Monthly Archives: January 2010
Realmac Software – Socialite
Social networking shows no signs of losing its appeal and many of us have become resigned to having multiple browser windows or tabs open in all weathers as we flip between Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Google Reader, Digg or whatever. Socialite (actually a revamped version of an older program called EventBox) is a program that allows…
PsiXpda – PsiXpda
Imagine a fully-fledged Windows-toting computer that measures just 174 x 84 x 25mm and weighs a mere 430g. You could almost get such a machine into a pocket, albeit that you’d really notice the weight. Well, such a computer exists, as the PsiXpda, and it is yours for £500. The internal specifications are reasonable enough….
MSI – GT740 notebook
While desktop PCs have traditionally been the main haven for serious gamers, the explosion of interest in laptops as desktop replacements means that more and more consumers want to be able to play online and on the move without being chained to their studies. MSI has already responded to that need and its latest offspring,…
Team 17 – Alien Breed Evolution: Episode 1
There are certain things that should be avoided in space. Asteroid fields, for one. Black holes are also pretty bad news. As are any space stations that appear to be small moons from a distance. Breaking wind in your spacesuit isn’t recommended either, and ditto for crashing headlong into a massive battle cruiser at warp…
Acer – Liquid
Acer’s first handset to run the Android operating system is an interesting smartphone. There is a lot to like about it but, as ever, a few things let the side down. The Liquid has a large screen at 3.5-inches and it delivers at a high 480 x 800 pixel resolution. It is capacitive and, while…
Sega – Bayonetta
Dante Alighieri must be chuckling in his grave now that two new computer games have been developed based on his celebrated Divine Comedy poem. Next month sees the arrival of EA’s Dante’s Inferno where you’ll be battling through the nine levels of Hell, while Sega’s Bayonetta is a full-on war between Paradiso and Inferno, with…
Xenta – HDMI Media Player
We have to admire the candidness of the manual of the Xenta HDMI Media Player. At first we dismissed the 12-page guide as the usual token hodge-podge of information. But shame on us, as it’s actually a perfectly sound and easy-to-follow sheet of data to get you up and running. The highlight for us was…
The AppZapper Collaborators – AppZapper 2.0.1
Windows programs are notoriously difficult to remove, leaving bits of themselves all over the place and requiring not just the routine use of the Add/Remove Programs utility in Control Panel, but often also of third party uninstallers to make sure that everything’s been properly thrown out (registry entries in particular). Perhaps surprisingly, Mac users who…
Sandberg – USB Sound Box 7.1
Danish company Sandberg specialises in producing computer accessories ranging from networking products to cables, headsets and audio, with the emphasis firmly on units that are simple to understand and use. So it’s not surprising that the USB Sound Box 7.1 is exactly what it says on the label and requires little or no instructions to…
Vexia – Econav 380 UK & Ireland
Vexia’s Econav is a sat-nav that adds a novel angle to standard navigation functions, cleverly combining GPS data with an integrated vehicle database to try to help you drive more economically. We were a bit sceptical at first, but although we still have a few reservations we eventually had to admit that it’s not a…