Monthly Archives: December 2009
UbiSoft – Assassin’s Creed II
Given just how successful the first Assassin’s Creed game was – selling millions upon millions of copies for UbiSoft – it’s surprising how few people seem to rave about it. Oh, they rave about the first level or two, as it throws its tricks at you and sucks you into a seemingly fascinating and exciting…
O2 – Xda Venn
O2′s Xda range of Windows Mobile smartphones has something for just about everyone on the design front, but O2 still manages to come up with a new twist from time to time. The Venn is a case in point. It is a ‘dual slider’, which is to say that it sports both a slide-out QWERTY…
Brother – DCP-365CN
We’d be surprised if the workers at the Brother manufacturing plants ever have time for a tea break as the range continues to expand at a bewilderingly prolific rate. Having recently brought out a collection of A3 inkjet printers, the company has now released six more multifunction machines for A4 printing based on the same…
NEC – NP215
When it comes to budget projectors for the corporate market, the sheer portability offered by the current crop of miniature LED models is obviously a big draw; recently-reviewed examples include the LG HS200 and Benq GP1. However, the use of LEDs also means brightness takes a considerable hit, and most require reasonably dark rooms in…
Lenovo – S10-2
Lenovo has given its IdeaPad S10e a makeover to come up with the S10-2. The basics of the hardware have been carried over from the older model but there have been upgrades galore. The new dual core N280 Intel Atom processor has a front side bus speed of 667MHz compared to 533MHz for the previous…
Nimbly Games – Altitude
Planes should not fly. We all know that. They are massive, heavy lumps of metal. They should not get off the ground. Yes, we know, the laws of aerodynamics, thrust, lift and all that rigmarole. Forget that. The next time you’re going to fly, take a long, hard look at the damn plane. Part of…
Realmac Software – RapidWeaver
RapidWeaver is an inexpensive web design program for the Macintosh that, although theme-based, has enough hooks so that HTML and CSS coders can get inside and rummage around to good effect. Although it ships with 40-plus perfectly serviceable themes and 10 page types (including styled text, a contact form, blog, podcast, photo library, file download…
Kalypso Media – Race On
Race On is actually a bundle of games built on Simbin’s respected simulation Race 07. It includes the original Race 07, along with the Swedish Touring Car Challenge game. Then there’s Race On itself, which adds some tarmac testosterone to the mix in the form of US muscle cars and a couple of American tracks….
Altec Lansing – inMotion Classic
There are lots of devices into which you can plug your iPod or iPhone in order to share its music with others or simply listen to it for yourself through speakers rather than headphones. Added value comes with the inclusion of radio and other audio capabilities. Altec Lansing’s inMotion Classic offers these features, though little…
VMWare – Workstation 7
Available for both Windows and Linux, VMware Workstation heads the field as far as personal virtualisation platforms are concerned. Mainly because as well as hosting virtual machines on a desktop PC, it comes with an extensive array of extra tools to, for example, model different network setups, record and replay VM sessions and help debug…