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Results 1 to 25 of 67.
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Ultra Motors A2B Metro electric bike
A2B via fun city
30 April 2009 12:00 GMT
- The Good
- Eye-catching design, comfortable ride, decent mileage, respectable speeds
- The Bad
- Weight, price
- Verdict
- Expensive, but you can't deny the great looks and the impressive performance
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Apple Time Capsule 802.11n Wi-Fi Hard Drive 2009
Backup and connect in one box
30 April 2009 9:00 GMT
- The Good
- Basic setup simple, Time Machine, Windows PC support
- The Bad
- Can take a while to route out all the options, gets pretty hot, no physical access to drive, expensive
- Verdict
- A simple and convenient solution that will cater for the majority of users, supplying both backup and a wireless network hub in one tidy package
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Jura ENA5 coffee machine
Perfect bean-to-cup coffee?
29 April 2009 16:00 GMT
- The Good
- Superb looks, flawless espresso, quick and easy to use
- The Bad
- Fiddly milk frother, expensive
- Verdict
- We can’t justify the price, but it is beautiful, easy to use and produces a cracking cup of coffee
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Etymotic/ACS hf2 custom fit headphones
Will these fit you like a glove?
29 April 2009 12:00 GMT
- The Good
- You won't hear anything other than the music you are playing, comfortable, fitting process easy
- The Bad
- Take a bit of getting used to putting them in, the standard clear design shows ear wax
- Verdict
- These headphones are amazing, amazing in that they are comfortable; there is little or no movement making them ideal for runners, and they sound great
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Medion Akoya E2005 D desktop PC
Does this budget nettop impress?
29 April 2009 9:00 GMT
- The Good
- Price, DVD burner, audio out options
- The Bad
- Poor keyboard and mouse, disk and fan noise
- Verdict
- Adding a DVD player to the reasonable performance of a netbook, this should suit a great number of users who are only after basic online and office tasks
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Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena - Xbox 360
Can Riddick stand the test of time?
28 April 2009 16:00 GMT
- The Good
- Butcher Bay is brilliant, truly brutal, absolutely fantastic aesthetics
- The Bad
- Far too much "action", poor multiplayer
- Verdict
- Butcher Bay is still as brilliant as ever, but the new episode is quite as true a classic
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Canon IXUS 990 IS digital camera
Can this comprehensive compact deliver?
28 April 2009 12:00 GMT
- The Good
- LCD screen is great, good zoom
- The Bad
- Dial on rear a bit fiddly, expensive
- Verdict
- A great compact digital camera, but it’s pricey and only for those who really need a smaller camera. It does have a good feature set however
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Samsung BD-P1600 Blu-ray player
BD-Live and Wi-Fi on a budget player?
28 April 2009 9:03 GMT
- The Good
- BD-Live, Wi-Fi possibilities, DivX playback, USB hubs
- The Bad
- Wi-Fi dongle is a £50 upgrade, no home networking
- Verdict
- BD-Live is a bit messy and the Wireless dongle costs more than it should, but the BD-P1600 gives a good picture performance
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Dell Inspiron Mini 10 notebook
Does the Mini 10 hit the spot?
27 April 2009 16:00 GMT
- The Good
- Size, outstanding keyboard, great all-round package
- The Bad
- Very little, no VGA-port
- Verdict
- A fantastic keyboard, good quality and a sensible design make this an appealing package. Battery life isn’t overly great, however
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Breville Hot Cup
Will this make you a proper cuppa?
27 April 2009 13:24 GMT
- The Good
- Boiling water on tap, energy saving, ideal for small offices or tea addicts
- The Bad
- Clunky design, noisy pump and only dispenses 250ml measures
- Verdict
- A great idea that will save you energy, water and time, but it isn’t very practical if you need water for cooking.
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Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller Premiere Edition - PS3
The ultimate Guitar Hero accessory?
27 April 2009 8:30 GMT
- The Good
- Stunning build quality, fantastic strum bar
- The Bad
- Lacking the clicks is a big miss at first
- Verdict
- The price may be huge, but you certainly get a whole heap of product for your cash. For Guitar Hero fanatics, this is a must
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EA Sports Active - Nintendo Wii - First Look
Ready to sweat? 24 April 2009 16:00 GMT- The Good
- Easy to get in to, will focus you on doing exercise, calorie data helpful, created by fitness professionals
- The Bad
- Strong exercise focus means little time for fun, will have to look like a dork in your living room
- Verdict
- EA Sports Active does what it sets out to do which is getting you to be active in your living room and feel good about it
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The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) - Blu-ray
Should you opt for the original over the remake?
24 April 2009 14:30 GMT
- The Good
- A classic tension builder, plenty of extras, clean print, great sound
- The Bad
- Slow, black and white, 4:3 ratio
- Verdict
- As for the Blu-ray experience - it's a good one with plenty on offer for the fan
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The Boston Strangler: The Untold Story - DVD
Killer thriller?
24 April 2009 12:00 GMT
- The Good
- The odd unintended laugh
- The Bad
- Where do I start?
- Verdict
- Flat, unengaging and little more than a TV movie, this is not one that can be recommended on any level
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Sennheiser CX 380 Sport II headphones
Will these see you round the Marathon?
24 April 2009 9:00 GMT
- The Good
- Protection against the elements, secure, comfortable fit, impressive all-round performance
- The Bad
- Lengthy cable a little untidy, colour may not appeal to all
- Verdict
- The CX 380 Sport II are tough and versatile enough to appeal to sporting types and audiophiles alike
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Samsung S8300 Tocco Ultra Edition mobile phone
Touchscreen? Slider? We find out
23 April 2009 19:00 GMT
- The Good
- Great build quality and looks, HSDPA, good media file support, GPS, camera surprisingly good, widgets
- The Bad
- Sometimes slow to respond, browser experience seems a little bloated, menus not the most intuitive, lacks Wi-Fi
- Verdict
- For those who love Samsung and want the reassurance of a keypad and the thrill of a full touch device, then this is a hot little number.
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Roxio Toast 10 Titanium Pro - Mac
The ultimate burning solution?
23 April 2009 12:30 GMT
- The Good
- Feature rich, web video support, dedicated streaming application and conversion, improved Blu-ray and AVCHD support/burning, easy to use
- The Bad
- DivX and HD-DVD burning options removed, Intel or G5 processor required for HD encoding
- Verdict
- Toast 10 Titanium and the slightly pricier Pro version tested here update Roxio’s famed burning software for the Mac. There are new features aplenty and improvements over Toast 9. The must have burning software for the Mac, just got more desirable
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Asus S121 notebook
Light in size, large in capacity, luxurious in looks
23 April 2009 9:00 GMT
- The Good
- 512GB SSD, stylish design, slim form factor, Express Gate
- The Bad
- Battery life not as great as specified, but it is a prototype
- Verdict
- A slim stylish netbook, with a decent capacity for once and a screen size that can challenge laptops for usefulness
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Plantronics Audio 655 headset
Will this bring your PC audio to life?
22 April 2009 16:00 GMT
- The Good
- Comfortable, good sound quality, adjustability of mic, volume controls on headset, price
- The Bad
- USB only, lacks external noise isolation
- Verdict
- If you are looking for a headset to take care of your audio and VoIP needs, that not only delivers great results but is also good value for money, then the Plantronics .Audio 655 come highly recommended.
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Marmitek Connect410 HDMI switcher
Switch and save with this HDMI hub extraordinaire
22 April 2009 12:00 GMT
- The Good
- Simple, great build quality, smaller enough to hide
- The Bad
- Introduces yet another remote control to your living room
- Verdict
- Simple and effective, its great build quality and inclusion of a very high quality HDMI cable helps make this one of the best value around
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Olympus E-620 DSLR camera
An entry-level enthusiast DSLR?
22 April 2009 9:47 GMT
- The Good
- Great image quality, good handling, Super Control Panel, comprehensive and creative feature set, customisability, good dust reduction system
- The Bad
- Small viewfinder is slightly blurry, many complex features means complexity of set up (AF adjustment for example)
- Verdict
- A cracking little camera that combines the majority of the high-end kit of the E-30 with the compactness of the E-420 and E-520 rolled into an easy to use body that will not break the bank
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Shure SE115 in-ear headphones
Will these immerse you in sound?
21 April 2009 16:00 GMT
- The Good
- Noise cancellation, comfortable, build quality
- The Bad
- Bass not as meaty as we'd like
- Verdict
- Better suited to some types of music, it is worth looking at your options before parting with your cash
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Roberts iDream DAB iPod clock radio
Can this wake you up in style?
21 April 2009 12:00 GMT
- The Good
- DAB, iPod dock, FM radio
- The Bad
- Design, ease of use, colour scheme
- Verdict
- We expect more from Roberts and this clearly isn't them on form
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Sharp LC-46DH77E television
Sharp crosses the thin green line
21 April 2009 9:00 GMT
- The Good
- Strong colours, excellent onscreen menus, very involving Blu-ray picture
- The Bad
- Some blur and noise, weak audio
- Verdict
- You won’t find many bells and whistles here, but if you’re after a monster screen to pair with a Blu-ray player there’s few LCD TVs of this size around that give a cinematic treatment to HD sources
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Tweetie - Mac
Can this make your Twitter life even slicker?
20 April 2009 20:48 GMT
- The Good
- Easy to use, multiple account support, doesn't run power/memory hungry Adobe Air, upload images by dragging them, shorten URLs within app
- The Bad
- No real notification option, single column view only
- Verdict
- From our play so far it looks to be a killer app for the Twitter user that is interested enough to download an app, but not interested enough to be a TweetDeck power user
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