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For those with deep desire for gadgetry and equally deep pockets, Silverpac has a very tasty thermostat control panel to be available this fall. Yes, it is cool and yes, it helps you manage your utility usage so you can wear the green label proudly but is it $600 cool?

The device is elegantly designed with its 7 touch screen display that illustrates the distribution of household energy down to individual appliances. With its IEEE 802.15.4 wireless interface, the SilverSTAT 7 will speak to the new smart meters that will have the ability to send information on real-time electricity and gas use in households directly to the utility companies.

ENERMAX is pleased to announce the upgrade of its current 3 year warranty on REVOLUTION85+ and GALAXY EVO PSU series to 5 years. The warranty upgrade is not only valid for newly sold units, but retroactively for all units sold. Owner of these models can simply consider their units to have a 5 year warranty. No additional registration or action is required.

This warranty upgrade is part of our ongoing 20-year anniversary campaign throughout 2010 to celebrate our achievements during this period and to give back to our valued customers a part of the trust and appreciation, they have shown to us in these 20 years, Steven Su, founder & president of ENERMAX, elaborates. When we started 20 years ago, we had yet to establish ourselves in the industry by the innovative energy we stand for today. Our two flagship PSU series exemplify our spirit and thus we wanted to match their warranty with what they stand for.

A Santa Fe man who alleges he suffers from “electromagnetic allergies” is suing his neighbor because she refuses to turn off her gadgets, he claims. According to the Santa Fe Reporter, Arthur Firstenberg, the plaintiff, has been sleeping at friends' homes or in his car to avoid the electromagnetic waves created by his neighbor Raphaela Monribot's cell phone, wireless network, computer, compact fluorescent lightbulbs and dimmer switches.

Firstenberg claims he suffers from Electromagnetic Sensitivity, or EMS, which induces “nausea, vertigo, diarrhea, ringing in the ears, severe headaches and body aches, crippling joint pains, insomnia, impaired vision, impaired muscular control,” as well as other potentially life-threatening ailments.

With the launch of Capcoms sci-fi action-adventure, Dark Void, just around the corner, Capcom is giving PC gamers the chance to try out the PC version today. Exclusive to the PC version is the extensive use of NVIDIA PhysX and APEX technologies delivering stunning in-game physics! The demo is just over 1GB, so head on over to fileplanet and download it now!

Dark Voids unique combination of in-air and on-ground combat creates a thrilling new gameplay dynamic to the third-person shooter experience. Taking 3D action to a whole new level, Dark Voids vertical combat system allows players to dangle from thousand foot drops as they take cover and drop enemies from above and below, bringing a whole new sense of vulnerability and thrill to the player. Defying gravity in vertical combat is only half the battle as, over time, Will is upgraded to a powerful rocket pack which allows for fierce in-air combat as gamers are able to fly through the void at unparallel speeds shooting down anything that gets in their path. Blasting away at massive bosses has never been this much fun as Dark Void offers a unique grip system made up of a variety of grip-based mini-games including skyjacking UFOs mid-flight.

The Mushkin Enhanced Blackline Series defines what 'performance' RAM truly is. The Blackline Series will bring your computer to a new plateau, giving you that extra edge on your artboard, on that battle map, or in the studio. Read on as we take a look at a 1600MHz dual channel CL7 kit with part number 996782 that is aimed at Intel P55 and H57 motherboard users!

If however you are like me and enjoy overclocking every bit of kit you can ever lay your grubby paws on then the Mushkin kit is definitely a good buy. I don't often get to play with mid-range memory kits, in fact it has been a while since my boards have seen under DDR3-2000C7, but I was impressed by these Mushkin Blackline modules. It was especially a lot of fun when I loosened up tRCD and the kit really began to scale, each notch up was a blast and I enjoyed the sensation of exploring what I felt was uncharted territory. Lately it has felt like all I do when overclocking is plug in pre-tested values for memory speeds and timings, this was a breath of fresh air for me.

ASUS reveal AMD motherboard with USB 3.0 and Serial ATA 6Gbps @ Elite Bastards and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!

While users of Intel's platforms now have a few options to choose from when it comes to building a system complete with support for the latest technologies in the form of USB 3.0 and Serial ATA 6Gbps (albeit all of them added on by motherboard manufacturers rather than integrated into the motherboard chipset by Intel themselves), we haven't heard anything much about similar support being added in or introduced for those looking to build an AMD-based system. Until now that is… We've just had a series of images drop into our mailbox showing an ASUS motherboard sporting support for AMD CPUs, and coming complete with both USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gbps support.

Today Symbian made available, via its developer website, a number of documents relating to the Orbit and Direct UI proposals that make up a major part of the changes in Symbian^4. These proposals offer a glimpse of what the Symbian^4 UI may look like and explain some of the key UI layout and design changes. Symbian are looking for the community’s feedback, comments and questions about the proposals. Read on for more details and illustrations.

OK, so I made the last three words up, but the extensively titled Nokia 5530 XpressMusic Games Edition has been sighted by CJ in the USA, equipped apparently with “20 Full version games (10 from Gameloft, 10 from EA Mobile)”. It’s a nice idea, is available from Nokia USA and only costs $10 more than the standard phone. Even with a number of Java titles, that can’t be bad value.

The Mushkin Enhanced Blackline Series defines what 'performance' RAM truly is. The Blackline Series will bring your computer to a new plateau, giving you that extra edge on your artboard, on that battle map, or in the studio. Read on as we take a look at a 1600MHz dual channel CL7 kit with part number 996782 that is aimed at Intel P55 and H57 motherboard users!

Google Earth has found yet another practical use - before and after pictures of natural disaster impacted areas. Akin to slowing down on the highway to get an eyeful of a wreck, people are viewing in droves. So while you are at it, send a little love their way with a donation to help the poor Haitians who have been devastated by Mother Nature. Your conscience will thank you.

Google responded to the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti earlier this week by working with satellite imagery company GeoEye to quickly make images of the destruction available in Google Earth and Google Maps. The images were taken at approximately 10:27 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, and could prove to be a helpful tool for aid organizations attempting to survey and assess the damage to Haiti's infrastructure.