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LG Shine mobile phone - FIRST LOOK
Does it shine? 19 January 2007 9:00 GMT

The Good
Shiny, metal, large screen, 2 megapixel camera

The Bad
We've seen dented models already, plenty of features but nothing extraordinary

Verdict
Feature packed with all the latest technology like GPS or Wi-Fi it isn't, however the LG Shine at first glance seems to be a fashion statement in the making

Price
£price dependent on contract
Flushed Away – PS2
All the action of the film on your console 19 January 2007 0:00 GMT

The Good
Character authenticity

The Bad
Boring, irritating music, no originality

Verdict
There is nothing new here, it is simply the movie formfactor in a fairly normal platform environment

Price
£29.99
ABSplus backup hard drive
Backup made a breeze? 18 January 2007 13:00 GMT

The Good
Hassle free use, bootable drive, rugged

The Bad
Cost, portability

Verdict
Total mobile disaster recovery solution in a relatively small box

Price
£185
Final Fantasy XII - PS2
Has the old magic been lost during the wait? 18 January 2007 11:00 GMT

The Good
Inspired story, gorgeous looks, no random encounters

The Bad
A bit complicated at first, isn’t longer, still not as good as Vagrant Story

Verdict
A contender for game of the year already perhaps? You betcha

Price
£35
Nokia N93i mobile phone - FIRST LOOK
Nokia slims down its camcorder phone offering, but is it enough? 17 January 2007 14:00 GMT

The Good
3 megapixel camera, design means you hold it like a camcorder, Wi-Fi, 3G

The Bad
Still large, casing is easily smugged

Verdict
If you are looking to capture your life on the go, this might just be the camera phone to do it with

Price
£Price dependent on contract
Lexmark X5470 All–in-One printer
Is this the printer for all your office needs? 17 January 2007 13:00 GMT

The Good
Price, range of features, design, good photo output with additional six-ink cartridge, an attractive design and excellent sub £100 make this great value for money

The Bad
Photo printing is slow and very mediocre with “basic” four-ink print cartridge, ADF jams too easily

Verdict
The X5470 is a great office printer, scanner, fax, and copier in one stylish but quite bulky "box"

Price
£99.99
DOA: Dead or Alive - DVD
Dead on arrival or actually not that bad? 17 January 2007 11:00 GMT

The Good
Finally a semi-decent videogame adaptation, that doesn’t take itself too seriously, mud-wrestling divas … in bikinis, Holly Valance, Jaime Pressly, Sarah Carter, need we go on?

The Bad
While spotting the bloke from Coronation Street is initially amusing, it soon becomes an annoying distraction, the plot could be written on one of the girls’ minuscule bikinis

Verdict
Tacky action sequences look like a computer game but, for once, that’s ok as the director can claim to be sticking to the movie’s roots

Price
£20
Microsoft Autoroute 2007 - PC
Microsoft offers you Satnav for your notebook 17 January 2007 0:00 GMT

The Good
Cheap, comprehensive

The Bad
Fiddly, too large, PC only

Verdict
A satnav system for your notebook may sound like a good idea but it’s as old-fashioned and cumbersome as a paper map

Price
£90 with GPS £33 without GPS
HP TouchSmart PC - FIRST LOOK
HP brings touchscreen to the desktop computer, but do you need it? 16 January 2007 12:26 GMT

The Good
Touchscreen, SmartCenter software, compact within its size

The Bad
Large, to get full benefit have to have it in your kitchen or lounge

Verdict
If you can stump up the space next to your toaster however, the software is very intuitive and at first glance looks to offer something that you might actually want to use on a daily basis

Price
£1199
Sonic The Hedgehog - Xbox 360
Sonic's back? But should we welcome home the spikey character? 16 January 2007 11:00 GMT

The Good
It’s got a nice name, you don’t have to buy it

The Bad
Ridiculous loading times, tedious gameplay, as exciting as slug racing

Verdict
Disappointing from start to finish

Price
£35
Children of Men - DVD
Can Harry Potter director Alfonso Cuaron go from wizardry to sci-fi bleak? 16 January 2007 2:21 GMT

The Good
Cuaron’s stunning, one-take battle scenes, a typically lively supporting turn from Michael Caine, as well as crafting a thrilling chase movie, Cuaron also addresses key political themes such as immigration, terrorism, and pollution

The Bad
The useless special features package, Glaring inconsistencies in the plot, Julianne Moore is miscast and underused

Verdict
Cuaron engineers some stunningly choreographed set-pieces comparable with the best moments from Saving Private Ryan

Price
£20
Toshiba 250GB external USB hard drive
When is enough storage enough? 16 January 2007 0:00 GMT

The Good
Near silent operation, security features, PushButton backup option for PC

The Bad
Software PC only, no Firewire

Verdict
The Toshiba 250GB external USB hard drive does what it says on the tin

Price
£90
Canon Powershot G7 digital camera
Can Canon improve on the G6? 15 January 2007 13:00 GMT

The Good
Great handling, feature packed, build quality, image quality as lower ISOs

The Bad
Intrusive noise at higher ISOs, purple pixel fringing, focus hunting at longer focal lengths, no RAW mode, vari-angle screen missing, no status LCD, and shadow noise – even at lowest ISOs

Verdict
A mixed experience means that Canon's flagship might well have lost it's crown

Price
£330
ASUS F3Jp laptop
Asus goes multimedia but should you? 15 January 2007 11:00 GMT

The Good
Great Spec, great battery

The Bad
Not the cheapest, chunky

Verdict
It may be heavier than we’d like but this is a stunning machine designed with the multimedia user in mind

Price
£1199
Nokia E50 mobile phone
Nokia goes slimline with its latest business handset 15 January 2007 0:00 GMT

The Good
Size, screen, easy to use and setup

The Bad
No 3G, no keyboard, no touchscreen

Verdict
The Nokia E50 is a straight talking phone that offers more than most standard mobiles without going the whole hog of being a smartphone

Price
£price dependent on contract
JML Fitness Watch
Sports watch with heart rate monitor 14 January 2007 8:12 GMT

The Good
Bargain, good range of features

The Bad
Lacks realtime feedback of heart rate, no data storage

Verdict
Great for the cost and a convenient option for swimmers, but those on a more sophisticated training regime might look for more

Price
£19.99
Buzz Sports - PS2
Buzz is back - this time for sports fans 13 January 2007 0:00 GMT

The Good
Easy to use, set game length, nice balance of questions

The Bad
You’ll need a crowd and some beer to get this going

Verdict
While this game is innovative and great fun, you’ve got to want to be involved to have to play it and get the most out of it

Price
£35
H-racer hydrogen car
How green are you? 12 January 2007 0:00 GMT

The Good
Easy to build, learn how hydrogen and fuel cells work

The Bad
Excitement doesn't last long

Verdict
The H-racer hydrogen fuelled racing car is the ultimate executive gadget, that you'll be bored of in under 5 minutes

Price
£49.99
AGEIA PhysX PPU graphics card
Can you improve your gaming graphics with this simple add-on? 11 January 2007 13:00 GMT

The Good
Performance, performance, performance

The Bad
Cost, lack of compatible games

Verdict
If you simply must have the ultimate when it comes to in-game realism, this is for you

Price
£140
Siemens Gigaset SL565 Bluetooth phone
Siemens brings Bluetooth to the home phone, but do you need it? 11 January 2007 0:00 GMT

The Good
Bluetooth, phone memory, stylish looking, colour screen

The Bad
Paying for the Bluetooth element, colour screen could have been better, no SIM card reader to transfer over contacts

Verdict
Overall a good performer for the small office with a price that won't break the bank

Price
£129.99
The Beatles Revolution Bar - Las Vegas
The Las Vegas bar goes high tech with its interactive coffee tables 10 January 2007 16:19 GMT

The Good
The interactivity, the colours, the concept

The Bad
It was quite hard to draw anything that wasn't psychedelic, regardless of age you'll need ID

Verdict
Eight impressed journalists and 3 hours of playing says it all

Price
£200 bar bill
Adrift - DVD
Open Water 2 or one to avoid? 10 January 2007 11:00 GMT

The Good
The simple original premis should have delivered a top-notch thriller, plenty of scantily-clad chicks, people may now go back and look at Open Water, the far superior “prequel”

The Bad
Dopey plot holes, cringe-worthy dialogue, the pathetic special features package

Verdict
Adrift’s waterlogged plot is the least of its worries

Price
£20
Mio H610 GPS receiver
Satnav for girls? 10 January 2007 0:00 GMT

The Good
Small, plenty of features

The Bad
Small scree difficult to read when driving, no traffic support, why not opt for a smartphone with GPS

Verdict
Mio has created a useful product that although expensive compared to other units on the market will no doubt find its way into handbags across the nation

Price
£280
Apple Aperture photo editing software
What is it really like to use Aperture? 9 January 2007 11:00 GMT

The Good
Good looking interfce, creative options like book and website templates

The Bad
Slow on less-powerful systems, confusing terminology, steep learning curve

Verdict
Apple still has a way to go

Price
£219
CES 2007: One Laptop Per Child Project - FIRST LOOK
We take a brief look at the $130 laptop 9 January 2007 4:33 GMT

The Good
Cheap, easy to use, Wi-Fi, word processor

The Bad
Plastically, not sure it would last in the desert

Verdict
Expect millions of these machines to surface around the world in the next couple of months

Price
£70