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It may look like a high heel but this is the latest design from Japan for an all-in-one multimedia desktop. How does it stack up against the likes of Sony and Apple? Read on to find out.

What if a Palm or Pocket PC based phone is too much but you still need contact management and e-mail? Look no further than the Motorola MPx200 Smart Phone.

Summary While they lack the extra polish we like to see to make a common product like a digital audio player stand out amongst the rest, both of the MSI Megastick MP3 players are good solid products for their price. We do not know what MSI was thinking when they decided to ditch the ear […]

ATI's Radeon 9800XT is king of the video card market and for good reason. With smoking fast performance numbers and solid stability, the 9800XT is a gamers dream come true.

ATI's All-In-Wonder 9600XT features many improvements over their standard 9600 All-In-Wonder card including a new remote control and a faster 500MHz core clock speed.

The Gateway FMC-901X is a true Media Center PC designed to blend in with your home theater gear. With the 901X you can record television shows, or browse the web.

Roku's HD1000 is a networked digital media device that plays high quality audio, video and images through your home stereo and can connect to an HDTV display.

HP's L2335 LCD flat-panel display could be the new LCD king. With a 16ms response rate and a 1900x1200 resolution, harcore gamers and designers have something to save up for.

As part of its 500 series of High Definition Mobile handsets, NEC delivers global connectivity with the 525. But is a pretty screen and two CPU's enough to satisfy our hunger?

Priced at around $260 retail, the FIC Condor is being targeted towards gamers because of its radical design concept and support for high-end components.

The Sony VAIO A-Series laptops are designed to be desktop replacements. While the VGN-A160 looks elegant on the outside, is there enough strength on the inside?

Is it a media PC or a gaming system? The MSI Mega 865 is the best of both worlds when given the right components. Does MSI have a sleeper hit on their hands, read on and find out.

Following hot on the trail of our Motorola MA560 phone review, we get a chance to review one of Unidens newest 5.8GHz phones, the EXAI 5180.

Is it possible to get a desktop replacement notebook PC for under $1000 bucks? Gateway sure thinks so with their M520S system, but there are trade-offs.

The Gateway M320XL promises us the same level of quality we expect from the Gateway brand, but at a more affordable price. Does it make the cut?

Gigabyte's N512 laptop features a powerful Intel Pentium M 1.7GHz processor, 512MB of RAM and an ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 graphics adapter.

Compaq steps up to the plate with their new GX5000Z gaming PC featuring dual Western Digital hard drives in a RAID array and an AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 CPU.

Priced $30 dollars less than Sony's award winning DRU-710A Dual Layer drive, can the MSI DR16-B unseat the current speed king?

Sharp's Actius MM20 system is not only one of the smallest laptops we have seen, but it can also syncronize files with your desktop computer. How cool is that?

MSI takes the ATI X800 XT GPU and churns out a killer video card and software package that includes more than 14 games, a DVD player and more. Watch out Nvidia.

The Sony VAIO A-Series laptops are designed to be desktop replacements. While the VGN-A260 looks elegant on the outside, is there enough strength on the inside?

The attractive Roku SoundBridge lets you play your PC or Mac digital music files anywhere in the house, just hook it up to your home theater.

The attractive Roku M500 SoundBridge lets you play your PC or Mac digital music files anywhere in the house, just hook it up to your home theater.

The attractive Roku M1000 SoundBridge lets you play your PC or Mac digital music files anywhere in the house, just hook it up to your home theater.

Creative Labs is hoping to snag some market share from Apple with their new Zen Micro portable audio player. With plenty of features does Apple need to worry?

Kreisen is a new contender to the home video market and hopes to tempt you with their new Kreisen LT-30FMP 30-inch LCD television priced at under $1500 dollars.

Gateway's 7200XL is a silent beast. Using Intel's new BTX form factor, you can hardly tell the system is on. But with the fastest components out there, it screams for attention.

Orb Audio's Classic Two system proves that you can get great sound from small speakers, and you can do it affordably. These are the speakers you have been waiting for.

Zenith's Z20LA7R features stunning looks and an impressive picture quality, but falls short on substance. Find out why this should not be your next television.

The Samsung YH-820 doesn't only have a pretty face, but it sounds pretty good too. But does it have the right stuff to beat other micro HDD players?

The eMachines T6212 could be one of the better gaming systems available for under $600. Dell and Gateway can't touch it.

NVIDIA's latest graphics chip is here, and we get a chance to review the MSI 7800 GTX in an SLI setup - every gamers dream-come-true.

Fujitsu takes a stab at the media-centric notebook niche with their Lifebook N3511 which can play DVD's and CD's without the need for powering up the PC side of the system.

The iPod nano 2GB may look tiny, but its big on features. Probably one of Apple's greatest creations yet, the nano is sure to put a smile on your face.