Monthly Archives: January 2011
Apple iPhone app round-up: Time Flies, Family Guy Time Warped, Viber, Cookit, Runtastic, 8mm Vintage Camera
This month we’ve been living in the past, going back in time, making old-fashioned movies, cooking roast dinners, following in our own footsteps – and even making phone calls… for free. Time FliesNot so much a to-do list as a ‘to-done’ list, we’ve been getting the most out of Time Flies (0.59p) unusual take on…
Asus – EAH6950 2GB Overclock Edition
Asus’ new EAH6950 graphics card is based on the new AMD Radeon HD 6950 graphics chipset, married to 2GB of GDDR5 memory along with a sprinkling of factory overclocking. That’s AMD Radeon, rather than ATi Radeon, as the time has finally come for AMD to tidy up its corporate branding after its takeover of graphics…
Buffalo Technology – Linkstation Pro Duo
CDs, DVDs and USB memory drives are all handy ways to move your data around – but if you need to swap files regularly, it pays to use a storage device that can be permanently shared between several PCs. That’s where Network Attached Storage (NAS) comes in. NAS devices incorporate one or more hard disks,…
Motorola – Milestone 2
Motorola’s original Milestone Android-based smartphone was a rarity, with its slide-out keyboard. The Milestone 2 repeats the feature and adds in Motorola’s Motoblur social networking software, bringing the Milestone line up to date. Social hubMotoblur brings all your Facebook and Twitter updates together in one place – and more than that, integrates all your contacts…
HP – Photosmart eStation C510
A number of key innovations have pushed forward HP’s latest Photosmart Premium all-in-one devices. The CN503b, which we took a look at recently, features a 2.4in full-colour touchscreen that can be used to control the device control, and offers some web access. The eStation C510 goes one step further, introducing a large 7in touchscreen which,…
ZyXEL – P-660HW-T1-V3
Sitting at the budget end of the market, the ZyXEL P-660HW-T1-V3 is a no-frills router in every sense of the word. Its support for 802.11g wireless standards, for starters, puts it far behind the latest products toting 802.11n functionality – while the cheap feel of the hardware itself leaves you in little doubt that you’re…
Literature & Latte Ltd – Scrivener for Windows beta
Can software like Scrivener really help budding authors to write? Specialist tools likes this can be a double-edged sword. They used to be pricey – and sometimes even interfere with the creative process. One rival, Dramatica Pro, while good at organising ideas, used to be quite militant about the amount of form-filling it required you…
HP – Envy 17 3D
After Avatar kickstarted the current craze for 3D movies and games, it was almost inevitable that HP would devise something to rival NVIDIA’s 3D Vision technology. And the laptop computer they’ve chosen to showcase their 3D alternative is the HP Envy 17 3D. Two words immediately sprang to mind when we first laid eyes on…
Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750
It’s not often that world of keyboards witnesses a new invention – but the Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750′s name rather gives its secret away. And while the unit is solar-powered, it rather handily doesn’t need a lot of direct sunlight. Just as well, given that some folks have a computer room that sees about…
Pentax – Optio W90
Every digital camera manufacturer worth its salt wants a waterproof model in its range, and true to this spirit Pentax has released its Optio W90. Not only does it allow you to take still and moving pictures underwater to a depth of six metres, it’s also a pretty tough customer. Complete makeoverThose who remember the…