From the non-functional, just-because-you-can pile, comes this four-way electric shock reaction test game from JayCar Electronics.

The two main concerns an end user has with their hard disk, capacity and reliability, continue to improve with advances in technology. Every six months or so, there is an increase in the areal density

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

Data protection and drive reliability are both areas where a lot of hard disk manufacturers are investing a lot of time and money, making sure that your data is safe from any accidents.

A good first stab at the semi-ruggedised laptop market. It isn’t up to the tough standards of others, though.

The fundamental design of the hard drive remains unchanged since the 1960s, but smaller = better in the new age.

Hefty downloads can cost the earth.

Bite-sized adventure gaming that will leave you waiting for episode two.

A full day's battery life? A shock proof casting made from rugged magnesium? Zepto's 12.1 inch portable looks like making our drool-worthy notebook list.

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.

It's uber fast, and it's more storage than you'll find in most hard drive laptops. Make way for one of the biggest laptop upgrades you'll see for a while.

Telstra has launched a new signal-sensitive mobile phone, specifically for use in country areas on the Next G network.

Currently only available to OEMs, although it should be released later to the consumer market, Seagate’s Momentus hard drive upgrade kit is designed to boost the common bottleneck issue of hard drive performance in notebooks, tablet PCs, digital audio players and blade servers.

The eXpanium is an MP3 CD player that uses a near-standard CD display, showing only track and album numbers and times, and has six transport control keys scattered over the lid. In addition to the usual functions, these provide 30 track programming, track and disc repeat and shuffle modes.

For those that can't stand miserly 80GB drives, the 320GB Momentus is the big daddy of fast laptop drives..

They're not obsolete yet. Capacity isn't the only saving grace for hard drives, with Hitachi spinning out 7,200 rpm devices.

Chipping away at hard drives.

The SlimX imp-550, from iRiver left us speechless in terms of the quality and design of this MP3 CD Player/FM tuner. Being possibly the thinnest CD/MP3 player on the market, this is also one of the more feature-packed.

Acer’s Aspire one makes a splash. A great keyboard, a fine screen and a keen price make for a superb mini-laptop