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Written by Martin Regtien | 27 July 2010
Posted in Reviews - Storage

Aegis Bio

Have you ever gotten excited by reading a spec sheet?
I have, particularly when I’m in the market for a certain product and the spec sheet ticks all the boxes.
Such was the case before I received the latest external hard drive from Apricorn.
Wait, you say, getting turned on by a hard drive?
Yes, and it’s not even a full Terabyte...but wait till you see how it is packaged!
I’m talking about the Apricorn Aegis BIO Encrypted Biometric 640MB drive.
So what’s so great about this product?

 

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Written by Martin Regtien | 24 July 2010
Posted in Reviews - Accessories

Targus Docking Station

Situation: you have a laptop/netbook and are forever plugging external devices in and out. Perhaps a hard drive, extra monitor, internet cable and so on.
Solution: a USB docking station or port replicator.
Better solution: a Targus ACP51AUZ USB 2.0 Docking Station with Video.
Result: Situation under control.
Seems simple enough but how does it work in reality?

 

 

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Written by Martin Regtien | 19 July 2010
Posted in Reviews - Software

lightroom 3

When Adobe released Lightroom 3 just recently, we knew pretty well what was going to be in this major release. No, we don’t have any prophetic gifts but having worked with the beta versions you get a good idea how it’s shaping up.
So, no real surprises but it’s good to take an inventory of all the new features since we last wrote about Lightroom 2 here.
The concept of Lightroom is brilliant: it sort of imitates and duplicates the workflow of the old time professionals who used real darkrooms to develop their photos. Yes, it’s a pity that we still have brilliant mechanical and optical devices in perfect working order in our cupboards but no one would want to go back to the pre-digital age. Certainly not when they have tried the magic of Lightroom 3, the digital darkroom.
To keep it brief: what are the main features that I particularly like?

 

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Written by Joe Baker | 13 July 2010
Posted in Reviews - Miscellaneous

HSP 4 wheel drive buggy

Have you ever seen something mild mannered and easy to control, and still have the potential to change into a blood stirring 4 wheel drive bullet?  For some weeks now I have been test driving, or shall we say, remote controlling, a HSP 4 wheel drive buggy that has it all.  It’s a 2010 model brushless Pro version with a huge 7.2v 3300 kv motor with an ESC rated for 12 volts, with grippy tyres and a 27 mhz transmitter, 7.2 NH MH 2000 mAh battery.
 

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Written by Martin Regtien | 12 July 2010
Posted in Reviews - Digital Cameras

 

casio EX-FH100

We’re losing count here at how many Casio Point & Shoot cameras we have reviewed over the years: at least half a dozen and, not surprisingly, every new camera that lands on our desk is a great improvement over the previous one with new features and better quality. So it is with the EX-FH100.
Its High-Speed features are the prime attraction here: up to a 1000 fps is possible (with a pretty severe resolution penalty). And if you can accuse Casio of one thing it is that they cater for folks who want to have real fun with their cameras! Not a bad thing either...
So what were my findings in the short time I played with this super Slo-Mo unit?

 

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Written by Martin Regtien | 01 July 2010
Posted in Reviews - Miscellaneous

Brando Photo Studio in Action

Here’s a great solution if you have to take macro shots or images of small to medium sized products: the Brando Professional Foldable Photo Studio. Real photographers know that there’s a huge difference between just putting a product on a table in the sun and taking a picture or if you do this under controlled lighting without any background shadows.
That’s where the Brando Professional Foldable Photo Studio comes in. It provides that controlled environment with lights that have the right colour temperature in a portable setup that is not too cumbersome to take on the road or fold away in a cupboard.

 

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Written by Joe Baker | 01 July 2010
Posted in Reviews - Miscellaneous

Parkzone Trojan T28

I must admit I have been looking forward to the arrival of this plane. This is the fifth of seven remote controlled electric planes that we intend to review in separate detailed writings on this site.  Already completed reviews include: the Apprentice 15e, Mini Super Cub, Hobbyzone Champ and Cessna 182.  Reviews yet to come are the Super Cub LP and the new Cessna Classic 500.  The final article will have a compiled comparison grid on all ‘planes which will result in us bestowing the coveted Digital Reviews’ “best ‘plane” award to one of the remote controlled (RC) electric aeroplanes using a point system.  Included within this review will be short evaluations of the Phoenix Simulator and Spektrum Dx6i transmitter.

So let’s get started!

 

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