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Prestigio Data Safe II portable hard drive
What do you get if you cross a dead cow with an external hard drive? 21 March 2008 11:00 GMT

The Good
Looks a million dollars, one touch backup button

The Bad
Some concerns over build quality

Verdict
Guilty perhaps of pandering more to style than substance, there is no doubting the wow factor of a tan leather covered portable hard drive

Price
£55
Toshiba Dynadock laptop docking station
Is this the best hub for you laptop 4 March 2008 16:25 GMT

The Good
Works out of the box, looks nice, performs exceptionally well in DVI guise

The Bad
Price

Verdict
A truly high-end and highly flexible solution for the laptop owner who also wants to work and play at home

Price
£120
Thecus N299 NAS drive
Will this serve your storage needs? 29 February 2008 15:33 GMT

The Good
Value, capacity, functionality, ease of use

The Bad
Wireless capability requires USB adaptor

Verdict
Can the Thecus N299 bring business class Network Attached Storage into the home arena at the right price?

Price
£295
Zalman FPSGUN
Can using an amputated robot foot help you kill bad guys? 29 February 2008 13:26 GMT

The Good
Great for playing FPS games with excellent horizontal accuracy

The Bad
Pretty poor for everything else, too small for normal sized hands

Verdict
Truth is there are much better PC gaming input devices out there

Price
£35
Trust Ultra Small Bluetooth 2 USB Adapter
Can the world’s smallest Bluetooth adapter make a big impact? 28 February 2008 9:00 GMT

The Good
Teensy weensy size, teensy weensy price, huge performance

The Bad
Zilch!

Verdict
We really cannot find fault with the Trust Ultra Small Bluetooth adapter

Price
£10
D-link DSM-510 media streamer
Will this help get your media files on your TV? 27 February 2008 11:00 GMT

The Good
Impressive streaming performance, very portable, range of content available through Viiv

The Bad
A tad uninspiring if you can't utilise Intel's service, minor interface and operation issues

Verdict
The DSM-510 is an impressive all-rounder that offers a decent amount of potential if you have a Viiv compatible computer

Price
£160
Epson Picturemate PM290 printer
Can Epson produce a true photo lab in truly portable device? 6 February 2008 9:00 GMT

The Good
Size, ease of use, print quality, built-in archiving, running costs

The Bad
Limited editing options

Verdict
With running costs working out to around 20p per photo, it’s hard to ignore the PM290 if you are looking for a truly portable photo lab

Price
£200
Gear4 BlackBox Mini speakers
Does mini mean poor sound? 1 February 2008 11:00 GMT

The Good
Bling looks, ease of use, price

The Bad
Size, performance

Verdict
Can the BlackBox live up to the bling looks and deliver the audio goods on the move?

Price
£37
Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 keyboard and mouse
Will this help you type any better? 29 January 2008 13:00 GMT

The Good
The mouse, the ergonomics, battery status indicator

The Bad
The price, clunky recharging dock, poor keyboard feedback

Verdict
Can a keyboard and mouse really be worth £150 of your hard earned wonga?

Price
£150
Buffalo WZR2-G300N Nfiniti Router
Will this bring wireless in to your home? 22 January 2008 9:00 GMT

The Good
Value, range, speed, ease of use

The Bad
Cannot match the speed and range claimed on the box

Verdict
Is the latest Buffalo wireless router really as fast and as far reaching as it promises to be?

Price
£60
AirBox CM3 mobile broadband router
Do you really need broadband Internet access on the motorway? 3 January 2008 9:00 GMT

The Good
Play Xbox Live at 100 miles per hour

The Bad
Expensive, dependant on 3G mobile phone signal for speed

Verdict
One for hardcore gamers and limo rental companies only

Price
£250
iRadioPop USB Internet Radio Player and Recorder
Do you need 11,000 internet radio stations in your pocket? 1 January 2008 9:00 GMT

The Good
Tiny size and huge radio station choice, price, Vista compatible

The Bad
Audio and content quality hugely variable, cannot record direct to USB stick

Verdict
11,000 radio stations from something smaller than a stick of chewing gum

Price
£12.99
SuperTooth Visor Voice
Will this free up your hands? 14 December 2007 13:00 GMT

The Good
Innovative text-to-speech controls, size, sound quality

The Bad
You’d look silly with it strapped to your head

Verdict
Is a speaking in-car handsfree kit really that unique?

Price
£55
Wolfking Timber Wolf Keyboard
Do you need a dedicated gaming keyboard? 12 December 2007 9:00 GMT

The Good
Circle of death gamepad, cost

The Bad
Soggy key action, cramped typing keyboard

Verdict
Wolf King realised that most PC keyboards don’t come complete with a circle of death, and so corrected the situation

Price
£30
Yego USB thumb drive and hub
Some that's works or merely a fad? 10 December 2007 13:00 GMT

The Good
Value, flexibility, innovation

The Bad
Relatively small storage capacity

Verdict
We like innovation at Pocket Lint, and this is truly innovative

Price
£16
Belkin N1 Vision wireless router
Will this get you connected? 23 November 2007 14:27 GMT

The Good
Depth of information displayed, performance, ease of setup

The Bad
Novelty soon wears off, cost

Verdict
Just how much information can a Wi-Fi router display?

Price
£90
BlueAnt Z9 Bluetooth headset
Should you start putting insects in your lughole? 12 November 2007 13:00 GMT

The Good
Audio quality, size, weight, style

The Bad
One size fits all ear bud

Verdict
Putting a blue ant in your ear has never been more attractive

Price
£59
Hauppauge WinTV NOVA-HD-S2 TV Tuner
Can this let you tune it to HDTV? 8 November 2007 9:00 GMT

The Good
Brings HD satellite TV content into your PC and onto your telly without the need for a subscription

The Bad
There is precious little free-to-air HD programming out there

Verdict
Is the Nova HD-S2 a TV card ahead of its time

Price
£99
iHome iH8 iPod speaker alarm clock
Is this good enough to wake you up? 2 November 2007 11:00 GMT

The Good
Dual alarms, programmable sleep function, easy to use

The Bad
Pensioner appeasing looks, thin sound

Verdict
If you simply must take your iPod to bed, could the iH8 be the best way to do it?

Price
£79.99
Cyqnett Groove Transporter FM transmitter
Can this outperform the iTrip? 19 October 2007 13:00 GMT

The Good
Sound quality, remote control, battery charger

The Bad
Bulky, expensive

Verdict
Can the Cygnett reputation for sound quality carry over into the notoriously iffy audio world of FM transmitters?

Price
£49.99
Evesham ebox HD media centre PC
Can Evesham give you a HD experience? 11 October 2007 13:00 GMT

The Good
Looks, performance, price

The Bad
No HD optical drive, a tad noisy

Verdict
A sexy HD media centre computer that won’t break the bank

Price
£700
TwinMOS B1 USB memory drive
How small do you really need a USB drive to be? 9 October 2007 11:00 GMT

The Good
Big on the inside, small on the outside

The Bad
Exposed connector, small enough to lose easily

Verdict
Without doubt the smallest, lightest, 4GB USB memory stick we’ve seen

Price
£36
Terratec Cinergy Piranha TV Tuner
Do good things really come in such small packages? 26 September 2007 0:00 GMT

The Good
Tiny and versatile, feature packed hardware and software combo

The Bad
A little on the expensive side

Verdict
TV, radio and mobile phone video reception from such a small device is hugely impressive

Price
£64.99
OneClick IntelliPanel Energy saving power extension
Can this help you save the planet? 13 September 2007 11:00 GMT

The Good
Saves money, saves the planet, protects your PC from surges

The Bad
Doesn’t work with laptops

Verdict
Can one extension socket really do it all, including save the planet?

Price
£20
Corsair Flash Padlock USB memory drive
Can this memory drive offer the ulitmate protection? 31 August 2007 13:00 GMT

The Good
Easy security concept, affordable

The Bad
Huge and unattractive design, slow data transfer, small capacity

Verdict
Do flashing LEDs and an external combination lock entry pad a good USB stick make?

Price
£22.99