Why settle for plain old windows backgrounds and icons when you can change them, after all we're all different so why should our computers all look the same?

Hyperdesk and The Skins Factory have teamed up the create Hyperthemes to customize your desktop, icons, folders, and basically the entire look of your desktop. The Hyperthemes are easy to use with menus to let you choose the look you want, then just hit a button and everything is customized for you. So why settle for a plain boring Windows XP theme when you can have a Hypertheme?

Hyperdesk DarkMatter: Subspace Hypersuite

Author: Kristofer Brozio

Sponsor: Hyperdesk

Tech Specs,Features or the Basic Info:

Hyperdesk DarkMatter: Subspace Hypersuite

Currently available only for Windows XP. This does NOT work on Windows Vista.

From the artists who created Alienware’s phenomenally popular desktop themes (Invader, ALXMorph, Darkstar, Superman, Star Wars & others) comes a fresh invasion of galactically cool desktops - introducing The DarkMatter Trilogy. Three unbelievably slick hypersuites that completely transform your desktop into a super-futuristic, hi-tech environment.

DarkMatter: Subspace contains 2 distinct hyperthemes in both dark and alloy styles, a WMP/iTunes remote Yahoo! widget featuring mind-blowing animations that have to be seen to be believed, a futuristic icon set that includes 6 different folder sets (vertical and horizontal layouts), a sleek Windows Media player skin that will play video (and audio) and an amazing otherworldly high-resolution wallpaper. Part of the DarkMatter Trilogy of hypersuites. You will need to download the free application, Yahoo! Widgets to use the hyper-animated audio remote. Price includes: 1 license seat per purchase. Available also in The DarkMatter Trilogy Pack (buy 2 and get 1 free).

Cost: $9.95

About Hyperdesk:

Hyperdesk is an exciting new product from The Skins Factory that allows you to transform the appearance of your regular Windows desktop, with an endless array of exciting new desktop themes, skins, wallpapers, widgets and other applications called “hypersuites”.

Using Microsoft's own skinning engine, Hyperdesk uses a “native” and stable way to theme Windows. Because the magic of Hyperdesk occurs entirely in memory, your system files are never touched or replaced. And just as it takes a single button to make the magic happen, a single click will return you to your default Windows desktop.

Each Hyperdesk installation contains a custom hypersuite. These works of art have been painstakingly, hand-crafted by the world's most talented commercial interface artists at The Skins Factory, with the same attention to detail & flawless execution we've become known for throughout the industry.

The Skins Factory's theme design division has proven irresistible to the world's leading entertainment companies and content providers. In the past, Microsoft contracted The Skins Factory to build their only official Xbox desktop theme to date, while Alienware Corporation contracted us 6 times to design custom desktop themes. To take advantage of this unique branding experience, please contact us today and see why we're the company with the most desktop experience in the industry.

Hyperdesk currently runs in Windows XP with Windows Vista compatibility coming soon.

We distribute our Hyperdesk products digitally to the consumer. Broadband internet connections are suggested, but not required.

A Better Look at Things:

There's no box for this product as it's a digital download, installation is simple, just follow the instructions and enter your key when needed, then of course you've got to restart your computer.

Once you've restarted your computer you can open up the Hyperdesk interface, on the menu you've got choices for Hypertheme, Icon Set, Wallpaper, Widget, and Media Player Skin, below that are the main buttons, Apply Hypersuite and Restore WindowsXP.

There is a preferences menu, but there's not much there, just two options:

In applying the theme there are a few to pick from, there basically the same with just some color differences between them:

The Icon Set gives your a few choices here too, physically they all look the same, just the colors and accents change.

There widget section requires you to download the Yahoo Widget program to make it work, this is so you can also skin your Media Players.

Heres' samples of what your desktop, folders, icons etc look like after the Hypersuite has been applied, I've got three monitors so it spanned all three which is nice.

Summary and Comments:

The Hyperdesk DarkMatter: Subspace Hypersuite is easy to use and it appears to not ues much of your system resources, it resides in ram, so if you've got a low quantity of ram that might be a problem though. I've got two gigs installed and it ran fine for me, it didn't seem to have any effect on system performance at all.

Overall it looks cool, it's easy to use and it works well.

DragonSteelMods gives the Hyperdesk DarkMatter: Subspace Hypersuite a 5 out of 5 score and our Recommended Award as well.

Pros:

-Easy to use

-Expandable

-Looks great

-Inexpensive

Cons:

-None really

I would like to thank Hyperdesk for the chance to review the DarkMatter Hypersuite and for their support of DSM.

review# 511

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