Monthly Archives: February 2011
Q-Waves – QuickLink HD
The spaghetti mess of wires that typically plagues a home technology setup is gradually fading away, and Q-waves has put its weight behind a generic solution to further address this problem: the QuickLink HD. What you getComprising of a pair of USB dongles and a USB dock that includes HDMI and optical digital connections, the…
Brother – MFC-9970CDW
Brother has a solid foundation with its range of home and small business printers – but now the firm has started making serious in-roads into the market for small-to-medium office multifunction printers (MFPs). The MFC-9970CDW is the showcase model in its current batch of business all-in-ones. Sturdy but stylishThe MFC-9970CDW is a very strong and…
Microsoft – Arc Touch Mouse
If we don’t get this out of the way from the off, then it’s going to be the proverbial elephant in the room. The Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse is a notebook mouse. And it costs £70. Yep, you read it right. That’s £70. For a mouse. We figure we may have lost about 90 per…
Google – Nexus S
Google’s Android operating system has unleashed a smartphone revolution. Yet the company rarely steps into the hardware side of things. The original Nexus One is now over a year old, and the company is only just dipping its toe into the water again with the Nexus S. Android 2.3The Nexus S runs Android version 2.3,…
Canon – PIXMA MG5250
The UK VAT rate, as we all know, has risen to 20 per cent – and that has made all of us much more cautious when buying electrical goods. However, one area that seems to be almost impervious to the up and downs of the money market is that of the humble printer, and the…
Electronic Arts – Dead Space 2
Dead Space 2 has a bag full of tricks. Most of them have been gleaned from classic horror movies of old – but it’s a game that also learns lessons from games like the Alien Vs Predator series in its heyday. Classic sequelPicking up after the terrific original, Dead Space 2 puts you back in…
Paradox Interactive – Magicka
From Spellforce to World of Warcraft to Lord of the Rings, fantasy adventure RPGs have thoroughly immersed us in spooky realms populated by wizards, orcs, elves and dwarves to the point where anything new is hard to imagine. Arrowhead Studios has used this as the starting point for Magicka, which is a Nordic tongue-in-cheek poke…
Huawei – S7 Android Tablet
2011 looks set to be the year of the tablets, with Android the operating system of choice for many manufacturers. Chinese maker Huawei has got into the game a little early with this mid-priced 7-inch mode, the S7. So is it worth jumping in? Or should you wait a while till there’s more choice around?…
Sony Ericsson – LiveView
Kids don’t wear watches. They can tell the time and set an alarm using their mobile phones, making watches largely redundant. So it might come as a bit of a surprise to discover that Sony Ericsson has seen this a ‘gap’ in the market, and come up with the LiveView. Slightly larger than your average…
Nikon – COOLPIX S5100
Nikon has a growing number of compact digital cameras in its COOLPIX range that aimed at those who want a slightly wider range of features than the point-’n’-click brigade, but who still want to look chic while snapping away. The COOLPIX S5100 is the latest addition to the collection – and while it shares many…