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A screen for all seasons?
Business, Richard Mcleish, Published on 02/09/2012
» We will soon laugh at the old days when monitors and TVs were separate devices. LG is helping bring that day closer with some strong hybrid monitor releases. But the technology hasn't been perfected yet. TVs have traditionally lacked the brightness and resolution of monitors, particularly as they have become bigger. And monitors have lacked the onboard technology required to reprocess images, either properly (gaming) or at all (TV).
Hitting the right note?
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 26/08/2012
» Samsung made a bold move late last year (legal issues with Apple aside) by announcing a return of the stylus for its big-screen Galaxy Note smartphone. Just when the last of the PDFs had finally ended up on the scrap heap, the Korean manufacturer reintroduced the S Pen stylus to properly navigate the huge 5.3in screen of the phone, and to good effect.
Tough Love
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 19/08/2012
» It seems that gadgets are not only getting lighter and faster, they're getting tougher too. And while the compact camera market has seen huge gains in terms of output quality, the toughness factor has come into its own this year.
Packing a pocket pico punch
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 05/08/2012
» When pico projectors stormed onto the scene a few years ago, there was excitement in the air. Suddenly consumers had access to a realm of home audio/visual equipment that had previously been reserved for the boardroom, largely because of cost. But once the hype died down, the results were a little disappointing and people went back to their LED TVs. No manufacturer has yet been able to design a projector that offers brightness, high image quality and true portability. Or have they?
Better living through technology
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 29/07/2012
» A brace of new devices designed to make your life easier
The spectre of envy
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 22/07/2012
» After being showcased at CES 2012 at the start of the year, HP's flagship notebook has finally hit Asian shelves. The HP Envy 14 Spectre has a heavy emphasis on design and predictably enough is fully loaded with all the bells and whistles you could want. But the ultraportable market isn't the open road that it was 12 months ago, with Apple recently upping the ante with its MacBook Air upgrades. So has HP balanced form and functionality? Can it take away the ultraportable crown from Apple's Airs? Or has it overstepped the budget expectations of its customers? Let's take a look at the Spectre and find out.
Go pro with the helmet hero
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 15/07/2012
» As action sports such as wakeboarding, mountain biking and even skydiving take a grip in Thailand, gadgets that enhance the experience are starting to become available too. Why not digitally record that near-death experience for the ultimate bragging rights?
Lenovo's touchy feely A720
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 08/07/2012
» We are in the era of ultra-compact computing and it's not only the shape of portable computers that is changing _ desktops are undergoing a metamorphosis as well.
Visions of life after True
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 01/07/2012
» Tired of trying to gain access to Euro 2012 at home? You're not alone. The ongoing spat between GMM Grammy and TrueVisions has exposed the flippant nature of broadcasting in the region and generated much customer resentment. It's understandable since TrueVisions' customers already fork out what many consider to be an inflated fee for their monthly service.
The glint in apple's eye
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 17/06/2012
» Tech talk last week centred on Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Fears of sounding like another PR release aside, it's a worthy discussion as the company's iPhone and iPad releases unveiled at this conference revolutionised computing and phone use, and the world.