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Rockband 2 Brings Down the House! Senior associate editor Danny Allen gets his hands on Rockband 2 and decides it's time to get the band back together again! Now available for the Xbox 360 (and soon for the PlayStation 3 and the Wii), the game includes wireless controllers, more songs and greater opportunity for customization. Check it out as the lads rock super hard! Tags: rockband hero rockband2 band xbox 360 playstation wii guitar game wireless controller videgame songs music audio |
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Apple's Newest iPods Apple announced the latest version of its iPods in San Francisco, and we were lucky enough to get our hands on the new Nano and Touch. Take a look at their slimmer form-factors, greater storage, more competitive pricing, updated software, and other new features. Tags: jobs apple ipod nano classic touch mp3 storage music audio itunes |
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Efficiency Tips for Digital Photographers Working with images on your PC can take up valuable shooting time for digital photographers. Here are some tips to save you time and get you back to shooting photos rather than fiddling around with pixels in an image editor. Tags: images camera photography digital PC pixel shooting photo technology |
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Navigating Photos in 3D with Photosynth Photosynth.net takes your large collection of photos of a place or an object, analyzes them for similarities, and then reconstructs them in 3D space. You can navigate through a scene to see photos from multiple angles. Senior Associate Editor Danny Allen takes a look. Tags: photosynth program software photos 3d space collection synth navigate angle view application collaborative |
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Beauty and the Beast: Two Power Laptops to Love Senior editor Darren Gladstone takes a look at two powerful laptops, the Sony VAIO VGN-FW198U/H and the Micro Express JFL9226. Both devices use Intel's Centrino processor and have roughly the same hardware specs, but the two PCs are visual opposites. One of them is a fantastic performer that achieved a very impressive score in our Worldbench tests, while the other has a great widescreen LCD screen that's perfect for viewing movies. Tags: laptops sony vaio micro express intel centrino processor hardware beauty beast widescreen lcd screen movie |
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iPhone 3G Torture Tests In our second annual iPhone Stress Tests, Senior Editor Tim Moynihan applied a serious beating to the Apple iPhone 3G using keys, breakfast cereal, water, dish soap, and city sidewalks. Tags: iphone 3g mac macworld pcworld how to wreck an torture test stress |
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A First Look at Apple's iPhone 3G Jason Snell, Editorial Director of sister publication MacWorld, takes a quick look at the iPhone 3G and talks about the newest features. And he provides tips for folks who already have one of the original iPhones, as well as for prospective first-time owners. Tags: apple iphone macworld pcworld iphone3g 3G phone gadget |
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Spore: From Cell to Galactic God Senior Editor Darren Gladstone went to the kickoff event for the release of the first module from the highly anticipated new video game Spore. The Creature Creator component of the game lets users design personalized monsters that can be shared online. Gamers can import these creatures into the full version of the game, which Maxis says will be released in September. The final version of the game will feature gameplay that involves creating a cellular creature that you can evolve into a tribe of sentient beings which can try to leave their home planet and populate the galaxy. Tags: spore game pc world |
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$1000 Exoskeleton Turns Your Movements Into Music Associate editor Danny Allen takes a look at the GypsyMIDI MIDI controller, a suit that uses upper body movements to operate any MIDI-compatible hardware instrument or music creation software (including Ableton Live, ProTools, Cubase, Logic Audio, Traktor DJ Studio, VST plug-ins and more!) Tags: midi suit ableton pro tools pcworld |
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How to Solve Sluggish Internet Surfing Does your Web browser seems to be acting up? Does surfing the Internet seem to take forever? If so, follow these simple tips and tricks to get Internet Explorer or Firefox back on track. Tags: pc world vista windows how to tips sluggish surfing speed up |
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The Pen of the Future Senior Editor Tim Moynihan finally gets what he's been waiting for: A digital pen! The Mobile Digital Scribe from IOGEAR is a stylus setup that consists of a pen and a receiver that captures handwriting and translates it via OCR software into text documents. Tags: pcworld PC World gadgets Pen of the future |
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Weird Stuff: Bug Tech Assistant Editor Greg Adler takes a look at some unusual gadgets created for budding entomologists, including a remote control tarantula and a motion-sensor activated Venus Fly Trap. Tags: PC World weird stuff greg adler bug tech bugs |
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Weird Stuff: Bathroom Tech Assistant Editor Greg Adler takes a look at some unusual tech gadgets for the bathroom, including a device that whitens your teeth with music and an iPod dock/toilet paper holder. Tags: PC World weird stuff greg adler bathroom ipod dock toilet paper teeth whitening |
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Two Monitors: Better Than One? Assistant Editor Greg Adler takes a look at Samsung's 2263DX 22-inch widescreen LCD monitor that features a secondary 7-index screen. While a little pricey, this dual-monitor setup might be perfect if your desk space is severely constrained. Tags: samsung widescreen pc world dual |
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MacAirBoot_Comp.mov One Small Problem With the MacBook Air . . . After you plunk down $1,800 for that MacBook Air, you may want to fork over some more dough for an external USB optical drive. This video shows the best reason why. Tags: mac book air pcworld macworld |
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How to Improve Windows Vista's Performance If you're tired of Windows Vista's sluggish performance, follow these tips and techniques to speed up your operating system's responsiveness. Tags: pc world vista windows how to tips |
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How to Start Up Your PC Faster Does your PC start up too slowly? Check out our tips and quick fixes to help get your machine up and running faster. Tags: pcworld pc fast startup |
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$30,000 Dream PC Giveaway! PC World is giving away a $30,000 Dream PC! see the full Dream PC prize description and get instructions to enter at: www.pcworld.com/article/id,141628/article.html No purchase necessary to enter or win. Void where prohibited. The Dream PC Giveaway is open to residents of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are at least 13 years of age and are registered members of PCWorld.com at the time of entry. The Giveaway opened 1/22/08 and ends 3/31/08. One entry per person. The Giveaway is subject to the Official Rules. Read the official Dream PC rules at: www.pcworld.com/resource/dreampcrules.html Parts for the Dream PC provided by Tiger Direct www.tigerdirect.com Tags: dream pc pcworld giveaway contest win $30 000 |
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Flight Sims, Mind-Controlled Headsets, and More Senior writer Darren Gladstone takes a tour of the show floor at the Game Developers Conference 20008 and finds a force-feedback helmet, a $3000 flight simulator, a brainwave-based input device, and a home-theater light show. Tags: flight sims mind controll gladstone game developers conference |
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Slacker Portable Internet Radio The Slacker Portable Internet Radio is an MP3 player with free ad-supported or paid music service is a brilliant concept, but buggy hardware marred the experience. Watch this video to learn out more about the device and about senior editor Tim Moynihan's surprising taste in music. Tags: slacker internet portable radio pc world |