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While touchscreen devices are nothing new, the success of Apple's iPhone and new iPod almost ensures it will become a standard feature on multimedia and mobile devices

You can take it with you

For people on the move, digital media is the name of the game. It's easier than ever to take your video with you, and audio players have become so small you can hide them in the palm of your hand. Sean Carruthers looks at some favourites


Multimedia accessorizing

We look at a space-saving pod, the Swiss Army Knife of iPod docks and a USB turntable


Devices

Beyond the music

With all of the features now found on multimedia devices, such as FM radio, extra flash card slots and voice recorders, its even more important now to do the research. Here's a look at the four top players

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    One for the road

    XM's Delphi XpressRC is essentially a PVR for your car and will give you control and flexibility over your radio you've never had before

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    Sirius

    Extras blunt Stiletto

    Although it does what it claims, the reality is disappointing

 

Cameras & Camcorders 

Why image stabilization matters

The technology is easily one of the most important things for achieving consistently good photo and video composition

A reason to smile

Digital SLRs have come down in price and anyone looking to upgrade from their point-and-shoot has a plethora of quality cameras to pick from

Camcorders change focus

We looked at three HD camcorders and discovered that editing home movies might be more than the average consumer wants


Home Entertainment 

The digital home fixer-upper

The consumer electronics industry had better own up to the facts: The digital home, which promised to add colour to our black-and-white lives, is still a fantasy

With this PVR, I thee wed

Owning a Rogers 8300 or Bell ExpressVu's 9200 HD-PVR will change the way you watch TV – sure, but it will also change the culture around the TV

Kapica's Lab: Adventures in (mis)communication

Yes, even wise and handsome technology reviewers can have a bad day


Computers & Peripherals 

It's a banner year for PC gamers

While component prices fall, new technologies are making their way into the mainstream and turning laptops and desktops into supermachines

Compute this: Not-so-humble notebooks easy on the wallet

Here are four laptops designed for penny pinchers that pack surprising punch

Software: Office challengers are all business

Microsoft's once nimble suite faces an assault from a new crop of software suites, including Symphony from IBM, Adobe's Buzzword and Corel Lightning


Mobile Handsets 

Bringing data rates down to earth

Canadian service providers have to make some core changes before the new wave of mobile devices will appeal to everyday consumers

GPS: How a phone can help you find yourself

Once a feature found only in expensive stand-alone devices, global positioning system functionality is now being built in to an increasing number of cellphones

Operating system: Mobile 6 makes moves on business users

Palm and Motorola first to offer Windows Mobile OS on new Treo 750 and Q9h


Games & Toys 

Elemental lessons in buying a gaming machine

Globe's game guru Scott Colbourne offers a little advice about buying hardware this holiday season – lessons he learned from being burned himself

Top Picks of 2007: Thinking outside the Orange Box

You'll come for the Half-Life, but stay for the brain breaking puzzles of Portal and manic multiplayer fun of Team Fortress 2

Top Picks of 2007: Halo 3: the best game you've already played

It's short on earth-shattering innovation, but loaded with well-balanced, finely tuned, ass-kicking action

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