Doogee Smart Cube P1 is a mini projector

Doogee Smart Cube P1 review

Chinese manufacturer Doogee has excelled in recent years mainly smartphones offer very good quality at low prices, these being generally well above as your price range . Doogee now has dared to change air presenting its first cheap portable projector, the Smart Cube P1 of which I speak in today. Doogee Smart Cube P1 review.

As you will have already noticed the images, the Doogee Smart Cube P1 has a fairly small and very bright colors that almost reminiscent of a Rubik’s Cube – not the form but the colors) size, but despite his equips a pretty decent size hardware that we describe now.

Doogee Smart Cube P1 reviews

To begin we must mention that the Doogee Smart Cube P1 has a native resolution of 854 x 480 pixels but that is scalable to 1080p smoothly. Inside it features a dual-core SoC, 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal storage to move the entire system, although it is true that it is rather designed to play content from external sources.

And is that as a portable projector that is equipped with an internal battery of 4800 mAh which enables playing content continuously for more than 8 hours without recharging the battery (in fact you can also use external battery to recharge other devices), either through its USB 2.0 port, WiFi through DLNA (WiFi incorporates 2.4 GHz).

It also features Bluetooth 4.0 for connecting external devices or even to transfer files to its internal memory from smartphones, tablets or laptops. It also supports Miracast and Airplay, so we can also use these protocols for playing content. Finally, note that also has a microSD slot from which you can also play content.

With respect to the lens, he employs a LED capable of emitting 70 actual lumens (1000 lumens visible) with a contrast ratio of 800 to 1 royal lamp. As you can see in the picture below, is capable of generating an image of 30 inches to a meter away, 60 inches to 2.2 meters and up to 90 inches to 3.3 meters, coupled with its high brightness is ideal for outdoor use.

Doogee Smart Cube P1 review reviews

The premiere of the first peripheral Doogee presented with good performance and best of all, it does so with a very small product, portable and in fact is intended to take it from here to there and even for outdoor use. The bad part is coming out a little expensive compared to other competing devices, while it is true that it is superior in performance.

If you want to become a Doogee P1 Smart Cube you can do through various online Chinese sites, where they are now available for pre – purchase by 153.37 euros with shipping included. They begin with shipments from April 4.

Intel NUC Skull Canyon PC comes equipped with processor

Intel NUC Skull Canyon PC review

Intel has announced the launch of its first complete NUC Gaming oriented system. Intel codenamed NUC6i7KYK, the NUC has a considerably larger size than its predecessors and is equipped with a processor Intel Core i7-6770HQ based architecture Skylake , although Intel has christened as a NUC Skull Canyon. Intel NUC Skull Canyon PC review. Also see Intel Broadwell powered NUC.

Intel NUC Skull Canyon PC reviews

Let’s start talking about the design, it is what we have found most striking. As you can see in the pictures of this article, the NUC6i7KYK has a size that is approximately twice as common in NUC Intel systems. Thanks to this, not only can install various additional storage options, but the manufacturer has been able to install a far more potent than with the rest of NUCs, cooling system since the installed processor has a TDP of 45 watts, considerably higher than what Intel had been using so far in their mini PCs and therefore need better cooling.

Turning to the field of hardware, this new Intel NUC seems to have enough muscle to move without too much trouble any game at resolutions 720p, and even many titles in full HD resolution. Yes, since Intel has been involved in the development of XConnect technology , it seems clear that this equipment has been designed with this in mind since among other things incorporates a port Thunderbolt 3 ​​(40 Gbps) that would allow the use of external GPUs with devices like Razer Core.

review Intel NUC Skull Canyon PC

As we noted above has an Intel Core i7-6770HQ processor, equipped with four physical cores and 8 processing threads (thanks to hyper threading technology) operating at a base of 2.6 Ghz and 3.5 Ghz turbo up to speed. This processor features 6MB of L3 cache, 128 MB of cache L4 and is accompanied by Intel Iris Pro 580 graphics with 576 cores running at 950 Mhz, 72 TMUs and 9 ROPs, more than enough for most games resolution sub- 1080p.

Intel will sell this new NUC in barebones version and full version with different hardware configurations. For example, the barebones version (diskless or RAM) will be priced at $ 650 (very cheap if we consider only the processor and costs $ 435 in OEM), and a full version with 16 GB of RAM DDR4-2133 mhz and 256 GB SSD with Windows 10 preinstalled cost $ 999.

Asus GeForce GTX 950 TUF Echelon limited edition released

Asus GeForce GTX 950 TUF Echelon review

Contrary to what usually happens with most of limited edition graphics cards, the Asus TUF Echelon incorporates much more than a cosmetic change. And is that honoring the name TUF that the manufacturer only uses in its base higher end motherboards and are designed under military standards, the GTX 950 TUF Echelon has electronic components of the highest quality and, as with the plates exceeds the strictest military standards of quality to ensure a long life. Acer Aspire VN7-791G Black Edition comes with Nvidia GTX 950M GPU.

And for the manufacturing process of these graphics Asus uses elo who have called Asus Auto Extreme (AAE), an automated manufacturing process that incorporates premium quality materials technology and ensures that each and every one of the components exiting the production chain are exactly the same, so you only need to make quality tests a model and have the absolute certainty that all the others will too.

Asus GeForce GTX 950 TUF Echelon reviews

Some of the tests they do to these charts to ensure quality and durability, for example, subject them to beatings, maintain full chart at 55 ° C for 48 hours with humidity above 90% (in this case corrosion kill any “normal”) electronic component, and in general, Asus has tested over 1000 units of the TUF Echelon under these tests to ensure that the models launched on the market are simply perfect.

Review of Asus GeForce GTX 950 TUF Echelon

Regarding aesthetics, as you will see by the images Asus has equipped the TUF Echelon of a military aesthetic reasons greyish white with “urban camo”. It is equipped with the usual sink Asus DirectCU II fans with double ball bearing according to the manufacturer temperatures provide 20% better and a noise level three times lower than the reference models in this graph.

Speaking a little of everything, the TUF Echelon GTX 950 from Asus also has factory overclocked, as Asus has raised the operating frequency of the core to the 1329 Mhz, delivering a performance 10% higher than the GTX 950 reference NVIDIA.

MSI X99A Godlike motherboard updated

MSI X99A Godlike review

With regard to the technical characteristics, the new MSI X99A Godlike Carbon Edition is the same as the first version that the manufacturer launched long except now incorporates a USB 3.1 controller that adds two Type-A and Type-C ports on the panel rear connector plate.

Removing this data, the plate is equal in terms of technical features, but you have completely changed the aesthetics because now all the PCB is black and has been added ELD RGB lighting configurable by the user.

Therefore we are facing the most advanced base MSI motherboard compatible with Intel socket LGA 2011-3 and based on the Intel X99 chipset, compatible with DDR4 RAM memory.

Manufacturer incorporates unique features such as Mystic Light (allowing control lighting from an application on the smartphone), network card Killer DoubleShot X3-Pro (which includes dual-band WiFi) connectivity Turbo M.2, five PCI-Express 3.0 10 SATA 6 Gbps (SATA 3) and even a SATA Express connector, so the MSI X99A Godlike Carbon Edition has everything you could possibly need in our high-end system.

In addition, this motherboard MSI gives (as you can see in the picture above) a USB stick 3.1 Type-C High speed, although they have not said what capacity has (presumably be as little 64GB). MSI has not said when will we see this new plate Carbon Edition in stores or at what price, but considering that it is the top end of the company can expect it to be quite expensive.

On the other hand, MSI will soon present other plates with this new styling Carbon Edition, but have not revealed approximate dates for this.

Netac Z1 is an external USB 3.0 SSD with 512 GB for 145 euros

Netac Z1 review

If you are looking for an external storage of large capacity, endurance and speed at a good price you’re in luck, because the manufacturer Netac has just launched its new Netac Z1 solid state device SSD with 512 GB capacity with interface USB 3.0 and protected by an aluminum housing at a price that you are not going to be able to believe.

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Synology DS216j review: new affordable NAS for home

Synology DS216j review

The specialist network storage systems (NAS) Synology has announced the newest addition to its portfolio of home – oriented devices. This is the Synology DiskStation DS216j , a simple but powerful NAS two bays that already can buy a recommended price 175 euros with VAT included.

The DS216j incorporates a dual-core processor seeing improved performance over previous versions of DS216 with the addition of an integrated floating point unit that accelerates the generation of thumbnails. Similarly, the new processor allows the NAS generate speeds of data transmission 112.75 MB / s read and 97.6 MB of writing, but always depends on the speed of the hard drives we install within and the ability of the network to which we connect the DS216j.

Synology DS216j reviews

According to Synology, the DS216j consumes only 6.95 watts when both disks in hibernation, reaching a maximum consumption of 14.85 watts with both at full capacity. Thanks to these features, users can enjoy an experience fast and efficient use. Synology DS214se specs can be read here.

On the other hand, as always it Synology NAS uses the DSM interface (Disk Station Manager) brand, one of the best operating systems for NAS which allows almost any task, from integration with domains and creating LUN to volume configuration or RAID systems and internal course management applications, Synology NAS because as it allows access from outside the network with File DS and other applications.

review of Synology DS216j

Has said Jason Fan, product manager of Synology, “Thanks to the intuitive user interface of Synology, its platform to date and its versatile features, we expect the DS216j to become one of the best servers for Hoga. It is aimed at users who need a NAS to play, share and synchronize media content in the home, in addition to store data clear “.

As we advanced at first, Synology has already put on its website the new DS216j available to users at a price of 175.45 euros including VAT, and should soon reach its network of distributors and usual shops.

Zotac Magnus EN980 review: an amazing mini PC

The Zotac Magnus EN980 is a manufacturer of high-end solution. Carved at the fair, she manages to nest high performance components: Intel Core Skylake processor and graphics chipset Nvidia GeForce GTX980.

Zotac Magnus EN980 reviews

Not necessarily buying the century then, or so it was way be a fan of the concept of mini PC game. The Zotac Magnus EN980 could change that with the appearance of a GTX980 chip that should put the record straight performance point of view.

We do not know the price of the beast, we do not know its exact release date. It will be exhibited at Cebit 2016, when we will probably have more information on embedded Intel Skylake chips.

Zotac announces the presence of yet more than enough material to toy with a virtual reality helmet. An interesting idea because with a generator in a backpack and your Zotac over, you can put your VR goggles to run like crazy in your favorite games in immersive. No more talk of Steam Machines, the future c is the VR.

To be more down to earth, the announced specifications are correct as usual: It will be possible to connect four displays to the machine through a combination of HDMI and Display Port ports. The rest of the connector will be just as generous with the USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 Type-C, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, 802.11ac WiFi and the usual myriad of connectors that the brand never fails to implant.

Zotac Magnus EN980 review

The cooling will be entrusted to an integrated water-cooling system house, heat pipes and sinks should leave the machine in the bar annoying decibels. And Zotac is quite good in the field, most of its mini machines are surprisingly pleasant to use a noise point of view.

If the price is not stratospheric, that Magnus EN980 is likely to be monitored.