Laptops/PCs/Apple

This is a USB2 CD/DVD recorder/player. For anyone with only a CD or a DVD only player this is ‘All Modes’ for recording and playback. should you not have suitable software it comes with a variety.

This is far more than an average web cam, to start with it’s 2mega pixel and it has a Carl Zeiss lens. It works well in poor light and it has a great auto focus capability.

A Haynes manual for those who would like to build a PC or those who would just like to know more about what is inside and why.

If you've played with Google Earth, you've entered a 3D world within your computer. You navigate that world using buttons and icons on the Google Earth interface and it can almost feel that you're flying. The sensation could be better though...

A name I only heard about through a third party, they are a company big in Germany and they have distributors in the UK.

A warm, sunny day (yes there were one or two this year) in Central London provided the opportunity to check out some of Logitech’s new products.

There are lots of VOIP and Skype phones out there and without the supplied software this is just another (albeit stylish) phone. However add the software and the phone is no longer a ‘dummy’.

As a regular user of a laptop, I sometimes find its heat generating capability can interfere with my personal comfort.

Evesham is one of the more popular makes of notebook. Here I am looking at what probably qualifies as a mid range offering but it still manages to support Windows Vista Premium.

The age of luggable notebooks has long since passed. Now such devices can be held in one hand while typing with the other.

Not a secret agent but a FreeAgent has been increasing my storage capacity of late.

Having recently looked at two offering from Kensington here are the latest two Diamond Eye offerings to land on my desk, just like the last pair one needs the industrial scissors.

Adding live video capability to your notebook can be as easy as attaching a USB device to your system

This is a slim sleek looking 20 inch panel however maybe not all is as it should be even if the image it gives is clear and crisp even at the end of a long day.

This must be considered to be a cross between a desktop and a tablet PC with the built in touch screen being the part like a tablet. However overall it is certainly not a mobile offering. The Vista speed rating is 4.6

It never ceases to amaze me the number of innovations that have been added to the standard computer keyboard. For example

This is a widescreen panel that is also a dock for your iPod allowing you to charge and or play it while working at your PC. Just like the Swiss army knife this has more much more.

This device shaped like a letter ‘Y’ is a two port USB hub but – and here’s the difference - it is also a 2GB stick/pen drive, so data can be stored on it from the PC or from the devices you connect to the Yego.

This is a rather special USB cable with some rather clever software that over the coming months and years is likely to be in much demand as people realise they have information on their PC’s that needs to be transferred to another.

Putting aside my usual keyboard and mouse gave me the opportunity to check out some new devices from Kensington.

It is not often that I get the opportunity to introduce a new product while promoting a worthy cause. This is one such occasion.

As more and more connectivity options become available, your laptop might struggle to cope.

Not wanting to sound too much like a prophet of doom, it is important to be prepared when dealing with the various forms of Internet interaction to avoid possible pitfalls.

Recently a silver, dome shaped device has been sitting on my work space to help cut down on any cable switching.

It's almost impossible to buy a new computer without a keyboard and mouse - and so here I review the latest contribution to my keyboard/mouse mountain.

Adding a television tuner capability to your computer has never been easier thanks to USB but the viewing results can be disappointing.

A new operating system and a vastly revamped product. Surely now is the time to start learning again and these two books from Apress give the insight it may take you years to learn on your own. Both the books are subtitled ‘Beyond The Manual’

According to the nursery rhyme, there were three mice and this is the third one from Kensington.

Adding DAB radio features to your computer sound great but some problems still exist.

How many leads do you expect to get with a monitor or panel? A power lead and a signal lead, maybe two signal leads if like this it is both Analogue and Digital, here however you get those and more, much more.