Monthly Archives: December 2007
Oki – B2200
Even with the popularity of ink-jet printers in the home and small office, personal laser printers also have a market. Anybody who wants a very precise, densely black print and isn’t fussed about colour output, may well consider that the comparatively low running costs of a laser printer better match their needs. OKI’s B2200 is…
Philips – Streamium WACS7000
The Philips WACS7000 is part of the company’s Streamium series and offers a solution for storing, managing and distributing digital audio around the home. Improvements to the latest model include a larger, 80GB hard drive, support for connecting USB media as a source for playback or recording, and automatic generation of audio information using the…
Magix – Audio Cleaning Lab 12 Deluxe
Magix’s audio cleaning software is designed to freshen up the sound from your old records and tapes (or, for that matter, any sound file). It’s been a few years since we looked at the program – it was the 2004 version we last reviewed – so it’s interesting to see the changes that have been…
EA – Portal
Portal has to be one of the most unique PC games ever created, and rarely has what is essentially a puzzle game caused such a buzz of excitement. The gaming world first became aware of it as part of “The Orange Box”, a brilliant five-game package released by EA to showcase the best of Valve’s…
Sonos – Digital Music System with ZoneBridge
If you missed the release of the Sonos Digital Music System last year, you missed out on one of the most impressive home audio streaming solutions yet released. Since then, this modular setup has undergone a number of improvements and upgrades, including an amplifier-free ‘ZonePlayer’ designed to be hooked up to a dedicated audio source…
Focus – Job Interview Skills Second Edition
Job interviews are easy. A piece of Battenberg. Who needs help preparing for them? Everyone knows that all you’ve got to do is turn up and be yourself. And wear a nice suit. But not one that’s too showy. Also, remember to be confident. But not cocky. And relaxed. But not too casual. And keen….
LG – Viewty KU990
If you want to be right at the crest of the wave as far as camera specifications are concerned for your latest mobile phone, then you are going to be looking for a handset with a 5-megapixel camera. Well, the LG Viewty has one, and it shoots video too. Shoot at QVGA resolution and it’ll…
Sagem – My150X
Pssst, wanna buy a mobile phone for £10? Then get along to Asda and pick up Sagem’s My150X on Orange pay as you go. Now, clearly, for that price you aren’t going to get an all-singing, all-dancing mobile phone. But if voice calls and texting are all you need, then this handset will be fine,…
Rosetta Stone – Rosetta Stone Version 3 Levels 1 & 2
There are lots of ways of learning a foreign language: you can take individual tuition, join a class, listen to recordings or run a computer application. Rosetta Stone, as you might guess, is the last of these and tries to make full use of the advantages of a PC or Mac to improve the learning…
Toshiba – Portégé R500-10U
Looking for a laptop that you can carry around all day and not notice it? Then you might want to take a look at Toshiba’s Portégé R500-10U. In fact, you could carry this one around all week and still not know it. Why? Because it weighs an almost unbelievably light 760g. However, having a notebook…