Yearly Archives: 1999
Wacom – Graphire Graphics Tablet
Graphics pen tablets, cordless mice and mice without vulnerable mechanical parts have all been available in their own right for a number of years. Wacom, the well-known German developer of graphics input devices, has combined all three features in its new Graphire product. In the box you get a tablet which hooks up to the…
Agfa – ePhoto CL30
Agfa’s digital camera range used to consist mainly of rather large, clunky devices with good imaging quality but no style. Now the company has come out with this, the ePhoto CL30, which should go some way towards raising the ‘pub cred’ of its camera range. First impressions are good – this is considerably cuter than…
Aztech – AMS 5.1 Digital Surround
If you’re lucky enough to have a well insulated detached house or understanding neighbours, a powerful surround sound speaker system for your PC could be just the thing. A specification which includes a large floor-standing sub-woofer, five satellite speakers, a digital effects synthesiser and an infra-red remote control may sound great, but what about the…
Pioneer – DVD-R S201
Pioneer is looking to make a bigger name for itself with this, the first 4.7GB DVD-R drive in the market place. Previous capacities have never been quite large enough to master full-length films, but this new drive brings DVD-Video mastering within the scope of a small business – ideal for wedding videos, promotional films and…
Sharedware – Sharedware Savage
We reviewed the original Sharedware card quite a while ago (read our review). It’s an ingenious device that allows two people to use the same computer simultaneously, for different tasks. You need an extra keyboard, mouse and monitor, of course, but that’s still potentially cheaper than buying a complete PC. This new card adds a…
Imation – USB SuperDisk
We recently reviewed Panasonic’s new double-speed SuperDisk internal-fit drive. SuperDisk is the high-capacity floppy disk standard which is rapidly gaining popularity in both PC and Apple Mac markets. Imation, the data storage products company spun out of 3M, is one of the driving forces behind the SuperDisk standard and the largest single producer of SuperDisk…
Devcom – Black Widow BW9636 USB Scanner
Devcom’s Black Widow is a pleasant surprise. Built in the UK and claimed to be the only UK-produced scanner *[see below], it produces highly creditable scans and, at the price, is more than a match for other units in its price bracket. The Black Widow comes in three versions, SCSI, Parallel and USB. The scanners…
Fujitsu Siemens – Lifebook C-6310
There have been plenty of sexy sub-notebooks on the market recently, but this is not one of them. Fujitsu Siemens has made its mark in the notebook computer market by providing good-quality, reliable desktop replacement systems such as this. The new Lifebook looks a little odd to begin with, since the lid doesn’t completely cover…
Dragon – NaturallyClear USB System H100 microphone headset
Dragon Systems, one of the four main PC voice-recognition software vendors, has stolen a march on its rivals by being the first to introduce a USB headset microphone. It’s a significant development because audio quality is key to consistent and reliable voice recognition. If your PC has a high quality sound card which is unaffected…
Canon – BJC-6100
Canon has revamped its BJC-6000 bubble-jet printer to produce the BJC-6100. Improvements are significant: the price has been cut, a USB interface is now standard, maximum print speed is marginally up from 8ppm to 9ppm and you now have the option of a snap-in £50 720dpi colour scanner module. The BJC-6000′s original strengths are also…