Pics pick

Polaroid printer is pocketable, practical

The PoGo spits out 2-by-3-inch colour photos that can be peeled apart to reveal a sticky back

GPS

Route to a steal

The TomTom Go 920 is a decked out consumer GPS does everything except tell you where the potholes are 6

Forbes.com

Your future phone

‘The phone is becoming like a PC, a Swiss army knife that does many things very well,' says analyst

Attack of the iPhone killers

Of all the companies now up against Apple in the smart phone market, Research in Motion has the best shot at coming out on top

Seven iPhone disappointments

Apple's new device promises to be awesome, but imperfections still lurk 1

Wireless drives

Network storage comes home

Drive makers pushing new generation of external storage disks that connect to a home network -- a great idea but some have difficulties

Pogue

Scanning for groceries from home

Each time you're about to throw away an empty container, you just pass its bar code under the $400 Ikan's scanner and with amazing speed and accuracy, the device beeps and adds the product to your shopping list.

Smartphones

Too many barriers in mobile world

You should be able to do what you want with your cellphone, so why can't you?

Fibre to the Home

Need for speed

While ISPs in other countries satisfy public and business broadband appetite by upgrading infrastructure, Canada throttles. How long can it last?

Small packages

HP's compact Compaq

The 2133 Mini-Note PC is nice little unit for mobile professionals or students but runs slowly on Vista

Pocketcams

As simple as point and shoot

While still cameras have always offered inexpensive and simple devices for the budget-conscious, camcorders have always been a big-ticket item. Not any more. 4