PC Accessories: Full HD Display, BenQ, high connectivity

The screen with a diagonal of about 60 centimeters, is equipped with a VA-panel LED ("Vertical Alignment"): Through a special arrangement of the liquid crystal display gives a very wide viewing angle. To 178 degrees to the monitor to be viewed by the manufacturer. With the 1920x1080 of EW2430 is in full-HD domain.

BenQ brings the screen a joyful connection model on the market: In addition to a VGA connector for signal transmission are two HDMI, one DVI-D and four USB interfaces, multiple connection options. Inputs and outputs for connecting external audio devices to complete the equipment of the EW2430.

Action game for PS3 and Xbox 360: Silent Hill - Down Pour: Details on the horror game

In "Silent Hill - Down Pour" Konami sends a new victim in the same city with creepy fog guarantee. The convict Murphy Pendleton lands after an accident, his prison bus in the haunted village. About his escape, he can be happy for long: He that is not only the investigators of the police in hot pursuit - even monstrous creatures he attempts on his life.

The developers promise a break with, because of its superficial violence controversial predecessor title. Part 8 of the series is to reflect on the playful virtues of the first two cuttings. That means more atmosphere and less fighting. Set the mood again, of course, makes the fog, so the empty streets seem even scarier monster attacks seem more surprising.

Navigation: TomTom launches online service "traffic reports"

The HD Traffic service offers information on the current traffic situation or location. Colored markers (yellow, orange, red) are for traffic problems, such as traffic jams or accidents. Grey symbols indicate possible delays. The digits within a color wheel indicate the number of problems in the area.

Hold for a moment the mouse over a marker, a box. It provides information on the length and duration of the delay and calls the affected streets. TomTom updates all messages in the two-minute intervals. Furthermore, the service includes a route planner.

• TomTom puts its HD Traffic service data in a browser, lets everyone use it for free (16/03/2011)
• TomTom profits slump by a third (18/02/2011)
• TomTom Launches Traffic Site (16/03/2011)
• TomTom struggles as consumers flock to free smartphone navigation (18/02/2011)
• TomTom Disinterested in Windows Phone 7 Too? (17/02/2011)

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Lifespan of SSD: SSD tested other 7

In our articles on the life of the SSD, we focus on a specific model that we use. But on the other SSD used in the writing, what is usury? We regularly use two SSDs, the first device used for storing music, video and photos, so with little paperwork. It was installed to replace the SSD with 128 GB which is being tested, so it has been operating for about 3 months.

Wear, in view of its use, is logically quite low: it is an average of 18 cycles. The secondary disk system in a personal computer, used about 5 hours a day. The operating system does not support the TRIM and DSS has been operating for about 6 months. The average wear is 277 cycles. As shown, the write amplification is high enough on models based Indilinx used "normal", although it is quite small sequential write.

Alvia Gigabyte K8100 keyboard gets the prize for the red dot design "

Gigabyte is proud to announce that its gamingAlvia K8100 keyboard has won the first award "red dot" design that is given to the Taiwanese brand. The keyboard has been awarded the red dot design award thanks to its unique design, based on the concept of racing cars. The K8100 has won the award, running over more than 4,000 participants from over 40 countries worldwide.

K8100 Alvia design was inspired by sports cars-the-range, whose appearance and performance are well above the rest. Performance, durability and quality of features for gaming the K8100 Alvia have been designed to have similar characteristics to those of these super high-end cars. The K8100 Alvia solve the challenge of designing a keyboard to simulate the dashboard of a sports car where all elements are at hand and the view, while keeping the keyboard in a size and ideal ergonomics for gaming.

Micron's SSD C400 for sale

SSD C400 Micron has just made its appearance in some shops in the United States and should therefore further delay to do the same on this side of the Atlantic. This is the opportunity to discover the prices of different versions of the SSD. At present, it will cost you $ 130 to buy the 64GB model, against $ 245 for 128 GB version and $ 950 for a few RealSSD C400 512 GB Recall that the C400 is theoretically capable of reaching speeds the order of 415 MB / s sequential read and 260 MB / s sequential write, except the 128 GB version which is limited to 175 Mb / s.

The two components of the iPad estimated at 235 €

While it is only available for a few days, the iPad 2 has already had the "chance" to pass into the hands of analysts from research firm iSuppli. The latter are addressed on the second tablet from Apple to study its entrails. Thus, the firm was able to establish an estimate of the integrated components: the iPad 2 GSM / HSPA will embark on 326.60 worth of electronic components, the equivalent of about 234.50 euro.