Mexican upstart steals crown.

Good looking and easy to use, the Squeezebox is also well featured. The only downside is the price.

We did a double take this month. Not only are Pioneer and Protac's chassis identical but the inside specs are too.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Designed with portability in mind, this notebook is slim, sexy and versatile, enabling basic office usage, DVD playback or even some weekend gaming.

Stunning design and innovative features make the Squeezebox extremely desirable, despite the price.

Technique promises tiny high resolution cameras.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Price: $59.95 Specifically designed for the Palm V, this leather case is made of fine black leather and has a Velcro closure and internal pockets for business and credit cards. It has a

With its slim dimensions, the FinePix F700 is almost the odd one out in this test. It’s certainly no IXUS, but the F700 will still fit into your pocket and the brushed metal casing looks the part. But the main reason the F700 costs more than the bigger S5000 is because of the new Super CCD SR. Instead of one photodiode per pixel, this fourth-generation CCD has two: a high-sensitivity one for shadows and mid-tones, and a low-sensitivity one for highlights. Fujifilm claims this gives a greater dynamic range, aiding tricky lighting situations by capturing shadow detail without bleaching out highlights.

You can't help but to notice the slim-line chassis with its brushed aluminium finish this machine sports. Flipping down the front panel reveals the front-mounted audio, USB, and infrared port, which is a nice inclusion for those corporate customers using PDAs or mobile phones with IR synching.

We test three of the latest ultra-portable laptops

Beautifully designed with excellent battery life and generous features – but it’s expensive.

Purely because of its size, even the smallest PDA isn’t something you’re likely to feel comfortable holding to your ear as a phone for long periods of time. And, despite its slim curves and great physique, the Xda II is no exception.

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.

High-performance digital cameras are appearing thick and fast at the moment. Take the innocent-looking Fuji MX-2700 (reviewed issue 21) and the Sony CyberShot DSC-55E (reviewed issue 22, p95): both are slim and sexy, yet boast resolutions of over two megapixel and features by the truckload.

Price: $75.00 Both stylish and well made, this Australian designed laptop bag is full of innovative technical features. First off, the shoulder strap securely converts the bag into a ba

Kyocera's Finecam SL400R has the most innovative styling of any of the compact cameras here: it has a swivelled body which cuts the camera in two so you can swing the lens down giving it a cross-like form factor as seen from the side. It's a funky design, and it means that when flush the camera has a slim, pocketable aspect.

Not a stylish machine, but it’s good value, well built and boasts surprisingly impressive battery life

Great design and comprehensive features make it a truly great Media Center PC. Only the price lets it down.