Monthly Archives: June 2010
Zotac – GeForce GTX 480 Graphics Card
Zotac has become a prominent UK Nvidia partner in recent years thanks to a slew of impressive products and a highly active marketing department. The past six months have been tough, however, as ATi’s 5000 series has unquestionably risen to become the dominant force in PC gaming. This has been exacerbated by the late release…
Lancom – L-320agn
With the rise of low-cost, multifunction Wi-fi router/switches, the humble wireless access point (AP) is easily overlooked. Admittedly, most Wi-Fi routers can easily be configured to run in AP mode, which is fine for, say, extending wireless coverage in a home, but for offices, schools, restaurants and other public places a dedicated AP is still…
Plustek – OpticPro A320
Home users looking for a scanner for occasional use will find plenty of choice in the AIO and portable scanner market these days, but those who would look towards more professional application, or to scan larger documents such as newspapers and magazines, aren’t nearly as well catered for; especially at an affordable price. Plustek aims…
ViewSonic – VX2250wm-LED
The ViewSonic VX2250wm-LED is a relatively small Full HD display that packs its 1920 x 1080 resolution into a screen that measures 21.5 inches on the diagonal. The specification suggests that this display is aimed at the mainstream market, rather than the high end enthusiast, as it offers DVI-D and VGA inputs but no HDMI…
Iomega – eGo Blackbelt
Iomega is an old hand in the storage and backup market, and has just updated its range of portable solutions with the stylish new eGo series. We have the eGo BlackBelt 500GB model on test, so named because it’s black, and has a rubber ‘belt’ around the enclosure to protect it from knocks and scrapes….
D-Link – DHP-307AV
With its ability to deliver throughput that’s not only faster than most wireless connections but also more reliable, the appeal of powerline networking is obvious. And being ridiculously easy to setup and use, it’s also suited to those who are less technically-minded. Aside from a new look, the big difference with D-Link’s new DHP-307AV is…
Bookeen – Cybook Opus 2010 edition
Earlier this year we looked at the Cybook Opus ereader from Bookeen. We really liked it because it was a plain and simple ebook reader with very few fancy features which draw you in but can detract from the core functions. It did a single job, and did it well. The Cybook Opus that we…
Samsung – Monte S5620
The Monte from Samsung is one of an increasing number of mid- to low-end touchscreen handsets. It looks quite good at first glance, but in fact, when you start to get under the hood, the Monte is very much a case of you getting what you pay for. And in smartphone terms, you aren’t paying…
Check Point – ZoneAlarm Free Firewall 2010
There’s no such thing as a free lunch in real life, but a free byte or a hundred million is certainly available on your PC. Free products are widespread these days. Why buy Microsoft Office if you can get by using OpenOffice, or cloud based solutions like Google Docs or Zoho? And why not enjoy…
Acer – neoTouch P400
Acer has quite a suite of smartphones to its name and it is currently deploying both the Windows Mobile and Android operating systems. The neoTouch P400 runs the former operating system and uses Windows Mobile 6.5.3 in a vanilla, unskinned, version. This means there is no fancy overlay sitting on top of the Windows Mobile…