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Glossary of various terms used on this website, which looks at consumer-level devices from a consumer-level viewpoint, with an extra emphasis on obvious technical issues.

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Microsoft Windows is available in Full Retail versions as well as OEM versions meant to install on home-built PC’s and such. Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate are available in both Full Retail and OEM versions. OEM versions are significantly cheaper than the Retail copies, with the main downside being that they are tied [...]

The Assisted Open Knife: The modern alternative to a switch blade. That’s actually an unfair comparison, it is very different from a switchblade, and it’s differences are exactly what make it “more legal” (not legal advice). It’s much more of a utility knife, and is not meant to be concealed – but rather utilized by [...]

The Logitech Unifying USB Receiver is a wireless peripheral standard (device+receiver) that allows you to use several Logitech Unifying devices on one computer, using one receiver. This allows you to save USB ports, allows you to have some extra receivers sitting around, and gives you more freedom in general than the conventional wireless receivers that [...]

Darkfield Technology is a type of laser mouse technology Logitech has been pushing for a couple of years now. Previously it has only been included on one or two devices – namely the Logitech Performance MX. It has recently been added to the Logitech Anywhere Mouse, and might also be called “darkfield microscopy”. We’d like [...]

The term “audiophile” describes a disorder – “Audiophilia” – in which a person beings to experience very high level of anxiety when they are distanced from audio devices or other electronics for extended periods of time. Okay, that’s complete BS, but you get the point. Audiophile is a term used for high end audio equipment. [...]