Monthly Archives: January 2005
UbiSoft – EverQuest 2
Ahh, the good old days back in 1999 when we did indeed quest for what seemed like forever. Actually, that’s not quite true. The original EverQuest (the most popular massively multiplayer RPG in the Western world) was pretty ironically named when you consider that it involved more monster-whacking than anything else. The quests were flimsily…
PowerDsine – 3006
Power over Ethernet (PoE) is one of those technologies which, although intrinsically worthwhile, doesn’t fire the imagination. That’s because all it does is deliver power to network devices via their data cables. In practice, however, that can be incredibly useful, especially when it comes to things like wireless access points mounted in places power lines…
Averatec – Series 6210
Claimed by its makers to be unique, the Series 6210 notebook can be used as a large personal DVD player as well as normal notebook. But it’s a bit of a curate’s egg; as a DVD player it’s great, but as a notebook it falls a bit short of the mark, performance-wise, and it also…
Epson – L-500V
The first thing that strikes you about this compact digital camera is how slim and elegant it feels and how clearly laid out are the controls. Although the black casing would suggest a masculine character, testing in the field clearly showed that both the style and user-friendly appearance especially appealed to women. But neither sex…
Gigabyte – GA-K8NXP-9
nVidia’s latest chipset for motherboards, the nForce4, is the most feature-rich chipset the company has produced thus far. It brings the long-awaited PCI-E (PCI Express) support for AMD processors as well as a host of other goodies, and is available in three flavours; the basic nForce4 for the value/mainstream market, the more advanced nForce4 Ultra…
Lexmark – P915 Photo Printer
The stream of new printers hitting the market shows no sign of slowing down, with all the major manufacturers keen to fill every niche, however small, with a printer of some description. Lexmark’s P915 Photo printer is a well-priced, six-colour inkjet printer aimed at the home user and features an LCD screen and fast print…
McAfee – Internet Security Suite 2005
The two leading purveyors of anti-virus software – Symantec (Norton) and McAfee – have for several years been adding value to their basic product by bundling it in suites with related security software. McAfee’s latest offering in this field is Internet Security Suite 2005, which works in four specific areas: anti-virus, firewall, privacy and anti-spam….
3Com – OfficeConnect Wireless 54Mbps 11G Travel Router
Like most things with ‘travel’ in the name, the 3Com OfficeConnect Wireless 54Mbps 11G Travel Router is a very compact device. Indeed, despite the long name, it’s one of the smallest routers around, and one of the cheapest. Plus it’s big on functionality with a number of uses beyond what might be considered the most…
Lite-On – LVW-5045
Many people will have heard of Lite-On already, but for those who are not familiar with the name, the company is currently the largest producer of optical drives in Taiwan. Until now it was known for internal and external drives for PCs, but with the LVW-5045 that is about to change in a big way….
Canon – CanoScan LiDE 35
If you are in the market for a portable flatbed scanner to accompany you on business trips then Canon’s ultra-thin CanoScan LiDE 35 should be at or near the top of your list. Weighing in at a mere 1.7kg and measuring just 258 x 374 x 38mm, the CanoScan LiDE 35 uses an LED light…