Thermaltake unveils Tsunami Dream Keyboard & Mouse Combo
Portable high-end sound: Creative PCMCIA Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook
Intel changes stepping of 800 MHz FSB Xeon
Thermaltake unveils Tsunami Dream Keyboard & Mouse Combo
Thermaltake unveiled the new Tsunami Dream Keyboard & Mouse Combo. While it´s somewhat hard to say anything new about the mouse, the keyboard offers some interesting features, including the low profile (11.6-18.7 mm) and increased number of function keys.
Combo features:
| Model name |
A2263 |
| Mouse |
Keyboard |
| Size |
100x63x24 mm |
|
412x175x20 mm |
| Weight |
80 g |
|
596±20 g |
| Supported OS |
Windows 2000/ME/XP |
|
Windows 2000/ME/XP |
| Interface |
USB 1.1 |
|
USB 1.1/COMBO |
| Type |
Optical (800 dpi) |
Standard keys |
104/105 |
| Hot keys |
18 |
| Cable length |
150 cm |
|
150 cm |
| Buttons |
3 (incl. scroller wheel) |
Power features |
Typ. voltage: 5.0±0.25 V
Max. current: 38 mA
Max. power: 0.5 W |
Portable high-end sound: Creative PCMCIA Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook
Such an interesting novelty from Creative: a PCMCIA sound adapter for notebooks — Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook. This compact device supports 5.1- and 7.1-channel sound.
PCMCIA Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook specs:
- Hardware support for EAX 4.0 ADVANCED HD, 3D, DTS-ES and Dolby Digital EX
- Creative Multi-Speaker Surround (CMSS) 3D
- Plays MP3 ADVANCED HD Quality 24-bit/192kHz sound
- Creative Smart Recorder, MediaSource software
- MSRP in North America is $130
Intel changes stepping of 800 MHz FSB Xeon
Intel changed stepping of Xeon processors with 800 MHz FSB — from D-0 to E-0. Changes are made to 2.8/3.0/3.3/3.4/3.6 GHz models and imply the following:
- New 0F41h CPUID (instead of older 0F34h)
- Energy consumption and performance optimizations:
- Enabled NB (Execution Disable) bit
- Thermomonitor 2(TM2) thermal sensor
- Extended Halt state
E-0 stepping is pin-compatible with D-0. No BIOS or other updates are required.
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