Stories about: Primera

Keith makes marketing happy with the Primera Bravo SE Disc Publisher, which can mass-produce CDs or DVDs and print directly on the disc

Are you throwing your company info out with the trash? Keith Shaw gives the Primera CD/DVD shredder a try

Data thieves don't have to be programming wizards to get their hands on your personal information. They often find hard drives that contain financial and other sensitive data at flea markets, charity shops, the city dump, and even on eBay. These tips will help you render an old drive's files unreadable.

As mobile devices get more power-hungry, innovative gadgets are supplementing the needy hardware. The portable Xantrex Technology. PowerSource Mobile 100 battery recharges laptops, portable music players and handheld devices on the run. While not as mobile, SplashPower uses electromagnetic technology to wirelessly recharge mobile devices. Meanwhile, an example of a new portable device that uses a lot of juice is Archos's Archos 604 portable media player, which displays DVD-quality video on its small screen and doubles up as a digital video recorder. A time-saver is Primera Technology's Bravo SE Disc Publisher, which automatically burns and prints up to 20 CDs or DVDs in one device.

The big talk of last week's Consumer Electronics Show was all about blue: blue-laser DVD, or more precisely, the battle between HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc to be the next-generation optical disc format. Watching the posturing and positioning for the upcoming smackdown was both entertaining and frustrating. But, as I learned from roaming the show floor, today's DVD format has plenty of life still left in it.

The Primera DS630 Disc Shredder review on page 127 of the June 2005 issue was listed overseas contact details. PC World has since been notified that it can be purchased from local distributor Region4 (www.region4.com.au) for $199.95. Region4 can also be contacted at (03) 9585 8383.

In the June 2005 issue of PC World, available now: Supercharge your PC; Boost network storage with NAS; 5-minute PC fixes; Camera phone tips. In the Test Centre -- Photo printers: we compare the best small dye-sub and inkjet printers. PLUS, Best Buys reviews of PCs and Notebooks, Sweet Spot and the regular sections of News, First Looks and Quick Takes, Here's How, and Backbytes.

PLUS, on the two cover CDs: Free full version - Bullguard 5 antivirus and firewall; Free versions of Privacy Guardian 3.2 secure file eraser, and Spyware Doctor 3.2 (with 20% discount upgrade offer). Exclusive video tutorial series - Adobe Photoshop; hot 200MB game demo - Lego Star Wars; exclusive Back To Basics video tutorial on power supplies; New section: Repair Kit -12 free software tools; DVD and film trailers; the latest Web browsers; plus PC Essentials, Web Essentials, Patches and Updates, HelpScreen, Here's How and Features software.