Monthly Archives: September 2011
Acer Iconia Tab A100
The great plus point of 7in tablets is that they’re easy to carry around – easier than their larger 10in brethren simply because they slip more neatly into a bag or even a large coat pocket. The price you pay is a smaller viewing area, obviously – but Acer thinks it’s a price worth paying,…
Lexmark Intuition S505 printer
Running a small or home business and need a relatively compact all-in-one printer that will deliver good quality results in comparatively quick time and not cost a fortune on ink and energy? That’s the Holy Grail that all the printer companies are vying with each other to produce in these chilly economic times and the…
Orange mobile broadband dongle E173
If you want mobile broadband on contract, every operator has a dongle and a deal. Among the offerings from Orange is the E173, a straightforward dongle available for free on some contracts. Looks familiarThings don’t get much more straightforward than the Orange E173. It is a standard USB stick-shaped device that plugs into a USB…
Garshasp: The Monster Slayer by Lace Mamba Global
A legendary Persian fighter who strikes fear into his enemies’ hearts when he wields his wicked blade and has the ability to scale tall buildings like a cat and roll swiftly out the way when trouble beckons. No, this is not the Prince of Persia but the far less well known Garshasp whose exploits were…
The best Android apps for time management and to-do lists – group test
Time, time time. However much you have, it never seems to be enough. There are two ways to get over this problem. Do less, and manage the things you do better. Time management is a little bit art, a little bit science, and your smartphone can help you with both. We show you some great…
Cowon D3 Plenue personal media player
When Cowon released its D3 earlier this year it met with mixed reviews. Criticised for its sluggish performance and poor app support among others, its ‘Plenue’ re-release under Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) looks to fix some of these issues, offering improved performance and a handful of new tweaks and additions. Design and buildFirst up it’s a…
ViewSonic ViewPad 10 Pro
There are lots of tablets to choose from at the moment but Viewsonic has come up with a new wheeze with its the ViewSonic ViewPad 10 Pro. If you aren’t sure whether you want a Windows tablet or an Android one, you can choose the ViewPad 10 Pro and have both. The ViewSonic ViewPad 10…
Olympus PEN Mini E-PM1 digital camera
Olympus’s PEN series is the smallest of a new breed of minuscule system cameras with interchangeable lenses – similar to Micro Four-Thirds models from Panasonic and Sony. The company hopes it will be an ideal introduction for keen amateurs who want to get creative, but don’t fancy launching themsselves headfirst into the scary world of…
Samsung ML-3710ND mono laser printer
In the printing, speed and efficiency is everything.With print costs of around 2p a page mark and speeds of ‘up to’ 34 pages per minute, the Samsung ML-3710 mono laser printer comes with high expectations. It meets them with room to spare. Core specificationMeasuring 366x368x253mm, the grey (and rather drably designed) ML-3710ND is a relatively…