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Kodak PlaySport Zx5
With the recent decision by Cisco to axe its previously market-leading Flip pocket camcorders, Kodak has been quick to rush into the breach. The company has upgraded last year’s PlaySport Zx3 to the Zx5, adding some new and improved features. While the Zx3 was waterproof up to 3m, the Zx5 further enhances its rugged appeal…
Acer Veriton Z411G
If you run a business from a small office where space is at a premium, you need a PC that packs a fair amount of power, is good for presentations and will react to the pace of a lively and creative mind. Step into the spotlight the Acer Veriton Z411G multi-touch all-in-one PC. Dispensing with…
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT3
Compact digital cameras are often small enough to fit in a shirt pocket, but Panasonic has gone the other way with its Lumix DMC-FT3. Only recently launched but already discounted online, its tough exterior is an attempt to create a camera that can withstand the rigours of travel, hiking or adventure sports. And it really…
Mesh Ultima i5-B
The Mesh Ultima i5-B is a rebadged variant of MSI’s GX660R gaming laptop. First impressions of the machine are that it’s a bit chunky but quite aesthetically pleasing, finished in black with touches of silver trim (the touchpad buttons themselves are silver, and provide a robust clicking action). The whole build is sturdy, if a…
BenQ W1200
Small, handsomely designed and selling for just over a grand, BenQ’s latest Full HD projector is aimed at the ‘home projection’ market – and that means photos and gaming as well as home cinema. The W1200, you see, has something that virtually all serious’ home cinema projectors lack: built-in speakers. It’s a nice addition that…
Olympus SZ-20
The Olympus SZ series of compact digital cameras is primarily intended to provide guaranteed high-quality images that remain blur-free, even when making use of a so-called ‘super zoom’. The SZ-10 was the prototype, and this has now been superseded by the SZ-20 and the SZ-30MR. While the SZ-30MR has the headline-grabbing ability to capture Full…
ViewSonic VG2436wm-LED
The ViewSonic VG2436wm-LED widescreen monitor’s twin headline features are support for a Full HD resolution of 1,920×1,080, and its use of LED backlighting. Mainstream appealIf you’ve window shopped for a monitor in the past year or two, you may have come to the conclusion that you’d have to travel a long way to buy a…
Samsung FX2490HD
The Samsung FX2490HD very definitely wants to be the display that makes the most of all that high-def content out there. From the front, it looks like a conventional 24-inch display – albeit one that sits on four shiny chromed feet that might have been borrowed from an office chair. The stand offers the usual…
Sanyo – Xacti ICR-XPS01M
The Xacti ICR-XPS01M is, according to Sanyo, “the world’s slimmest and lightest linear PCM sound recorder”. And it’s easy to believe it. With a device like this, measuring a pocket-sized 39x96x9mm (wdh) and weighing just 46g, it’s hard to remember a time when if you wanted to record a celebrity interview, you had to lug…
Microsoft – LifeCam Studio
The thing about making gadgets is that you have to keep upgrading them to keep in touch with the latest trends, or everyone regards you as yesterday’s news. While 3D is all the rage for movies and monitors, HD is the current must-have for camcorders, digital still cameras – and now webcams. As you might…