Stack your system full of software without paying a penny, with our guide to essential downloads

Play your video, photo and music files on your TV from a networked PC. We put five network players to the test

Beautifully designed with a clear interface, but format support is limited

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

The USB port is a great feature, but we’d still choose the Squeezebox.

The PhotoSmart 8150 boasts Compact Flash Type I and II, SmartMedia, Secure Digital, MultiMedia Card, Memory Stick, xD, USB flash drive support as well as PictBridge and an optional Bluetooth adaptor. Such a wide range of supported formats should leave you hassle free when it comes to plugging in and printing off those precious moments you've stored on your camera or other device.

The 720’s features make it a winner. But the high price reflects Map Share: which isn’t available in Australia

Share and back up music, photos, video and documents on your network with a high-capacity NAS drive.

Ideal for streaming music wirelessly or listening to Internet radio, but the iRadio suffers from a few design niggles.

Easy to use, and with space for a second SATA disk, but it struggles with small files and is overpriced for the features.

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

Packed with great features and offering decent coverage, the DIR-655 is a winner at this price.

Superb performance, quiet running and excellent value for home use, especially if you want to stream media.

A Media Center Extender, upscaling DVD player and great games console

Plenty of features for such a small box. If you don’t already have a wireless router, this is a fantastic choice.

Enjoy your music on the move: we try out five of the best flash-based MP3 players on the market.

Taking photos is only half the fun. Touching them up on your PC and printing them is the other half. PC Authority takes a look at some of the best photo-printers on the market.

It lacks Wi-Fi, but is otherwise an excellent budget video-streaming choice

As prices continue to fall in a competitive market, we take a look at the latest crop of devices for backup and storage.

Not the fastest or quietest here, but it does offer some unique business benefits.