Review: Dell Precision T3500 vs Lenovo ThinkStation S20 -- head-to-head
Monday 22 Jun 2009
Dell and Lenovo are among the last to bring out models based around Intel’s Nehalem platform - but the Precision T3500 and ThinkStation S20 show much potential.
Review: Olympus Pen E-P1 first look
Monday 22 Jun 2009
The Olympus E-P1 digital camera looks like a classic rangefinder model from the film era, but has much in common with a modern digital SLR, including interchangeable lenses.
Review: Canon PowerShot SX200 IS
Friday 19 Jun 2009
The PowerShot SX200 IS is Canon’s first ‘travel-zoom’ camera, a new category of cameras that put fairly long zooms onto bodies from the larger end of a company’s compact range.
Review: Adobe Acrobat.com suite
Thursday 18 Jun 2009
Adobe's Acrobat.com isn't a design tool, but being from the creative app giant and offering office-type tools that most creatives will need for the (boring) business part of their jobs, we knew you'd be interested.
Review: Adobe Flash Catalyst beta
Tuesday 16 Jun 2009
Flash Catalyst aims to make building a Web application as easy as it is to design one in Illustrator and Photoshop, allowing non-techie designers to take part.
Review: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1
Tuesday 16 Jun 2009
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 is one of the new hybrid digital cameras that can be used to shoot HD video and unusually, it features a CMOS sensor for better picture quality.
Review: Apple 15-inch MacBook Pro first look
Tuesday 16 Jun 2009
We take a look at the brand-new Apple 15-inch MacBook Pro, the heart of the Mac-maker's line of laptops for designers, illustrators, artists and animators.
Review: 2009 MacBook Pro performance benchmarks
Monday 15 Jun 2009
Following their announcement a few weeks ago, we get our hands on Apple's new 13-inch, 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pros, and put them through their paces.
Review: Bonzai3d 1.0
Thursday 11 Jun 2009
AutoDesSys’ Bonzai3d is a brand-new 3D sketching tool aimed illustrators and digital artists who want to mock up scenes in 3D, as well as 3D artists.
Review: Graphic Designer Toolbox
Monday 08 Jun 2009
Graphic Designer Toolbox is a Mac-only program targeted at design professionals, giving them tools to create buttons, textures, and other image components.
Review: Apple's Nehalem-based Xserve
Monday 08 Jun 2009
The newest Apple Xserve is very likely the fastest, most energy-efficient, and most cost-effective dual-socket 1U rack server on the market.
Review: Graphics card head-to-head - ATI Fire GL V7750 vs Quadro FX 1800 vs Quadro FX 3800
Thursday 04 Jun 2009
This month sees the release of a new board from AMD and a line of six cards from nVidia, from which we’ve picked the two with the broadest appeal to pitch head-to-head.
Review: Canon Legria HF S10
Thursday 04 Jun 2009
The Canon Legria HF S10 is a flash memory–based 'Full HD' camcorder equipped with 32GB of inbuilt storage, replacing the HF11 as the company’s flagship model.
Review: Adobe Director 11.5
Thursday 28 May 2009
Director, Adobe’s tool for creating interactive content, for both online and standalone applications, gains several key features with version 11.5.
Review: Olympus E-620
Thursday 28 May 2009
Creatives who want to make the move from a compact camera to a digital SLR but are worried about the learning curve and the bulkier size of SLRs should check out the Olympus E-620.
Review: Samsung WB500
Tuesday 26 May 2009
The Samsung WB500 is a 10.2-megapixel compact digital camera aimed at photographers with a penchant for panoramas, with a wide-angle 10x zoom lens.
Review: Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR
Thursday 21 May 2009
The FujiFilm FinePix F200EXR is a wonderfully versatile compact camera that’s capable of taking some great, hassle-free photos, though it’s not the best looking.
Review: Tiffen Dfx 2
Thursday 21 May 2009
Tiffen, one of the leading manufacturers of lens filters, has released a package of plug-in filters that simulate the effects of their real-world products.
Review: Canon Ixus 990 IS
Tuesday 19 May 2009
The Canon Ixus 990 IS is the company's new flagship compact digital camera, with a 12.1-megapixel sensor, a 5x zoom lens, HD 720p video, and an ultra-stylish design.
Review: DigiEffects Freeform AE
Monday 18 May 2009
Digieffects latest plug-in, Freeform AE, aims to bolster After Effect’s 3D toolset, allowing you to warp layers in 3D in a way that’s just not possible using the core application.
