Richard Jantz - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Richard Jantz

Article | 9/10/2009 Dell M109S portable projector

The tiny Dell M109S is a palm-size LED projector with a low brightness rating of only 50 lumens, which makes it best suited for very small groups in d...

Article | 8/10/2009 Acer P3250 portable projector

If you're pinching pennies, the compact, 1.2kg Acer P3250 is the lowest-priced lamp-based, ultra-portable projector we've seen recently, and it has ex...

Article | 16/06/2009 Nuance Omnipage Pro 17

Nuance's OmniPage Professional 17 offers a variety of subtle but impressive enhancements over the previous version of this powerful, optical character...

Article | 15/06/2009 Canon CanoScan LiDE 200 scanner

But the Canon CanoScan LiDE 200 has some drawbacks, including skimpy OCR functions and the inability to scan transmissive items (such as film).

Article | 10/10/2007 Epson Perfection V200 Photo

Epson's low-cost V200 scans photos and film into winning images on the quick.

Article | 19/10/2006 Quality scanners offer easy image fixes

The new US$180 Canon CanoScan 8600F and US$149 Epson Perfection V350 Photo provide excellent tools for creating high-quality scanned images, even from...

Article | 26/09/2006 Casio projector offers quality images

Road warriors, take heed: Casio's US$1699 Cassiopeia Pro Super Slim XJ-S35 is the thinnest business projector I've reviewed. A scant 1.7 inches tall b...

Article | 8/11/2006 IRIS serves up accurate OCR

The new IRIS Readiris Pro 11 optical character recognition software makes fast work of turning paper documents into electronic text files that keep th...

Article | 19/03/2006 NEC LT35

Typically, portable projectors that weigh less than 3kg deliver only enough brightness for small-group presentations, but the potent NEC LT35 is an ex...

Article | 18/03/2006 Canon LV-X5

The 3kg, LCD-based Canon LV-X5 is slightly larger than the most compact portables we have reviewed but it provides a slew of connectivity options, inc...

Article | 15/03/2006 Sony VPLCX76

If you're interested in a projector that supports wireless presentations, the feature-rich Sony VPL-CX76 is a worthy choice. A higher-end version of t...

Article | 20/02/2006 Epson Perfection 3490 Photo

The Epson Perfection 3490 Photo is the best bargain among value scanners we've reviewed lately. With its winning combination of great image quality, r...

Article | 8/01/2006 CanoScan LiDE 25

The CanoScan LiDE 25 features the slim design we've seen in other Canon scanners that use the same type of Compact Image Sensor (CIS) technology. Beca...

Article | 3/01/2006 Canon CanoScan LiDE 60

The slim Canon CanoScan LiDE 60 weighs barely two kilos and measures less than two inches high, making it a good choice for those with limited desktop...

Article | 2/01/2006 Epson Perfection 4490 Photo

With the debut of its new Perfection 4490 Photo, Epson has another winner on its hands. Although the 4490's price makes it expensive for a value model...