Stardock recently released Aquarium Desktop 2007, and I wanted to take this
opportunity to take users on a "guided tour" of some of its features. I'm
sure many of your remember the screensaver from years ago that made your monitor
look just like an aquarium with fish floating around. However, that was
just a screensaver, and you had to wait for the screensaver to kick in before
you could look at this virtual aquarium.
Well Aquarium Desktop 2007 takes it to the next level.
No need to wait 10 or 15 minutes for that screensaver to appear, the aquarium is
already on your desktop! It turns your desktop into a virtual aquarium
with smoothly animated fish, plants, and much more.
Wallpapers
Several new wallpapers are included in this version.
Some of them actually remind me of real aquariums I used own years ago!
Just select "wallpapers" from the options menu and select the one you want for
your desktop.
The fish
Aquarium Desktop 2007 includes 9 different fish to choose
from. Each are beautifully detailed, and the animations are smooth and
life-like. All you have to do is select which fish you want to add to your
desktop, and then click "add". Don't worry about forgetting to feed these
fish, they aren't going anywhere unless you take them off.
Visual elements
If you have an aquarium at home you would probably have
decorations such as plants, rocks, and of course......a treasure chest.
Well you can apply the same elements here also. Aquarium Desktop includes
decorations like a castle, rocks, bubbles, and many more. Some of these
elements are also animated, such as the plants which gently move to the current
in the virtual water.
Windowblinds skin
This version also includes a matching
Windowblinds skin
which goes perfectly with the included wallpapers.
Aquarium Desktop is also CPU-smart, which means it will
not use CPU if the fish are covered, so you don't have to worry about your
system slowing down. It is very configurable as you can choose how many fish
and elements you want in your aquarium, and you can even choose to enable
background sound if you wish.. This would make a great addition to a
child's computer, or even a family shared computer. I put this on my kids
computer and they absolutely loved it. With the holiday season
approaching, this would also make a great gift.
Discounts are available for both
Object Desktop subscribers,
and owners of previous versions of Aquarium Desktop. There are also 3 Fish
Packs available that include more fish and elements for Desktop Aquarium.
Follow the links below for more information.