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Drive a Nascar PC

Darius Chang | Nov 28, 2005

From watches to notebooks, its seems that sport car themes have been invading anything that can beep or blink. Nascar fanatics can now complete their shrine to the second highest-rated televised sport with a stock car-inspired PC.

Stocked with an AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor, ATI-integrated graphics card and a 160GB Seagate hard drive, Cisnet, a division of ZT Group, waved the checkered flag on the first Nascar-themed desktop.

Available only to the US market, the desktop was launched in October and can be purchased through CompUSA and Target.com. Besides the CPU and LCD monitor, all the included peripherals like the keyboard, speaker and mouse follow the checkered flag motif. Even the operating system is not forgotten, as custom Nascar-themed Windows Media Player and screensaver complete the racing experience. At a cost of US$799.98 (S$1354.49) after rebates, pit-stop services are available 24 hours everyday through a telephone technical support hotline.

But if fans are hoping to race virtually with Nascar 2005 on this system, they will probably not get past the starting line. Unlike its namesake, the Nascar PC has to depend on the poky and slow integrated graphics card to render animations. Gaming on this PC is about as fast and as enjoyable as watching a race with the safety car on the track.
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Razer Piranha Gaming Headset

Juniper Foo | Nov 23, 2005

It may be game over for the World Cyber Games at Suntec City, but those still revved up from all that virtual gameplay can check out co-sponsor Razor's newly announced 5.1 surround-sound gaming headset. Named after a deadly fish that's yet to make it to the sushi platter, the Piranha joins Razer's staple of Vipers, Diamondbacks, Tarrantulas and Barracuda for hardcore gamers. Here's the thing. If you're constantly getting flack for being too loud during gameplay, investing in a quality gaming headset may be good for your health. That way, your parents, siblings, neighbors, spouse, partner, pet or assorted combo won't bite your head off or do you bodily harm when next you crank up the volume.

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Price: Expected to be under US$100
Availability: January 2006
Device: Gaming accessory
Basic specs: 5.1-surround sound, 3m cable length, extended non-tangle cord with gold-plated headphone jack, interchangeable mic system, noise signal accuracy, headphones: 16-24,000Hz frequency response, 32om impedance, 118dB, mic: 18-15,000Hz frequency response, -40dB sensitivity, -2om impedance

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