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Shadowrun - Xbox 360 - FIRST LOOK
We take a look at the new game hoping to unite PC and Xbox gamers 28 February 2007 23:30 GMT

The Good
Magic element, new gaming features, ability to play against Windows Vista gamers

The Bad
No single player missions, limited number of maps

Verdict
Overall despite our reservations on these points it’s a definite thumbs up from us

Price
£40
Griffin elevator laptop stand
Space-saving or more clutter for your desk? 28 February 2007 13:00 GMT

The Good
Simple, sturdy, easy to put together

The Bad
Not much, but then not much to be bad about it - it's a metal stand

Verdict
Simple, effective this is boring, but really useful office kit for laptop owners

Price
£31
Apple Airport Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi Wireless Base Station
Apple updates its base station, but does it connect? 28 February 2007 11:00 GMT

The Good
Small design, USB drive and printer support, faster and great range than previous model

The Bad
Like all Apple products you do have to pay for the simplicity, still not UPnP compliant

Verdict
If you're a die-hard networking fan then this isn't for you, but if you're looking for a simple, but highly effective wireless offering then this is great

Price
£119
BlackBerry 8800 Smartphone
Can the latest email device from RIM impress? 28 February 2007 0:00 GMT

The Good
Styling, Built-in GPS, QWERTY keyboard

The Bad
No Wi-Fi, no 3G, no camera, GPS software not great

Verdict
This might be the best looking BlackBerry to date, and at its core job it works a treat, however RIM are missing quite a few tricks here

Price
£price dependent on contract
NetObjects Fusion 10 - PC
Has Adobe's Dreamweaver found its match? 27 February 2007 11:00 GMT

The Good
Easy to use, fairly cheap

The Bad
None that we could find

Verdict
If you want to get a website design together quickly and with minimum fuss or experience, this has to be the best tool on the market

Price
£135
Excite Truck - Nintendo Wii
Can The Wii's innovative controller doing racing games? 27 February 2007 9:00 GMT

The Good
Hectic pace, controls work relatively well, masses of fun

The Bad
Doesn’t look too hot, won't last you long, multiplayer lacking in depth

Verdict
What’s here is a lot of fun, but don’t expect the muddy thrills to last long

Price
£35
Motorola Portable Bluetooth Car Kit T305
Is a handsfree speaker the answer to not breaking the law? 27 February 2007 0:00 GMT

The Good
Easy to install and setup, good speaker

The Bad
People we phoned complained of poor quality sound

Verdict
The device is simple and easy to use, however quality on incoming and outgoing calls wasn't as good as a headset

Price
£50
Fujitsu Siemens Lifebook P1610 tablet PC
Can Fujitsu Siemens make the Tablet PC useful? 26 February 2007 11:00 GMT

The Good
Small, light

The Bad
Not that powerful, poor battery life

Verdict
It’s the smallest Tablet PC to-date but that means compromises in performance and battery life have been made

Price
£1465
HP Scanjet 8200 scanner
Is the £500 price tag justified? 26 February 2007 9:00 GMT

The Good
Auto sharpening, colour restoration, scratch/dust removal processing and the like

The Bad
The auto crop before scan doesn’t get things right and can even give a horizontal crop to a vertical image! Dust removal software works but is not capable of dealing with dirty originals and the auto scaling/resolution settings don’t allow enough control

Verdict
The Scanjet 8200 is more business-scanning machine than strictly a photo scanner

Price
£437
Nec XR 50-inch plasma
NEC gets serious about plasma, but is the picture any good? 23 February 2007 11:00 GMT

The Good
Decent picture through HDMI, impressive audio

The Bad
No scart, poor image quality with lower quality connections

Verdict
Despite being clearly aimed at the high-end consumer there are a few frustrating drawbacks here and not enough in terms of performance to really make an impact on the current market

Price
£2500
Gya-!!
Simon Says gets an update, but is it any good? 23 February 2007 9:00 GMT

The Good
10 puzzles to master, flashing lights and noisy sound is bound to appeal to kids

The Bad
Puzzles are easy to master at the beginning, Could be too large for small hands

Verdict
It might be a modern, more gruelling Simon Says, but we still prefer the classic with its four coloured buttons that went on for what seemed like forever

Price
£20
D-Link RangeBooster N650 (DIR-655)
Wireless gets a boost, but is this the device to give it to us? 22 February 2007 13:00 GMT

The Good
Performance potential, looks, pricing

The Bad
Requires matching adapters to attain peak performance

Verdict
A sexy and efficient way to get a fast wireless network up and running

Price
£117.50
Clerks 2 - DVD
Smith's back but is Clerks a second stroke of genius or a poor trip down memory lane? 22 February 2007 11:00 GMT

The Good
A brilliant Silence of the Lambs parody from Jay & Silent Bob, Dawson is a welcome new face to the regular View Askew team, the spectacularly orchestrated “inter-species erotica” finale is Smith at his finest

The Bad
O’Halloran and Anderson simply can’t act, a lazy discussion about the Star Wars movies - which tries to recreate the brilliance of the original’s Death Star sub-contractors debate - just serves to highlight the difference in class between the two films, Smith’s screenplay is beset with trite clichés such as “today is the first day of the rest of our lives”

Verdict
It will definitely make you laugh unless you’ve never been amused by the vulnerability, nerdiness and innate slobbishness of masculinity

Price
£20
Linksys Compact Wireless-G Internet Video Camera (WVC54GC)
Is this Linksys wireless internet camera connected? 22 February 2007 9:00 GMT

The Good
Once set up you don't need a PC, only cable is the power, SMS when motion detected, comes with static IP software, you can always check up on the camera

The Bad
The best bits (ie the services) will cost you to keep running, it's small, but not spy small

Verdict
Easy to install, set up and use, the Linksys Compact Wireless-G Internet Video Camera comes with a lot of extra strings attached

Price
£80
The Departed - DVD
Best Scorsese film of the decade? 21 February 2007 13:00 GMT

The Good
The opening Goodfellas-style voiceover announces that Scorsese is back to his best, a gloriously macho script from William “Kingdom of Heaven” Monahan, Oscar-worthy supporting turns from Jack Nicholson and Mark Whalberg

The Bad
DiCaprio fails to pose the significant physical menace that his character demands, Scorsese might have benefited from chopping 15 minutes from the lengthy running time

Verdict
We still await the great Scorsese film for this decade. Robert De Niro, clear your diary

Price
£20
Eastpak Provider 38l laptop bag
Designed for laptops 21 February 2007 11:00 GMT

The Good
Padded laptop compartment, plenty of space, side compression straps

The Bad
Shouder straps not quite substantial enough

Verdict
The laptop protection is good, if only the shoulder straps were a little more chunky, this would be a real winner

Price
£49.99
Nokia N800 Internet Tablet
Can Nokia improve on the 770 with its latest update to the internet tablet? 21 February 2007 9:00 GMT

The Good
Large screen, improved design, digital camera, Skype and Google talk ready, Wi-Fi

The Bad
Need a phone or Wi-Fi connection to connect to the internet, can't sync with your PC, uses Linux rather than Windows Mobile or Symbian OS

Verdict
Is it an improvement on the N770? Definitely

Price
£250
Griffin Centerstage for iPod case
Another case or a must have? 20 February 2007 15:39 GMT

The Good
Tough, fits all Video iPod models, flip-out stand

The Bad
Flip out stand hard to get to flip out

Verdict
It’s a case that does a very good job at protecting your iPod from getting scratched, however we found its main selling point - the aluminium flip out stand was hard to flip out

Price
£17
Kodak EasyShare V803 digital camera
EasyShare goes 8 megapixels in a compact - but are the results worth it? 20 February 2007 13:00 GMT

The Good
Simple to use, image quality at low sensitivity, sharp lens

The Bad
Handling: slow focusing; flash charging/pre-flash, shutter lag and noise issues at higher ISOs

Verdict
A promising little package that takes reasonable images is hamstrung by terribly slow focusing, slow flash recharging and bad shutter lag

Price
£149.99
Ulead PhotoImpact 12 - PC
Can this package offer a viable alternative? 20 February 2007 11:00 GMT

The Good
Great price, plenty of tools

The Bad
Can be tricky to use

Verdict
It may be overshadowed by the likes of Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro but this is a versatile and bargain priced package

Price
£30
G-tech Smart Fabric Keyboard
The Keyboard goes flexible, but do you need it to? 19 February 2007 14:53 GMT

The Good
Rolls up into a small package, works with most PDAs

The Bad
No click-click response from the keys, needs a flat surface to work properly

Verdict
Useful, but more of a fad than a must

Price
£75
Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop
Dell goes AMD, but does this laptop still perform? 19 February 2007 11:00 GMT

The Good
Affordable, good battery life

The Bad
Not that powerful

Verdict
Dell finally releases an AMD notebook for the discerning bargain hunter but it’s not quite the catch we were hoping it would be

Price
£475
Metal Slug Anthology - PSP
Can this 2D action romp live up to modern day standards? 16 February 2007 15:29 GMT

The Good
Looks gorgeous, masses of gaming time packed in, nice and challenging

The Bad
Not much in the way of variation, a few hints of slowdown, can be a bit tricky to control

Verdict
Metal Slug is an acquired taste, but one you should love. Just don’t expect to graduate from softy sports titles in an instant

Price
£35
The Sims Life Stories - PC
Can yet another spin on The Sims theme appeal to fans and newcomers alike? 16 February 2007 14:51 GMT

The Good
It’s more Sims!, nicely structured, it’ll keep you hooked

The Bad
It’s more Sims!, not much freedom, not for Sims haters

Verdict
If you’re a die hard Sims fan though, think twice before picking this up. It goes without saying that Sims haters need not apply

Price
£35
Volver - DVD
Is the Oscar nominated film worth a watch? 15 February 2007 11:00 GMT

The Good
Penelope Cruz is simply brilliant as the beautiful, life toughened Raimunda, Almodovar shows a lightness of touch and a humane understanding of human vulnerability, an outstanding supporting cast that includes a touching, but comical turn from Almodovar regular Carmen Maura

The Bad
The only male characters are portrayed as weak willed fools controlled purely by their sexual drives

Verdict
Penelope Cruz will wow everyone everywhere with this career best performance, and not just with the brilliance of her acting

Price
£20