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Sometimes, the best things in life are the little nuances that you get while reviewing a gadget, be it expensive, cheap, large or small. Take this picture for example:

Although the review has been done with a couple of issues back, I still keep a high resolution copy because it looks so industrially beautiful. Of course, resizing the pix does not do it justice, as each side of every key has a slight color variation that looks damn cool at night.

Or maybe I'm just too poetic.

Guild Wars may not have the same intricate lush worlds and PvE gameplay that WoW has, but one sector that they have them beat is their PvP gameplay. Last Sunday, e-Club Malaysia held a mini 4-vs-4 PvP tourney to commemorate the upcoming Guild Wars: Nightfall expansion pack. (More)

A couple of days ago, a colleague of mine asked about the benefits of using industrial monitors, and since many might not know of their existence, I might as well list down some of the pros and cons of these often-overlooked devices.

Pictured above is a Samsung 42" LCD display with HD capability. Don't be alarmed of the diagonal break in the picture, its a transition frame. More after the jump.

Like a secret 1UP mushroom treat hidden among the forest of electrical goods and electronics, Malaysia finally has an official Nintendo store counter! Nintendo fans and gamers rejoice!

It's only a couple more months to Christmas but we're already in the mood for giving away freebies! Drop by our office (address next to the Editorial page in the magazine) with the latest issue of the October issue of GameAxis Magazine and you get a pair of FREE MOVIE TICKETS to the preview screening of The Guardian this 30th October at Cathy Cineleisure, The Curve, Petaling Jaya!

Alternatively, arrive 1 hour before the screening time at the movie preview venue with the magazine to redeem your free pair of movie tickets. However, tickets are limited and you only get one pair of tickets per IC, so first come first served!

Venue: Cathay Cineleisure, The Curve, Petaling Jaya
Date: 30th October
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Hall: 9

Nope, we ain't dead. We've been busy rushing the articles during the Deeparaya break, and then we had the double whammy of moving to our new office, which really ate into our blogging time.

The good news is that now that we finally got our connection all set up and we've already moved and arranged most of our stuff in the new office, we should be back to blogging on a regular schedule. Plus our new office looks really swell. : ) Look forward to more local IT and gaming updates from The Zone soon!

Last week, we attended Logitech's launch of their latest lineup of desktop and gaming peripherals. Lots of drool-worthy stuff for gamers and PC users were on-display for the media to try out. Check out the pics! (More)

I went shopping at Low Yat Plaza the other day in search of a comfortable keyboard, and while browsing around, I spotted this =

Sorry for the blurry picture, as I a hurry to snap it and move along =P, but seeing this gave me a thought:

If Taiwanese 22" LCD displays that can display 1680 x 1050 pixels are priced that low, why are we still paying for relatively expensive China displays that are at most 19" widescreen displays? Of course, quality and the market's buying power have not been factored in, so if you guys can give this poor lad some reason why, it would be great!

Ever thought of publishing or developing your own ideas for the world to see and enjoy? Are you a budding game developer or comic artist with a great idea pitch but nobody's willing to help finance your budget?

Here's your chance to finally see your dreams come to fruition, as the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) yesterday announced two competitions for Mobile Content and Digital Comic design. Winners of the Mobile Content competition will get a RM50,000 grant while the Digital Comic winners will be awarded a RM15,000 grant each!

More details after the jump. (More)

Does this animal look cute to you? With its beady eyes and slightly snickering smile, it looks a bit scary to me, in fact. Truth is, it (or rather, he) is the new Toshiba mascot for their IT product line, and yes, he's a seal. Like what you have been reading on other technorati blogs, Toshiba has finally launched the new Pala-chan MP3 player in Malaysia, along with their latest notebook range and branding strategy. More after the jump!

Think you can propel yourself to fame in 60 seconds? Prove it by entering Pinnacle's video contest. In conjunction with HardwareZone, Canon, and Intel, Pinnacle Systems launched the Your Moment of Fame contest yesterday, an online video contest to find the best-edited video clips in the region. Edit a 60 secs long video and you may win a complete Home cinema set for yourself! Click the jump to see pics of press conference, as well as details on the competition. (More)

Why do you buy bigger hard disk drives for? Is it to meet your growing demands for storing precious digital pictures of your loved ones? Or to keep up with new applications that take up large disk space on your drives? Or...- oh hell, let's just admit it: we need bigger hard disk drives to keep our anime, TV dramas, and dirty movies. At least that's what Bill Watkins, CEO of Seagate Technology admits on a CNN interview:

"Let's face it, we're not changing the world. We're building a product that helps people buy more crap - and watch porn."

It's a brutally honest and candid opinion, so we'll give him for that. After all, what do you do with 500GB of hard drive space? Fill it up with hundreds of pictures of your pet bunny Fluffy? Now if you'll excuse me, I need to catch up on my weekly download of Wild n' Wet Weekend Getaways *cough*...

Not just another silicone 'condom' for you iPod owners out there, the Podstar range of iPod silicone casings is well-built to the fact that they might be the best silicone casings ever! We bring you the unboxing of two of these babies; just in time for Christmas!

Yeap, these things made the seven deadly sins look like wussies 

more after the jump!

Nothing much, really, except for the fact that most of the time, stuff made from carbon fibre protects electronics just like how blackboxes and race cars protect their occupants. Other than that, Pioneer jas just launched five new head units to get your ICE fix, and had a big party while doing it. Enjoy the photo report!

now that's what we call cool - a deep red Pioneer sticker on a juicy carbon fiber vented hood on this Integra DC5

What do you get when you cross flowery pink banners and minds weaned on video games? Why the Asian Game Developers Summit 2006, of course. Scintillating photos of game developers and speakers to follow after the jump.