Monthly Archives: July 2010
LG – Viewty GT (GT405)
The LG Viewty GT is another in the growing line of mid-range touchscreened phones which are becoming difficult to distinguish from each other. One point to note about this one at the outset is that it is available exclusively on Three in the UK. The Viewty GT is a small format handset. It weighs 98g…
HP – LaserJet Pro M1132 MFP
We live in an age when customers are used to printers that can simultaneously scan, copy, fax, print images from smart cards and on to DVDs, produce duplex documents, connect through Bluetooth and Wi-Fi and virtually make you a cup of tea at the same time. Yet sometimes all you really need – especially in…
Iceberg Interactive – Armada 2526
Negotiations with fellow humans of different nationalities can be tricky enough, when language barriers and cultural nuances get in the way. Let alone diplomacy with aliens, where you’re genuinely unsure if the ambassador is figuratively or literally talking out of his backside. There are twelve different races in Armada 2526, each with different goals and…
Sapphire – Radeon HD 5550 512MB GDDR5 DP
When ATI initially launched the low end mainstream Radeon HD 5550 it came in two memory flavours; DDR2 with a memory clock speed of 800MHz, and the 1,600MHz GDDR3 version, each with a standard 550MHz core clock. Since then there have been more versions than you can shake a stick at. For instance, Sapphire alone…
Sony Ericsson – Vivaz Pro
The Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro shares a lot of characteristics with the original Vivaz, and throws in a slide-out QWERTY keyboard which makes it more comfortable for those who do a lot of mobile email or texting from their smartphones. It is interesting that Sony Ericsson has reduced the camera’s capability from 8 megapixels in…
Garmin-Asus – Nuviphone M10
Those looking for a smartphone that can also handle satellite navigation will find no shortage of choice at the top end of the market, but for all of the benefits of recent software updates and GPS-oriented deals offered by key manufacturers, few can rival the convenience and speed of a dedicated in-car solution. Garmin looks…
EA – APB: All Points Bulletin
All Points Bulletin is something a bit different in the world of massively multiplayer gaming, and that in itself is a welcome experience. Set in the city of San Pero, it’s a massively multiplayer cops and robbers, where the players take the roles of criminal gang members, or the vigilante law enforcers whose job it…
Danamics – LMX Superleggera
At first glance the Danamics LMX Superleggera looks like a conventional CPU cooler, however appearances are deceptive. Yes, it’s big, standing 170mm high and yes, it’s heavy at 1.2kg, but we’re familiar with the idea that a large cooler is a good way of dealing with an overclocked CPU. What sets the LMX Superleggera apart…
Visioneer – Strobe 400
Scanners are big chunky devices, normally found on top of inkjet printers, aren’t they? Flatbed scanners, of which that’s a fair description, are bigger than a sheet of A4 paper and contain slightly fragile sheets of glass, through which text, graphics and photos are scanned. There’s another type, though, which is a lot smaller, more…
CyberLink – PowerDVD 10 Ultra 3D
Cyberlink’s PowerDVD has been around for longer than we’d care to remember, and it’s always prided itself on packing in as much of the latest technology as possible. So it’s no great surprise to find that version 10 adds full support for almost every 3D display technology on the market, as well as a few…