Monthly Archives: February 2002
i-CD – UK-Info Disk 2002 Version 7
There are several software packages on the market that incorporate data from the electoral roll to allow you to find phone numbers and addresses based on people’s names. UK-Info Disk 2002 Version 7 is one such package. In its Standard form it’s potentially of interest to anyone, from the generally nosey to those with a…
SiPix – StyleCam
There are several new dual-purpose digital cameras on the market, designed to offer simple, point-and-shoot style digital stills and to also be used as WebCams when tethered to a PC. One such camera is the StyleCam from SiPix. This little camera is about the size of a credit card and is just a centimetre thick….
Lexmark – E210 laser printer
The laser printing industry hasn’t taken the inkjet phenomenon lying down. But then again, it hasn’t really had much of a chance to compete in the low-end, low-cost arena. Cheap inkjet printers can be had for £30 (no joke), while this, Lexmark’s entry-level personal laser printer, costs six times as much. Obviously that’s not a…
Archos – Jukebox Recorder
This is an MP3 player with a difference. It doesn’t rely on expensive, low-capacity memory cards for storage and it doesn’t use high-capacity MP3 CDs, which require a PC with at least a CD-R drive and MP3 recording software to copy your music. The Archos Jukebox Recorder uses a 6GB notebook-style hard drive to store…
Kyocera – Finecam S3
Digital cameras have the potential to get really small. The only part which takes up any real room is the lens mechanism, but Kyocera, which bought Yashica some years back, has even condensed that down in the Finecam S3. Although the camera has a 2x zoom lens and a further 2x digital zoom, it has…
Purple Software – Omar Sharif Bridge
It’s a scary sight… Omar Sharif’s moustachioed countenance staring at you from the middle of the virtual bridge table, whilst he slowly and menacingly forms the words “two clubs”. It’s enough to put you right off your four hearts doubled. To be honest though, this is the only manner in which Omar graces this updated…
Space.com – Deep Space Explorer
Explaining the concept of stars, galaxies and the universe in general is a tough task, but multimedia titles such as this can certainly help to dispel some of the confusion. Deep Space Explorer lets you take a virtual trip through the known universe, flying around planets, stars and galaxies – some 30,000 of them, in…
Frontrange Solutions – GoldMine Business Contact Manager 5.7
CRM is a popular acronym in the IT press. It stands for “customer relationship management” and explains how companies have to keep close tabs on the way they’re dealing with their customers. This has obvious benefits – if you treat your customers properly and promptly, they’re less likely to wander off to your competitors. As…
JoWood – Rally Trophy
Game producing, much like film making, can boil down to clichés. Just as an Arnie action film must have at least a dozen excruciatingly crafted unsubtle one-liners and several explosions the size of a city, a rally game must have the following: desert tracks, muddy fields, wet weather, night racing, large ditches, cardboard roadside spectators,…
Cardmedia – USB 5-in-1 card reader
Multi-purpose memory card readers such as this one are becoming increasingly popular, due in part to the IT industry’s complete inability to settle for one particular type of flash memory storage. There’s a limit to how many dangling cables the average user wants to have hanging out of the back of their PC, so an…