Monthly Archives: April 2003
CTX – PV-720A
Prices for LCD monitors continue to drop, and you can now buy a 17-inch display at a price that would only have bought you a 15-inch display six months ago. Offering the same screen size as a 19-inch CRT monitor but taking up far less desk space, the 17-inch flat panel is seen by many…
CCL – NX-Station
There’s little reason these days why a PC has to occupy a substantial amount of space on your desk. Given the miniature system boards now available and the variety of small format cases, you can pack a lot into a PC not much bigger than a six-pack. Just such a PC is this NX-Station, built…
Sony – Clié PEG-SJ33
The latest addition to the Clié SJ stable of PDAs from Sony is the SJ33, a mid-range, Palm OS-based palmtop. It’s much improved over its SJ30 sibling, with an uprated processor, integrated MP3 player and a clamshell lid design. Sony has designed the SJ33 to remind people of the Walkman line. The back and sides…
Codemasters – IGI 2: Covert Strike
It’s always interesting to note the strengthening of sub-genres in PC gaming circles, and increasingly with First Person Shooters there’s been a line drawn between fun and realism. Traditional FPS games like Quake and Unreal Tournament consist of pure arcade-style blasting action, whereas more realistic games such as Medal of Honor or Counter-Strike feature real…
Acer – TravelMate 803LCi
Acer’s latest notebook in the TravelMate series, the 803LCi, features Intel’s new mobile solution, known as Centrino. This isn’t the name of the processor, but rather the complete platform, a combination of the CPU, the i855 chipset and the 802.11b wireless solution. If any of these three are missing then the system cannot be labeled…