A HardwareZone Special: PlayTest May 2009
External Vendors and PlayTest Talks
External Vendors
For the first time ever, PlayTest had external vendors present to showcase their wares and disseminate useful information. EpiCentre, an authorized Apple dealer was there to tout their shiny and polished MacBooks. Those who signed up at PlayTest were given promotional offers, like free RAM upgrades for their MacBooks. Participants were given a taste of the ease of use of Mac OS X applications like iPhoto, with activities like tagging a photo and uploading it onto HWM's Facebook page using the application.
Olympus had a booth with its range of digital cameras on display and participants were able to try them out, along with brochures and catalogs detailing their products. For those thinking of venturing into the DSLR arena, this was a good place to start.
PlayTest Talks
In another first for PlayTest, the informative talks were conducted by third-party vendors. First up, EpiCentre continued to demonstrate the software capabilities of Apple's iPhoto and iMovie in the morning. This was followed after lunch by a talk on digital photography by Olympus, where various tips and tricks on taking great pictures were imparted by professional photographer, Henry Lim.
Finally, to conclude the series of talks, we had Intel, together with digital animation firm, MediaFreaks, showcasing the benefits of Intel's latest Core i7 processor when it comes to media creation.