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  • You can change the cover to suit your style requirements

    Sony Ericsson Z600 mobile phone

    4.0 24 February 2004 21:57 GMT
    The Good
    roper gaming controls as required; usual Sony Ericsson qualityHidden antenna, bluetooth, good styling, plenty of acessories for the cash rich
    The Bad
    Navigation takes a little to get use to,
    Verdict
    Another good solid phone from
    Price
    £price dependant on contract
  • Olympus DM-20 Conference Kit. Audio, Digital voice recorders, Olympus 0

    Olympus DM-20 Conference Kit

    4.5 24 February 2004 15:07 GMT
    The Good
    2 mics, long cables, good battery life
    The Bad
    No removable storage
    Verdict
    Don’t leave your iPod behind otherwise the DM-20’s top-notch for its sole specialist function, especially when you can record 2+people for almost 2 days.
    Price
    £587
  • Sony DSC-T1 Digital Camera. Cameras, Compact cameras, 5 megapixels, Sony, Digital cameras 0

    Sony DSC-T1 Digital Camera

    3.5 24 February 2004 12:11 GMT
    The Good
    MP rating, Compact, 2.5” rear LCD
    The Bad
    Need to drag docking station around, pictures below par for 5MP
    Verdict
    If the Canon Ixus I is still available, that’s the main rival to this Sony in spite of one less mega pixel
    Price
    £500
  • for the asking price, the lack of top-flight OCR functionality is a serious omission

    Fujitsu ScanSnap!

    3.5 24 February 2004 1:13 GMT
    The Good
    Full copy of Adobe Acrobat 5.0, quick and easy
    The Bad
    Lack of top-flight OCR functionally
    Verdict
    If you aren't already scanning documents Fujitsu ScanSnap! can be recommended as a surprisingly handy and effective tool.
    Price
    £390
  • Kill.Switch blends some Matrix ideas in with what would otherwise be just another shoot-em-up

    Kill.Switch - PS2

    4.0 23 February 2004 21:58 GMT
    The Good
    Blistering Action
    The Bad
    Can get repetitive
    Verdict
    Mind you the repetition’s much like…an arcade machine. Still a great title to rent or buy.
    Price
    £35
  • Arc: twilight of the spirits - PS2. Gaming, PS2, Action, Sony 0

    Arc: twilight of the spirits - PS2

    2.0 23 February 2004 21:55 GMT
    The Good
    Reasonable combat when it happens
    The Bad
    Crap graphics, buildup too slow for anyone but the hardcore
    Verdict
    Rent it if you’re into advntures otherwise just don’t bother.
    Price
    £35
  • Dragon Fire 2 - Mobile game. Gaming, Mobile phone games, Platform games, Com2uS, Phones 0

    Dragon Fire 2 - Mobile game

    4.0 17 February 2004 18:34 GMT
    The Good
    five stages to beat
    The Bad
    you'll need nimble hands
    Verdict
    Find the right phone and you're on to a winner
    Price
    £5
  • Com2uS Bowling 2 - Mobile. Gaming, Mobile phone games, Sports games, Com2uS, Phones 0

    Com2uS Bowling 2 - Mobile

    3.5 17 February 2004 18:34 GMT
    The Good
    Simple and easy to play
    The Bad
    You may get bored quickly
    Verdict
    It costs the same as a real game of ten pin bowling
    Price
    £3
  • Com2uS Pro Baseball - Mobile. Gaming, Mobile phone games, Sports games, Com2uS, Phones 0

    Com2uS Pro Baseball - Mobile

    3.5 17 February 2004 18:34 GMT
    The Good
    if your a fan your love it
    The Bad
    if your not you'll only get frustrated
    Verdict
    Only really for the hardcore baseball fan out there who also happens to own a mobile phone
    Price
    £3
  • Andre Agassi Com2uS Tennis - Mobile. Gaming, Mobile phone games, Sports games, Com2uS, Phones 0

    Andre Agassi Com2uS Tennis - Mobile

    4.0 17 February 2004 18:34 GMT
    The Good
    Good graphics and gameplay
    The Bad
    Need expert fingers
    Verdict
    This will allow you to serve up some tennis on your phone to break the journey
    Price
    £5
  • at £30 that's only the price of three CD's

    Proline DM1945MP3 portable CD/MP3 player

    4.5 17 February 2004 11:44 GMT
    The Good
    The price
    The Bad
    Heavy knock stops playback, no remote, poor CD battery life
    Verdict
    Considering a bigger branded CD/MP3 Walkman would still cost nearly double, this is still worth a look with better headphones and 2300mAH rechargeable batteries
    Price
    £30
  • The Humax PVR-8000T will allow you get rid of your Video Recoder and all those blank tapes lying around forever

    Humax PVR-8000T PVR

    4.0 16 February 2004 16:29 GMT
    The Good
    Capable of replacing your VCR; Freeview
    The Bad
    Noisy fan; 20hrs is only five 4hr tapes
    Verdict
    It’s a good PVR albeit with channel locking to what you’re recording and can only “replace” five tapes at a time, but still good technology.
    Price
    £200
  • The card is great for games and lets you listen to DVD-Audio

    Creative Audigy 2 ZS 7.1 Sound Card

    4.0 16 February 2004 13:37 GMT
    The Good
    Upholds Creative standard
    The Bad
    Price; speaker upgrade needed as well for best results
    Verdict
    You might only need one when your Live! dies on you but if you’re in the market for a new soundcard, the Audigy’s hard to ignore.
    Price
    £85
  • Starting from the outset, you have several types of play – freeride, mountaincross and technical – as well several modes such as career, timetrial and so on

    Downhill Domination - PS2

    4.0 16 February 2004 11:28 GMT
    The Good
    Great bike racer, good change to four wheels
    The Bad
    Some may want more than easy pick-up-and-play
    Verdict
    This game is great. So please please please Codemasters, no 2005 version like the rest of your production-line racers.
    Price
    £35
  • On the tropic of weapons, the whip is the primary weapon, but you can collect others as you go along

    Castlevania - PS2

    3.0 16 February 2004 11:16 GMT
    The Good
    Some action to be had
    The Bad
    Doesn’t really attract non-fans of preceding games
    Verdict
    Doesn’t succeed in the same way as the Prince of Persia Sands Of Time managed. For fans only.
    Price
    £35
  • Sound is good and the menu system is easy to use - but why do companies have to produce iPod Wannabes

    Philips HD060

    3.0 12 February 2004 10:41 GMT
    The Good
    Average price
    The Bad
    The capacity, the slower USB connection
    Verdict
    Great technology hobbled by disk size and snail speed.
    Price
    £170
  • the cable may not seem exciting, but it will save you space in your bag when you travel

    APC USB Phone Charger

    4.5 11 February 2004 18:03 GMT
    The Good
    Sensible idea
    The Bad
    May need to be checked to avoid falling out
    Verdict
    It’s simple and it works, you just have to make sure your laptop battery can spare the juice and you’re sorted. Check compatiblility, then buy.
    Price
    £10
  • The Ixus i is small, compact and takes great pictures

    Canon Ixus i

    4.5 11 February 2004 16:23 GMT
    The Good
    Robust build, 4Mp results
    The Bad
    Company’s own Ixus 400 is a rival; they all look the same
    Verdict
    Another great Canon compact digicam at risk of being leapfrogged by the Ixus 400- compare prices of both and get the cheapest
    Price
    £250
  • Black Hawk Down - Team Sabre Add-on - PC. Gaming, PC games, FPS, Novalogic 0

    Black Hawk Down - Team Sabre Add-on - PC

    4.5 10 February 2004 18:12 GMT
    The Good
    Great multi player
    The Bad
    Some graphical glitches remain
    Verdict
    The original was a million-selling single player classic, the add-on bolsters the multiplayer and makes a great package
    Price
    £20
  • TV Remote Control Clock. Home Cinema, Remote controls, Alarm clocks, BoysStuff 0

    TV Remote Control Clock

    4.5 10 February 2004 14:59 GMT
    The Good
    Brings up BBC Breakfast abd the alarm; Price
    The Bad
    Having to get up in the morning?
    Verdict
    An absolute godsend if you need to hear the traffic news early in the morning. Set for 30 minutes before you’re up and love that lie-in.
    Price
    £15
  • It will change your television habits forever

    Sky+ decoder

    4.5 9 February 2004 17:48 GMT
    The Good
    Standard HDD under the hood; convenience; updating
    The Bad
    Only replaces 5 E240s at a time
    Verdict
    If you already use Sky you’re a locked-in customer. If you hate the pricing you’ll stick with Freeview/Cable and DVD recording. Well supported and maintained
    Price
    £250
  • small and sexy, but at a price

    Sony Ericsson Bluetooth Car-100

    4.0 9 February 2004 0:24 GMT
    The Good
    The coolest mobile phone related add-on so far (for boys)
    The Bad
    The Price; slightly “because we can” toy vs the usual RC Cars
    Verdict
    Not aimed at kids by any stretch of the imagination, but if you have the right phone and the cash, go on- you know you want to
    Price
    £60
  • Pino costs £50 and is about the size of a pot plant

    Pino - robotic toy

    3.5 8 February 2004 17:23 GMT
    The Good
    Cheap, learning ability, fun
    The Bad
    He might be a robot, but he isn't the sharpest tool in the box
    Verdict
    For £50 it’s average for the price. As a Christmas present though it’d be less damaging if this was dumped, rather than a real puppy.
    Price
    £50
  • A classic formula. But if you wanted that you could pick up a £5 Megadrive and only play Sonic right? Wrong

    Sonic Heroes - PS2

    4.5 7 February 2004 18:50 GMT
    The Good
    It’s Sonic!!
    The Bad
    You may tire of jumping around
    Verdict
    It’s sold a million whatever critics have to say about it, as it was excellent whatever the format. Rent to check out the fuss at least.
    Price
    £35
  • Get past that fact that you won’t know what you’ve got loaded on your player and you’ve still got the issue of sound

    Auvi SA100

    2.0 4 February 2004 22:00 GMT
    The Good
    Cheap
    The Bad
    Sound not great; no display
    Verdict
    You will never stop getting what you pay for, so carry on saving for a better model.
    Price
    £50
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