Monthly Archives: May 2002
3DO – Might & Magic IX
It’s not much of a title for an RPG game, Might & Magic. Rather like calling your new publication on the correct usage of punctuation “.” – it’s a bit pants as far as monikers go. But the simplicity of the name does underscore the bread-’n’-butter nature of this long running, fantasy RPG series. We’re…
LaCie – PocketDrive U & I
Taking your documents wherever you go, on a small backup device, makes good sense (even if it is a bit nerdy). Taking the contents of your entire hard drive, though, is another matter entirely. Yet that’s what you can do with the LaCie PocketDrive U & I. LaCie’s earlier PocketDrives were popular because of their…
Speeze – CPU Cooler
If there’s one thing that really ruins the PC’s potential for use as an all-in-one entertainment centre, it’s the noise. You might not be able to hear it in an office, but any home PC user will know that the moment you switch your machine on, you’re engulfed in a wave of white noise. It’s…
Electronic Arts – 2002 Fifa World Cup
Every four years, EA’s Fifa franchise is honour-bound to spew out an extra footy offering to tie in with the World Cup. But is this year’s celebration of world football really worth bothering with, particularly if you’ve already shelled out for Fifa 2002? What’s slightly disappointing in 2002 Fifa World Cup is the lack of…
Adobe – Photoshop 7
Adobe Photoshop has always been the application of choice for professional image editing. And with the new features and improvements that have been implemented in version 7, its appeal is now stronger than ever. To describe Photoshop as merely an image editing application does not do this package justice, as it can do far more…
Lexmark – X620e Multifunction printer
Inkjet-based multifunction devices and low-volume laser MFDs have their place, but if you want something that can take the place of a high-volume office photocopier, while simultaneously acting as a workgroup printer, you’re going to have to look a bit further up the scale. One possible solution is this X620e Multifunction printer, or MFP, from…
Relisys – TL540 LCD monitor
Relisys used to be a cheap and cheerful CRT monitor supplier, but over the last couple of years has changed its outlook. It now concentrates on LCD monitors, and has a full range from the value to the executive ends of the market. The TL540 is near the entry-level end, but has a couple of…
Sony – Vaio GRX316SP
Want a notebook with a full-size LCD panel attached? Well at first glance, that’s what the brand new, top-of-the-range Vaio GRX316SP from Sony gives you. Dominating the whole unit is a massive 16.1-inch TFT panel, the first 16-inch screen on any notebook. Powered by Intel’s new Mobile Pentium 4 Processor-M, rated at 1.7GHz, combined with…
Orange Micro – OrangeLink+ FireWire and USB 2 combo card
There are two fast connections you can make from your PC to the outside world; FireWire, standardised as IEEE1394, and USB 2. Both are fast enough to connect mass storage devices like DVD and hard drives and both are uncommon on any but the latest PCs. Not to worry, though, you can now add both…
Activision – Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Star Wars – it’s a catchy but nonsensical name when you really think about it. Exactly how many stars are seen scrapping it out during the film? None, that’s how many. They don’t even blow a star up, just a mere planet. Of course, there’s the Death Star, but that’s not really a star, it…