Terratec has added a new model to its extensive range of TV tuner cards. The Cinergy 2400i DT is unusual in two respects; in part because it carries dual digital tuners but mainly because it uses ...

The Leadtek Winfast DTV Dongle is a USB 2 device, a little larger than a typical memory stick, which allows you to view and record free-to-air digital TV on your PC. It is designed to be ...

Considering it's available for around £85 (if you're willing to shop around), Hauppauge's WinTV-PVR 150 isn't a bad way to take your place on the media centre bandwagon. This particular vehicle bundles in a remote control, ...

At first glance the Globetrotter is nothing more than an external LaCie Mobile hard drive with Mandriva Linux pre-installed. Yet Mandriva (until recently known as Mandrake) really has a winning combination here, which becomes apparent when ...

Blurring the lines between computing and console gaming more than ever, the Xbox 360 is far more than a games machine. Some may cynically observe that it's a device that's allowed Microsoft to bring all manner ...

The principles behind DESlock+ aren't difficult to grasp. The package includes a Windows application that lets you protect sensitive data by encrypting it, using either the popular 3DES (Triple DES) algorithm, the even more secure AES ...

As happy in a desktop machine as it is in the laptops it's clearly been designed for, Terratec's Cinergy Hybrid T USB XS not only, er, sports a catchy name, but also serves as an effective ...

So you want Freeview, the 35+ channel digital TV service we'll all have to switch to by 2012. You can either buy yourself a £40 set-top box to plonk on top of your TV, or this ...

The eBay phenomenon, where people around the world sell whatever they want to seemingly endless queues of eager online buyers, has become an industry in itself. One of the latest products to service online auction sellers ...

I'm a bit of a rucksack junkie. I have different rucksacks depending on how much I need to carry at any one time, and whether I am hiking or just going to the supermarket - yes, ...

Creative's sound boxes are getting more and more sophisticated. They started by selling a set of sockets and controls tucked into a drive bay, but now the company's decided it needs more room than that and ...

Digital media is becoming an increasingly important format for entertainment. Everything from video and music to digital photos and Internet radio are rapidly moving into the mainstream, but there's still a reluctance to put an extra ...

With the majority of modern day video capture devices and software showing clear preference for digital camcorders, it's refreshing to find that Canopus hasn't forgotten about those of us with trusty old analogue equipment. So if ...

It's possible to buy a gaming mouse. And a fantastically expensive precision mousing surface for it. Then there are all manner of weird and wonderful gaming peripherals which sort of look like joysticks, but are actually ...

There's something totally captivating about the idea of writing onto paper and having your words of wisdom automatically translated into machine readable (and editable) text. Logitech has already had one stab at bringing to market a ...

This is a very difficult product to categorise. It claims to increase the life of any Lithium-Ion battery and takes the form of a simple sheet of black film with some attractive metal flecks, which you ...

Although the slow take-up of digital TV in the UK has taken many by surprise, not least of which the current government, things are slowly improving, aided by free-to-air digital services from the likes of Freeview. ...

Most accessory kits for notebook users are designed purely for international travellers, containing foreign power plugs and phone jacks. The Notebook Road Warrior Kit, on the other hand, is for everyone, offering a core set of ...

Back in the old days, microscopes to keep the kids entertained were a messy business. Collecting the samples to view on the various slides was a challenge, as was keeping all the bits in one place. ...

Flight simulation games have always had a firm following amongst wannabe pilots who want to relive WWII dogfights or experience more modern jet warfare. Essential to this air combat are a decent joystick and throttle control ...