device

device driver

Reviews Some device drivers for standard peripherals, such as keyboards or monitors, come with the computer. A program that enables peripheral devices to communicate with an operating system. Windows comes with devices drivers for thousands of peripherals.

21 December 2006, 8:27

CCD (charged-coupled device)

Reviews The 'film' in digital still cameras and camcorders, the CCD is a chip with an array of sensors that absorb light and convert the intensity of the light to electrical signals. Those signals are then sent to an analogue-to-digital converter, which...

20 December 2006, 15:32

Best flash MP3 players

Reviews So you've decided you want a skip-free, flash-based MP3 player instead of a hard disk-based device. Are you more interested in having a player that'll play music for dozens of hours or would you rather have a more feature-packed device?

13 April 2007, 16:01

Sharp LL-151-3D review

Reviews Sharp announced its first device with a 3D display -- a notebook called the Actius RD3D -- in the US towards the end of 2003. The only connector that's not on the back of the device caters for a pair of headphones; this is located on left-hand side.

Editor's rating   8

Tags: sharp, material, eye, speakers

3 November 2004, 23:00

HP iPaq rx3715 Mobile Media Companion review

Reviews HP is pitching its new iPaq rx3715 not as an organisational tool but as an entertainment device (hence the Mobile Media Companion name instead of Pocket PC). An 89mm (3.5-inch) transflective TFT screen occupies nearly the entire front of the device.

Editor's rating   7.4

Tags: hp, digital camera, universal, remote control

26 July 2004, 4:01

Buffalo LinkStation Pro review

Reviews One of the best ways of creating regular backups is with an external hard disk or network-attached storage device. It's not as capacious as the mind-boggling Buffalo Terastation, but if you're looking for a device that helps you share your files...

Editor's rating   8.1

Tags: storage, hard drive, disks, hard disk

18 August 2006, 14:26

Asono Mica (1GB) review

Reviews Funk and functionality often work at cross-purposes when combined in a single device, and the success of such a device can be divisive. But that's a mixed blessing -- both PCs and Macs see the device simply as a removable drive and no jukebox or...

Editor's rating   7

Tags: asono, adjust, cross, windows explorer

12 September 2005, 14:32

Squircle MP3 player review

Reviews The Squircle could pretentiously be called a convergence device, but it's really just a glorified card reader. Relative to the pathetic excuse of every other aspect of this device, the twin LEDs truly are astounding features.

Editor's rating   2.3

Tags: sumvision, slot, shape, reader

10 July 2007, 15:00

Orange SPV E650 review

Reviews The Orange SPV E650 is a rebranded HTC S710 -- a great device if you want an email-centric device but don't want to lug around a massive handset. If you're looking for a compact email-centric device, then this is definitely worth checking out, but...

Editor's rating   8

Tags: orange, emails, wi fi, high speed

5 July 2007, 9:45

Mio A701 review

Reviews Handhelds are convenient platforms for GPS navigation, and the current trend is for manufacturers to build the GPS receiver into the device, rather than rely on an external unit. When such a device also accommodates a mobile phone, the result could...

Editor's rating   7.5

Tags: mio, battery life, pair, windows media player

19 April 2006, 11:53

DVICO TViX HD M-6500A review

Reviews Recently, we reviewed the Popcorn Hour A-100, a media streamer capable of doing everything we wanted from such a device for a bargain basement price. There's also an Ethernet socket, which means you can connect the device to your home network and...

Editor's rating   8.5

Tags: dvico, hard drive, hdmi, hard drives

16 July 2008, 10:28

Sony Reader preview

Reviews Once upon a time during CES 2006, Sony introduced its new eBook device, the Sony Reader. The ultraportable device features a cool technology called E Ink that creates an experience in which you feel like you're reading an actual book -- except it's...

Tags: sony, books, charge, reader

10 August 2006, 10:57

T-Mobile G1 review

Reviews It's been a little more than a year since Google Android was announced and rumours of a little device called the HTC Dream started to leak onto the Web. Measuring 117mm tall by 53mm wide by 15mm deep and weighing 159g, the G1 is definitely not the...

Editor's rating   7

Tags: t-mobile, music player, finger, portrait

16 October 2008, 17:46

OQO model e2 review

Reviews The model e2 is the third iteration of OQO's acclaimed ultra mobile PC-style device. It uses finger-sensitive strips at the bottom right corner of the device, used for scrolling vertically and horizontally through documents and Web pages.

Editor's rating   6.8

Tags: oqo, ultra, hard drive, windows vista

7 November 2007, 16:08

access point

Reviews Wirelessly networked devices usually connect to a wired LAN through a hardware device called an access point. An access point can also be one of the capabilities offered by a gateway or another networking device.

20 December 2006, 14:43