Archive for March, 2009 - Page 19

Retriever Security Software for Laptops/Notebooks

Visible & Aural Alerts if Stolen
By on Monday, 2. March 2009

In an age where around one in ten laptops reportedly end up lost or stolen, with only around 3% ever being recovered to their rightful owners, a US company known as Front Door Software Corporation who are based in Evergreen, Colorado, have released a program known as Retriever that, they [...]

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GETAC PS535F Rugged GPS Enabled PDA

Touchscreen Handheld with Compass & Altimeter
By on Monday, 2. March 2009

GETAC have officially unveiled their new PS535F MIL-STD 810F and IP54 compliant handheld, which is billed as being their next generation, fully rugged GPS-enabled PDA and comes with 3.5″ VGA sunlight readable touchscreen display, 3 megapixel camera as well as Bluetooth and 802.11b/g wireless connectivity.

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Nintendio Wii Based Surgical Training Software

Wii Surgeon Training in the Developing World
By on Monday, 2. March 2009

With all the astonishingly blinkered and wholly sensationalised reports appearing almost weekly in certain elements of the press concerning how computer gaming is ultimately responsible for just about every ailment in today’s society (from general anti-social behaviour to spates of mass murder) its reassuring to know that soon you could [...]

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General Imaging Intro 2009 Range

A950, A1150, A1250, E1255W, E1250W, A1050, G3WP, E1276 & X3
By on Monday, 2. March 2009

Digital Imaging have unveiled its new 2009 line-up of digital cameras which are set for release in the UK from April and which consists of a total of nine cameras offering from between 9 – 12 megapixels and 5x – 12 zoom in the form of the A950, A1150, A1250, [...]

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Sony HDR-XR520V Full HD Camcorder with GPS Receiver Now Shipping

By on Monday, 2. March 2009

Those of you who are in the market for a new Full HD camcorder may be interested to know that Sony’s new HDR-XR520V Full HD Camcorder which, apart from offering 1920 x 1080 resolution video capture also comes with integrated GPS receiver, has just started shipping.

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Gemei HD-660 720p HD Portable Media Player

Budget Price, Impressive
By on Monday, 2. March 2009

Another day, another cut-price Chinese made PMP, or so it would seem, but we have to say that, on initial inspection at least, it’s hard not to be impressed by the Gemei HD-660 portable media player and in particular the scope of features it offers for the equivalent of a [...]

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Fidelity Electronics VPC Netbook

Ultra Cheap Entry Level Netbook
By on Monday, 2. March 2009

If you’re looking for a decidedly wallet friendly netbook and can reel in your expectations accordingly, then the newly announced Fidelity Electronics VPC Netbook (VPC standing for Very Personal Computer), which very much harks from the lower end of the entry level spectrum, may be of interest.

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