Not all webcams are used for video conferencing and rebutting esoteric arguments on YouTube and the like. Some cameras are tasked with a more purposeful duty: surveillance. The Cyber Snipa Spotter webcam is an inexpensive, well-supported camera suited for the task of constant monitoring—from a distance, even—of whatever quarry the user so desires with its up to 18x zoom. BIOS LEVEL scopes it out in this review.

With the rise of video sites such as YouTube, Revver, and 12seconds, the demand for webcams is booming. Some laptops have integrated webcams, but most lack them and desktops outright lack them. The Cyber Snipa Scout webcam is a small, capable, and highly compatible device adequate for photo booth camera fun and video conferencing alike. LEDs help illuminate the view during low-light conditions, too. BIOS LEVEL takes captures the Scout in this review.

The folks at Sapphire were recently kind enough to send us an overclocked sample of one of these mid-range cards, the Radeon HD4650. Sapphire's overclocked Radeon HD4650 features 512MB of GDDR3, 320 Stream processors, and a 700MHz memory clock. BIOSLEVEL.com will look at how this card fairs against its older brothers, as well as nVidia's mainstream offerings from the 9x00 family of GeForce cards.

Keyboards are an important device to a gamer. His or her keyboard must be responsive. It must be comfortable. It must be sturdy. It's an added bonus if the keyboard is cool. The Cyber Snipa Warboard keyboard allows the user to replace keys easily and even program macros into the several programmable buttons on the outskirts of the keyboard. BIOS LEVEL checks it out.

Shortly after QNAP released the TS-409U Turbo NAS, the TS-509 was announced. The TS-509 Pro picks up where QNAP's TS-409 Pro left off. The TS-509 Pro adds a fifth drive bay, as the name may entail. Also included with the TS-509 Pro are: dual gigabit ethernet ports, five USB 2.0 ports, two serial connections, and a single eSATA port. While the form factor is different from the TS-409U, both units promise relatively similar features, with a few subtle differences.