Monthly Archives: July 2011
Eton Soulra XL
Etón has built up a commendable reputation for providing green technology products in general, and solar-powered creations in particular. Recently we looked at its excellent rugged outdoor radio, the Etón Raptor. The company has now followed that up with the Etón Soulra XL, a portable solar-powered boom box for use with iPhones and iPods. When…
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo
The Xperia Neo is another Android based smartphone from Sony Ericsson. This handset sits in the middle of the range, and is more pocket-friendly than the big-screened Xperia Arc we reviewed recently. Our review sample came from Vodafone and had a fantastic deep blood red chassis. Designed for right-handers?It isn’t always an easy thing to…
Corsair Force F120 SSD
The original Force series of SSDs is no longer Corsair’s flagship range, but it’s arguably the quickest product from the previous generation of solid state drives – so while it can’t quite boast the performance of drives like OCZ’s new Vertex 3, which smashed our storage speed records last week, it doesn’t come with the…
Seagate GoFlex Slim 320GB
There are plenty of options available for those who want to carry their data around with them. But Seagate’s GoFlex Slim combines portability with sleek good looks to create what its maker claims is the world’s thinnest portable hard disk drive. Better still, it comes with USB3.0 connectivity, enabling users to take advantage of super-high…
Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 11
Adobe Premiere Elements and Pinnacle Studio may traditionally have hogged the limelight when it comes to home movie editing software. But for the past couple of years, it’s arguably Sony that has best hit the sweet spot, producing a powerful product at a very attractive price. For £70 – and it’s not tricky to get…
Samsung Galaxy Tab GT-P1000
Released last year, Samsung’s Android-based Galaxy Tab is still the smallest around, with a screen of just 7in and an overall diagonal of just 8.5in. Not only is it lighter than Apple’s equivalent-spec iPad 2 (at just 380g, it’s a whopping 228g lighter, in fact), but the GT-P1000 is the only pocket-able product among first-generation…
The Sims 3: Generations by EA
When so much publicity is given to games like Modern Warfare and World of Warcraft, you tend to forget that The Sims and its offspring are still the largest selling PC game series of all time. Generations is now the fourth expansion pack for version 3, following on the heels of Ambitions, Late Night and…
MSI Z68A-GD65
The MSI Z68A-GD65 motherboard is designed for Intel LGA1155 ‘Sandy Bridge’ processors – very like earlier models such as the P67A-GD65. But unlike that motherboard – and as its name suggests – the new board marks a change from Intel’s P67 chipset to the new Z68 chipset. This brings two significant new features. Integrating GPU…
Samsung 900X3A
Whether you’re an Apple hater or a fruity fan boy, there’s no doubting how impressive the MacBook Air is. A number of PC manufacturers have attempted to mimic this ultra-slim notebook’s combination of gorgeous aesthetics and usable everyday performance. The latest is the Samsung 900X3A, which arrived in packaging that screams high-end appeal, which we…
LG Ego
The LG Ego is a low-cost touchscreen handset that looks like it might be running Android. In fact, it isn’t running that OS – and in many ways it harks back to an earlier, pre-Android time. Widgets – but not as we know themLG has ensured that the Ego offers some stuff that might appeal…