Samsung has made some noise recently about its MP3 players and this example is at the forefront of this product family.

There was once a time when 3dfx ruled the 3D accelerator market, but...

The GeForce3 chip is quite an incredible thing.

The future, they say, is based on the Internet and mobile computing.

The unusually named NOD32 is finding favour with a growing number of users despite its Spartan interface, which concentrates more on the nuts and bolts of the job at hand than trying to look good.

Apart form your credit card's cries of anxiety, you'll love the flexibility and performance of this TV

Another cracking Panasonic flatscreen, which impresses with both its integrated TV tuners and external sources

The only PC in our mini roundup this month to feature a rather boring beige case, it more than makes up for its looks with blistering performance at a very reasonable price. Inclusion of thumb screws will allow you to get at your hardware quickly and without the need for tools. Always handy for those of us that like to fiddle frequently.

In the workstation graphics market, the name 3Dlabs carries considerable weight, and its Wildcat III series of OpenGL cards continues to be dominating in the high-end workspace. However, in the mid-range sector, NVIDIAs Quadro2 and Quadro4, and ATIs FireGL 8800 have made serious inroads. The new Wildcat VP870 looks set to redress the balance, thanks to a brand-new GPU that takes programmability to a new level.

The battle for position in the palm-sized PC market is set to explode in the coming year, and Compaq is determined to lead

Easy to set up and administer; has all the advantages which Linux offers.

The Sony bandwagon rolls on; this is another simple to use set that produces brilliant big-screen images

LCD monitors look pretty slick, and beat most of the competition on looks alone.

Award-winning TV with exceptional picture quality, although it has now been replaced by Panasonic's 2008 range

Back in September Hercules impressed us all by blowing away the competition in our 3D graphics card Labs..

In appearance the Olympus Camedia is rather ordinary, mirroring closely what is standard fare in the conventional SLR field, and perhaps even a little dated. This however belies the superior performance that the Olympus put in this month, which impressed the Labs team enough to award it with the Labs Award for Quality.

Can't handle gaming and beaten by cheaper media cards too.

It's a shame this isn't cheaper: a fine projector if you're prepared to pay a premium for Full HD

This GeForce2 card has a lot to commend itself. It came in as the cheapest of the 32Mb GeForce2 cards by a long way...

The Optio 550 is the first Pentax camera we’ve reviewed in the Labs. It’s the cheapest 5-megapixel device here and, despite the slim dimensions, crams in a 5x optical zoom.