Apple computers from the sweetest to the rottenest

The DAV310 from A-MAX Technology circumvents this limitation by being able to play MP3 tracks straight off a CD - just like your PC can.

The paperless office may have been a myth, but the portable office is becoming more and more a reality every year. Only a couple of years ago, a mobile computer user had to make significant compromise

The usual Bose feel-good glow and (mostly) great sound too – but at a price

This is not the first CD-ROM-based portable MP3 player from MPZOO Indeed a previous model was reviewed in February of this 2001

It's a sign of the times when Compaq's Aero 8000 runs Windows CE in a box bigger than a Sharp PC-A250 (reviewed issue 23, p86) running Windows 98. So what's the big idea? Windows CE uses no moving parts, while software in ROM means immediate start-up times, high reliability, and long battery life all highly desirable qualities in a portable.

A deserving Award-winner: great sound from a small, travel-friendly speaker system

Living up to the sub-notebook name, this portable system from IBM represents one of the best instances of miniaturised engineering

MSI's MegaCache is not the fastest performer on test but is a standout product in this roundup for many reasons, but one in particular above all: it's got a whopping -- absolutely whopping -- 1.5GB storage capacity for a portable USB disk.

Sounds like sc-fi, but wireless power is real and it's getting tantalisingly closer.

An often irreverent look at some of the past week's other news.

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Portable and solid-sounding, it's a great iPod dock for the money

If you want an alternative to Apple, here’s a great (and cheap) place to start

With solid-state media still expensive and offering limited capacity, MP3 players with hard disks seem like the perfect solution.

Samsung has made some noise recently about its MP3 players and this example is at the forefront of this product family.

As a portable music player the E-Sounds is a performer of the highest calibre across all styles.

When Sony released its first 'Walkman' back in 1979 the feature it pushed most was 'pocket-sized'.

Lexar have made a name for themselves in portable storage and Flash memory, and have in the past year been releasing a wide range of USB memory keys onto the market.

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