Entertainment

As we move from an analogue to digital environment. You may wish to take your home movie videos with you as you adjust.

Some like navigation buttons while others prefer a touch screen approach; with a new product from Archos you get both options.

I've been looking forward to reviewing this product - from a brief reading of the literatiure sent to me I was hoping it would be an ideal product for my multimedia and data backup requirements. An inexpensive video recorder and network attach storage unit with the ability to stream my video across my home network.

This unit can record two streams at the same time, or as more likely to happen record one item and start a second recording before the first one finishes so it’s a twin tuner.

Its small size and low price make Lindy's USB DVB-T tv receiver worth looking at -- especially for the notebook user.

A single speaker that manages – in a way – to produce something a bit like stereo sound. I first saw a surround sound speaker from Yamaha several years ago that was for placing in front of a TV this is for a similar effect for your notebook it is of course considerably smaller.

The trend for carrying your music with you, started by Sony with the Walkman cassette player back in 1979. Things have progressed to the point where you can carry an entire lifetimes music in the palm of your hand.

This is a total touchscreen MP3 player that can also play video and much more. The only physical controls are on the top the on/off hold and on the side the tiny record button.

Often a tune is inexorably linked to one musician (even if they have not composed it) their style is also unique, so when one pianist can play several styles this is special. Also here the latest offering from a UK musician who annunciates every word, great.

This is far more than just a digital TV as it has a range of connectors enabling HD and perhaps at the size is ideal for connecting via VGA to a PC or notebook, I certainly tried them all.

Yet another digital photo frame joins this increasingly popular category of adding an IT-based decorative addition to your home furniture.

This is a single unit with a speaker in each end, it can be run from the mains or from an internal rechargeable battery. Connection is by 3.5mm lead or by Bluetooth.

Streaming your music collection to different rooms in your home is the task undertaken by a Logitech product.

It's that time when I get to tell you about my passion - don't get excited it's not 'X' certificate - it's Jazz mainly that produced from around 1950 onwards. Naim are a company best known for their excellent audio equipment (it’s expensive though) but they also have both a classical and jazz label.

Despite the traditional DAB shape this unit has a few surprises inside. The sound quality is excellent and it is extremely easy to use. In fact all in all it’s a very nice DAB radio.

A competitively priced product in a field where most manufacturers have at least one entry. This one has CD, tape (I am told this is still requested), MP3, USB and FM/MW radio.

The trend towards multiple function devices is spreading with the latest product from Pinnacle being one example.

This LCD picture frame boasts a wealth of features that go beyond simply showing your favourite pictures.

This unit has MW and FM radio, plays CD’s of most types including MP3, can play MP3 or WMA from SD cards or Flash Drives, take input from USB or and for good measure supports a range of iPods.

With the increase in digital photos, it does seem appropriate to display them using modern technology.

After my recent review of the excellent Analogue TV from Polaroid I took little persuading to look at their brand new digital offering.

At the time of writing several large retailers had special offers on certain MB games so look around and you may even beat the prices I can find. Here I am looking at an International version of Subbuteo and Operation Rapid Response.

I’ve used a set of Yamaha speakers for many years on various computers and was keen to check out the company’s latest portable speaker system.

Certainly a lot more than another bedroom TV, this has the ability to view HD, it is of course widescreen and at 19inches is far more watchable and just for good measure it has a built in DVD player.

Two very different toys but both suitable for kids of roughly the same age. Marvin’s Magic teaches the child to use his hands to deceive and Electronic Scrapheap Welder to build or rebuild.

For a while Nintendo looked like it was going to play underdog to the behemouths of Microsoft with their XBox and Sony with the PlayStation. Many had written of this company as an also run. That was then. Several years on from those predictions and Nintendo is breathing new life into not only itself, but also the games industry as a whole.

This is a slim easy to install PVR that works well even when not connected to a roof aerial. In fact a good part of the review period was when attached to my kitchen TV.

You've got a TV in the bedroom, the living room, the conservatory and even the kitchen. But the bathroom... Until now the last bastion of TV free living has finally fallen with the arrival of a waterproof television from Tech Vision.

Old and new technology is brought together in a product developed by Digital Blue.

A small set of stereo speakers for iPod owners that produce good sound from a compact package and at a reasonable price.