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We managed to get our hands on the ASUS P6T Deluxe with the OC Palm. For those not in the know this is an X58 board for the new Nehalem processor that comes with an external BIOS post device that also allows you to do some simple overclocking without accessing the BIOS. The OC Palm definitely makes the whole process simpler and comes complete with a hardware monitor (so you don't need to have separate thermometer and voltmeters to do overclocking) but it by no means replaces the BIOS settings. For a full review on the board and the OC Palm check it out in our latest issue of HWM ( HWM Dec 2008 ).

HWM was recently in Singapore to check out LG's Perfectly Tuned with Mark Levinson. Showcasing sound systems tuned by audiophile and sound guru Mark Levinson, LG opened up their event in high fashion. Although dubbed as the Golden Ear, Mr. Mark Levinson scoffed at his own title and proceeded to give members of the press a taste of truly awesome sound using a mixture of Burwen Bobcat and LG's tuned sound systems. For a more in depth report check it out later in HWM. If you think you've got better 'Golden Ears' then go to the jump below for a chance to win some LG merchandise.

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Honda's ASIMO is back in Malaysia and now, it offers much more than just being a show robot which does more than just walk and run; check out the video to see what's in store for your at these dates; November 20th to 23rd at City Square Shopping Center in JB and 27th to 30th November in Queensbay Mall, Penang!

I'm sure many of you would have already completed Fallout 3 (second or third playthrough, perhaps?) by now. Some may breezed through the main game, dabbling in a couple of sidequests as distractions, while others went the long route of making sure they find each and every thing the game has to offer.

The Capital Wasteland section of Planet Fallout is an awesome way to discover scenarios and points of interest that you may have missed during your adventure. Many Fallout devotees had contributed to the wasteland map (powered by Google Maps, if you didn't already know) with more information added daily.

Why not contribute things that they might have missed to share your discovery with the rest of the community? I know I will.

Even though there are many of us who are able-bodied, let's not forget the people who have not been able to enjoy life such as we do, and in particular, the story of KitsuneYume on the US PS3 boards has warmed up the hearts of practically any gamer who still has a soul in him (or her). Bedridden with Muscular Dystrophy, a muscular desease which slowly withers your muscles away, his passion for gaming is still burning brightly, and he's still able to catch up with his favorite PS3 titles using a specially designed controller (with his inputs) from GimpGear. To all the other disabled persons out there, this really is hope at work.

Check out his video after the jump, and a link to the PS3 boards here.

The Asus World GameMaster Tournament 2008 Malaysia Final comes to a close and the winners are announced. Who were triumphant? Who went home with the prize booty? More pictures after the jump!

After the IDF (Intel Developer Forum), Intel was kind enough to release its ground breaking SSD for testing as part of its Nehalem platform reviews. Now most people today scoff at the idea of using SSD as a hard disk mainly because most SSD are only about 8GB or so, just barely enough to put the OS and the office suite. However, Intel's SSD is a whopping 80GBs which is about the size of a standard hard disk these days. While testing out Nehalem and its various boards we also got to play around with Intel's 80GB SSD and boy was it fun. Considering most 7200 RPM hard disks only get a score of about 4000+ in PCMark05, the SSD blew us out of the water with its score. Check it out below. For a full review of the drive and its Nehalem counterparts, check out the Hot off the Labs and our Nehalem board reviews in the latest issue of HWM.

Not to be contended with televisions, singer/songwriter/model/extraordinare Bjork has made up her mind about televisions; the little streets in them look beautiful! Look at how she takes apart her own CRT (and manages to not get shocked by the bunchful of capacitors in there) and explains on how they work! A must-watch.

As if the inclusion of the all-new Survivor difficulty mode wasn't enough, 2K Games has recently announced an upcoming add-on game content to BioShock for worldwide release this November 20th, exclusively for the PlayStation 3 version.

For only USD$9.99 in North America, you'll gain access to three unique Challenge Rooms that takes place outside of the main storyline. Each of the new Challenge Rooms offer not only new locations, objectives and artwork, but also new Trophies that can be earned from answering the challenge.