Monthly Archives: August 2009
HTC – Touch Diamond 2
HTC’s original Touch Diamond was a good enough Windows Mobile device when it was launched, but inevitably as time has gone by it has dropped back in the specifications race. And so HTC recently announced an updated version, rather uninspiringly called the Touch Diamond 2. A smallish format device, it has a robust shell. It…
JoWood – Neighbours From Hell
One look at the box of Neighbours From Hell and we thought we were in for something akin to the majesty of the 8-bit classic, Spy vs Spy. Pull pranks on your neighbour? Make them mad? Don’t get caught? It sounded like our kind of game. Only that’s not quite how things panned out. Neighbours…
ioSafe – Solo
External hard drives are cheap these days, but they are also fragile. Spill coffee on them or set fire to them (bear with us) and the chances are you’ll have real trouble – and expense – recovering any of your valuable data without expensive forensic help. The same applies to data stored on laptops or…
Samsung – R522
With a compact and relatively lightweight design, the R522 from Samsung is an attractive laptop aimed at those who want reasonable performance on-the-go. The core specs are solid enough: Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 processor, 4GB of RAM and Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics. Samsung also includes a 320GB hard drive, which should be more than…
Canon – PowerShot SX200 IS
The PowerShot SX200 IS is striking on the eye, with a shiny aluminium casing in fetching shades of black, blue or red. This is a much more substantial digital compact than many of its rivals, weighing a comparatively hefty 220g and measuring 103 x 60.5 x 37.6mm. It has a highly distinctive curve on the…
Sony – NWZ-X1050
Part of Sony’s new X-series of Walkman portable media players, the NWZ-X1050 sports a brand new design and makes a variety of improvements over previous versions. Things get off to a good start with the 3-inch screen. It has a resolution of 423 x 240 pixels and, thanks to it being an OLED (organic LED)…
Asus – Crosshair III Formula
The Crosshair III Formula is yet another addition to the Asus Republic of Gamers line-up, but this time it’s based around AMD’s latest AM3 socket and 790FX chipset, unlike previous Crosshair boards which used Nvidia chipsets. The AMD chipset brings with it DDR3 and Crossfire X support as well as a nice surprise in the…
Nintendo – Wii Sports Resort
Following a period of unmitigated hype, it feels as though the release of the Wii MotionPlus has ended in something of an anti-climax. This is a lot to do with the fact that Nintendo’s showcase title took a back seat to ‘early-adopters’ in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 and Grand Slam Tennis, but those who…
Android – Evernote
We collect information wherever we go. We can’t help it. There’s so much of the wretched stuff that even the most organised person ends up with bits stored here and there: photos on a phone that should be on a PC, a piece of paper tucked into a top pocket, a PDF downloaded to a…
Disney Interactive – G-Force
Hmmm. The training segment at the start of G-Force has “rushing to meet a deadline” written all over it. Some games will build a level around it all. Not this one: here, you’re told how to accomplish a task, you do it, you move on to the next one. Complete them all – and it…