This Christmas season, the sweet spot in digital cameras, and the place where the most competition is taking place, is in the 3 megapixel arena. And it's with this in mind that Creative has launched its first 3.2 megapixel camera - and at the very competitive price of only $399.

Sony, HP and Handspring had better take note – Palm has just rewritten the PDA rules. Just in time for Christmas, Palm has unleashed a stylish, lightweight and fully featured PDA that blasts the sub-$700 opposition away – by hundreds of dollars.

There's no denying the power of the PlayStation 2 gaming console. Once again it's going to be one of the must-have Christmas items for the home this year.

Robots are supposed to be helpful or entertaining. Roboreptile, with his limited movements and irate demeanour, is just unpleasant

Dreaming of a super-skinny touchscreen compact for Christmas? For around $400, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77 has finally convinced us touchscreen cameras are a good thing.

Here's what you're doing for your Christmas holidays.

This is a game that pushes PC hardware to the limit, and puts so called ‘next-gen’ consoles to shame.

Like most Gateway machines, the case is solid and the internal layout is very clean offering plenty of space to get in and exchange components or install drives.

Backup is a lot like flossing: no matter how frequently you do it, some expert is going to say you should be doing it better or more often. That's why HP's SimpleSave is among the easiest back-up drives to use.

An intelligent defragmentation utility that can help to maintain server efficiency.

The original Myst was an enormously popular hit for all ages (no pun intended!), and a regular succession of sequels has continued to tap into a solid fan base.

Once you have bought your digital camera it is easy to spend several hundred more dollars on photo editing software, but unless you are going to use a lot of time creating digital master pieces there are better ways of spending your money.

It's a rarity in Labs that one unit takes home both Quality and Value Awards, but the Philips 150P2E provides everything you'd want for just about any task at an affordable price.

Over the last few years there is no doubt mainstream PCs have leant increasingly towards visual applications. The power of visually communicating has grown in acceptance as more and more products and applications reach fruition.

Valve may have missed the point of episodic gaming, but this is one of the best value gaming packs ever released

The perennial kids’ favourite evolves into an exciting gateway to advanced engineering

The latest in the Total War series promises to deliver a strategy gaming experience drenched in detail.

A potentially stunning card -- but don't buy one just yet.

When it comes to notebooks, there are a few different flavours with their own specialties.  The trick to purchasing the right notebook is to know your needs and the intended purposes of the unit so you can properly match the correct machine with your requirements.

Although similar products have been available (with much controversy) in the US for a few years, the Samsung DVD-H40A is the first Personal Video Recorder (PVR) to reach our sunny shores.