Polymer Logic Speakers Slathered with Diamonds and Gold

The exploitation of audiophiles who think they have golden ears continues with these Polymer Logic speakers from Polymer Audio Research. They're characterized by the company as

"clearly an astonishing value for $24,990/pr and contains more pure diamond and gold then you'll find in any $500,000 diamond engagement ring."

Clearly, it's astonishing that anyone would fall for such a crock of bullshit. The midrange drivers are sprinkled with diamond fairy dust, and oh yeah, those golden ears will be matched up with the Polymer Logic's titanium dome tweeters, festooned with a pure layer of solid gold. Oh, wait a minute, those diamond drivers are made one at a time in a plasma reactor! We didn't know that—that's different. We're sold.

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40GB PS3 Uses a Smaller Chipset

According to European site Computer Base and a little help from automated translation, Sony has already shrunk their Cell processor down to the 65nm scale for the new 40GB PS3s, along with the the supporting NVIDIA graphics chipset. While our first response would be that PS3 users can look forward to less overheating—especially since Sony was able to shrink their heat pipe in this new PS3—hot chips really haven't been a problem for Sony (unlike *cough*Microsoft*cough* other console manufacturers). But consumers will still benefit from less power consumption, as the current 200-watt setup has been reduced to consume just 135 watts.

But ultimately, this means that Sony is making their PlayStation 3 more profitable...or maybe more aptly...less unprofitable. As far as we're concerned, the best PS3 purchase is still the original 60GB model that, unlike the new 40GB model, supports the most expansive backward compatibility.