The most recent Hardware articles from Personal Computer World

Review: Toshiba G450 USB modem

Will Stapley — 2008-07-23T14:00:00.000Z

Will Stapley, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 23 July 2008 at 14:00:00

An HSDPA modem that doubles as a mobile phone and MP3 player

Mobile broadband is booming and commuters across the country are plugging 3G USB modems into their laptops while on the train....

Run your office from a portable device

Chris Wiles — 2008-07-23T10:30:00.000Z

Chris Wiles, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 23 July 2008 at 10:30:00

You can carry important applications and data with you on devices such as iPods rather than using a laptop

Despite the popularity of laptops, smart mobiles such as Blackberry, iPhone or Windows Mobile devices are often the choice for people wanting to stay in touch with friends and colleagues....

Review: Asus P5Q Pro motherboard

Simon Crisp — 2008-07-22T10:00:00.000Z

Simon Crisp, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 22 July 2008 at 10:00:00

A board with Intel’s latest chipset and plenty of overclocking potential

The P5Q Pro is built around Intel’s new mainstream chipset, the P45 Express. This chipset supports bus speeds up to 1,333MHz and both DDR3 and DDR2 memory; with DDR2 memory,...

Review: Avermedia Hybrid STB 1080i digital set-top box

Emil Larsen — 2008-07-21T14:00:00.000Z

Emil Larsen, Personal Computer World, Monday 21 July 2008 at 14:00:00

Freeview or analogue TV direct to your monitor

The STB 1080i digital set-top box sits between your PC and monitor and, at the flick of a button, outputs Freeview or analogue TV to your monitor....

Review: Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty soundcard

Niall Magennis — 2008-07-21T10:00:00.000Z

Niall Magennis, Personal Computer World, Monday 21 July 2008 at 10:00:00

This Soundblaster PCI Express card is designed specifically for gamers

Although the latest gaming PCs are fitted with faster PCI Express card slots, most soundcards are still designed to be plugged into older, slower PCI slots....

Review: Oakley Split Thump MP3 sunglasses

Paul Lester — 2008-07-18T14:00:00.000Z

Paul Lester, Personal Computer World, Friday 18 July 2008 at 14:00:00

A pair of MP3 player glasses that actually look the part

Oakley’s Split Thump sunglasses are another attempt to combine technology with eyewear – in this case, a digital music player....

Review: Advent 4211 notebook PC

Emil Larsen — 2008-07-18T13:21:00.000Z

Emil Larsen, Personal Computer World, Friday 18 July 2008 at 13:21:00

A rebranded MSI Wind with a great price and excellent usability

This is the MSI Wind. Well, not exactly, but the Advent 4211 is identical in terms of hardware. In a nutshell, MSI has sold its design to PC World, where...

Review: Qnap NVR-1012 video surveillance system

Paul Monckton — 2008-07-18T10:00:00.000Z

Paul Monckton, Personal Computer World, Friday 18 July 2008 at 10:00:00

This compact kit enables you to set up a video security system in minutes

The NVR-1012 is a network-attached storage (Nas) device with some very specific added functionality. It can be used as a basic Nas, with the usual network file sharing and user...

Review: Humax Foxsat-HD Freesat receiver

Will Stapley — 2008-07-17T10:00:00.000Z

Will Stapley, Personal Computer World, Thursday 17 July 2008 at 10:00:00

Get free-to-air HD channels via satellite

A joint venture by the BBC and ITV, Freesat provides free-to-air TV, including HD channels, via satellite. Various Freesat set-top boxes have appeared on the market, with the Foxsat-HD from...

Review: Irex Iliad Book Edition ebook reader

Clive Akass — 2008-07-16T14:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 16 July 2008 at 14:00:00

This reader has an interactive epaper screen – but don’t throw out your bookshelves just yet

Book publishers have so far escaped the kind of disruption IT caused to the music and film industries, and most seem to believe this will continue....

Review: Toshiba Portégé G910 Windows smartphone

Tim Smith — 2008-07-16T10:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 16 July 2008 at 10:00:00

The phone that thinks it’s a notebook

As powerful as modern mobile devices are, they suffer when it comes to inputting data. The Toshiba Portégé G910 aims to address this by providing a full keyboard inside a...

Set up your iPod as a portable device

Chris Wiles — 2008-07-15T17:44:00.000Z

Chris Wiles, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 15 July 2008 at 17:44:00

Set up your iPod as a portable device

Review: Viewsonic VA2626wm 26in TFT

Paul Monckton — 2008-07-15T10:00:00.000Z

Paul Monckton, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 15 July 2008 at 10:00:00

A large screen with good, but not exceptional, performance

With a native resolution of 1,920x1,200 pixels, this display gives the same level of on-screen detail as a 24in monitor....

Review: Hanns.G HG281DJ 28in TFT

Paul Monckton — 2008-07-14T10:00:00.000Z

Paul Monckton, Personal Computer World, Monday 14 July 2008 at 10:00:00

A super-sized, high-quality display at an affordable price

The first thing you notice about this display is its 28in size. Not simply the physical dimensions of the screen, but also the enlarged type and icons....

Review: Binatone T430 satellite navigation

Paul Lester — 2008-07-11T11:58:00.000Z

Paul Lester, Personal Computer World, Friday 11 July 2008 at 11:58:00

A new entry into the GPS market from Binatone, with an interesting feature

With its range of fairly basic, but effective, navigators that perform very well on the road, Binatone has impressed in the past....