Gadgets

Record now on RecordNow!

Sonic’s Record Now! Deluxe edition is a powerful and easy-to-use tool for CD and DVD recording. It comes bundled with Cine Player, My DVD, Record Now and a quick file archiving tool. Sonic has made very interesting changes; for instance the whole application is given a Wizard-based feel and \ a pleasant interface. Getting started [...]

Get dotty with Crazy Talk!

CrazyTalk is 3D morphing software from Reallusion which allows morphing your photos and syncing them with audio to help you create talking pictures, complete with animated emotions. The software allows you to pick any photo, resize it and place wire-frame points, simulating the facial muscle points in orderto edit them. It lets you add facial [...]

Seek and ye shall find

Most people nowadays have huge hard disks. Which is why everybody stores all kinds of documents on their machines and routinely forget what they’ve stored and where. That is precisely where software like ScopeWare Vision comes in handy. It’s like having a search engine for your hard disk-and if you choose to activate it, for [...]

No ordinary TV card

A Cheap alternative to higher-priced Media Centre PCs, the card sports an FM radio that delivers excellent reception. The PlayTV@P7000 can store several presets that you can name and sort according to your preference. Schedule and record your favourite TV serials thanks to its eDrive technology. Plus, you can e-mail your PC with the details [...]

Play it again, Sam

The Gainward Media Xtender is an external 5.1 soundcard that boasts of optical output and input, as well as a 6-in-1 card reader for Compact Flash, Smart Media Card, Memory Stick, Secure Digital Card, MultiMedia Card and Microdrive. It also has two USB 2.0 ports for additional connections to other devices. The package includes a [...]

Super trooper

Its name rather suits this USB external drive- it is a super DVD writer! Capable of reading and writing all kinds of DVD media, it also deals with all types of CDs. This external writer not only looks cool but also comes with software that is easy to use- software like Hot Burn Pro and [...]

Prescott express

Probably the last in line for the Socket 478, the Pentium 4 Prescott 3.4E GHz is an improvement over its older brother, the 3.2 GHz Prescott. It features a higher clock speed while maintaining the same thermal specifications. The 3.4 GHz Prescott has optimized Hyper Threading which enhances audio and video applications. The P4 3.4E [...]

Master blaster

The JBL 5.1 speaker system is quite a la mode; the subwoofer has logic buttons for volume control and the output mode-optical/coaxial/TV/Aux. The speakers can be connected to the Audio Out of a TV. This output can be ‘up­mixed’to 5.1 surround. Unfortunately, these are the only analog connections provided and that too just two channel. [...]

Inspire 5700 -The verdict

The bass is not very powerful, so this system works just fine for a small room. There is just enough power in them for a setup like this without makingyou stone deaf. The satellites are much like their Creative cousins-great for multimedia setups and quite good reproduction of high frequency notes. For: Can decode DTS, [...]

The Muse

The Inspire 5700 is a 5.1 speaker system with a digital decoder. It accepts optical as well as coaxial inputs-so make sure that you have a soundcard like the Creative Audigy2 or Z5 with the extra drive, which has these outputs. Analog inputs are also provided on the decoder but onIy for the rear and [...]

 
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