Backup Platinum Review
Backup Platinum is a software that backups your data on many types of storage media, easily. It supports hard drives, USB drives, CDs, DVDs or Blu-Ray and can also send the data to a FTP server or through a Local Area Network. It is very easy to use and your data will be secure, due to the 128-bit encryption with Blowfish the software provides, along with the ZIP compression, so the backups will be smaller and easier to transfer.
It really is a powerful software and can even erase a rewritable CD or DVD to backup the data on it. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to work on Linux or Mac, but supports all versions of Windows, from 95 to Vista. If you don’t have the time or forget to start the backups manually, you can simply schedule it to automatically start. Also, you don’t even to be logged in the OS, because it can work in service mode.
Another advantage is that it can even backup the files that are in use and also makes detailed logs of everything it does. In my opinion, Backup Platinum is a really good software, with a medium price of $67. Fortunately, they do offer a 30-day trial version, so you can be aware of what you are buying.
The 3gb online community
Online communities are the best ways to meet old friends and make new ones. If you feel alone or just want to chat with someone, an online community is the best site to find a person who you might like to talk with. Also, those communities can also be useful to find a date.
There are a lot of singles searching for a partner and if you are one of them too, you might be lucky and meet your half there. Another utility of a website like this is if you have just moved to a new town and you don’t have friends. It’s quite hard to start a chat with them on the street, but a website offers anonymity and lets you talk freely. Also, due to the high amount of members, it will be very easy to find friends that share your hobbies and you will enjoy to spend the time with.
The 3gb online community offers you a lot of possibilities to talk with others and create a profile that you can highly customize to make it represent you and your personality. You can create albums with your photos, join groups, create a blog and listen to the latest mp3 hits.
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Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Review
Sony Ericsson has teamed up with Microsoft and started to release Windows Mobile smartphones. The first one is Xperia X1 and has a stylish design, along with a lot of useful features, like touchscreen and QWERTY.
It features a 3-inch 800×480 VGA touchscreen underneath you can find a QWERTY keyboard, having an arc slider design. It’s menu offers the ability to arrange the screen as the user wants, making it perfect for everyone’s needs. Also, it sports quad-band, HSDPA / HSUPA, WiFi, Bluetooth and runs Windows Mobile 6 Professional Edition.
Sony Ericsson Xperia X1’s internal memory of 400MB can be extended via the microSD memory card slot, with up to 4GB. On the back you can find a quality 3.2 megapixel camera, which seems a bit uncomfortable to use, due to it’s size.
Another features, like the multimedia player and assisted GPS make this smartphone a top one. Unfortunately there aren’t any informations about the processor and RAM, but still it’s great for navigating, sending and receiving emails and, of course, talking.
Apple MacBook Air Review
The new MacBook Air is the thinnest laptop yet, but as Apple got us used with quality is also very sturdy. Still, it’s not the ultimate ultra-portable laptop, but it’s very good at it and has great performances for it’s extreme sizes. Being only 0.76 inches think in it’s thickest part, it’s even better than the standard 13-inch MacBook on some parts, but sure, it lacks some important features.
PSP-2000 Review
Here we have the new PSP-2000. Let us see what was modified since the last PSP model and see whether or not it is worth it or not. To get right into the facts, the first thing I noticed is how light this PSP actually is. It is a lot lighter when compared with the original PSP. It looks a lot shinier and slick and you get the feeling that it will slip out of your hands when you are playing. The good news is that this will not happen as it is actually very comfortable to hold and play. We immediately noticed that the speakers have been moved from under the system’s face to it’s top. It is an interesting design move that makes the sound easier to hear. The D-Pad is a little bit higher when compared with the previous model. After you get used to this modification you will see that it is actually a little easier to play games. On the other hand the analog stick has exactly the same feel as the original and the headphone jack looks exactly the same, although in a slightly different location.Another modification visible is the moved wireless toggle. It is no longer on the side of the PSP but on the top. The Pro Duo memory card slot was also moved but the USB port remained in exactly the same place. We can also notice that Read more
TomTom Go 720 Review
The TomTom GO 720 is a pretty interesting GPS navigation helper that can give you access to up-to-date maps and safety information in case of emergencies. It offers text to speech functionality, has multimedia capabilities and includes Bluetooth. The problem is that it is only compatible with a small number of Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones and there is no external volume control. On the whole the Go 720 offers good performance and some features that are useful, including map sharing and an included safety tool.
Portable Navigation systems are very common these days and they all have much or less the same features. These devices even tend to start looking the same and more or less are in the same price range. There is a need for innovation in this department and the TomTom Go 720 comes to do just that. It comes with a Map Share tool that can let you get constant map updates so that your maps offer accurate information and the new option named Help Me aids in case of emergency. This device costs around $500 and can be a very good option for your car.
Talking about design we can say that TomTom Go 720 looks good. It has a lot more features than TomTom One but still keeps a slim profile and is even lighter. Its size is just 4.6X3.2X0.9 inches and weighs 7.7 ounces. You can not have problems transporting such a small device. Color-wise the GPS comes in a black, silver and charcoal gray color scheme. We can easily see a 4.3 inch antiglare touch screen that supports a WQVGA resolution of 480X272 pixels. It is easy to read the screen and only slight problems can appear in bright sunlight. If this happens you can always tinker with the Preferences menu to change map colors and turn on night mode. The virtual keyboard is very good but comes in alphabetical order instead of the more popular QWERTY format. Read more
Synology CubeStation CS407 NAS Server
Storage needs for individuals keep changing year after year. Modern day consumers needs more and more space because multimedia content, documents, file generation and emails show a very high growth. We also need to think about protecting important bytes of data, this becoming a very critical aspect. We have investments in digital video and music collections together with a need to store business information and family photos. To sum it all up, everybody needs more disk space. This is why NAS (Network Attached Storage) was invented and the Synology CubeStation CS407 NAS Server is one that can be very useful for everybody that can afford the $649 price currently on the market.We have here a system that comes configured and ready for the installation of up to 4 SATA hard disks that support RAID 0,1 and 5. This is how we get a maximum storage capacity of 3 TB and is more than enough for home users. To make things even better, it also has a good looking design and supports product differentiation. We thus have a multitude of cross-platform features like iTunes server functionality, UPnP MultiMedia support, integrated photo management system through PhotoStation 2 and a Web Server with MySQL and PHP.
The Synology CubeStation CS407 NAS Server comes with Read more
Ricoh Caplio GX100 Digital Camera Review
The Ricoh Caplio GX100 digital camera is a dream come true for some photographers out there. It is compact and delivers wide zoom range, including a true wide-angle. Combine this with the high resolution and the RAW image storing, add increased wide-angle, pixels and optical zoom with image stabilization when compared with the DIWA Gold Award and you can see that the above mentioned statement is not fantasy. The Ricoh Caplio GX100 is on the bench for review.The first thing that can be noticed with this digital camera stands in the wide-angle zoom range that starts at 24 mm (35 mm equivalent) with the tele-range going up to 72 mm. If you want an even wider angle you can add an adapter that will make it possible to reach 19 mm. Ricoh Caplio GX100 also features optical image stabilizer, helping users to take even better pictures.
Of all the Ricoh digital cameras, the Caplio GX100 is the first one that features a 10 megapixel CCD image sensor. The product now matches the competition and makes the camera paper size printing specification to reach an A2 sheet of paper if photographed at 24 mm. This is more than enough when it comes to this possibility in a Read more
Samsung’s Fin for Helio Review
Samsung just introduced the Fin mobile phone in Helio’s portofolio, making it the thinnest folder available in the US at the moment. With this occasion the Garmin Mobile for GPS-enabled voice-guided navigation debuts and we also have the addition of RSS feeds to Helio On Top (H.O.T.). This lets members sign up for different news updates and different information they want to see on their mobile phones.
Fin has been characterized as a powerhouse. It comes in blue-black magnesium and is just 11 mm deep, running on high-speed nationwide 3G. It features a 3 megapixel camera equipped with a 4X digital zoom, it comes with built-in Photo Studio, night mode shoot possibility and a QVGA display of 2.3 inch. Fin has 100 MB of internal memory and can be expanded by the use of MicroSD up to 4 GB. Different users require different features so we also have a HTML browser, the above mentioned GPS capability including Google Maps for mobile and Buddy Beacon, stereo Bluetooth and of course support for different media formats including MP3, AAC audio, H.264 and MPEG4.
If you like to keep in touch with friends via messengers you will love FIN. It comes with access to AOL’s AIM Service, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, email from Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Helio Mail, EarthLink email, Windows Live Hotmail plus the Read more
Virgin Mobile’s Aloha LG
Virgin Mobile retailers across the US will have one new mobile phone to sell with the new LG Aloha cell phone. It comes with a sleek clamshell design and applied metallic finish, being of course equipped with the essential features users have come to demand from mobile phones. Analysing the design we can say that the LG Aloha looks very modern and combine this with the fact that it has a lot of features packed in an affordable price. We have a 65k colors display and capabilities to play music and even animated ringtones. Aloha comes equiped with speakerphone and voice activated dialing. Users will love the preloaded games like Battle Reversi and ZooZoo Club and others can be chosen from different possibilities of ringtones, screensavers, games and more. Virgin Mobile’s intuitive graphic user interface is included.
The LG Aloha comes at a length of 3.5 inches and width of 1.9 inches. Its thickness is of 0.9 inches and weighs just 2.7 ounces. You can store 199 personal contacts, each with five numbers, 3 email addresses and one URL. Talking about battery life we can say that you can talk up to 180 minutes and keep it lit for 150 hours in standby mode. If you think about purchasing the mobile phone you should prepare just about $34.99 and you can purchase it at different locations related to Virgin Mobile and on the Web in September.
Canon IXUS 950 IS Review
The Canon Digital IXUS 950 IS appears as a very good 8 megapixel digital camera featuring a more than enough 2.5 inch LCD screen and an optical viewfinder, a feature that is becoming rare among compact cameras. This device has implemented image stabilizer technology that can help in camera shaking situations and the optical zoom is effective at its 4X capability, with an effective focal length of 35 to 140 mm. The Canon Digital IXUS 950 IS is based on the same advanced DIGIC III processor as the SLR cameras. This allows quicker image processing and better performance. With this model we can find 14 scene models that are perfect for beginners and an advanced Manual mode for those of you that want complete control. VGA movies are processed at 30 fps, in-camera color effects are available and PictBridge plus USB 2.0 supports make it all complete.
All the Canon IXUS models have had beautiful designs and the IXUS 950 IS is no exception. There are no important modifications to the predecessor when it comes to the back plate except for more rounded buttons, direct print, menu and display options. A viewable difference stands in the included 32 MB SD card that comes a little bigger than Read more
Yamaha’s Home Theatre Alternative
The Yamaha YSP-800 sound projector is a great compromise if you hate wires and own a small apartment. When compared to a home theater system you can expect it to fail in tests but what is surprising is the high sound quality and how well the 23 sound beam drivers can create a good sound experience.Yamaha enjoyed success with the device and decided to launch a new model, the YSP-4000/YSP-3000 and they will feature new features and options that are not available with the previous model. The YSP-4000 has forty sound beam drivers and two midbass speakers. The YSP-3000 has just 21 beam drivers. Both sound projectors can recreate DTS Neo:6, DTS, Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic II. We can also see the added HDMI pass throughs and analog 720p/1080i upscaling to 1080p. This makes a great connection if you combine the sound projectors with a capable HD monitor.
When it comes to compatibility, the two models are XM Satellite Radio and iPod ready and feature 2 HMDI output/inputs together with an integrated FM tuner. These devices offer many features in compact packages and this explains the big results on the market. They are perfect for small apartments. The YSP-4000 will be available for purchase in October at $1799 and the YSP-3000 model will be available soon for $1195. Just in case you are wondering, the YSP-900 costs around $900, depending on seller.
The New Sony Ericsson K770
The new Sony Ericsson K770 Cyber-shot phone was announced today. It is a photo album, digital camera and an elegant phone, all in one device!The K770 is just 14.5 mm slim and appears in a Truffle Brown color design. It can take pictures of course but they are as good as with any standalone camera. If you want to print these pictures they can be as big as an A4 sheet of paper. In most cases the problem with modern phone cameras stands in the lack of a photo light. With this mobile phone we do not have to worry as indoor photo-taking and filming is really easy. The K770 has a special camera mode that makes the 1.9 inch screen become a viewfinder, and the Cyber-shot features a menu that becomes visible. Eight lit icons can appear across the keypad. They are shortcuts to each of the key camera features.
Sony Ericsson K770 is mostly admired for its camera features but there are others that are just as important. The mobile phone comes with a 256 MB memory card that can store up to 200 pictures at the highest quality. We have a lovely built in media player and users can tune in to FM Radio stations with RDS that seeks for clear reception when on the move. The phone will be availabe from autumn 2007 and here is a list of all the features it offers: Read more
Fly Mobile SL600
The Fly Mobile SL600 is a slider phone that comes as the follow up to the Fly Mobile SL500i. It is a lightweight mobile phone and comes to conquer a part of the value-for-money part of the market. It is available at Woolworths, UK, for under 60 pounds and can be purchased from other locations at similar prices.
At a first look the Fly Mobile SL600 is similar with a Samsung slider phone but when looking closer we can see a different design. The mobile phone wieghs 81 grams and has a TFT display in 262 thousands colors at a 176×220 pixel resolution. A 2 megapixel camera with multishot and flash capabilities comes as a must have nowadays in new cell phones and the possibility of expanding memory with microSD cards is again a thumbs up. Multimedia capability includes WAV, 3GP, AAC, MP3 and MP4 and we can also use Java, Bluetooth and the included FM radio.
There is no break through in design with the Fly Mobile SL600 and there is a clear compromise in this case. Battery life is just 2.5 hours of talk time and 6 days in standby mode. The 176×220 pixel display does not stand a chance in competing with the regular 240×320 pixel display the competition presents in numerous models but it is exactly this that keeps weight and price down when combined with battery features.
The Fly Mobile SL600 is very attractive in terms of costs and is available in Black, a two-tone Black and Pink and silver-grey combinations.
The BlackBerry Curve 8310
The BlackBerry Curve 8310 comes as a close successor of the 8300 model but has navigation software and GPS included. In most cases we have a mobile phone that is identical to the original model. It features a 320×240 pixel display, 2 megapixel camera, a multimedia player, expandable memory with microSD, trackball control and the BlackBerry email client that made the mobile phone so popular. Users will also be thrilled with the existence of a suite of document viewers and productivity applications.
The BlackBerry Curve 8310 is not available for any company except Vodafone. To make it even more specific, you can only purchase the blackberry from Vodafone Germany. The extra GPS and Vodafone Navigator package is what makes the real difference. We now have route planning and weather conditions plus traffic added to navigation. A central server offers automatic downloads of maps in order to keep all up to date. The only problem that appears comes from the fact that there is a SatNav system on a mobile phone that is not really suited to be used while driving. Route planning needs to be done in advance and can be dangerous if the process is done while driving.
If you plan to purchase the BlackBerry Curve 8310 from Vodafone Germany you need to know that it only costs 30 Euro if coming with a 45 Euro per month contract.