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Acer Iconia W700 Windows 8 Tablet
Introduction The Acer Iconia W700 is a powerful tablet running Windows 8 Pro. Unlike the Microsoft Surface for Windows RT, the W700 includes a laptop-grade Core i5 processor and therefore runs the full desktop version of Windows, allowing compatibility with both legacy Windows x32 and x64 programs and new Modern UI style apps available in…
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Mionix Sargas 900 Deskpad
Introduction The Mionix Sargas 900 Deskpad is a mousepad for your whole desk. As I slid it out of the massive box and unrolled it across my photography table, I realised it was the largest thing I’ve ever photographed for a review – wider than a PC tower, wider than my widest mechanical keyboard and…
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Mionix Ensis 320
Today we’re having at the first of a pair of Mionix pads, with a traditional form factor – the Ensis 320. The Ensis is an aluminium mousepad that looks nice, but how will it perform? Let’s put it to the test.
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Packard Bell Dot S
While netbooks have fallen out of the public eye, the victim of tablets’ sudden success, the platform is still being developed and manufacturers are still producing new models. One of these is the unit that we’ll be looking at today, the Packard Bell Dot S.
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Need a hand in Resident Evil 6?
Resident Evil 6 has landed and so has its official strategy guide from Brady Games. While not everyone is the kind of person to make use of such a thing, completionists will find it handy as it includes details on all the items, maps of all the areas, information on weapons and even guides on beating…
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Gimbal, a multiplayer buildable spaceship shooter
I’ve got two big loves in video gaming: multiplayer shooters and spaceship creation. The former has a near constant indulgence with series like Battlefield, Call of Duty and Team Fortress, but the latter is one that I haven’t really enjoyed since 1998’s Star Trek: Starship Creator. Never before have I experienced such a compelling crossover…
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Corsair Neutron GTX 240 GB
Introduction With the effects of the Thailand floods finally behind us and more manufacturers joining the SSD party, the SSD market has become quite competitive. We recently looked at two Plextor SSDs that provided an impressive amount of power, and now we’re looking at another top tier SSD, the Corsair Neutron GTX, that promises to…
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Plextor M5 Pro SSD
Introduction It was less than two weeks ago that our review of the Plextor M3 Pro was published, and already we have in our hands its successor, the Plextor M5 Pro. This new solid state drive comes packing Marvell’s latest 88SS9187 controller and Toshiba’s 19 nm NAND – both of which are firsts. With new…
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Bayan 7 iPod and iPhone Speaker Dock
The Bayan 7 is a top-of-the-line model, offering quality at a considerable price – $450 is a lot for a speaker dock; almost as much as a new iPhone. In order to be worth that high price point, these speakers would have to exhibit flawless audio quality, good usability and a novel and beautiful design.…