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Digital Imaging
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Editorial
Anyone who travels any
appreciable amount on
business knows the
value of packing light.
wealth of laptops that have a hard time offering more
than a few hours away from a power outlet. Likewise,
as PDA devices try to do more, incorporating faster
processors, brighter colour screens, movie playing,
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closets vacationers haul sharply.
around the airport are of If micro fuel cell technology manages to catch on, some editorial
Editor-In-Chief Andrew Moorc-Crinp,,
little use to the business of the immediate problems will be solved; methanol andrewSpp^sh^
traveler. Rather, carry-on fuel cells would be relatively inexpensive to produce Editorial Assistant Erin Bet
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sized rolling suitcases and a laptop bag or similar are and would be readily available to power the myriad
devices that travel with us every day. Getting one onto Contributing Editors Sean Carruihjr
the order of the day. Ray Richards, Lee Rickv,CM
Experienced business travelers are often the first ones a plane however might not be a simple or indeed a pos- Marc Saltzman, David Tanaka
standing after the airplane’s seat belt light is turned off sible task. Art Director Steven Stoner
... the more eager among them perhaps even before. Until a better solution becomes available, can’t we at
The cell phone comes out as soon as it’s declared OK, least ask that everything that can possibly be charged Advertising Sales
and, suitcase in tow, the business traveler races past via USB do so? It just makes sense: one laptop, one V.P. Salos Chris Co'e
baggage claim, required traveling documents in hand power supply, a bunch of devices and a few USB charg- chrisOppublish'njQ
to get ahead in the airport rat race. First one to a cab (or ing cables to keep the weight down. The first devices I ONTARIO/TORONTO
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data device and a link back to the office, email and Heather Knight I
instant messenger programs. PDAs that shrink and Conrad Lew writes: I enjoyed your article on NAS and heather@ppubiishir.ga
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tiny “smart phone" size. Laptops that fulfill their currently contemplating ways to create a robust MONTREAL Karim Sahnine
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weight, powerful and easy to use, and that offer long anti-spam protection at the router level and then layer Business Group
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MagicEotor Engine alongside the biggest extra vividness and a little extra quality to each image."
LCD d-sp'ay currently available in
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930B, 920T and 193P. “We're not limiting it to our higher-end monitors;
by tne second half of this year, every Samsung monitor will have the
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and blues displayed on a MagicColor-equipped monitor and optimizes
them to appear natural to the human eye. According to Andrew Chun,
manager of IT product marketing, the RGB colours are altered and can
be customized to individual preferences while leaving skin tones intact.
Users select from four modes: ‘without image optimization, demo mode
where the screen is divided to demonstrate the appreciable difference
between two halves displaying the image with MagicColor turned on
and off, MagicColor 1 for enhancing colour except in the skin tones, and
MagcCotor 2 for full colour enhancement including skin tones.
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Test; Lab: Camera phones

From cunosity to burgeoning social trend to standard equipment, camera­
eq- pped cell phones’ relatively short ride thus far has happened at an
acce'erated pace.
While they're still not ready for their supposed prime time, competing
with stand-alone point-and-shoot digital cameras, they've certainly made
a lot of progress fast. Whether or not camera phones will ever in fact
compete in the same space as consumer digicams is something of a con­
tested issue in itself.
The inferior optics and generic image capture planes found in a camera-
equipped cell phone are understandable; the cell phone market is a very
price-competitive one and the handsets themselves are often subsidized
by service providers in exchange for a hefty commitment in the form of a
one-, two- or even three-year contract requirement. However understand­
able these shortcomings may be, relatively poor quality images aren't
acceptable when trying to document family life, a special event or trip.
Similarly, while flash-equipped camera phones are readily available - two
of the models in our roundup are so equipped - the flashes aren’t the
xenon gas flash tubes found in point-and-shoot cameras. Rather, in order
to conserve battery life and keep the size down, they use bright LEDs that
are good for illuminating the area in front of the lens but insufficient when
any distance is introduced.
Camera-equipped cell phones aren’t the novelty they were even recently.
Their uses are many and while they won't replace standard point-and-
shoot digicams any time soon (if at all), they're perfect for snapping
quick and dirty photographs and provide a more visual means of commu­
nication beyond talk and text.

LG 535
The LG 535 s bag of tricks is deeper than others in this roundup. It incor­
porates a 1.3 megapixel camera and LED flash while maintaining a fairly
• small footprint. The face of the phone is relatively free of button clutter
• while still allowing users access to some functions, including picture
| taking. The number pad is hidden under the screen I earpiece section that
! slides about half way up the handset, revealing the mouthpiece. In addi-
• tion, the phone packs in an MP3 player that, while initially confusing to
( navigate, can play selections from an optional Mini SD card inserted into a
| slot cn the top of the device. However, with no apparent means for PC con-
I nectivity, music transfer to SD card must occur outside the phone. Users
can listen through a compatible headset or through the device’s own
speaker with surprising volume and clarity, which is perfect if yelling into
the phone on the morning commute isn’t quite annoying enough for
others around - or for other, more legitimate uses like having your own
walking music.
Not surprisingly owing to its higher than the average resolution, the pic­
tures the LG 535 generates are of the highest overall image quality in our
tests. At 1.3-megapixel and with sub-par optics (relative to point and
shoot) however, the LG 535 is nowhere near ready to replace even entry­
level digital cameras. The lens is also positioned in such a way that it's
right where the index finger seems to naturally come to rest (or at least
where my index finger comes to rest) making things a little awkward. A
few of the test shots taken with the LG 535 accidentally had my finger
showing at the bottom of the picture. Fifteen-second video clips can also
be captured.
Real estate agents and the like may enjoy the convenience of carrying
one device that is both a phone and camera. For this use specifically, the
535 is well suited. The pictures it takes aren't suitable for printing even a
four-by-six with any quality, however for printed pages like a real estate
agent's house fact sheet complete with small pics, it is ideal.

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THE WINNER:
Congratulations to Marian Hashimoto of Richmond, British Colombia whose
image was selected from emong the great shots submitted for the April
"Spring is in the Air"-themed Photo Spree contest.

“Tulipland” was captured using a Canon EOS-1 OD and was tweaked in Adobe
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For submitting the winning image, Marian wins the Lexmark P315 Snapshot
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 ■ 7ranstern.-’g pictures, however. requires that they either be sent from the
phone as data c> cop.ed to a Mini SO card and transferred directly.
•*2ocm function only available tn 840x480 and lower resolution.
Samsung SPH-a680
The Samsung SPH-a680 is a service
provider's dream come true. Once pic­
tures are taken, the only ways for
users to get them off is to send them
via email (hence incurring data
charges), send as an MMS (multime­
dia message service) message, or
upload them to the Web, again with
data charges. The phone offers
neither direct to PC, Bluetooth or
infrared connection, which is a nega­
tive point for anyone looking to pull
pictures or video clips off the phone to
share around without charge. For
mobile bloggers and those used to
sending pictures back and forth, or for
those with an unlimited data service
I plan, it's not likely to be a big issue.
The connection limitations are a
shame, given that the a680 is a rela­
tively inexpensive phone and one that
is being actively promoted by service
providers tied to a service contract,
making it accessible to a larger group
of potential users.
The SPH-a680 offers some of the
most fun modes of the camera
phones tested. Users can snap
photos using more than a dozen “fun frames" such as a football helmet or
Afro hairdo surrounding the subject’s face. While shots using these
frames are further reduced in size from the 640x480 maximum resolu­
tion, they're fun to play around with and they make the ultimate instant
messaging icons, if users are inclined to pull them off the phone.
The phone is also video-ready and can record short clips of up to 15
seconds, and has the neat added feature of a “video light’ - a fairly bright
LED behind a diffusing filter that lights the scene a few feet in front of the
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lens. This light can also be triggered in bursts while in camera mode and
lights the scene before capture, which makes catching darker scenes
easier.
If you give someone a camera phone to play with, it's a safe bet that the
first picture that person takes will be a self-portrait. There's a good chance
that many subsequent pictures will be of the same ilk. While some other
manufacturers place a self-portrait mirror beside the lens, the SPH-a680
takes it a step further. When in camera mode, the second display will
show a camera icon. However, if the clamshell phone is closed in camera
mode, the second display will show an image of what the camera is
seeing, allowing for much easier self-portraiture. While this feature isn't
unique in this roundup, the second screen seems to be of the highest
quality, and as such shows a better picture and is generally more usable.
Nokia 6620
While the 6620’s odd shape may not be everyone’s cup of tea, its pictures
show up the best of any in our roundup on the device's own screen.
Practically speaking, that's where pictures will be viewed most of the
time.
Pictures can be transferred to a PC or other device using either infrared or
Bluetooth connections, or can be sent as data. A proprietary connection to
USB cable comes in the box allowing for direct connection and has an
MMC (multimedia card) slot under
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most versatile of the phones •v
tested where connection is NOKIA
concerned.
Users also have the ability to
record video clips of up to 10
minutes at 126x144 or 128x96
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colours that are fairly rich and true and avoids much of the digital noise
that plagues other low resolution cameras.
Cramming a fairly large screen into a one-piece cell phone design is a
questionable decision however. The screen is exposed and is likely to get
scratched up if kept in a pocket. Also, in keeping the size down - the 6620
is about as long as a standard one piece cell phone handset but notice­
ably wider - the numeric keypad is crammed into a tiny space at the
bottom of the phone.
Motorola Razr U3
Easily the most stylish of any of the phones tested, the Razr V3 holds its
own in the camera-equipped phone category without difficulty.
While it is wider than most other clamshell phones, the V3 is about as thin
as they come. Also, as a clamshell, the large main screen and keypad are
well-protected if the phone is stored in a pocket as opposed to in the
included leather belt clip. The smaller second screen and camera lens
aren't so fortunate, however.
The second screen seems to be of low quality, especially when
compared to the nice, bright main screen. While it does display the image
captured by the lens when the phone is closed in camera mode, making it
easier to take self-portraits, the general graininess and dimness make
things a little more difficult than with other phones, especially in
low-light situations.
On the main screen, pictures show up well and within reason, and low
light doesn’t present a problem when viewing through the camera lens.
The V3’s bright main screen is the biggest of any of the phones submitted,
and is best suited to showing off pictures captured with the device.
With onboard Bluetooth, users can connect with other Bluetooth-er--rJvj
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devices to pull pictures stored in the phones own memory Connecvr.g
with other phones, a Pocket PC and a laptop PC via Bluetooth adapter
was a simple process. The V3 has the added security benefit of requiring
users to make the phone ‘visible" to other Bluetooth devices. Choosing »o
do so makes the phone discoverable for a period of 60 seconds as j
opposed to the always-on or always-off options more often seen Once a 1
device is "paired" with the V3, the phone is always visible to it, whether
broadcasting or not.
The numeric keypad, menu and directional keys take some getting
used to since they don't travel as far as other phones and because
there are few tactile reference points. This is especially true of the
directional buttons at the top of the phone. Big hands will have a hard
time not pushing the surrounding keys when trying to navigate with the
directional pad.
While the phone has a USB connector on the left hand side, it is 1
currently only useful for charging the phone; no software drivers for PCs
have yet been released and no plans for such drivers have been
formally announced.
Pictures captured in direct light tend to take on a strange and very notice­
able red caste, whether under indoor or outdoor light.
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. Digital Imaging
An evening with a master portraitist
Al Gilbert addresses the PPOC convention
"You spend one minute with me and I’ll pick out the best angle, the right
lens and the right i’ghting" Al Gilbert is addressing a friendly crowd -
members cf the Professional Photographers of Canada at their annual
convention called Impact 2005 in downtown Calgary. It's the organization
the master portrait photographer helped establish in 1970.
i "If I had to tell you of only one item that’s made me successful, it's facial
analysis/ he says, and tonight he’s revealing a little of what he's learned
about it. 'You're painting with light. You're picking out the right angle, and
eliminating anything that's not going to work for you."
A couple of dramatic slide sequences bring the point home. In one, Gilbert
shows three shots of Bill Clinton taken from Clintons televised debates
i with Senator Dole. In one shot, one of Clinton's eyes looks smaller than the
other. 'When he turned his head to the right, the eye looked almost closed,
but when he turned his head to the left, both eyes looked normal,” says
Gilbert. "I couldn’t wait to send him a letter and say, ‘if you don't start
looking the other way, you’re not going to be president'." For the punch
line, Gilbert shows a picture of the letter that he received back from Clinton
thanking him and then comments, “and in his State of the Union address
he was looking the other way."
He shows some unflattering stills of George W. Bush, where his eyes are
deeply shadowed. 'Where the hell are his people? They should know that
if the man has deep set eyes and you bring the lights in from the top, there
are no eyes."
A series of studio shots demonstrates another point about facial analysis:
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the human face is not symmetrical, and choosing which side to place the
primary lighting on is an important key to a successful portrait. He shows
three images, one of a normal face, one created from two left sides, and
the third created from two right sides (by flipping the image so that right
becomes left, splitting the image in half and then combining the left or
right of the original with the flipped left or right of the copy to create a com­
plete face). In one of the composites, the face shows a smile, but in the
other, there's a distinct sinister gaze.
Facial analysis may be the primary substance in Gilbert's work, but the
application of specific techniques is what has given his portraits their
unique style. Take lens choices. Pick up any book on photography and
you'll be told that a medium telephoto is the “ideal" lens for portraiture.
Don't use a wide angle, you’ll be told, because it has an unflattering influ­
ence on facial features. It’s a good thing Al Gilbert didn't heed that advice,
because some of his most distinctive portraits are made not only with
wide angle, but also with fish-eye lenses. It's a signature style.
After seeing photos of politicians and other figures photographed against
a backdrop that communicated something about their occupation - the
prime minister framed by the Parliament Buildings, for example - Gilbert
says he was inspired “to marry the individual with the background. That
got me into wide-angle portraiture. Once I came up with that style I was off
to the races."
Al Gilbert's talk was called ‘The history of photography from glass plates to
digital" and part of it was a retrospective look at the Gilbert studio in
Toronto that was founded by his father. He showed the camera his father
used - wooden construction, a brass lens cap that he removed and
replaced for exposure since the camera had no shutter, and glass plates.
He said his father used only window light, and later in his own career
Gilbert said he rediscovered window light, and recreating that type of light­
ing became another signature characteristic of his portrait style.
As for his move to digital, Gilbert said around four years ago he received a
call from his son, also a photographer, who told him that if he didn't get
into digital he’d go bankrupt. "I’m the only photographer that’s worked in
photography from the time of glass plates to digital," he says with some
satisfaction.
The studio has embraced digital, but Gilbert reminisces about pre-digital
days. Back then, he developed a couple of unusual techniques to throw the
background out of focus, thereby enhancing his portraits. After describing
them in some detail, he concludes: “Isn’t it funny that it took me four years
to learn all these damn things and now I can do them within Photoshop."
By David Tanaka
Far left: Al Gilbert used an
Olympus E-lto take this
portrait of Ann Monteith,
president of the
Professional Photographers
of America, during the
Impact 2005 convention.
Left: Al Gilbert answers
questions during the Impact
2005 convention.
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• The digital shape of things to come
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545. This camera is supposed to be ready for market in 2006.
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:y sens for around $3,300 while Phase One digital backs for medium
format cameras sell for 516,000 ano up, so the 645 would likely fall
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02X ($6,000) and Canon EOS IDS (59,500]. But before you take
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years ago by cameras like those in the Minolta X series, which were less than 25
mm thick. Now, expect to see five megapixel models that are 20 mm thick, or less
than 15 mm in the case of Sony's Cybershot TZ The main body of the T? is actual­
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become known as a “folded path optical system" to allow it to work in such a thin
body. A few other manufacturers have announced their own variations on this
ultra-thin theme, including Fujifilm with its Z1 (18.6 mm thick) and Nikon with its I
CoolPix SI (197 mm thick) and Pentax with its Optio S5n (21mm thick).
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Kodak Canada recently briefed HUB on its new line of digital cameras, and its Z line
now incorporates 18 pre-programmed shooting modes. Shooting modes are a
somewhat under-publicized feature of most digital cameras. While an advanced
photographer would know how to set up the camera for an outdoor scenic or a por­
trait or to compensate for snow or backlighting, beginners or casual users don't
know or don't want to know the technical details of such things as aperture, shut­
ter speed or depth of field. Shooting modes do this for you by picking the optimal
settings for a variety of situations. 1
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 Directions & Hours
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Our 17th Year
550 Alden Rd.. Unit #110 1 Block West of Warden Avenue
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 Our 17th Year Directions & Hours
5 Lights North of Stssles Avenus
550 Alden Rd., Unit #110
Markham, Ontario L3R 6A8 1 Block West of Warden Avenue
Telephone: (905)470-1425 2 Hours: Monday - Friday: 9am - 6pm
Fax:(905)470-9556 Saturday & Sundays: Closed
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Most receivers today support multiple audio formats - the list of sup­

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The drive hooks directly to your computer’s USB port, which provides
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from the first Star Wars trilogy.
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c-documentaries, one of which showcases how the special effects team Among the extensive supplemental material included in the Special
managed to puli off all of the films’ stunts in the em before digital Collector's Edition DVD released last Christmas is a fascinating commen-
effects technology tary that provides insight from a naval pilot who flew aircraft in the film as
A yea- less a day after the lelease of Raiders came another phenomenal- well as a retired Admiral who acted as a technical advisor.
ly successful Spielberg picture: E.T. the Extra Terrestrial. This heartwarm- In July 1991, Joe Moviegoer’s blockbuster expectations were forever
ing film about an alien stranded on Earth imparted a wealth of enduring changed upon the release of Terminator 2: Judgement Day, a movie with
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course, the title character's glow- The age of digital effects had ostensibly arrived with T2, as it was called,
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tures beautiful blemish-free digi- the influence of T2's special effects on subsequent filmmakers.
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theatrical release of E.T. as well as dinosaurs seen in 1993's Jurassic Park. Earning nearly a billion dollars
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was reworked to add scenes chomping apatosauruses, and terrifying T-Rexes.
and enhance special effects. The Collector's Edition DVD continues the audience's Mesozoic Era educa-
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the first major Hollywood hit for animation process.
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Star Wars
audiences a spectacular science-fiction epic with special effects deliv­
(part of the Star Wars Trilogy boxed set)
ering destruction on a scale unlike anything audiences had
Originally released; May 25, 1977
seen before. Total worldwide gross: $798M
On July 4. they made good their promise. Independence Day provided
civilization devastation by the ton, including a spectacular sequence Raiders of the Lost Ark (part of The
that involved the flattening of New York City — the first of three Big Adventures of Indiana Jones boxed set)
Originally released; June 12. 1981
Apple assaults carried out by the Devlin/Emmerich team [the others
Total worldwide gross: $384M
can be seen in Godzilla and The Day After Tomorrow).
The Limited Edition Independence Day DVD includes a multi-story E.T. the Extra Terrestrial: Collector's Edition
option that allows viewers to watch either the original theatrical version Originally released: June 11. 1982
Total worldwide gross: $776M
or a new extended cut that sheds light on several story elements,
including the aliens’ motives. Top Gun: Special Collector’s Edition
The CGI assault on New York continued with Armageddon, a remarkably Originally released: May 16. 1986
successful collaboration between uber-producer Jerry Bruckheimer Total worldwide gross: $345M
and notable action film director Michael Bay. In the film's breathtaking
T2: Extreme DVD
opening sequence, a meteor shower pounds through the city's sky­
Originally released: July 3. 1991
scrapers like baseballs through picture windows. Total worldwide gross: $517M
So impressive was this half-billion dollar blockbuster that Criterion
Collection, a company best known for producing high-end collectors’ Jurassic Park (Collector's Edition)
DVDs of hard-to-find cinema classics, worked with Bay to personally Originally released: June 11. 1993
Total Worldwide gross: $919M
supervise the creation of an exclusive director's cut that contains nine
minutes of previously unseen film footage presented in a new Independence Day (Limited Edition)
digital transfer. Originally released: July 3. 1996
Box office records are shattered nearly every summer, but the 2002 Total worldwide gross: $813M
adaptation of one of the most cherished comic book heroes of all time,
Armageddon (Criterion Collection)
Spider-Man, has managed to hold on to several of the milestones it
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achieved, including that most coveted of box office trophies: highest Total worldwide gross: $555M
grossing weekend (it earned about S115 million in three days).
The two-disc Special Edition Spider-Man DVD is jammed with supple­ Spider-Man (Special Edition)
Originally released: May 3, 2002
mental material, including an historical documentary and a look at
Total worldwide gross: $B22M
some of the artists noted for drawing the web-slinging Wall Crawler.
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WiMAX 1802 16' is a new standard that will
prwide the digital glue used to bmd ex.sting
WiFi liotspots together mtn one cohesive net
work Based on microwave technology this
new medium is capable of extremely high
bandwidth and theoretical ranges ol up to 50
km Read a good synopsis at
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that day, or will I instead select from among the thou­
sands of specialized Internet-based channels that
cater directly to the type of information or entertain­
ment I am interested in? Will I simply trust what the
news commentators tell me on my local television
station, or will I decide for myself what to believe
based on aggregated reports offering differing per­
spectives collected from throughout the globe? In
fact, will I even bother sitting down to watch them
rehash what I already know ... according to their
schedule? Am I going to pay for a long distance call at
home or am I going to use Voice over IP from wherev­
er I happen to be? Will I be forced to pay for my
Internet access from one of two sources (cable or
DSL) or will my options be significantly more varied?
I could go on and on, but I think you're beginning to
get the picture.
The problems
To me, this all sounds great. However, the de facto
monopolies in their respective areas will certainly
not be going quietly into the night. In fact, industry-
backed bills restricting municipalities from providing
Internet access are being tabled all over the United
States. In Texas, Bill HB 789 would impose one of the
most draconian sets of regulations governing munic­
ipal involvement in communications by stating:
‘A municipality or municipally-owned utility may not,
directly or indirectly, on its own or with another enti­
ty, offer to the public a service as a network provider;
or any telecommunications or network service, with­
out regard to the technology platform used to provide
the service." This in effect even restricts local gov­
ernments from providing free Internet access within
schools and libraries! On the other hand, how fair is it
that municipalities can use public money to effec­
tively eliminate existing private competition in the
ISP realm? The fight concerning stewardship over
Internet access has just begun and we should defi­
nitely be paying attention to our southern neighbours
in order to ensure that reasonable solutions are
applied here in Canada.
Finally, there are enormous security concerns in
moving to a wireless-only network Commonly avail­
able security measures such as WEP (Wired
Equivalent Privacy) in wireless routers provide laugh­
able levels of protection - and that's assuming peo­
ple even enable them! In my experience locally, the
vast majority of users don't bother. Truth be told,
given how easy WEP is to crack, they might be con­
sidered almost justified in their reluctance to compli­
cate their home setups. By way of example, at a
recent security conference in Los Angeles, a group of
FBI computer cops cracked a 128-bit WEP encrypted
network in under three minutes. A less sophisticated
cracker might take a little longer... but hey, he has all
day - it's not like he has to break into your house to
do it! Other common encryption schemes such as
WPA (WiFi Protected Access), though superior, are
still quite vulnerable, leading us to question the via­
bility of this standard over the distances involved in
metropolitan area networks.
The portents
What does the near future hold for city-wide wireless
Internet access? Despite initial successes in
Fredericton and some other small communities in
Canada, I don’t see metropolitan WiFi being offered in
large urban centres any time soon. There are too
many major players involved and too many millions
invested in existing infrastructure to allow the apple
cart to be so easily upset by this technology upstart.
rity apprehensions, moving more slowly towards this
eventuality will enable us to address these concerns
and provide a better and more reliable service to all.
By Ray Richards
Questions and comments relating to the Personal
Computing section, including Ray Richards' monthly
column, can be sent to
personalcomputing@ppublishing.ca.
www.l-iubcanada.com
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type and quantity, and IBM charges a flat fee of
$49.99 including shipping.
The companies also offer incentives: Dell waives
their fee if the donation is made by a person who
has purchased a Dell computer within the last 30
days IBM offers buyers who make a donation a
discount of up to eight per cent on IBM merchan­
dise through the 'Recycle & Save’ program.
Dell is interested in Pentium and higher CPUs in
PCs, and the system must be functional and
include a hard drive, monitor, keyboard and
mouse. Macintosh computers and Notebooks
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scanners, monitors and fax machines, and even
larger things like mainframe computers through
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Despite the best refurbishment efforts, there few obsolete computer museums that some­
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times accept donations of ancient hardware.
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A person can’t just leave an old computer by the
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recycling plant during certain hours set aside for
residential drop-offs. You can visit your city's
recycling Web site for a list of drop-off locations
and times. There’s typically no charge for drop­
ping off a machine, although this may vary from
city to city.
IBM’s recycling program will accept any elec­
tronics no matter how old, and the machines
don’t have to be in working order. Dell will take
machines that are in need of repair on a limited
case-by-case basis. Similarly, reBOOT will accept
anything whether it’s working or not, even
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item off and not have to pick up anything else but a cheque at the
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per cent of the final sale price for items under $200 (the customer’s
profit percentage rises in relation to the sale price, see the individual
store web sites for exact details). Both stores also serve their
communities by offering their services to charity for local
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sell more items locally, however both businesses are constantly
shipping around the globe. As Triller puts it, “Basically eBay's philos­
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spent between four and six hours a day using the computer, while near­
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a day at the computer.
And that’s just at work - then we come home to check personal email,
chat via IM, surf the Web, play PC games, look at digital photos, down­
load music and forward funny video clips to friends.
Sound familiar? Naturally, there are health concerns with being so
attached to our computers - from carpel tunnel syndrome and other
repetitive stress disorders to eye-strain, neck and back problems due
to poor posture and a general lack of physical exercise.
Considering our addiction to those delicious little ones and zeros, the
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• If you need to place your monitor to the left or right side of the desk,
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neck. Your head should be centered with your body, and you should be
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click View at the top of the screen, and then choose Text Size.

• If you frequently talk on the phone, purchase a headset so you're not

trying to hold the phone between your neck and ear (and type at the
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sizes averaging sometimes several dozen megabytes each. As an exam-
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are merely a few kilobytes in size. The reason is that they contain no
actual audio data; instead, they communicate a set of commands to the
sound bank, instructing it on how to play the files. Using a MIDI controller
(something to input the set of MIDI commands), you can compose music
which the sequencer interprets as ones and zeroes (ON and OFF data,
which translates to which keys you pressed down and for how long - ON
fordown, and OFF for up), in addition to velocity (how hard you pressed),

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actual audio data from the sound bank on the host hardware
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sound card, a MIDI controller and a sequencer.
MIDI Controllers
As previously mentioned, MIDI controllers are the means of inputting data
into the sequencer. They most commonly take the form of MIDI-capable
keyboards or digital pianos. MIDI guitars, basses, percussion pads
and even wind instruments also exist, but that's fodder for a whole
other column.
Most controllers can send and receive on 16 channels (one channel cor­
responding to one instrument in the sequencer). In other words, 16 dif-
fcrent voices can be playing simultaneously. If more than 16 simultane-
ous channels are desired, a “MIDI interface" must be used. Keyboards can
be as fancy or as basic as your wallet desires, as long as the basic
"ON/OFF" capabilities are met. All controllers will have IN and OUT inter-
faces to communicate with the computer (one for sending data to the
computer, and the other for processing playback data from the computer),
Connecting
There are typically three ways of connecting a MIDI controller to the com-
puter. The first is the old-fashioned way, through the parallel port (printer
port). Most keyboards still come with a compatible set of cables which
have the parallel connection on one end and MIDI IN OUT connectors (to be
If the computer doesn't have a parallel port, you can use a MIDi Interface
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to the sound card using two MIDI cables In this case you would connect
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from the controller to the IN of the computer.
Some instruments also have a THRU, which allows multiple controllers to ’
be daisy-chained together to have more voices than any single keyboard
could produce.
Basically, the THRU jack passes the signal sent from the sequencer
through the first controller for a second controller to receive. With two
keyboards, for example, you plug the THRU jack coming out of the first
keyboard into the IN jack of the second. By default, if you selected to play
sound through channel 1 on your sequences, both keyboards would play
and you would get two sounds happening simultaneously from the j
respective soundbanks of both keyboards If, however, you turned off j
channel 1 on the first keyboard, then the first keyboard will simply be
mute and the sound will only come from keyboard 2. This is a means of
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 Upgrading Brand Name PCs: Part Two
Las*. •' we discussed the pros and cons of upgrading brand name PCs.
N;.-. we re gc ng to look at specific upgrade options, what they cost and
• a hether they arc justified in comparison to buying a new computer. For this
task, i am using my De!! Dimension 2100 desktop PC. which is equipped with
a Cden>n 1.1 GHz Intel ch ? Its Intel CA801E motherboard has four PCI expan-
s»on slots, two DIMM memory slots, one 5.25-inch bay and two 3.5-inch bays.
Upjrad* your memory
Memory upgrades are often the easiest nay to kick some life into a sluggish
1 PC. O'Ck START at the lower left comer of the screen, then Control Panel, then
j Performance and Maintenance, then System On the General tab, click
Computer The amount of RAM on your system will be displayed.
You also reed to determine how much memory your computer can handle.
Do this by (coking up the name and mode! of your FC on the Web. A Google
search for ’ Dell Dimension 2100 memory maximum reveals that I can add up
to 512MB of SDRAM memory Since my system only has two slots, I need to
; pull the old 128 MB sticks out and add two PC133 256MB DIMMs. I priced
• these at $29 a piece (single-sided) at www.shoprbc com. The total cost.- $58.
Add a new hard drive
The next way to pump up your PC is to add a hard drive. By adding extra stor-
age scace and then defragmenting your drives to minimize the time your
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In plain English, your PC should pick up the pace!
Adding a hard drive is relatively simple provided your PC case has a
3.5-inch bay open to house the disk - if you only have a spare 5.25-
inch bay, Startech.com sells a 5.25-inch-to-3.5-inch drive mounting
bracket kit for $7.99.
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removing something, such as a rarely used 3.5-inch floppy drive It
may also be possible to secure the hard disk inside some unused
space within the case. I recommend getting professional advice
before trying this yourself.
Checking the Web. wvw.ncix.com was selling a Seagate Barracuda
120GB 7200 rpm hard drive for $102.34 at press time. Add in the
memory, and the price of these two upgrades comes to $160.34.
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Many older PCs have USB 1.0 ports, which move data no faster than
12 Mbps. In contrast, new USB 2.0 circuits zip data along at 480Mbps.
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flash card readers had become a necessity.
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press time; software and cables included The same site was selling an LG drive, and the 7-in-l Hash card reader with USB ports
GSA-4163B 16x OVDfR & 16x DVD R/DVD-RAM combo drive for S80.99. In contrast, www.spnntcomputer com is selling an AMD Sempron 2600 PC
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 ess

Making demands on mobility

' r:ords, says Femme Mobile, cut the wires
'grate
Many people take some of their office with them
wherever they go. But what if your office has no
fixed location and you work completely out of
your computer bag7
That makes you a road warrior - a harsh 90s term
that brings to mind indestructible Panasonic
notebooks and army fatigues The label doesn't
really fit most of us, and certainly not me, what
with technological sp-ifover ending up in my Prada
bag, and white iPod cables tangling with
my diamond earrings...
Clearly, no warrior am I. So henceforth, for want of
a better word, I shall refer to the modern-day road
warrior as Femme/Homme Mobile (pronounced
Canon PowerShot SD20 is on par
with my cell phone). We can fit
pretty much everything from a lap­
top to even a portable printer into a
standard shoulder bag.
In fact, when I listed all the goods I
leave the house with every morn­
ing, I was surprised to count 10.
poQqo Several arc review units (like the
Canon printer and Apple iPod), on
loan temporarily. But they so beau­
tifully integrate with my work and life that I’m seriously considering
adding them to my arsenal (let’s just leave the Prada purchases
for later).
A few gadgets aren't with me all the time, like the camera and tape
recorder. But if they were, I could permanently remove fairy tale ver-

« ITMiobi!-ay). in other words, people who must have nacular from my vocabulary. As in, put an end to audio and visual
4 ■OoO technology, much like food or a good magazine, moments “I wish" I had captured.
000 wherever they go.
4 <£00I’ Tech to go
Ohr the things we can do! But while the technology brings oohs and aahs, with the exception of
This is, of course, relatively easy these days. my old analog tape recorder - a shocker to a Bay Bloor Radio manag­
Gadgets are small and compact (sizewise, the er during a recent interview (I am planning to upgrade! Truly!) - it's
more what the technology can do that amazes. Like the fact that I can
connect to the Internet from pretty well anywhere, including a under­
ground downtown mall and a remote cottage in northern Ontario, or
converse and conference with Skype to the for reaches of the globe,

F^eed Your Brain or print a document from anywhere I happen to be back on the print­
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was short on juice and you had no power
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a portable printer (What’s the point of hav­
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when you realize you have no USB cable.
You're in the middle of the city between
meetings wanting to check email using
your cell phone as a modem, when you’re
caught with no cable. Or, in an all too familiar example, you're just about to
demo ?,000 images on your iPod Photo when you realize that the battery
is dead.
Which brings me to the wants, nay, let’s call them what they are, the
demands, of modern-day Mobiles:
Demand one: We need to get rid of all those wires, cables and cords. They
take up space (thank you wireless mouse for deleting at least one).
Demand two: We need wireless connectivity, aka Bluetooth. That would
solve part of the problem of cables and cords, but what will we do with the
power issue? (Thank you, iPod, for the ability to charge directly from my
laptop. Wouldn’t it be nice if various devices could share a charger, and
charge from a laptop?)
Demand three: We need devices to amalgamate so that there are less of
them. Ten items in my bag, what will that be 10 years in the future? Let’s
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 Wireless

PocketSurfer
Most PDAs and cell phones come
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releasing a handheld device called the
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i Pros:
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Cons:
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- Needs to be used with a GPRS
■ network Bluetooth phone

only one thing: deliver the Internet quickly and legibly by recreating
pages as close as possible to howthey would appear on the home PC.

PARALAX For a device that offers nothing but the Internet, it's rather startling
that the PocketSurfer isn't even capable of connecting to the Internet
CVBERLEGS on its own. Instead, it piggybacks the GPRS network of any Bluetooth-
enabled cell phone (with data plan activated), which in our case was
a Nokia N-Gage QD. If your cell phone doesn't have Bluetooth, a
PARALAX presents CYBERLEGS! Bluetooth adaptor can be purchased from Datawind.com for $36.99.
The ideal mobile solution for any laptop user. Cyberlegs
creates a laptop workstation virtually anywhere for any The visuals offered up by the Pocket Surfer are quite impressive. It’s
purpose: sitting, standing, presenting, in seconds! capable of displaying complete HTML pages with images, frames and
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images), but the thing to bear in mind is that the Pocket Server loads
Web pages as packets of data. It starts by filling in text and extreme­
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gradually fills in the images with more detail until finished.
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tions were legible.
The form factor of the PocketSurfer is compact and lightweight - as thin
as a cheque book and weighing around 3.5 ounces. However, with its
wafer-thin keypad on the bottom and heavy screen above, the device is
top-heavy and has a tendency to fall shut if it’s being held as opposed to
rested on a flat surface.
Datawmd charges a monthly ISP fee of $12.99, which users must pay in
addition to the data charges from the cell phone's service provider.
The PocketSurfer seems suited to a niche market of professionals who
rely on receiving current weather or traffic reports, or who constantly
consult online databases (tiuck drivers and lawyers, for examp’e). On
the other hand, it’s debatable whether PocketSurfer is the best choice for
the casual road warrior. Not only is the GPRS tether cumbersome and the
additional ISP charges expensive, but many users still want to enjoy such
things as instant messenging and accessing an Outlook-style inbox and
would be willing to put up with a slightly less than ideal Web surfing
experience to do so.
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Pr;ct; $55? '.$200 with two-year Fido
Data o’er phone plan. Danger's HipTop [known sion. The device supports up to 10 simultaneous chats, although you
Ls*t-mess&g;ng and system, access fee in the US as the Sidekick), obviously can't have multiple chat "windows" open at the same time,
e’.f'a offers standard smart Instead, you can toggle between conversations by selecting the relevant «
phone features like Web buddy from a drop-down list accessed with the Menu button.
Pres:
- Great keypad browsing, email, text and Users can configure the email application to access up to three POP mail ,
- Numerous features instant messaging, accounts. Common file attachments supported include JPG, GIF, PDF, WAV, •
- Easy nav .gation both between and phone, and camera along AIFF and DOC files. A handful of others are read-only, including Excel and
Withm apps with a decidedly non-stan- Powerpoint files, and MP3s.
tai: dard gimmick of a screen The address book, calendar and To-do (unctions follow Microsoft Outlook
- Rudimentary camera that swivels up to reveal a in layout. It’s possible to synchronize calendar, contacts and tasks from
* No support for MP3, Excel,MOV, SWF
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• PowerPoint, RM, or AV! f ile types
underneath. software called Intellisync When installed, the application scans Outlook
- AIM only for instant messaging
The Hiptop2’s button lay- and updates the Hiptop Web server, which in turn sends the information
No expansion card slots
- No WiFi out has been tweaked so to the device. This only works on PC, and only with MS Outlook.
that the 204x160 colour The Hiptop2’s weakest application is its camera, which simply doesn't
screen is now flanked by a take very good pictures. The largest resolution the device is capable of is
button in each comer, an eight-point directional pad on the left and scroll 640x480 [in addition to medium: 320x240, and small: 160x120), and
wheel on the right, and two shoulder buttons. the tiny flash isn't powerful enough to be effective in all but close-ups
Its a logical layout, and this combined with extensive programmable key The Hiptop? runs on a lithium polymer battery that, according to Fido,
shortcuts makes it easy to navigate through the various functions, all offers 4.5 hours of talk time and 60 hours on standby.
accessed through a main menu. The Jump button takes the user back to True to its name, the hipness factor of this device is extremely high. The
the main menu from within an application, while the Menu button opens competence with which the core functions of email, web browsing, cell
up appi cation-specific commands, such as the “Add Buddy" and “End phone and contacts are integrated with each other, on top of the device's
Conversation" functions in AOL Instant Messenger. ease of navigation, make it a desirable smart phone for the young, image-
The QWERTY thumpad is equally impressive, built with sturdy keys conscious crowd in particular, despite its rather glaring omissions in the
spaced decently apart that stand up to rapid data entry. Aside from an lack of MP3 support, no expansion card slots and no instant messaging
I key, however, there are no other dedicated punctuation buttons, support beyond AIM.
meaning that inserting punctuation or common symbols into the text By Erin Bell
requires holding down the Alt button. There is auto-
capitalization, but no predictive text.
The phone application will automatically launch
whenever you begin dialing numbers on the keypad
[or letters, to dial by contact name). You can also
dial when the screen is swiveled shut, using the far
more time-consuming method of selecting digits
one at a time using the scroll wheel
During calls, the D-pad doubles as a speaker and
• you speak into a tiny microphone located above the
hang up0 button, so that the screen is pressed up
against your face. You can also talk with the screen
fl pped up, though it's rather cumbersome to do so.
The Hiptop? uses a GSM network for voice and a
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messaging, though other popular chat programs like
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Hit; the Road: The Soundtrack Album
It might seem odd to some that
<3 Apple's most recent digital audio
move was the iPod Shuffle, which
basically strips player functional­
ity back to the earliest days of the
category. Oh sure, the Shuffle has
512MB or a full gigabyte of storage
- far more than the 32MB or 64MB
you used to see on earlier players
- but by removing the LCD screen
outright, Apple is essentially selling
a player with roughly the same
capabilities that you’d have found
on a player from 1998.
Is it a triumph of marketing over
substance? The cynics might say
so, but to quote my favourite Klingon warrior “It's the software, stupid!”
Back when the Rio 300 was First introduced, getting your music onto the
player was pretty much a manual process: choose the songs one-by-one,
and then transfer them to the player... slowly.
The Shuffle, on the other hand, relies heavily on the years of smarts built
into the iTunes software, to the point that you don't even have to be
involved in the process: just plug it in, and iTunes will pick your next batch
of music for you based on your pre-determined criteria. Simple. No matter
how nice the hardware, competing manufacturers still have trouble dupli­
cating the ease of use of the software, which is why Apple’s still the one
to beat.
Snap snap
One area where other digital audio player manufacturers have already
taken their lead from Apple is in hard drive players with photo display capa­
bilities. The iPod Photo’s colour screen not only pepped up the menu
system, but made it possible to show off small reproductions of your
favourite photos. The only problem - as with previous iPod products - was
the price.
Enter the competition. Taking their cue from the physical size and disk
capacity of the iPod Mini, manufacturers such as Samsung, iRiver and
Creative have hit back with price-conscious models that can also display
photographs.
Samsung’s Yepp YH-820 (www.samsung.ca) comes with a 5GB hard drive,
and features a 1.5-inch [128x96 pixel) colour screen for displaying your
JPG images. The player handles both MP3
and WMA audio files, has a built in voice
recorder, and can sync to your computer
using Windows Media Player 10. The
downside: It's only compatible with
Windows XP. It sells for about S300.
The iRiver HID (www.iriver.com) seems
remarkably similar if you glance at the
spec sheet, but look closer and you'll
notice that it also has a built-in FM tuner,
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about S380
Creative is also work mg on a photo version ■
of its Zen Micro player, to be released mid­
way through the year. The player looks to ■
be virtually identical to its current Zen Micro model, but will feature a ’
colour OLED screen. Many manufacturers are continuing to work through
pesky quality issues with OLED screens, which could account for the later i
launch of the Creative model When it finally does hit the market, expect it
to have a competitive price.
i
Going on the air
If it seems like there hasn't been a huge change in the world of digital
audio players for a while, get ready for SoniqCast’s Aireo 2.
(www.soniqcast.com).
The Aireo is billed as a “wireless" audio player, and it’s true in more than I
one way. First off, in addition to an FM receiver so you can listen to your
favourite stations, the player has a built-in FM transmitter, so you can 5
become your own favourite station - no need to buy a separate compo- j
nent to send tunes to your car's FM radio.
More importantly, the player has built-in WiFi, allowing the Aeno to double I
as a hotspot finder. Better, you can connect to the hotspot and wirelessly
download content from sources like Audible.com, talk rad>o, or print
sources, as long as you have a subscription. The player suppons both WEP ;
and WPA encryption, but you have to set up your keys on your PC ahead of i
time - not on the fly, sadly.
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phone extends to reveal a t«ny came'a The b*g chai
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Road warrior: laptop bag roundup
Notebooks aren't cheap, so the first step for road warriors is usually to The Icon has numerous compartments and dividers, including a front
find a bag that will adequately secure and protect their precious invest- pouch that holds pens, cards, and a cell phone. Its large capacity is offset
ment. But with many notebooks pushing the eight or even ten pound by the added weight. It has a wide nylon shoulder strap with a foam shoul­
mark (not including power supply and other peripherals), an equally der pad. The laptop sits in a detachable zippered-off sleeve with hard
important factor to consider is ergonomics. leather outer shell and padding of thick foam and hard rubber studs.
Laptop bags fall into four broad categories.- totes or messenger bags,
.. backpacks, bags on wheels, and a relatively new category of women's Crumpler Skivvy
totes, which are essentially oversized purses with laptop compartments. Price: S: $71.99, M: $74.99, L: $77.99
HUB evaluated a number of bags of various types, styles and sizes - all Size: S: Upto 12’. M: 14-15", L: 17’
of which were advertised as laptop bags although not all of them had the Dimensions (L-as tested): 16’xl4'x4' Weight: 0.5kg
signature dedicated laptop compartment - focusing on the ergonomic
: features cf the bag in addition to how well it protected the notebook. Pros:
■ Coolness factor high
• Comes in three sizes for best fit
i Totes - Extremely light
Totes or messenger bags are meant to be held briefcase-style or slung
across the shoulder. With a few exceptions (notably the Blacktop Cons:
Standard and Icon), the totes were the lightest bags on average in our - Not well padded
; roundup. - No clasp to secure laptop from
sliding around
Ergonomically speaking, buyers should look for a wide shoulder strap
- No padding on shoulder strap
■ with a padded shoulder piece (preferably with breathable mesh or a
rubber grip to prevent sliding off the shoulder), and should wear the strap
Hip-looking yet barebones, the Skivvy has one zippered front pouch in
slung across the entire body as opposed to hanging off of one shoulder.
addition to the main laptop pouch. The laptop compartment is large and
This distributes the weight a little more evenly; otherwise, shoulder and
roomy with medium-thick foam padding on all sides (though it’s not all
, neck muscles on one side can become strained. Finally, you can also lift
that well padded on the bottom). The shoulder strap is thin and nylon with
. the bag with your hand to take some of the weight off the shoulders.
no shoulder padding, making it not the most comfortable choice.

. Targus Blacktop Standard

Samsonite Jolt Messenger Bag
Price.- $69.99 Size: Up to 15.4"
Price: S40 Size: Up to 13" Weight: O.?kg
Dimensions: iG’xlS^xS’ Weight: 1.6kg

Pros: Pros:
; - coer shcuidef gnp - Breathable mesh on shoulder
! - Lap»ot .s ft? protected strap and handle
; ■ strap to - Large, wide shoulder pad with
’K'e: ? sc • •': . de around t ample padding

Cons: Cons:
Somewtiat hea^y No clasp or cover to secure top of
laptop pouch
The Biacktop is more of a traditional business briefcase with space for - Thin padding with no extra
padding on bottom
the notebook and a few small accessories, and a removable pouch for
rr..r.gs '.ke an extra battery. The laptop is nicely protected by thick
The Jolt has a small carrying capacity beyond the laptop, but does have
rubber treads that run along the bottom of the bag, and the perimeter is
front compartments for pens and a cell phone. It’s comfortable thanks to
e**cased by hard foam. A Veicro dividing strip adjusts to hug the notebook,
a large, wide and padded shoulder pad constructed of breathable mesh.
ensuring a secure fit for a variety of sizes up to 15 4 inches.
(Same goes forthe handle.) Unfortunately, the nylon laptop pouch is only
thinly padded, offering minimal to moderate protection.
Hedgren Icon
Price: $250 Size: up to 1?’
Kensington Contour
Dimensions: IT’xIZ.B’xB.S" Weight: 2.5kg
Price: $89.95 Size: Up to 15"
Pros. Dimensions: 16'xl2.5'x4" Weight: 2.2kg

' hX-oiM ptetK document sleeve The Contour is part of Kensington's line of American Chiropractic
■ we. -Bfotected
Association-endorsed bags, and has such ergonomically-friendly features
as a rubber-grip shoulder pad that curves to fit the contour of the shoul­
Cons
der, and a curved back to better accommodate the body. It’s fairly spa­
/’o*e tested
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laptop fits into a snug pouch with thin foam covering on all sides, and is bottom just the bag’s thin nylon cuter materia'. minimal padd'^g on the
secured with a Velcro clasp. divider walls, and no strap to secure the notebook.

Crumpler Beer Back

Pros: Price: $209.99 Slxe: Up to 17'

-Secure and padded laptop pouch Dimensions: 12“x20’x8" Weight: 14kg

• Ergonomically-fr tendly

Cons: Pro*:

- Fairly heavy • High security contents

- Hugecapactty
• Coolness factor n-gn

Backpacks
Wide, padded shoulder straps will distribute the weight more evenly,
and a hip strap will take some of the weight off of the shoulders alto­
gether. The backpack should sit at the lower back, with shoulder straps
adjusted so that the bag fits the body snugly. If the bag extends beyond
the lowerback, the wearer will lean forward to compensate, thus stressing
the back and shoulders.
Cont:
- Position of Z'pper makes quick
access to bag content .- difficult
• Pricey
The domed shape of the Beer Back results in a huge carrying capacity.
The back is heavily padded and rigid, with padded wide shoulder straps
and a hip strap. The design of the bag is such that the zipper is underneath
the straps, making it quite awkward for quick access; the trade-off is that
the bag's contents are very secure. The laptop is protected by a detachable

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APC TravolCase pouch with moderate padding. It's a snug fit, and the pouch has a foldover
Price: Approx. $60 (from US$49.99) Size: Up to 15"
lip secured by Velcro.
Dimensions: 12"xl4.5"x5" Weight: 1.4kg

Mobile Edge Premium Backpack

Pros: Price: About $110 (from US$89.99) Slxe: Up to 17'

- Accommodates many gadgets Dimensions: 16’x21'x9" Weight: 2kg

- Hip strap and shoulder cross­

f
strap for additional weight
distribution
Pros:
Cons: - Breathable mesh on back
- Minimal laptop protection and no • Hip strap
securing strap - Laptop well-protected

Cons:

The TravelCase contains six mesh pouches for carrying gadgets, includ­ - No mesh on straps

ing APC's Power Reader Adaptor for charging your laptop on the go -
there's a hole in the lining for the very purpose of feeding the cable
through into the laptop compartment.
The Premium Backpack has a detachable cell phone pouch that dips to I
There’s no actual sleeve for the laptop to fit into; rather, it sits in between
the strap and a media pouch with headphone slot cor.venientiy located at '
two dividers in the main part of the bag. There’s no extra padding on the

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 ■ 'A'reess

the top r • v.c backpack The laptop is amply protected by a pouch with
Pros:
roam noces or. the sides, front, back and bottom, and secured by a
• N-tty green LED flashlight
; Veicro strap. ■ Huge rubber shock absorbers on
bottom and sides
; Samsonite Ripple
Price: $50 Size: Up to 17' Cons:
Dimentiont: 13’xl8’x9’ Weight: 0.9kg • No foam on »ront and back

The Easy Roller features a ton of assorted pouches and pockets, includ­
ing removable mesh ones for holding things like cards, cash and sun­
glasses, CD sleeves, and a nylon sleeve for holding documents. Another
I - F'eernatMer’eshonshoukJer
unexpected feature is a green mini LED flashlight attached by a draw­
f'aps and back
string. The zippered off laptop pouch has huge (two-inch) rubber shock
• Cons.- absorbers on the bottom and sides, but unfortunately no foam on the front
Lghtpadd ngocs-desand and back. The pouch is a relatively snug fit, and the laptop is secured by a
3 -nost ro p.3 do ng on bottom Velcro clasp.

Kensington Contour Roller

Features include a media pouch with headphone hole located in the Price: $149.99 Size: Up to 17'

e
i middie of the bag, and a front pouch for keys, cell phone, pens and cards. Dimensions: 16’xl2.5’’x8’’ Weight: 3.9kg
> The laptop is secured by a Velcro clasp, but unfortunately there’s almost
nc padding on the bottom and only light padd-ng cn the sides. Pros:
• Ergonomic telescoping handle
Kensington Contour Backpack
Price: $99.99 Size: Up to 17' Cons:
• Dimensions. 12'xlB S’xG’’ Weight: 1.5kg - Smaller notebooks will slide
around

Pros;
■
• Breathable mesb padded The spacious Counter Roller has more than 10 pouches and compart­
snou d*' straps and back
ments, including an area beneath the front flap for holding pens, cards and
*• p strap
keys. The laptop is secured in a removable foam pouch. Although secured
- E“ger or- . 3 .u ■ ta cu-\ store of
with a Velcro strap, the fit isn’t all that snug - smaller notebooks will slide.
sptne
The telescoping handle extends to the highest level of all the roller bags

Cons: tested.
- L-f-i- Cupparr '■--c'-.a- sr bugs
' r:- - not -ea. rorii’ger people Samsonite Mobile Office
Price: 5159.99 Size: Up to 17’
The Contour Backpack is the only bag with an actual adjustable mecha- Dimensions: 17"xl4'x9’ Weight: 4.5kg
; nism for optimal lumbar support. The plastic mold [encased within the
' fabric of the bag) can be set to one of four positions in order to fit the con- Pros:
i tours of the body by adjusting to the natural curvature of the spine. - Well-organized compartments
* Adding to that padded mesh straps and a hip strap, the Contour
’ Backpack has ergonomic considerations amply covered. The laptop is

I housed in a well-protected pouch with a Velcro clasp.

Rollers
Designed for the business traveller, these bags are on average far larger
ard heavier given that they’re meant to accommodate documents, acces-
Cons:
- The heaviest of the rollers tested

: sones, and even a change of clothes in some cases. The extra bulk is
: offset by the fact that they have wheels and are meant to be rolled along
me ground. While the best solution ergonomically, they might obviously
I be over*:.! in a lot of situations.
I Tsrgus PORT Easg Roller
m
The Mobile Office doesn’t mess around. It’s both the largest and heaviest
of the rollers, obviously designed for the travelling business person given
that there's even a suitcase compartment with cross-straps for securing
clothes, in addition to sleeves for books, magazines or documents, and
pouches for cell phones and other accessories. As for laptop protection,
smaller laptops (14-inches and lower) can be secured in a removable
nylon bag with its own handle. Larger laptops can sit in the lightly padded
nylon pouch with Velcro securing strap.

Price: $199 99 Size; Up to 15’ By Erin Bell

Check out next month's edition of HUB for a look at some laptop totes
Dimensions; 18 5~xlE"x8 5” Weight: 4.3kg
that are designed especially for women.

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 Wireless

Break *1-9 for radio check

Anyone out there with their ears on?
Communication has been made infinitely more simple thanks to the
advent of cell phones. Infinitely more annoying too, some would argue, as
cell phone owners are always on-call. A new Bell initiative descriptively
titled 10-4 aims to make communication that much more simple . or
annoying, depending which of the aforementioned viewpoints you
subscribe to.
At the heart of 10-4 is a fairly old push-to-talk concept similar to citizen's
band (CB), family radio service (FRS) and the more recent general mobile
radio service (GMRS) recently sanctioned in Canada with none of the
licensing fees our neighbours to the south have to pay. However, 10-4
operates over the IX digital network, meaning that the quality of commu­
nications is dictated by the strength of the signal as opposed to the dis­
tance between receivers. It can also be used in either the 800MHz or m OD *****
C3J CD
1.9GHz digital and 800MHz analogue bands as a regular phone. CB CD *^1
Users can link up to four other subscribers to their list for unlimited 10-4 i ~ i.i CD

communications for one price, including long-distance communications. I

Business applications are an obvious fit for the service, but Bell suggests
10-4 as a good way for families to keep in touch on vacations and i
in general.
Upon receiving a 10-4 transmission, the phone will play a user-customiz­ 10-4 service
able tone. Incoming transmissions can still be ignored or refused and the
person initiating communication can’t speak until the call is accepted.
Bell Mobility
ww*.be!l ca-10-4
Transmissions can be sent to one person at a time or broadcast to every­
$20 - $30 pe’ month per member
one in the user's group. In one-to-one communications, the Sanyo SCP- $15 *ben added to an exstmg rate pan
7300 tested can be used in much the same way as a walkie talkie. Users
can call a phone on their list and speak back and forth with the clamshell
folding 7300 closed. The secondary exterior screen will note when listen­
Sanyo SCP-7300
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ing and when broadcasting, and a top-mounted light gives further visual
$149 99 /. tn Uvee-yeer ;e-« = contract
clues. In our tests, communications over 10-4 were delayed by less than a through Bel
second from transmission to reception. Since users can't talk over each Oine»<iMs: 94x50x28 mr ;LxA.O
other and are alerted to the fact that the other is speaking, this didn’t prove Wei|bt: 120 g
to be an issue. Having to push a button to speak rather than simply speak­ littery: 1000 mAh Li-on
Mllllficlirtr 3 hours 4 days
ing takes a little getting used to however.
UffM talk /
Cell phone users interested in 10-4 service don't currently have a lot of standby tine:
options where handsets are concerned. They can either choose from the
7300 tested or wait a while for the announced but not yet available Sanyo
4920 model "coming soon."
Fortunately, the 7300 as tested is a decent phone. It seems robust and
durable (in the admittedly limited time spent with it) and is a fairly no frills
though colour screen tri-band phone.
While users may be accustomed to receiving at least one rudimentary
game with a new cell phone, the 7300 comes with none. It is Java-enabled,
however, so users can download games and applications at will if they're
ready to pay up. Unfortunately - and this seems a major stumbling block
for a supposedly always-on means of communication - we weren't alerted
to incoming 10-4 transmissions when playing a game or using other appli­
cations on the phone. Even when just navigating menu systems the other
handset received a “not available" notice when trying to make contact.
By Andrew Moore-Crispin

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 Total Gamer - Feature
PSP impressions one month later
First impression: '.-t shiny!
it s been a little over a month since Sony’s PlayStation Portable (PSP) hit
• Nc rh America, and the frothy-mouthed geeky fervor that surrounds the
‘sunch of any new videogame console has had a chance to die down. One
in-store exchange due to dead pixels and one frustrating experience with
Sony technical support trying [and ultimately failing) to configure the
PSP’s WiFi capabilives later, I feel ready to take a look at the PSP in a more
rational and less “omg, new gadget!" state of mind.
Like many people, what initially lured me to the PSP was the huge, mes­
merizing screen. Movies literally look better on the PSP's widescreen
h.gb-definition d.splay than they do on my television set. Combine this
! with the sleek all-black body and it’s clear that the PSP is no kid's toy.
Unlike t.ne rugged clamsheHed Nintendo OS and Game Boy Advance SP,
rhe PSP wouldn't long survive being tossed around in a backpack or
dropped on the floor.
(As an aside, a friend’s
GBA SP actually made a
full recovery after acci­
dentally falling into
the toilet.)
The PSP, by contrast,
gives off an aura of
fussiness that encour­
ages obsessive behav­
iour on the part of its
owner, whether it's fas­
tidiously polishing
smudges off the unfor­
giving black veneer or
fretting over the well-
being of the screen. A
carrying case is an
absolute must, and a hard-shell case is preferable. I even went as far as
to buy a plastic PDA screen protector to ward off specs of dust.
So yeah, the PSP is sexy. But although history has proven that even the
sexiest, most technologically advanced game consoles are dead in the
water without proper software support, this doesn't seem to be an issue
so far. The system shipped with an unprecedented 24 launch titles, and
before the summer’s over we'll see more games from major studios
like Namco, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Konami, Buena Vista, Rockstar and
Atari, in addition to at least 25 movies released on Sony's proprietary
UMD disc format.
By Erin Bell
Second impression: Oops, I touched it. It's not so shiny anymore.
The PSP is certainly a slick device. Its 4.3-inch LCD screen is unprece­
dented in mobile video game units and almost unheard of even in video­
specific devices. Playing games on the bright widescreen-format display
is a coup. In fact, it's hard to go back to playing on the smaller and
dimmer three-inch screen of the Nintendo DS or Game Boy Advance SP,
though Nintendo's products are certainly more practical from a portabil­
ity perspective. Both offer considerably longer battery life than does the
PSP and both fold clamshell style, protecting the screen(s) in the
process. By contrast, the PSP screen is completely exposed and requires
users to give much more thought to keeping it pristine. While the PSP
does offer a sleep feature that does an excellent job of conserving
battery life and making it easy to game in instalments - an important
feature for a mobile game system - actually putting it away until the next
instalment is not a simple matter. The device can’t be slipped into a
pocket until next time. Rather, it has to be placed in the included protec­
tive sleeve or stashed in an after-market carrying case. It also feels
fragile; while the plastic the PSP's guts reside in isn’t flimsy or cheap­
feeling, the rear-mounted UMD drive door feels overly delicate.
It seems that one relatively small drop could destroy the PSP by either
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 cracking the huge screen or ruining the fragile
UMD drive door.
Similarly, battery life is a concern The PSP
offers an almost respectable six hours of
gaming on a charge. When watching a movie -
the PSP’s second most oft-referred to applica­
tion - the battery life plummets to just over
three hours. The colossal screen is obviously
going to place a drain on the battery. However,
in using an optical disc format that requires
periodic reading when playing games and con­
stant reading when watching movies (read:
mechanical parts) Sony has to make some con­
cessions where battery life is concerned.
The issue of dead pixels has besmirched the
PSP's colossal screen spec somewhat. The unit
tested had a noticeable group of pixels stuck in
the on position (i.e. white no matter what colour
the surrounding pixels) in the lower left quad­
rant. It's an annoyance and a distraction when
playing games and a bigger distraction when
watching a movie. It's also a cardinal sin in rela­
tively small LCD screens.
Growing pains aside, once you’ve played a
game or watched a movie on the huge screen
with near-PlayStation 2 quality graphics and
audio, it's hard not to fall in love. The PSP also
plays music in MP3 and Sony's own ATRAC3
format, and can display home or ripped
movies with a little finagling and a large format
Memory Stick Duo PRO card (sold separately at
a mark up) and still pictures. Other functions
like Web browsing, email and organization
have been discussed as possibility but not yet
formally announced.
By Andrew Moore-Crispin
Questions and comments relating to the Total Gamer
section, including this article, can be sent to
totalgamer@ppublishlng.ca.
For $299.99, the standard PSP bundle pack comes with
a 32MB Memory Stick PRO Duo, headphones with
volume control, AC adaptor, soft case, cleaning cloth and
white leather wrist strap.
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Untold Legends:
Brotherhood of the Blade
FuMMar ' Ovwtoper. taay Mh* ENtortatamMrt
Borrowing heavily from such dungeon crawling adventures as Diat'o and Brocrs Gye
Dark Alliance, Untold Legends leaves no stone unturned in its quest toopkj t every hack n
slash dichd in the book.
After choosing one of four stereotypical fantasy character classes, you are appointed tne
official town hero and to'd to investigate a spider infestation that of course is really just tne
first sign of a much greater evil that threatens the land.
Using the town as a central base, you venture forth into the catacombs beneath the city and
into the lands beyond, battling fell beasts activating mage portals, collecting pot.ons and
trinkets, and scavenging ever better equipment for your character armor with -10 attr.b-
ute bonuses and weapons with names like Dependable Dagger of Flame Strike
Then, it's back to the town to heal, sell off excess loot, and restock items before accepting
new quests and going back out to explore the seemingly endless network of dungeons
The detailed graphics and smooth
movements (for the most part) are a
beauty to behold on the PSP. although
traipsing thiough the randomly-gener­
ated dungeons can get a bit mind-
numbing after a while
Bg Erin Bell
IN
-Co-operative inode -Generic, uninspired
-Tons of different weapons -Limited character
and armour customization
♦
*
* Take for what it is: Mindless, repetitive fun.
Lumines
PubRsher: Ubisott Dmtoper Q UtertatamMl
As Tetris was to the original Game Boy system, Lumines hopes to be to the PSP. The game­
play style is similar between the two titles blocks drop, players line them up to score
points, clear up the board and advance to the next level However, where Tetris p’ayers must
concern themselves primarily with geometry. Lumines has players thinking about colour,
lining up blocks in no less than a 2x2 same-colour pattern. Another twist on the classic's
gameplay is a sweeping score line, getting better than a 2x6 block pattern is a very difficult
feat. Instead, combos are tallied in passes of the score lire All blocks cleared within a pass
are scored together.
Speaking of scores, thanks to the roughly 1.8GB of space available on the PSP's Universal
Media Disc (UMD), developers have the opportunity to cram in large amounts of CD-quahty
music. Lumines doesn't disappoint and the music that accompanies the game :s almost as
compelling as the gameplay
itself If you're thinking about
jumping on the PSP train,
Lumines is probably the best
suited to mob'le play and the
most accessible title currently
available to attach
By Andrew Moore-Crispin
-Awesome musical score -Computer opponents maybe
* •Simple yet addicting too challenging
★ concept -Too addictive?
*
★ Arguably the best PSP launch title.
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 i btal Gamer - Reviews

Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30

Devatopei: fiurinx Platform: Xbcx Brothers in Arms does
occasionally flip-flop
F ethers in Arms actually manages to distinguish itself from the glut of
between realism and
V.j War I; themed ^hooters already on the market, which is no small feat.
“game logic.” There are no
As;ae from an innovative system of controlling squad members, the
health replenishment
games ether man selling point is its impressive historical accuracy.
items, but if a squad
The sto?u follows the reluctant leader Sgt. Matt Baker (based on a real-life
member is killed, he
character) and his squad of paratroopers as they are sent into German-
respawns at the beginning
occupied France to weaken enemy forces in the days leading up to the
of the next chapter. There is
Allied D-Day invasion
also the occasional invisi­
The gameplay scenarios are based on actual aftci-engagement reports,
ble barrier and several glitches, at least one of which was so severe that
and the Texas-based developers went to France for extensive on-location
there was no choice but to reset.
research, which enabled them to recreate settings down to the last
However, aside from a few quirks, realism does win out you'll hear the
bu'idingand hedge.
panicked cries of your comrades as you run through an open field with
Sgt. Baker commands a squad of men divided into sniper, assault and
mortars crashing down around you, and experience the panic caused by
armor (tank) specialists. In addition to controlling Baker from a first-person
the agonizingly long re-load times of your authentically antiquated rifles.
perspective, you’re also responsible for directing the men in the squad and
Brothers in Arms communicates the disarray and frustration of being a
planning strategies to outflank and suppress enemies.
soldier dropped into the thick of battle with no orders except to survive and
make it to the next objective, retaking territory one road, church and bridge
INFO RM at a time. The subject matter is not sugar-coated, nor glorified or ramped up
-Historically accurate
-Many unlockables and
modes el difficulty
-Some significant glitches
0 for a videogame audience. Given the meticulousness with which Gearbox
researched its subject, Brothers in Arms could almost be called "edutain­
ment" - though without all the lameness generally associated with
* It’s nice to see WWII (reeled with respect espe­ that label.
* cially given that many el its participants are still alive.
By Erin Bell

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat

PmMMw / tevetofnr: Nintendo Platform: GamcCubc

Whack, smack, clap, repeat. It may not sound terribly compelling but when
this is a control scheme rather than a means to keep time in the scrolling
music games, it is.
Nintendo's Namco-designed bongo peripheral is put to use in DK Jungle
Beat. Left and right movement is accomplished by bashing the appropriate
drum, jumping requires that both drums are hit at the same time and item
collection and special actions like grabbing on to a swinging rope or firing
the game’s namesake
Donkey Kong out of a
cannon or similar requires
gamers to clap.
At its heart, the gameplay
is incredibly simple: collect
* bananas scattered along
the way while defeating
fairly weak foes for same.
At the end of each stage,
bananas are counted and
at the end of a level (con­
sisting of two stages and a
boss battle) a total is
tallied. Achieving Bronze or
Silver ranking is fairly
easily accomplished.
However, as gamers
become more adept at the
unique control input and
e start to understand some of the
mechanics of the level design,
they can start stringing together
combos to boost the number of
bananas collected, achieving Gold
or even Platinum rating on the
levels.
Combos are counted up for as
long as DK stays off the ground.
The challenge is found in trying to stay airborne for as long as possible, plan­
ning moves split seconds in advance and executing them. The game is fairly
forgiving and the path to take for maximum collection is generally fairly
apparent. To a gamer with any experience in classic platform game level
design, DK Jungle Beat offers up a challenge but by no means an insur­
mountable one, which brings up perhaps the game's biggest shortcoming.
Once players get the hang of controlling DK with the bongo drums, the game
is easily completed, and with full levels lasting around eight minutes (give
or take) and with less than 20 levels available, the game is over far too soon.
Even completing all kingdoms to the platinum level, while it offers some
replay value, isn't a difficult task once gamers have the hang of the control
scheme.
By Andrew Moore-Crispin
INFO BOX
-Innovative control scheme
-Too short
-Excellent boss battles
-Fairly easy
-Rewarding gameplay
*
* An interesting take on platforming and definitely
* worth checking out

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I Total Gamer - Reviews I
I

Cold Fear fishing boat heightens the sur

pense, worst because the
hMWwzUMwn Deve*oper: Dack works Platform: PS2, Xbo«, PC game relies heavily on back­
tracking with little room for
The “survival horror" genre is choked with the bloated corpses of lesser
true exploration Eventually,
games. They litter the battlefield like the dispatched zombies, mean-spir­
gamers will make it off the first
ited dogs and scuttling insect-like creatures that are the genre’s main­
boat and onto other ocean­
stays.
bound but equally repetitive
Cold Fear fares better than most games in the genre. However, the new
vessels. The fact that players
and lofty standard set by Capcom's Resident Evil 4, against which other
have no in-game map to
survival horror titles must now be measured, proves too much for the game
consult adds insult to injury.
to overcome.
Most of the action takes place
Taking on the role of US Coastguard Tom Hansen, players are sent out to
on either the outer decks -
investigate some strange goings on aboard a fishing boat out at sea. It
while leaning to and fro on the
turns out, as is often the case in games of its ilk, that there’s a government
listing boat, avoiding sweeping
conspiracy afoot and little brain-boring and mind-controlling insects
waves that would pull you out
(called ExoCels in this case) have run amok, infecting the crew.
to sea, navigating the swinging
What differentiates Cold Fear from the current crop of survival horror titles
boat gear and meeting a few
is its setting, which proves to be both the best, and in some ways, the
well hidden baddies waiting to
worst thing about the game. Best because the close-quarters nature of a
pounce - and inside the boat
MCA with the same enemies and listing but minus the waves.
I . I -L
Enemies in Cold Fear don't walk with the ambling zombie gate common in
-Over the shoulder view -Repetitive environments
the genre. Instead, they’re on you like a shot and aren't overly easy to dis­
option -Sometimes-predictable
-Well-paced patch. Also, as an added bonus for fans of visceral gore, enemies aren’t
* story
really dead until the ExoCels still hiding inside their skulls have either been
* A safe bet lor hue survival horror fans but it won t
ground under foot or blasted out.
* win any new Ians to the genre
By Andrew Moore-Crispin

Doom 3 compelling atmosphere.

Traversing the corridors of
the gloomy, claustropho­
Publisher: Activision Developer: Id Software / Vicarious Visions Platform: Xbox
bic Mars base results in
If your PC wasn’t up to the Herculean task of running Doom 3 when it came sensory overload at
out last summer, don't despair. In conjunction with the release of the Doom times, as enemies burst
3: Resurrection of Evil expansion pack for PC, Activision has also released out of the darkness, lights
Doom 3 on Xbox to give console owners a taste of the gory first-person flicker on and off and the
shooter. air fills with garbled radio
Doom 3 clearly pushes the envelope of what current-generation console transmissions, frantic
hardware is capable of, and the Xbox is up to the task. With breathtaking whispering and creepy
light and shadow effects, seamless gameplay and nary a hiccup or glitch, laughter - rendered in Dolby Digital surround sound for those lucky enough
Doom 3 is truly a technical masterpiece. to have the setup.
As a Marine fighting to stay alive on UAC’s Mars base , which has become Whether in the heat of combat or during the down time of exploration, the
overrun by a malevolent alien presence, you'll spend a great deal of your game frequently tosses out dynamic elements to throw you for a loop. The
time mowing down various grotesque baddies using an impressive arsenal first time the Pinky enemy appears, for example, it spies you through an
of weapons. office window and tries to get at you by breaking down the door as you
Button-mapping weapons to the Xbox controller’s D-pad for switching on the watch the metal bend and strain with each blow. Then the Pinky gives up on
fly works fairly well, although subbing additional weapons in and out that, comes back around and simply crashes through the window!
involves the Doom 3 is often scary, but it relies too heavily on straightforward combat
rather cumber- and fire-fights to sustain the unsettling, helpless survival horror vibe per-
some process of fected in games like Silent Hill. However, the series is no worse off for
accessing the sticking to its FPS roots. Whether on PC or Xbox, Doom 3 is one heck of
Settings tab from an experience,
the main menu. By Erin Bell
b;r: Doom 3 regularly
strays into the INFO
- / - territory of sur­
u
I*”
vival horror, with *
*
-Intense, immersive atmos­
phere
-Technically amazing
-Plot is nothing special
-Must access num menu to
sub weapons into quick-load
imagery that is
stark and disturb­ Best played with the lights oil and the surround
/. ing coupled with a * sound cranked.

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 Total Gamer - Handheld

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

Posher Mfikin BeveJgpbt: Gametoft Platform: N-Gaga
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The gruff secret agent Sam Fisher is making
another sneak attack on Nokia's N-Gage game
deck. Where previously he was only available in

two dimensions on the handheld platform, this

Gamers will go through Fishers usua ag of
tricks: sneaking up on guards then interrogating
and I or incapacitating them, using nightt and
thermal vision where appropriate, eavesdropping
time he’s rendered in the style of original on sensitive conversations, passing cameras
_____ previ-
PlayStation 3D graphics. However, where r. _. undetected and sniping enemies. However, one
ous 3D attempts have choked the N-Gage, Chaos very key gameplay element in particular is
Theory plays relatively smoothly. missing: Gamers can't shoot out lights and
instead must rely on
Jx existing shadows to
-Well done mobile 3D y remain undetected.
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numerous assignments
-Entirely manual camera By Andrew Moore-Crispin

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* An impressive mobile experience.

Mario Party Advance

Publisher / Developer: Nintendo Platform: Game Boy Advance
The fact that Mario Party is up to its sixth console concept that is
version attests to the popularity of the long­ dubious at best for
standing series, with its board game layout and anyone with post-
fun multiplayer mini-games. It's therefore sur­ pubescent-sized
prising that Nintendo should choose to make the hands.
first Mario Party for a portable system primarily Many of the gad­
a single-player adventure. dgets are similar in
There’s still a familiar game board, but you now concept to mini­
navigate it alone as either Mario, Luigi, Peach or I®:p o I games, like a Mini
Yoshi, and fulfill particular quests in order to win Soccer game that
mini-games and ugaddgets" to play outside of doesn't even keep
the story mode. score, or a goomba
The mini-games (of which there are more than sumo \wrestling game. Others are just applica-
100) are mediocre and iilogically organized. The tions, some of which are interesting (such’
i as a
majority of them are single-player while some morse
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all using different buttons of the same GBA - a While the single player mode is alright on its
own, overall
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-Single player mode some­ -Annoying music
package is lacking.
what enjoyable -Lame gaddgets and mini­ By Erin Bell
-Trade gaddgets with triends
* games

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