Monthly Archives: December 2007

53Tabs Top 5 Games of 2007

Number 5 – S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl Platform: PC For a game which was so massively delayed and annoyingly named though, S.T.A.L.K.E.R was fantastically enjoyable and used a surprisingly intricate plot which draws from modern Russian literature, notably Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strigatsky. The game sets players off in the forbidden zone around [...]

Duke Nukem Forever trailer today

Duke Nukem Forever has been a legend among gamers for a while now, existing in one form or another since Duke Nukem 3D was released way back when. Duke Nukem Forever has now been in development at 3D Realms for over ten years. In that time we’ve had occasional glimpses of the older versions. Later [...]

Nucleus Reference 5LS Loudspeaker is 6.5-feet tall

Trust us, we’ve seen tall speakers, but Anthony Gallo Acoustics’ Nucleus Reference 5LS is downright towering. These floor standing loudspeakers measure in at 7-inches wide, 11-inches deep and a staggering 78-inches high, and each one manages to boast twelve aluminum, rear-firing 4-inch subwoofers, eight 4-inch carbon fiber midrange drivers and seven CDT II tweeters. Interestingly, [...]

Apple Get a Mac Ad: Santa Claus

We’re usually able to reign in our fanboy tendencies enough to not go writing about every new Apple ad that comes out, but their latest one really deserves a special mention. Entitled “Santa Claus“, the new ad pays homage to the Rankin/Bass stop motion holiday specials we all grew up on. Watch the Ad here

Knight Rider storms back, new K.I.T.T. showcased

We know, it’s a little sad how dear Knight Rider is to our hearts, but honestly, we couldn’t be more elated to find that the show is finally getting a new breath of life. Starting in February, an updated version of the classic will be hitting NBC, and while we could spend hours gushing over [...]

Battleship Mtron: the absurdly fast SSD RAID array

Listen, we know you think your RAID setup is pretty snazzy, and, truth be told, it probably makes our rig look silly by comparison. However, in the computer world, there’s always someone out there with a bigger, nastier system — and we’ve just spotted one of the nastiest of them all. Next Level Hardware is [...]