iRiver’S mp3 players have consistently impressed us with their solid design and decent build quality, and this latest L-Player takes the range a step further. Similar to the Clix 2 in design, it features the unusual D Click system, which entails depressing the edges of the screen to navigate the player’s interface rather than clicking buttons. The results is an incredibly small player-it’s just 60 x 13 x42mm-but one that still manages to squeeze in a bright, watchable 2in screen (the same size as the iPod nano’s). Sound quality is excellent, audio file format support takes in Ogg and Flac as well as the usual WMA and MP3, nad there’s a raft of features including an FM radio, voice recording and video playback at up to 30fps. An excellent alternative to the nano,and cheaper too.
A wonderful waterproof novelty , but better cameras overall can be had for the price.
The latest pistol –grip Xacti is an update to the company’s previous waterproof model, the VPC-CA65EW. Rather than attempting to beat the competition on storage capacity, price or even image quality, Sanyo has instead gone after the niche market of swimmers, surfers and holidaymakers who want the novelty of a submersible camcorder.
A midrange 6200-based card that delivers
When Nvidia inveiled its G200GPU, we were immediately drawn to the shiny, speedy GeForce GTX 280. Why wouldn’t we be? With the high core and memory clocks and 240 stream processors to churn through the toughest shaders, it was sexy and fast. We were less excited about 260, which sported 192 stream processors and slower clocks speeds but cost about $100 less than the 280( at the time). Since then ,ATI has released its R700-based Radeon 4870, which outperforms the original 260 but cost the same amount.
