For the best part of a decade PC sound boffins have been trying to convince us that we need to hook our desktops up to surround speakers to make the most of games and PC video.

Cheap and functional, but rivals perform better.

Not a great performer in testing, but a firmware update that delivers the performance we saw with the TL-WR841ND would make it great value.

An older router missing a couple of key features, but worth considering for a small office equipped with older and slower Wi-Fi and Ethernet equipment.

The freakish looks are cool but Roboquad is frustrating to use: it doesn't react fast enough and the functions aren't that impressive

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

Superseded by both Nvidia’s new 9600 card and ATi’s excellent HD 3800 series

Disappointing gaming ability and a higher price than media-centre cards rule this one out of contention

It may be affordable, but we’d rather spend a little more to guarantee some genuine gaming ability

Creative’s exclamation mark naming returns in a webcam that really doesn’t deserve it.

It’s one of the few to include a fax machine and the ADF could be useful, but we expected far better print quality and faster speed at this price.

Reasonably affordable to buy, but high running costs combined with poor-quality output mean you’re better off spending your money elsewhere.

The price is reasonable, but the interface is poor and speed and quality are below average.

The second contender in our Bluetooth lineup is more A2DP demonstration than product you'd use.