Creating artwork with a computer mouse never felt natural and actually a little disconnected to the results appearing on screen. The power of touch and the almighty finger presents a far more instinctive influence over your artistic conception.

SketchBook Mobile offers that sensation of control and manipulation, with a virtual easel that is far more forgiving, without the need to clean your assortment of brushes.

What’s on the Menu

For anyone who has dabbled with the full-blown computer graphics software available on a PC or similar hardware, will know of the issues with the mind numbing complexity of all the features and then bringing them all together.

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As our broadband speeds become faster, the ability to use this extra bandwidth capacity for video communications makes a lot of sense. In particular, sending high definition video when making a video call using software such as Skype adds far more detail than a traditional webcam can offer.

With a minimum of a 1MB/sec upload speed, you can utilise high definition video as long as you have a webcam that features HD capture and one such webcam exists here named the FV TouchCam N1.

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No one enjoys the arrival of the dreaded credit card bill. The sound of several pages of a statement passing through the letterbox and landing on the floor is enough to give anybody nightmares.

We come to expect the larger transactions, however it is those little treats and tempting bargains that often ramp up the total, so it is always a good idea to keep track of them to remove any hidden surprises.

They say you don’t require a wad of cash to be happy, but from experience it certainly helps!

Making a Statement

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My first review to appear on the new website Xtreme Tech Blog UK has just gone live, covering the WD TV Live Hub:

Many of the latest high definition televisions are starting to include built-in media players, giving consumers the chance to view various content including music, photos and of course video on a large display. You may be one of those people who don’t wish to upgrade your existing television to earn these new capabilities, but still wish to enjoy the same functionality and a little more without the investment a new HDTV would require.

Quite a few companies are now releasing external devices that allow you to transform your television into a media hub, rich with new online content. Western Digital have gone a step further than most and included an internal 1TB (1000GB) hard drive that can store your own created content, giving you the option to share your wonderful memories, pulsating beats and home movies with friends and family on a substantial and impressively sized display.

Link: WD TV Live Hub Review – Media Player for your TV with Built-In Hard Drive

I have been creating articles, podcasts and videos for Tech Depot Blog UK for over a year now, however they have recently undergone a major re-branding and I have been involved with making sure the blog reflects these changes.

Their new technology store named Xtreme Tech and of course the related blog Xtreme Tech Blog UK is also now officially live.

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