adjust Mouse sensitivity through the game’s option menu.
* 1 to 1 translation from the PS3 right analog stick to the mouse movement for an ultra accurate aim in FPS.
* Maps out all PS3 buttons and left analog stick via included software to customize your control. Right analog stick defaults to mouse movement.
* Compatible with all PS3 games.
* USB 2.0 Keyboard and Mouse inputs.
* 2 ft. USB cable connects to PS3.
* Turbo option for X, triangle, square, circle, L1, L2, R1, R2 buttons
* Programmable Macro Functions to turn any single key into a combination of moves.
* Compatible with all PS3 console versions, future proof with firmware updates.
* Quick, easy set up in less than 1 minute with included software
* SRP: $59.99

Maingear unchains eX-L 17 HD gaming notebook

The prominent gaming PC maker Maingear has launched the new gaming notebook eX-L 17 as the follow -up of its 15-inch eX-L 15 and 18-inch eX-L 18, and eX-L 17 sits between them.

The 17-inch high performance gaming notebook eX-L 17 is armed with Intel Core i5/i7 processor, up-to Core i7 820QM, notebook comes with premium DDR-3 memory up-to 8GB  and choices of NVIDIA GeForce GTX480M, NVIDIA Quadro FX2800M, ATI Mobility Radeon HD5870 graphics for making the gamers ascend to the next level of gaming.

The newly arrived eX-L 17 packs up-to 750GB hard drive or 512GB SSD and a 2X Blu-ray/DVD burner combo drive as well as a 7-in-1 card reader. It does support WiFi 802.11b/g/n connectivity. The screen size is 17.3-inch displaying 1920×1080p and is with Full HD LED-backlit display and HDMI and DVI-I output.

The starting price of this gaming notebook eX-L17 from Maingear is $1899.

Toshiba Satellite A665 3D edition is in now

Toshiba proclaims the influx of the next generation HD notebook Toshiba Satellite A665 – a 3D-ready, high definition (HD) notebook manufactured with the frame of mind to give an immense home entertainment experience.
Toshiba Satellite A665 3D edition notebook brings users stereoscopic 3D experience. This newly arrived 3D-ready notebook comes with NVIDIA’s 3D Vision kit with active shutter 3D glasses and emitter.

Toshiba Satellite A665 3D Edition is powered up by an Intel Core i7-740QM processor, 4GB of RAM-(Random Access Memory). It is equipped with 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTS350M graphics card for a fabulous gaming experience and a 15.6-inch 120Hz LED-backlit display. It packs a 640GB hard drive and a Blu-ray Disc Rewriteable (RE) and DVD SuperMulti drive with LabelFlash offering HD Blu-ray Disc playback. The notebook renders support for Bluetooth 2.1 and WiFi 802.11b/g/n and includes eSATA/USB port, 5-in-1 card reader, HDMI port, webcam for convincing video conferencing, harman/kardon stereo speakers and Dolby Advanced Audio and multitouch touchpad.

Toshiba Satellite A665 3D Edition will be released on 20 June and will have a stuck price tag of $1599.99.

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