Camcorder, still camera and portable media player all in one sleek package.

Attractive styling and a long lens will tempt some, but we recommend spending more on a real SLR.

Image quality is reasonable, but there are far better cameras available for less.

Pentax enthusiasts will be more than happy, but others may find it overwhelming

Good quality optics and lots of storage, but not the most portable of camcorders

A good price for an HD camcorder, but poor design makes it awkward to use

Good value thanks to a decent 18-70mm kit lens and camera-based anti-shake

A desirable form factor that doesn’t compromise on usability.

“There’s a thing in my pocket. But it’s not innuendo.”

A capable enough performer, but it doesn’t offer enough for the money to come out on top.

A phone with a personality crisis, but although it’s no iPhone it makes an interesting choice for business users

A good range of business features are slightly let down by the form factor.

An impressive paperback replacement with a remarkable display: it’s only let down by the unintuitive software.

Fixed focus and average video quality mean the well-featured Logitech looks expensive in this company.

Garmin’s Nuvi 265W offers a clean navigating experience with a host of useful features and suffers only a handful of small issues.

It won’t win any awards in the looks department – it’s rather bulky and large for a phone - but looks aren’t everything in the mobile phone industry, unless you’re Apple.

Nero 7 Premium Reloaded adds mostly esoteric features to regular disc burning.

The F20 is damned by the similarly-priced TomTom which is superior in every way.

Built-in tracing and improved drawing, formatting and colour correction make X3 the best CorelDRAW upgrade in years.

Impressive optical quality and storage space, though a touch expensive