February, 2009
Timex Nail Watch Brings Digits To Your Digits
February 28, 2009
As electronics get smaller and smaller, and we come to rely on our gadgets more and more the idea of implanting technology into our body becomes less of a fantasy (or nightmare depending on your point of view) and more of a reality. And although we are not at the stage of mainstream implanted chips yet, this new watch from Timex brings us one step closer.
By combining the nail and the watch (hence the painfully corny title!) Timex have come up with a way of making watches discrete and yet functional. The Timex nail watch sits on your thumb nail, and when you press on the top of this tiny device it lights up showing you the time and date.
Continue reading »Windows Vista Wallpaper Changer Review
February 26, 2009
Do you need a Windows Vista wallpaper changer? Up until the point at which I upgraded to Windows Vista and started using a second monitor around 18 months ago I could never be bothered with changing my desktop wallpapers and had probably used the same wallpaper for around 3 years.
However, once I upgraded my main monitor to a good quality widescreen version, I thought it would be a good opportunity to get some high quality wallpapers – I was pleased to find some great 1920×1080 widescreen wallpapers over at InterfaceLIFT – a site I highly recommend and has new wallpapers added on a daily basis! (If you’re a real fan of digital art, then take a look at our Digital Art Gallery? article)
Continue reading »Amazon Kindle 2 Release In UK & Europe?
February 25, 2009
A few weeks ago we brought you news of the Amazon Kindle 2 release, the new electronic book reader from Amazon which was the successor to the very successful Kindle. However this didn’t mean an awful lot to us UK dwellers because despite the Kindle’s success we haven’t even seen a glimpse of it this side of the Atlantic.
Due to several reasons the Kindle has not come to UK, Europe or anywhere else outside of USA, and the Amazon Kindle 2 looked set to continue this trend. However when iFixit got hold of it they tore it apart (or rather they disassembled it) and had a look at what was inside: and to their surprise there was what looked like a space for a SIM card.
Continue reading »Red Xbox 360 – Resident Evil 5 Edition
February 25, 2009
Microsoft have decided to entice me even more to buying an XBox 360 by releasing a limited edition Resident Evil 5 bundle, and it’s red!
The red Xbox 360 looks pretty sweet and a lot slicker than the white versions and I even prefer it to the black Elite.
Which version of the 360 is it I hear you ask? It’s the Elite version, which also includes a red wireless controller, 120GB HDD, black wired headset, and an exclusive Resident Evil 5 theme which you download from XBLA.
Continue reading »Top Smartphones For Business (2009)
February 24, 2009
Over the last few weeks we’ve been looking at the best smartphones on the market at the moment with the aim of finding the best one out there, and we have covered the T-Mobile G1, Blackberry Storm, Blackberry Bold, Nokia E71, HTC Touch HD and the iPhone 3G. So now it is time to bring all of those reviews together for a final showdown.
But for all of the things they have in common they are, like most things, very hard to compare. This is mostly due to the versatility of smartphones – not only can you use them for business but they are making headway into the home market – which makes it very hard to judge which smartphone you should buy. So I’ve split this final post into two sections: Business and Leisure.
Firstly let’s have a look at the more traditional purpose of the Smartphone: business. I will first give you the runner up, and then the final winner with a quick word as to why it’s won.
Continue reading »How To Use Xbox 360 Controller On PS3
February 24, 2009
Have you ever felt that the PS3 controllers weren’t as good as the Xbox 360’s and always wanted to play Call of Duty using the precise analog sticks of the Xbox 360 controller?
Well now you can!
A company called XCM has announced a new adaptor which will allow the crossover conversion to enable you to use a 360 controller on the PS3. The 360 controllers are renowned for their trigger buttons and I personally think this could enhance certain gameplay controllers, especially FPS games.
Continue reading »Going Straight: A Solution To Internet Piracy? – Part 2
February 23, 2009
The Cornucopia of Crap
Most file sharers are at least one of the following: Haplessly ignorant, idiots, con-artists, trolls, kids, liars, careless, uneducated, and yes, criminals. I really couldn’t care less about any of this, except that it really does directly relate to the quality of their output.
Now as I type this, I can almost feel the indignation of countless file-sharers out there who successfully download many acceptable pirate copies of all and sundry. If that’s you, I would suggest that PC run-time is not a factor for you and you’re not very discerning over quality and consistency. You also either really know what you’re doing, or you’re just plain lucky. Let me make it clear here: unless you absolutely know what it is you’re downloading, there is no virus protection or malware prevention tool in existence which will guarantee protection when you open the file.
Continue reading »Little Big Planet Dominates D.I.C.E. Summit
February 23, 2009
A couple of weeks back we had a look at the nominations for the Gaming BAFTAs (Part One and Part Two) but like the movie and TV BAFTAs they are not alone in handing out awards, and at the D.I.C.E. summit which started in Las Vegas yesterday the Interactive Achievement Awards were handed out to the winners of a staggering 30 categories.
The D.I.C.E. summit for those of you who don’t know is an annual gathering of videogame executives which focuses more on the business and production end of the industry, as you would expect from a conference full of executives! Amongst the keynote speech and various addresses the Entertainment Software Association take the opportunity to give out their games awards: the IAAs.
Continue reading »‘Lord of the Rings: Conquest’ Review (PS3)
February 22, 2009
Like the Star Wars franchise, Lord of the Rings keeps coming back with more games based on the film years later. Lord of the Rings: Conquest lets you take control of many playable characters and monsters from the series. This includes all the Hero characters including the enemy characters such as Sauron.
The game allows up to 16 players online and fours players can play offline through the campaign mode. There are two offline campaign modes in the game, one being the original story of the films and the second having a take on what would have happened if Sauron had won the battle and if Frodo didn’t throw the ring into the lava!
Lord of the Rings Conquest is a straight forward hack and slash game developed by Pandemic Studios – they were the same developers who did Star Wars Battlefront, so if you have already played Star Wars Battlefront you will most likely know what Lord of the rings is all about. However this time instead of Jedis, Spaceships and lightsabers you have wizards, balrog and swords.
Continue reading »Lewis Hamilton And His Blackberry Storm! (Sponsored Post)
February 21, 2009
The Blackberry name is now synonymous with smartphones given their huge popularity with business users that allow them to communicate effectively out of the office and that’s one of the reasons why we’ve recently covered the Blackberry Bold and Blackberry Storm in our recent top smartphones set of reviews.
You’ll no doubt have heard that President Obama is a big fan of his Blackberry mobile phone and has had to really insist on being able to continue using one after taking office as President of the United States – the first President to officially use a mobile phone.
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