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SanDisk Sansa Fuze MP3 Player
With the world going Apple mad, can SanDisk offer some respite in the form of the Sansa Fuze? We plugged in the 4GB Fuze to find out.
From a design point of view, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the Fuze wasn’t that different to Apple’s iPod nano, which this player goes straight up against. We [...]
Toshiba Portégé R500-11Z
This year we’ve seen quite a number of high profile notebook launches aimed at the thin and light segment of the market and while Toshiba may not have made as many headlines with its R500 series, it’s a great machine in its own right.
Weighing in at just 1.1kg, this machine is as light as some [...]
Hawking Technology Wireless-300N USB Dish Adapter
“Wireless will free you from your desk” is the promise and for the most part it does, so why would you need a USB Dish Adapter for your Apple Mac? We get connected to find out.
The premise of the Hawking Technology Wireless-300N USB Dish Adapter is simple: to allow you to sit further away from [...]
Aliph Jawbone 2 Bluetooth Headset
Another day another Bluetooth headset I hear you cry, how many ways it is possible to talk on your mobile phone with a small dongle sticking out your ear lug? We put in the new Jawbone 2 to see if this one stands out from the crowd.
Around half the size of the previous Jawbone, the [...]
Motorola Z10 Mobile Phone
The new Motorola Z10, successor to the Z8, comes with the tag line “We’re all film makers now”. But is this phone worth getting excited about? We find out.
The Z10 takes on the kick slider form that we saw in the Z8. This somewhat quirky design from Motorola is actually very comfortable to use as [...]
Philips PET830 Portable DVD Player
Portable DVD players come in all shapes and sizes but this Philips player has to be one of the more funky designs. Instead of a laptop-style design, this is more like a tablet that you hold in your hands. The high-gloss finish means it’s quickly covered in fingerprints, so you’ll constantly be cleaning it but [...]
Acer Aspire One
Joining in the race to get a slice of the rapidly-growing mini PC pie, is Acer, with their Aspire One. But will this offer you something the Asus Eee PC, HP Mini-Note or MSI Wind will not? We got our hands on the new Aspire One at the press launch in London, for a First [...]
MSI Wind
When you think of cutting-edge innovation, MSI Computers isn’t usually the first you’d think of and while the Wind is travelling on the tail of the Asus Eee PC it’s a masterstroke in timing as this is the first notebook to reach the UK with an Intel Atom inside.
The Atom is a brand new chip [...]
HANNSG HG281DJ Monitor
With the price of LCD panels continuing to drop, HANNSG offer an affordable 28in monitor. But is this encroaching on your main TV? Can you justify going this big? We get watching, gaming and working to find out.
Housed by a narrow gloss black bezel, the HANNSG 281DJ has a 27.5in viewable screen of the Active [...]
Creative Vado Camcorder
Sporting the moniker “Pocket Video Cam”, Creative are lining up against Flip Video in the battle to be the video in your pocket. But can the new Vado knock the Flip from its perch? We get filming to find out.
The device is slimmer that the Flip, with the lens and screen being flush to the [...]
