The Road Home is a poetic love story that poignantly shows us the past and the present through the eyes of a son just coming to understand love acutely desired in youth and fiercely remembered in old age. Director Zhang Yimou’s recent effort may have smacked of crass commercialism, but The Road Home is not… Read More »
Due to its bulky size and hefty weight, the Iomega Super DVD QuikTouch Video Burner isn’t the most portable of external DVD writers. However, its robust design ensures that the drive is capable of taking a few knocks, unlike some of the ultra-slim top-loading DVD writers available in the market. But what impresses me most… Read More »
Available in either white and chrome or graphite-metallic and chrome finishes, The Bug is the brainchild of PURE Digital (a leading manufacturer of DAB digital radios) and Wayne Hemingway, the original designer behind the Red Or Dead fashion label in UK. Their partnership led to the creation of a novel little digital radio, which bears… Read More »
There seems to be a new way to watch, listen to, and record DVD media every day. The DVD+RW Alliance fired the first salvo with its 8x DVD+R. Matching its effort is Pioneer and the DVD Forum with their 8x DVD-R. The DVD+RW Alliance subsequently upped the ante with dual layer (DL) DVD+R. Again, Pioneer… Read More »
Windstruck, the pseudo-sequel to the romantic comedy My Sassy Girl, starts off brightly enough, even though the opening scene has the female lead character, Yeo Kyung-jin (played by the effervescent Jun Ji-hyun), on the verge of a headlong plunge to meet her maker (or should it be her lover?). This scene sets the stage (and… Read More »
It’s easy to see why HP hasn’t captured a significant share of the digital camera market. Somehow, the company designs a camera as it would a PC. To say the Photosmart 945’s interface is unintuitive is therefore a bit of an understatement. The fiddly controls are enough to challenge average users, but for those who… Read More »