Two of the oldest standards in the book join forces to try and spell the end of long, expensive VGA cable extensions.

A high end DVD-based camcorder for quick and clean shooting.

Although the dual-band NETGEAR WAB501 was an excellent PCMCIA card and scored well, we rated the single-band 802.11a NETGEAR HA501 higher because of its ability to cope with dire signal conditions.

Great audio, but gaming ability hinges on the success of Dolby and DTS

Almost all computer monitors and TVs use the same technology that first appeared in the 1940s: the CRT. How both consumers and manufacturers would love a viable flat panel display. LCDs dont make the grade: its too hard - and expensive - to produce LCDs larger than 20 inches diagonal.

It’s what the professional audio market has to offer podcasters and budding musicians -- but quality comes at a cost.

Better sound for your laptop from Creative, plus the little white lies about its heritage exposed.

A very tidy solution for streaming your downloaded video to the TV, without the need for a full Media Center PC.

There's no denying the appeal of broadband internet access and yet for a smart country Australia has been falling way behind our international counterparts.

Readily finding wireless hotspots, usable public wireless hotspots, can be a pain when you've got to power your laptop to see if any are available in the immediate vicinity. Enter the Kensington Wi-Fi Finder, a hand held hotspot detector.

Speed up your hotspot searches and then get connected with this thorough Wi-Fi detector.

Not quite up there with the USB dongles from MSI and Booya, the WUSB11 has good signal strengths but was lacking in transfer speeds.

Is there a market for 20-inch TVs? Sony's KDL-20S4000 looks unique, and you can carry it around the house.

This PCMCIA card was fairly average in all tests, returning some uninspiring times and a middling tenacity to stick to its signal.

The Level One WPC-0300 was a stubborn card, in a good way - we found it stubbornly holding onto the wireless connection at locations at long range and weak signal strengths. Needless to say, the card did well at close ranges.

A bog standard CD/MP3 player, with a minimal feature set. Apart from the typical controls such as resume, shuffle, repeat and so on, this player also has 'Digital Dynamic Bass Boost' which provides minimal strengthening of the bass signal.

A speedy performer due to its support for the 802.11a standard, the NETGEAR HE102 was near the top of the charts in every test we performed, although it didn't do so well with signal qualities at long distances.

Oddly, in our tests, the BEFW11S4 performed better at long range with bad reception than it did at short range with good reception and a stronger, more robust signal.

The major difference with the Net MD MZ-N1 and previous MD players is that it features PC connectivity. The only way you could connect previous MiniDisc players to a PC was either with an optical digital output from your soundcard (and then manually record the audio signal on your player) or by purchasing an expensive accessory from Sony.

The fastest test results, but the most expensive data packages make BigPond a fall-back only for those with no coverage from other providers