Where incremental steps forward are becoming commonplace, the Sony is a giant leap – simply stunning

Intriguing styling makes this near-silent media-centre PC stand out, but it has its foibles

A stylish all-in-one media centre that effortlessly handles all tasks thrown at it. But it’s disgracefully priced.

We think this TV is a real bargain - a good few quid cheaper than comparable models and every bit as impressive

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

HD camcorders enter the mainstream once and for all. With image quality like this, there’s little reason to spend more.

Is there a market for 20-inch TVs? Sony's KDL-20S4000 looks unique, and you can carry it around the house.

An older screen that was one of the best we'd seen, but with a price premium that was too much for us – haggle hard

Almost all computer monitors and TVs use the same technology that first appeared in the 1940s: the CRT. How both consumers and manufacturers would love a viable flat panel display. LCDs dont make the grade: its too hard - and expensive - to produce LCDs larger than 20 inches diagonal.

This notebook has been designed with classic Sony style: rounded edges, hidden IO inputs and a sleek widescreen footprint. From a connectivity point of view, this 'book has it all, boasting front-mounted Memory Stick Pro port, iLink 4-pin FireWire port and three USB ports.

This camera is so small you can put it in your pocket just like a mobile phone, yet it packs quite a punch. Compared with earlier cameras, the DCR-IP7 has been improved and added to, and is no longer just a video camera for home movies and still shots.

One thing that never ceases to amaze me is the size and performance of this digital format. The cameras are a fraction of the size of the old camcorders we used to lug around the countryside, the batteries last longer, the tapes get smaller and, the quality gets better.

We all dream of owning a huge television, but is a 52 inch high-def giant like Sony's KDL-52W4000 Bravia all it's cracked up to be?

Homer Simpson’s home town of Springfield’s motto is: A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man. There must be a glut of noble spirit at Sony

The format wars continue as Blu Ray comes to a monster laptop at a monster price.

Movie and photo transfer capability, MP3 playback, bearable speakers… this is the best portable gaming machine ever

A quirky UMPC, halfway between a full-blown laptop and the Origami concept.

Sony's first Cineza, the VPLHS1, was an innovative projector: it featured 'sideshot', horizontal as well as vertical keystone correction which meant it was the first projector that could be placed in the corner of a room, and still project a perfectly rectangular image in the centre of a wall.

Video support isn’t the best, but the PS3 remains a superb piece of kit

The marker has been laid down. Sony's pulled off another AVCHD stunner that will be hard to beat this year