subwoofer, supplying a considerable 500W of muscle from its 12in long-throw C-CAM driver. Exclusive to the Apex system, this bass-monger is every bit as classy as the speakers, thanks to the spangled black lacquer finish and gorgeous metal side trims, but be warned – it’s a lot heavier than its compact dimensions might suggest. The sub’s volume and EQ controls are helpfully located on top – a godsend if it’s tucked …
…keep track of it when you step out for a sandwich break. To remotely monitor other computers, you need to install the iStat Server software on each machine. This is available for free from the developer’s website. Price $0.99 pCAM Film+Digital Calculator pCAM is the Swiss Army Knife of video production apps. This app lets cinematographers or photographers quickly calculate depth of field, light coverage, exposure, and a lot more. The interface is…
A feature comparison of the top 5 PDF readers… The iPad, with its gorgeous IPS screen, is particularly well suited for eBook reading. No wonder there are a lot of excellent PDF readers and even some annotator apps available for the platform. In this article, I look at the five top PDF readers and compare important features. iBooks by Apple (free, iPad and iPhone versions) iRead PDF by Aji Ltd (free) iAnnotate PDF by Aji Ltd ($9.99) Re…
…lot, Bluethooth 2.1 Price £1,800 Killer Feature The Mac OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard operating system is very easy to use, booting up and running quickly and painlessly, The Pro also lets you use Windows 7 with the bundled BootCamp PC emulator application (+) Excellent performance, Gorgeous and practical unibody design. Smooth running, intellgently designed OS very useful iLife software bundled with it (-) Still quite pricey. The Screen isn’t ful…
… from only four internet sources (Netflix, YouTube, MobileMe, and Flickr; competing devices like the Roku or WDTV offer more). The only way to broaden its horizons is by connecting it (via Wi-Fi or ethernet cable) to a Mac or PC that’s constantly running iTunes. That lets you tap into your iTunes library of movies, music, and TV, as well as your iPhoto or Aperture libraries. Connected like this, the Apple TV shines, providing a terrific way to us…
Samsung’s Omnia 7 GT-i8700 is the company’s first Windows Phone 7 handset, and will be free on a two-year £35 per month contract with T-Mobile, 3 or Orange. This attractive looking phone has a blocky industrial design with rounded corners. It feels quite large because of the 4in Super AMOLED screen, but it’s also quite slim, and there’s little wasted space around the screen. Its highlight is the gorgeous touch screen, which is similar to the on…
…ter than the VPCZ137GX’s highly competent 2.53GHz Intel Core i5 460M. There’s also 4GB of 1066MHz DDR3 system memory and anNvidia GeForce GT 330M discrete GPU with 1GB of video memory. Put those components through PCWorld’s benchmarking suite and you wind up with an excellent 118 Worldbench score, as well as fantastic game frame rates for an ultraportable laptop. 1080p HD video played smoothly on the gorgeous display and the aud…
…rom the first Google Nexus One is that instead of having to buy it through Google, it will soon be available from Carphone Warehouse. With curved edges and black front with a screen you can barely see, the Google Nexus S is a gorgeous phone. It sports what’s called a ‘Contour Display,’ where the glass is curved slightly to fit the contours of your face, but it’s barely noticeable. It’s certainly not dramatically different to other smartphones. Pi…
Apple’s very proud of the LED display on its new 27in iMac, and emphasises its suitability for watching HD films and TV programmes. The screen does look gorgeous; its 2560×1440 resolution is higher than high definition, and the backlit screen with its IPS technology produces a dazzlingly detailed image. If you’re looking for a powerful games machine then it’s perfect. However, it’s amassive case of overkill if you’re simply looking for a m…
…th hyperlinks to other functions by an artist or inside the museum, you are able to leap from 1 piece to an additional. My favorite part about the art is, of course, the art. The images incorporated in Art Project are usually gorgeous. Even the Tate Britain, which, in my experience, had the lowest-resolution imagery, allowed me to obtain far closer than when I visited the museum. Within the situation of MoMA and MET, I could zoom to the point exa…
