Monthly Archives: April 2007
Epson – PictureMate PM280
The current drift in printer technology is towards enabling the maximum amount of digital images to be printed without the aid of a PC connection, especially with the portable models that are designed to be taken with you to parties, holidays and general social gatherings. Epson’s PictureMate PM280 is a compact rectangular box with a…
THQ – STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl
It’s been a long time in production and eagerly anticipated, but now that it’s finally seen the murky light of a radioactive day, how does GSC Game World’s post-apocalyptic baby match up to all the hype? At its heart this is a first-person shooter with RPG elements that cleverly merges fact and fantasy. Its starting…
Apple – Apple TV
The Apple TV is a set-top box designed to stream content from iTunes running on networked PCs and Macs. It connects to flat screen TVs by HDMI cable or component RGB input, and includes a 40GB hard drive to cache content so that the networked machines running iTunes don’t need to be on all the…
GSP – Cinema Empire, Marine Park Empire, Ice Cream Tycoon Deluxe
For our latest round-up of budget titles, we figured we should make ourselves some cold, hard cash. Since the days of Transport Tycoon, Railroad Tycoon and – yes! – even Pizza Tycoon, turning computer gamers into virtual millionaires has become a staple diet of the PC gaming scene. GSP has recently released three such titles…
Canon – PowerShot A550
There’s an old Canon PowerShot A20 sitting on the shelf here and it’s interesting to compare it with Canon’s spanking new PowerShot A550, the subject of this review. The physical design is similar, with viewfinders and LCD displays on the back to line up shots, shot mode wheels to select the type of exposure, toggle…
ezGear – ezVision
In a few years’ time it should be perfectly feasible to expect subtle modifications to eyewear to allow us to watch football highlights or the news, or make video calls on the move. This may sound like an ambitious prediction, but we already have the technology in place; it’s simply a case of refining it…
Hauppauge – WinTV Nova-TD
There’s no shortage right now of products that add television services to your desktop or laptop machine, and Hauppauge’s latest salvo into this market is one that’s designed to work happily with either. The WinTV Nova-TD is a USB device about the size of two USB flash drives (meaning it sometimes overhangs an extra USB…
Atari – Test Drive Unlimited
Test Drive Unlimited declares itself to be more than just a racing game. It is, in fact, a racing lifestyle game. Which might sound like a load of old gimmickry, but it isn’t. Atari has actually overseen the creation of something very different here. Test Drive Unlimited is set on the Hawaiian island of Oahu,…
Monitor Media – TOMMIE
The name is a bit naff, but TOMMIE – short for ‘Total Office Management Made Incredibly Easy’ – does have a serious purpose. Moreover, if you’re after shared office management tools in a format that’s both cheap and easy to deploy, TOMMIE may be just the lad you’ve been waiting for. The key to understanding…
Nokia – E65
Nokia’s N and E series handsets respectively cater for high-end consumers and corporate customers. The E series has recently had a bit of a refurb, with three new handsets being announced. The E61i is a revamp of the mini-keyboarded BlackBerry-alike E61; the E90 is a long-awaited addition to the clamshell Communicator range. The E65 is…