Walk With Me! Release Date
Walk With Me! is a family friendly personal training programme from Nintendo DS. Track your daily routine with the Activity Meter then after your session, wirelessly beam the data from the Activity Meter to your DS/DSi and hey presto - Walk With Me! converts it into numbers of ‘steps’ so you can accurately record your exercise routine and results, while Walk With Me! gives extra tips and advice. You can also set yourself targets based on your results and record your satisfaction levels with your progress.
For the first time you can use your Mii character in a DS game to represent you which can be wirelessly downloaded from your Wii. If you do not have a Mii character then you can create one within the software.
A big feature of the game is that you can track up to 4 people’s activity per cartridge enabling comparisons with family members, friends or colleagues.
Walk With Me! is released for Nintendo DS on 5th June.
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Garmin Nuvi 765T Sat Nav
This is the ‘Garmin Nuvi 765T Sat Nav’. This version of Nuvi will provide travellers with mapping for Europe and has an advanced 3-D city view, for a very realistic experience.
As the image shows ‘Lane assistance’ will prompt drivers to take the correct lane on what can sometimes be confusing motorway layouts. A nice feature of the 765T is the ability to plan a journey using photographs of landmarks. This is done by saving location tagged images from Google Panoramio. Drivers will be able to avoid traffic jams and accidents or even road works thanks to the ‘Smart Traffic Avoidance’ system. Updated daily is information on safety camera positions.
The ‘Garmin Nuvi 765T Sat Nav’ is a top-quality and premium satellite navigation system that is an excellent companion for travellers.
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RAC 200 Sat Nav
This is the ‘RAC 200 Sat Nav’ satellite navigation system. This unit comes in a black colour with durable casing and has a high sensitivity GPS receiver in built.
The display area is a large 3.5 inch LCD touchscreen for ease of operation. Travelling directions are delivered via step-by-step voice commands. Preloaded to the unit are points of interest such as eating places and petrol stations etc. Searching for destinations is a simple matter using postcodes, or Fuzzy Search™ which helps when not all of the information is available. Routes are planned with an ETA as well as the amount of miles still to be covered.
The ‘RAC 200 Sat Nav’ is an excellent companion for travellers, whether it be route planning or requiring local information within the journey.
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Sharp BD-HP21H Blu-ray Disc Player
Here we have the ‘Sharp BD-HP21H Blu-ray Disc Player’. The sharp is a very attractive looking Blu-ray player in a black casing.
Users will be able to watch movies in brilliant detail with the 1080p resolution that Blu-ray discs offer . Blu-Ray discs playback footage in exactly the same format used for cinema screening for a top quality picture. Viewers will also be able to access BD-live via the Internet, so that extra footage like trailers, director’s commentary and games associated with the film will be available. This player will also play regular DVDs and compact discs.
The ‘Sharp BD-HP21H Blu-ray Disc Player’ is a nicely featured Blu-ray disc player that is priced very reasonably.
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Toshiba RD-98DT 250GB HDD/DVD Recorder
The ‘Toshiba RD-98DT 250GB HDD/DVD Recorder’ is an extremely versatile device. As well as being a hard disc recorder and DVD player it also has a digital tuner.
The hard disk drive of the recorder is 250 GB which is huge and will store over 420 hours of programmes. The RD-98DT will allow viewers to ‘Pause Live TV’ as well as simultaneously watch a programme and record another. Users will also be able to watch their regular DVDs in near high-definition via the upscaling facility that this device has. The digital tuner will allow access to Freeview channels without the need of an expensive monthly subscription.
The ‘Toshiba RD-98DT 250GB HDD/DVD Recorder’ is a perfect option for recording and archiving all sorts of footage whether it be film images or music.
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Sandisk Sansa View 8GB Video MP3 Player
This great looking and stylish device is the ‘Sandisk Sansa View 8GB Video MP3 Player’. This model comes with three different storage sizes, 8 GB, 16 GB and 32 GB.
As well as being an MP3 player it’s also great for video storage and playback. Additionally uses will be able to keep copies of their most precious images in JPEG format and view them via the inbuilt viewer. To add to the entertainment options there is a digital FM radio that has 20 preset channels. The device itself is extremely lightweight and very slim. The screen is a large 2.4 inch TFT full-colour that will playback videos seamlessly.
The ‘Sandisk Sansa View 8GB Video MP3 Player’ is a very nice looking MP3 player that has a large amount of storage space on this and all of its models.
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Sony NWZ-E436F 4GB E Series Video MP3 Player
This is the ‘Sony NWZ-E436 4GB MP3 Player’. This is an MP3 player that is extremely lightweight and very thin. This version is in black however there are other colour options available.
The E series of players have a 2 inch QVGA LCD screen that shows super crisp images from video and photographs. The showing of video footage for even quickly moving scenes is exceptional thanks to 30 frames per second playback. The battery life with this MP3 player is a massive 45 hours. There’s plenty storage available in the 4 GB for over 900 tunes or 15 hours of video footage.
The ‘Sony NWZ-E436 4GB MP3 Player’ is an extremely well featured MP3 player with all of the functions that are desirable for portable entertainment needs.
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Ar Tonelico II Release Date
Ar Tonelico II is the sequel to Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia and takes place roughly one and a half years after that game’s story ending.
Players can ‘dive’ into the psyche of their teammates to help solve their psychological problems and issues – while saving the world through the power of song. The game features eight playable characters and many more who are important to the story. Croix Bartel is the main protagonist, for whom an initially routine mission will result in his meeting people from all walks of life in Ar Ciel, a world which he will ultimately decide the fate of.
Ar Tonelico II is released for PS2 on 5th June.
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Fuel XBox 360 Release Date
Developed by Asobo and published by Codemasters, Fuel is the ultimate road racing platform. Set in a post-apocalyptic, ravaged landscape, players experience weather conditions such as sandstorms, tornadoes and global warming.
There are seventy different vehicles available across six different classes, including bikes, ATVs, muscle cars, SUVs, buggies and trucks and even a hovercraft.
There are no boundaries with over 5,000 square miles of incredible landscapes to race over – from deep snow to open wilderness and dried up river-beds with death-defying stunts and epic racing.
Fuel is released for XBox on 5th June, for PC on the 16th June and is out now for the PS3.
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Peter James Release Date
British crime writer, Peter James, has written 20 books most recently featuring the fictional Brighton-based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace.
Dead Tomorrow is the latest in this series and begins with the discovery of the body of a teenager, dredged from the seabed off the coast of Sussex, missing its vital organs. Soon two more young bodies are found. Meanwhile, Caitlin Beckett, a fifteen-year-old in Brighton, will die if she does not receive a liver transplant, urgently. When the health system threatens to let her down, Lynn, her mother turns in panic to the internet and discovers a broker who can provide her with a black-market organ – but at a price.
Dead Tomorrow is released in hardback on 5th June.
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