Monthly Archives: August 2001
Kodak – DX3500
Some people are put off by ordinary photography because it’s too complicated. Add the word ‘digital’ and this point of view is made even more acute. Kodak’s DX3500 digital camera is designed to simplify picture taking dramatically. The camera is a minimalist point-and-shoot device. Using Kodak’s EasyShare system, the DX3500 can transfer pictures to your…
Aopen – PA256 Deluxe II
AOpen is better known for its motherboard business (an area which seems to be largely dominated by far-eastern countries whose names begin with the letter ‘A’) than for graphics cards. However, there are increasing moves by these companies to expand their business from OEM into the retail sector, and AOpen’s latest offering in this respect…
Eidos – Startopia
Sir Thomas More dared to dream of a utopia – but a Startopia is a more fantastic concept. What is it? A space station housing many different alien races, who all get along together famously… in theory. Of course, any good Sci-Fi fan knows from watching Deep Space Nine and Babylon 5 that this is…
Acer – TravelMate 610
Acer’s new TravelMate notebook is a slimline 2-spindle machine measuring 33mm thick when closed and weighing only 2.3kg, which makes it a suitable choice if you are planning to travel with it. The core specification is pitched about right for a fully portable notebook, with an 800MHz Pentium III SpeedStep processor doing the work, backed…