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inexpensive multifunction printer - 20/11/2008
Brother has a range of inexpensive inkjet all-in-one printers and the DCP-585CW is designed to sit near the top of that range. It's a four-in-one machine, offering printing, scanning, copying and photo print, and this last ...
Grand Theft Auto gets a spoiler and go-faster stripes - 20/11/2008
Los Angeles is huge. We can still remember the first time we flew into the place at night, just marvelling at the city lights below stretching to the visible horizon in every direction. And Rockstar has ...
compact and efficient mono laser printer - 19/11/2008
You may think Brother is a comparative newcomer when it comes to providing office printers, but the company has been rapidly establishing a reputation as suppliers of solid and reliable machines to meet all your practical ...
one of the most effective language learning tools available - 19/11/2008
Language learning isn't what it used to be. Interactive DVDs that were basically glorified school textbooks have now been replaced with ‘revolutionary' new systems that stop just short of promising to trick you into learning while ...
pro level photo and media viewer - 18/11/2008
With so many media viewers available, the P-7000 from Epson is something of a surprise. It costs a lot more than most and is considerably bigger. About the size of the body of a traditional SLR ...
turn your yellowed old photo film into digital images - 18/11/2008
Most people have an old pile of negatives lying around from the heady days of film-based cameras. Some may even have the job of getting some duplicates made or turning them into photos, way down on ...
Space survival horror - 18/11/2008
The survival horror genre has come a long way from the original Doom and Resident Evil days, with the action frequently moving into space, Hell (Hellgate London, Painkiller) and even under the sea (BioShock). Usually the ...
print, copy, scan and fax with this low-cost MFD - 17/11/2008
New to Lexmark's ever-expanding multi-function device (MFD) line-up, the X5650 is aimed at the home and student markets. Despite its compact design it's able to print, scan, copy and fax. The chassis is functional as opposed ...
latest incarnation of the free office suite - 17/11/2008
If you currently pay for Microsoft's Office suite (or any other office suite for that matter), are on the look-out for an alternative and aren't a ‘power user', then the completely free and gratis OpenOffice has ...
home video editing suite with easy YouTube uploading - 14/11/2008
The video editing software market is pretty much split into two categories. There's the real high-end, professional editing software like Adobe Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro and then you have your dumbed-down home editing suites ...
business and educational projector with USB feed - 13/11/2008
Epson's extensive range of projectors covers all areas of use, from home cinema and TV projection, to business for meetings and presentations, to classroom projectors designed to liven up school lessons. The EB-W6 is aimed at ...
new-look all-in-one protection suite - 13/11/2008
When ZoneAlarm released its first personal firewall it was a wildly popular security solution for home users. Since then it has been constantly refining and updating its software to stay abreast of new threats. Internet Security ...
it's still not a phone - 11/11/2008
After a gap of several years, I now own a PDA again. My last Psions, both 3mx and 5mx, passed into the great eBay clearance sale some time ago, because although I love the SIBO and ...
versatile media streamer with 500GB internal storage - 10/11/2008
Verbatim is the latest company to follow in the footsteps of rivals like D-Link and NetGear by entering the streaming media market. Its MediaStation Pro offers wireless streaming, a range of format support and the option ...
5-megapixel cameraphone with clever touch controls - 10/11/2008
Let's get one thing out of the way right at the start. We found the C902 to be one of the best mobiles we've used for a long time. The combination of features seems just about ...
HD recording and YouTube support - 07/11/2008
Kodak's Zi6 is a pocket-sized video camera aimed at the YouTube generation, allowing you to record high-definition video on the move. It's a tidy design sporting a 2.4-inch screen and, although it's a little larger than ...
superior widescreen digital HD projector - 07/11/2008
There was a time when projectors had one simple role: to flash up, on a wall or screen, your family slide collection. Now in our multifunction digital age, a piece of equipment that could have gone ...
Windows Mobile phone for the IM fan - 06/11/2008
BenQ's E72 is an interesting Windows Mobile device. It has unashamedly consumer-friendly looks and packs some consumer-friendly software too. Yet it runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard edition, an operating system more usually found in business oriented ...
small, quiet, 400GB external hard drive - 06/11/2008
Toshiba's new 400GB Libra drive is but the latest device to mosey into the IT Reviews office and leave us admiring just how much storage you can fit into a very small piece of hardware. The ...
it's a keyboard, oddly - 05/11/2008
Think Viewsonic and you rarely think keyboards. Monitors, absolutely, but bargain basement input devices rarely cross your mind. We were thus intrigued by the Viewsonic Viewmate Office keyboard, a low-price unit that proudly sports the Viewsonic ...
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