Monthly Archives: July 2008
Nokia – 3110 Evolve
If you are an eco-conscious type then you might take the environment into consideration whenever you look at making a new purchase. In the case of technology this can be a little daunting, and when it comes to mobile phones it can seem an impossible task. Nokia hopes to give you a hand with its…
Alpine – EX-10
Cassette players and even CD players are old news now when it comes to in-car entertainment, with the future clearly aimed at offering easy access to a collection of tunes on an MP3 player. Alpine’s EX-10 is designed to help you integrate your iPod and mobile phone into your car while offering a visual display…
Asus – M930
There aren’t many Windows Mobile devices that take a clamshell approach to accommodating a keyboard. Where a keyboard is built in it tends to slide out of the device instead. The clamshell approach makes for larger hardware, but it does mean that a better keyboard can be incorporated, and the one here is good. Its…
TerraTec – Aureon Dual USB
Add-on sound dongles are not new, but Terratec has added a couple of extras to its Aureon Dual USB stick which make it particularly versatile and easy to use. Looking much like any USB memory drive, the high-gloss black device slips easily into a pocket. The removable cap at one end hides a standard USB…
Olympus – mju 840
If you’re after a compact digital camera that’s sleek and sophisticated-looking then you’d probably be quite pleased taking the Olympus μ840 (mju 840) out of its box. Sporting an ergonomic design, the camera body is anything but a boxy and characterless gadget. In fact the shape can kind of mess with your head. The rear…
Discgo – Media Bank
Disgo’s Media Bank is a storage solution designed to send your digital media files to an external source like a television or stereo. It’s a pretty compact device, offering basic connectivity in the form of composite inputs and outputs, a USB port to connect to a PC and a multi-card reader slot. You won’t find…
Sony Ericsson – K660i
Sony Ericsson’s K660i is yet another member of the company’s seemingly never-ending parade of mobile phones. It is widely available but the lime-green and white version we reviewed can only be obtained from the 3 network in the UK. Not surprisingly, then, this is a 3G handset with quad-band GSM and EDGE backing things up….
Pinnacle Systems – Video Transfer
Until recently, if you wanted to transfer video from TV or disc to iPod or PSP, you needed a computer somewhere in the mix to do the data-crunching. Pinnacle, a company that knows a lot about video, has gone one step further and released a little plastic box which does the same thing, but without…
2K Games – Don King Presents: Prizefighter
The phrase ‘boxing clever’ is something of an oxymoron. Our idea of clever pugilism is not getting into the ring in the first place. After all, who wants to end up with cauliflower ears or a nose that looks like a squashed sausage roll? Computer boxing, on the other hand, we can handle. Even if…
Corel – WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray
A week, as they say, is a long time in politics and a year is an eternity in the software business. There was a time when WinDVD was the PC DVD player of choice, but since the last version came out at the latter end of 2006, PowerDVD has essentially taken over that mantel. Now…