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The rise in the popularity of digital photography has seen the introduction of personal photograph printers such as the Photosmart 385.
The arrival of a new printer, for testing purposes, is usually followed by a period of hectic activity as boxes and the like are moved around in the vain hope of creating enough space for the printer and its accompanying packaging. I must admit that you can become quite skilled at this type of exercise but it does take up time and can increase the frustration level.
This is more than the title says as it is also a voice recorder, it is also small and gives around 10 hours on a single AAA battery and it is also very light.
You know you love your iPod, so why not make use of it as part of your home stereo system.
Turning your computer into a basic entertainment centre is within the grasp of everybody. But are the results what you might expect?
Computer TV tuners are getting smaller. The latest such device to arrive from Pinnacle is slightly larger than a USB memory drive. Appropriately this tuner goes by the title of PCTV USB Stick. Measuring 84 x 30 x 13mm (L x W x D), this device is coloured white. It slots into an available USB 2.0 port and has a connection socket for either a roof-top aerial or the supplied rod antenna.
Quite a powerful offering, 1GB of memory and a reasonably sized hard disc tend to make this more of a desktop replacement. However it still works fine on the road.
Strange how life works, no notebooks for ages then just like buses a glut. However this cannot be more different from the recently reviewed Dell offering, that was small and light, this is large and full featured. It is 35x27x3cm in overall size and weights 3kilos. The screen is 21x33cm giving the 15.4inch WXGA size that's 1280x800 resolution. It also has 128MB of dedicated video memory, ATI Mobility Radeon X700 PCI Express.
Giving ears a rest from headphones might be a step too far for some but Kensington hope its new speaker system might provide a suitable incentive.
While the iPod currently rules the mobile music arena with its stylish appearance, storage capacity and a hefty dose of street cred, it is hardly the most convenient way to listen to music in the home. It hasn't taken long for products to appear that have been designed to help in this respect. With its long association with Apple, it is not surprising that Kensington is one such company.
An extremely long name for such a small camera little bigger than a throwaway cigarette lighter but with the ability to take both video and still photos the latter at 1.3megapixels.
There are so many mice to choose from that it can be a difficult decision. Here is one that quickly became a personal favourite.
I have had the opportunity to try out numerous wireless mice from various companies such as Microsoft and Logitech. In most cases the kit would be made up of the mouse and a receiver unit that attaches via a lengthy lead to a USB port or with a USB flash device style receiver. However there are always exceptions and one such example is the Logitech LX7 Cordless Optical Mouse.
This is both a small and light notebook, however it has a more than acceptable 1280x768 screen resolution and it is probably small enough to fit in a poachers pocket
Sometimes it is hard to equate the product advertised with the one looked at. This is certainly the case here and while the differences are often small, working out 'what or why' is somewhat harder. After several requests something I saw last year arrived securely packed and well presented. All the extras in a box within a box and the notebook well protected in the bottom of the outer box.
Getting from A to B has never been easier for those taking the GPS route. Navicore has recently updated its product for the intrepid traveller.
Navicore is one of the companies leading the way in making Satnav technology an economic and easy to use proposition. Last year saw the introduction of Navicore Personal and this product has been quickly followed by Navicore Personal 2006 which offers several new features to the basic Satnav features. One aspect of the product that has not changed is Navicore's approach to the technology.
First a CD released today and then some recent news of the good things that are available some for free in the London area, finally a new EP from Jonny Boston.
Once upon a time a phone was just a phone. Now companies such as Sony Ericsson are adding features by the bucket load.
Music, images and Bluetooth connectivity are all featured in the latest Sony Ericsson new phone product line-up recently announced at an establishment known as The Hospital. I suppose Sony Ericsson's PR company might suggest that the choice of location was just in case the gathered journalists were so overcome by the new products that some form of medical attention might be required.
Whilst network inkjet printers are not rare, Wireless Network ones are, this offering supports wired and wireless networks and of course USB.
It is 43x30x14cm add another 4cm to the middle figure when there is paper in the vertical A4 tray and add another 20cm to the 14cm height. First the printing speeds and these should not vary whichever method you choose for connection providing you have a good signal. Printing the nonsensical 200 word document in 'fast' mode produced a page that was black and far better than some other manufacturers 'draft' modes.
Originally referred to as the Mouse Company, Logitech has let loose a new rodent.
Adding to its range of mice, Logitech has launched its LX5 Cordless Optical model. As its title implies, this is a wireless mouse that use optical technology, rather than the ball method, for providing positioning information. Tastefully coloured in black and matt grey, this two-buttoned, wheeled mouse connects to the computer via a wireless receiver that can be attached either to a USB or PS/2 port through the use of a supplied adapter.
This is V3 of this Art Explosion product, but it is the first one I have looked at. The idea is good, replace all those items lying around in various places with one collection.
Protecting your computer is not a task to be taken lightly. CA offers an all-in-one approach with its Internet Protection Suite.
To be precise this card gives you analogue and digital TV and just for good measure FM radio all from a PCMCIA card into your notebook.
It comes with one of these Getting Started in 'x' languages books that do not quite say enough. I played safe and installed the software first but I think you could probably have inserted the card first.
The success of the iPod has seen numerous add-on products enhancing its functionality from companies such as Kensington.
Fancy a stylish looking DAB/FM unit that also plays CDs in a quite flat enclosure and all topped off by being in various shades of black.
Pure Digital have been in the forefront of DAB radio in this century. The DTM-300 is probably a design icon rather like their 'Bug' that was designed by Wayne Hemingway. Maybe it's me and it just looks stylish, I can see this unit sitting proudly in a office unit, the main feature making this suitable is it's lack of depth. It is 44cm wide, 28cm tall and only 16cm deep.
Todays technology devices often need to be stylish as well as functional. The Oregon Scientific wireless speaker solution is a prime example.
There are two things in the computer world that always seem to give me problems and both require non wired connections, recently I have succeeded with both.
The first is GPS connection for navigation and the second has been solved by this NETGEAR® MIMO router. I have used with only limited success several modem/routers from various companies. Getting them to talk to the Internet is easy, getting the notebook to talk to the Internet without security is easy, with security is trickier, the hardest part is getting the notebook to talk to other PC's on the network and visa versa.
Multi-function capabilities come to the humble remote with the arrival of Logitechs new advanced universal device.
Two small items that do a vital job, the first a device in daily use with a twist. The second something even grandma had but here you should be never in the dark.
Not every document needs colour. For medium and heavy duty work, a laser printer can be the preferred option.
Image Courtesy of Dell Inc. The Dell Laser Printer 1710 is no shrinking violet. Designed for the home or small office user, this printer has a solid and permanent appearance, emphasised by its 396 x 355 x 247mm (W x D x H) dimensions, giving you the reassuring feeling that this piece of kit should be able to cope with whatever printing tasks you aim in its direction.
This is a 7.1 mega pixel offering with 4x optical zoom, however it is still small enough to fit in a pocket or bag.
I wonder if any manufacturer will be brave enough to produce a camera designed for those of us who are left handed? The majority of the body is only around 3cm thick that's until the right side where another 2cm creeps in to make your grip secure for the right handed. The total dimension are 10x7.5x6.5cm and the weight is around 350grams. Let me explain the 7.
As Internet traffic increases, so speed of operation tends to suffer. We take a look at a possible solution.
Let's face it, we all want more. It doesn't matter whether we talking about speed, quantity, capacity or whatever type of measurement you care to think of, the very fact of human nature means the desire is there except perhaps when it comes to waist size and those final demands that mistakenly get pushed through out letter boxes.
Why did they not have cartoon Dogs like Clifford when I was at School? Dont worry I know the answer, and before someone says they didnt have TV, they did!!!
Printers tend to remain in one location. However the HP DeskJet 460 has other ideas.
Printers come in all shapes and sizes. I have to say that the HP DeskJet 460 series, dedicated label printers aside, ranks as one of the smallest printers I have seen. This thermal inkjet printer, with its appealing silver casing, measures a compact 13.4 x 6.45 x 3.17 inches (W x D x H). Weighing around 4.5lbs, it is eminently portable as you move from location to location.
Should you need to scan a lot of documents both single and double sided then the Fujitsu Scan Snap can do it at 15PPM and this is a true figure I have done it.
Be honest, how many torches do you have that are not working because of a battery problem? There is a solution.
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