Monthly Archives: May 2008
Kyocera Mita – Ecosys FS-1300D
Kyocera Mita’s popular Ecosys FS1xxx series of compact mono laser printers has stood the test of time: easy to set up, robust and usually trouble-free, they are ideal for a small office or if you want a mono laser at home. A new addition to the family line-up is the FS-1300D, the ‘D’ signifying an…
Tangent – Quattro
The Tangent Quattro is another venture into the internet radio and audio streaming market, but adopts a rather different design to most rivals by closely resembling the retro-style radios of yesteryear. It’s actually available in a range of eight different colour schemes, which vary from more contemporary gloss white to walnut and oak. The controls…
Creative – GigaWorks HD50
Creative’s GigaWorks series of speakers has been designed to target the full gamut, from dedicated gamers and surround sound high techies (the S750 and the ProGamer G500), to the more modest twin stereo speakers for musical instrumentalists (the T40 and the T20). The HD50 stereo set completes the collection by aiming for the same ‘pro’…
IMSI Design – TurboCAD Pro 15 Platinum
Computer Aided Design (CAD) is no longer just about orthogonal projection of nuts and bolts in heavy engineering drawings or the concrete panels of corporate architecture. Lighting, textures and rendering give modern 3D CAD applications a lot more scope and TurboCAD has just reached version 15, with several flourishes. TurboCAD is considered to be the…
Sapphire – HD3850 AGP
You’ve read that right: a brand new graphics card with an AGP interface. Much as the big two in the dedicated graphics card market would have you think otherwise, AGP is still very much alive. In fact one or two motherboard manufacturers still produce AGP boards, and at least one combines it with Intel’s Socket…
BenQ – G2400W
BenQ has proven itself to be pretty adept in the LCD monitor market in the past, having released a fair few capable models at the larger end of the scale. The G2400W is one such product, featuring a 24-inch widescreen display capable of resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 pixels. It’s a particularly good looking…
Canon – PIXMA MX850
This is Canon’s top-of-the-range multifunction machine for the SOHO market. The PIXMA MX range differs from the MP range in offering four-colour print, though it provides a separate, pigmented black ink for printing black text, too. The substantial MX850 – it’s nearly as deep as it is wide – has a built-in Automatic Document Feeder…
Samsung – SGH-i640
Samsung’s SGH-i640 is a sizeable Windows Mobile Smartphone. It is visually unappealing because of its overall size of 95mm tall, 61mm wide and 16mm thick. These dimensions make it appear rather more square than many smartphones, and it is chunky for the hand and pocket. Moreover, it is a slider and, when you engage the…
HP – Photosmart C7280
HP and Canon have been slugging it out for some time now in pursuit of the ultimate all-in-one printer, with the Holy Grail being the machine that can provide excellent quality and the fastest speeds, combined with chic and practical design at the most affordable prices. Inevitably, neither company has quite managed the ultimate yet,…
Pentax – Optio M50
Have you noticed how current compact digital cameras are regarded just as much as style accessories as photo capturing machines? The Optio M50 is a classic example as it comes in six chic and fetching colours – cool Black, sleek Silver, cheery Light Blue, smart Dark Blue and ultra girly Rose and Pink – and…