The 6820 is Nokia's business phone. Its previous incarnation -- the 6800 -- was heavily criticised for not offering tri-band or Bluetooth; both of which have now been remedied. For something the size of a regular phone, we can applaud Nokia for shoe-horning a full Qwerty keyboard in.

Microsoft has four key 'visions' for Pocket PC 2003 (PPC 2003): make it easier for manufacturers to innovate, improve the 'wireless experience', bring easy instant messaging to the PDA, and expand the 'media experience'.

It may be pricey, but Sony's Walkman is a fine MP3 player and a good alternative to everything Apple

Powered by a 1.6GHz mobile Pentium processor, featuring dual-band 802.11a/g wireless capability and sporting a 15.4in wide-screen display, the Dell D800 represents the best of the Latitude series of notebooks. At around 3.3kg, it is not light, nor is it thin – but is complemented by an exceptional finish and a solid set of technology.

The look of the HP Compaq NC6000_106 is pure business with its black casing and silver trim. It's also one of the heavier laptops at 2.9kg.

While you might not immediately think of Apple when it comes to business workstations, the iMac is a solid self-contained package, and does appeal to this market.

An inexpensive, neatly designed sat-nav that happens to offer additional travel info if you want it

It’s more tweaky and involved than most players, but it’s also got far more features

An excellent player from Samsung, combing outstanding innovation with great sound and picture clarity

Based around the SiS655 chipset, the MSI 655 MAX-FISR is a well-rounded Socket 478 motherboard.

Apple and style are synonymous and the rounded lines and gloss white plastic chassis add to its durability and looks. Its slot-mounting combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW means there are no moving parts to break off in accidents, and serve to provide additional storage space should the comparatively small 30GB hard disk not be enough room for your files.

The Acer has all the bells and whistles you're going to need as a student, or mobile office worker; and then some.

Toshiba's PDA strategy is clear: business users should opt for the larger, more flexible e750 (above), while consumers are catered for by the e350. After all, this has all the features most people need in a sleek package that won't break the bank.

Though one of the latest entrants into the handheld market, Toshibas e570 is a key contender.

Heartily recommended, but not a massive leap forward from the previous version

When it comes to design principles, the IBM embodies a completely different approach to the Toshiba

Back in February 2002 (PC Authority issue 51 page 42) we ran a comprehensive round up of the latest PDAs in the market, but its amazing what difference a few months make. Toshibas entry to the market, the e570, won the Quality Award, but was pipped at the post by the Palm m125, which won the value award with its extremely competitive price.

The digital still camera is a treat to use.