With an appearance that seems to whisper “pick me up please”, the Honor 9 is available in a choice of colours.  The discerning user can select from Sapphire Blue, Midnight Black or the Glacier Grey colour of the model that I have been reviewing.  Incidentally I have heard rumours of a pink model but, as yet, have not set eyes on it to confirm its existence. The Honor 9 has dimensions of 147.3 x 70.9 x 7.45 mm (H x W x D).

MAGIX has just released the latest version of its popular Movie Edit Pro software.  Now up to version 17, this software is available in a choice of Standard, Plus and Premium editions, each priced appropriately to reflect the product’s feature set.  This review is based on the standard MAGIX Movie Edit Pro offering. As part of the initial installation procedure of this product, users are given the option to include a copy of MAGIX Music Maker in the process.

Supplied by the online and bricks & mortar superstore, Reichelt, the VARTA powerbank is a device that can be used to recharge a mobile device when a mains power source is not available for carrying out the purpose.  For those not familiar with the company VARTA, I should explain that this is a German organisation with 128 years experience in the development of solutions involving batteries such as this powerbank device.

Now available in its 2018 version, Nero has released the latest edition of its multimedia suite package.  As with the previous version, this product is available in two separate offerings.  With a name change from Classic to Standard, the basic version of the Nero software is made up of Nero Video, Nero Burning Rom, Nero MediaHome and Nero Recode.  Offering even greater functionality and improved performance is the Platinum version of Nero 2018.

As part of the discussions relating to the design of a powerbank device, I should imagine that the balance between size, weight, capacity and functionality has a major role to play.  While some users might consider the device’s size and weight to be top of their wish list regarding vital considerations, other might prefer the unit with the largest battery capacity.

Many games are based on a story line.  This story could have its roots in historical content, myths and legends or the imagination of the game’s development team.  However none of this would be true with this next game under review.  The Big Kahuna Reef does not have a story line.  Instead it is a Match-3 game that draws its inspiration from an underwater scene that is home to a variety of colourful and decorative fish.

Windows and MacOS are two computer operating systems that you could hardly call the “best of friends”. Put them in the same environment and you might expect conflicts to occur as they battled for dominance. That is until Parallels came along with a solution that would allow Windows to operate on a Mac-based environment running the wall-gardened MacOS software. The Parallels solution, now up to version 13, is currently available as Parallels Desktop Pro Edition.

Digging into the depth of my memory box, I seem to recall a time when the company responsible for the development of this next product was often referred to as the Mouse Company  and no that company was not Microsoft.  In fact the company with a reputation for manufacturing mice was none other that Logitech.

File sizes, over the years, have grown at a prodigious rate, even far outstripping my waist measurement.  At the same time, hard disk sizes and other types of storage media devices, such as flash sticks and memory cards, have expanded to create the storage space necessary to hold the bloated software products that we cannot do with out.  Talk of 20MB hard drives.

Developed by Suricate Games, Babylonia belongs to the Match-3 genre.  This game takes you back to a time in the dim and distant past when King Nebuchadnezzar ruled the grand city and kingdom of Babylon.  It was on his orders that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were created.  These Gardens were given, as a gift, to Nebuchadnezzar beloved wife, Amyitis.

The Edifier R1010BT product forms part of the company’s range of bookshelf multimedia speaker systems.  Available in a choice of black or, as in the case of my review system, brown, this Edifier R1010BT kit consists of a pair of bookshelf multimedia style speaker units and various connection leads plus mini booklet style documentation regarding the set up and use of the product.

Keeping ahead of the current times, Acronis has released the 2018 version of its True Image personal back-up software for the home user.  According to Serguel Beloussov, co-founder and CEO of Acronis, this latest version of True Image is “the first and only personal back-up software that uses artificial intelligence to defend consumers against one of the fastest growing threat to their data.

I can not state that I was totally surprised but it was a minor shock to realise that the subject matter of this next review, made its first appearance 27 years ago.  That was in August 1990 when Robert Veil released his graphics conversion utility.  The product was released as Shareware where you try before you buy, or as in some cases try and continue to use without buying as the Shareware offering was sometimes based on an honour system.

Developed by Jolly Bears Games, Undiscovered World: The Incan Sun is a Hidden Object game.  When playing this game there is a choice of three modes although only the first mode of Find the Incan Sun is initially available.  You need to complete this mode before you are granted access to Unlimited node (find all the objects in each location) and Mini Games (replay the eight mini games that occurs). Before embarking on this game you can create profiles for individual players.

Probably better known by many as the developer of its Desktop software, whereby users can install and access a copy of Windows within a Mac environment, Parallels has released its Toolbox product for either the Windows or Mac platform.  This offering consists of a collection of tools designed to carry out specific tasks. Each of the provided tools has been designed to be activated by a single mouse click.  The product is available on an annual subscription basis for either platform.

The Philips Shaver Series 9000 comes in two versions.  The 59211/12 model, which is the subject matter of this review, consists of the Shaver 9000 unit, a SmartClick Precision Trimmer, semi rigid zipped Travel pouch and a power lead with a standard two-pin plug.  The Series 9000 also features the 59211/26 model which adds a SmartClean Plus system.  This element has the capability to clean, lubricate, dry and charge the shaver’s internal battery.

Pinnacle Studio 21 is the latest version of Corel’s video editing tools package for the Windows environment.  Three versions of the product are available, designed to cover the needs of different users.  You can select from Standard, Plus or Ultimate offerings.  My review of the product is based on the 64-bit version of Pinnacle Studio 21 Ultimate.

According to recent research conducted on behalf of the National Health Service (NHS), an estimated 25% of the UK adult population suffer from hypertension, often without realising the fact.  High blood pressure or hypertension can be caused as the result of smoking, poor diet and the lack of exercise.  It has been known to raise the risk of heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease and dementia.

Developed by Sandberg, the Blue Storm is a wireless headset which forms part of the company’s Esports Equipment range of products.  Arriving with a five year warranty, this product consists of the Blue Storm headset, a 16cm audio cable for use when the music is supplied from a non-Bluetooth source, a 54cm micro-to-standard USB lead and a small, brief Quick Guide booklet which relies more on illustrations than text.

The current big topic, referred to as IoT or Internet of Things, is for all your household goods, whether fridges, kettles, lights and even air purifiers, are all interconnected and remotely accessible via the Internet and a mobile device.

Developed by Shaman Games, and bearing the rather impressive title of Spirit of the Ancient Forest, this next game belongs to the Hidden Object genre.  However, instead of the usual approach of producing lists of text objects or silhouettes that need to be found, this game takes a totally different route when presenting its challenge of finding the required objects.  It does this by simply not telling you what objects are required.

he MYZONE MZ-3 is a physical activity belt that has been designed to track the user’s heart rate during various forms of tasks conducted as part of a work out session.  The product consists of a wearable hardware device and a downloadable app that is available from either the App Store or Google Play depending upon your preference for the mobile device that will provide feedback regarding gathered data.

Designed by STM, the King is a rucksack type bag or, as the Australian designers prefer, a Backpack.  Available in a choice of botanical green, china blue, tornado grey or, as in the case of my review sample, desert brown, the King has dimensions of 47.

Let me start off with a confession.  Alright it is not a new confession but it does fit in with the review that will follow.  My memory could best be described as having a close resemblance to a colander in that it is full of holes.  As a result I am forgetful especially when it comes to remembering passwords.

Amaranthine Voyage: The Obsidian Book is a Hidden Object Adventure game developed by Eipix Entertainment.  The game forms part of a series that includes The Tree of Life, The Living Mountain and the Shadow of Torment with each title being a self-contained entity.  I have been looking at the Collector’s or Platinum version of The Obsidian Book which comes with a number of bonus items. The bonus items are available from the game’s title page under the heading of Extras.

Anthropics LandscapePro 2 comes in a choice of three flavours designed to suit the needs of different users.  The product is available in Standard, Studio and Studio Max versions.  This review is based on the new Studio Max product which includes Photoshop plug-in capability, support for RAW files and different colour spaces plus a Histogram pane, batch mode processing and more streamline editing amongst its feature set.

With its short and snappy name, the Flic is a button.  When I first saw the packaging containing my review sample, I though that it featured a claim that the Flic was the word’s smallest button and my initial response was “Surely not!”.  A second glance, after rubbing the sleep from my eyes, revealed that the claim was actual that the device was the “World’s Smartest Button” which was more intriguing and possibly more believable.