An interesting take on portable sound reproduction

Possibly the most complete speaker package around; as adept with music as it is with movies

There are much better speaker systems around than this one

Possibly the most complete speaker package around; as adept with music as it is with movies

We've had an exclusive look at a production prototype of the latest Soundmatters ‘Foxlmb’, a black block-shaped portable speaker worth every inch its geek stripes.

When we last looked at the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 (the Platinum Ex, June 2003) we were highly impressed by the soundcard and its many functions, but felt that there was perhaps too much on offer, leaving you with many unwanted, unused and unwarranted inclusions.

Leading the push for more surround sound, Videologic has released the ZXR-750 7.1 speaker system -- that's 8 speakers in total. The package consists of a centre, two front, two side and two back speakers, rated 8W RMS each with removable speaker stands and wall mounting brackets, and a sub rated 28W RMS.

We've traversed the acronym laden landscape of VoIP for you, and present you with the PC Authority guide to VoIP: what it is, what kinds of services you can find, what savings you can expect to make and how it is that you can go about setting up VoIP for yourself at home.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Look ma -- no hands! Looking cool, but does Jabra's BlueTooth hand free phone speaker enhance your life?

If you crave that ‘big movie’ bass, the 704 System shifts air better than any rival…

This system looks every bit as good as it sounds, which means it's a stylish, effective package

A stunning package: subtle, musical and listenable hour after hour

It's oval, it's got tweeters and woofers, and it plugs into your TV too - a cheap alternative to home theatre systems?

Watching DivX movies in bed on your 17inch laptop is ok, but stick this wireless speaker nearby and the experience will be as close to home cinema as you'll get with a laptop.

A carry case with a built-in speaker? Now that's thinking.

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

Surround sound is an important part of DVD movies and the uptake of full surround sound in computer games is increasing. Most soundcards and even integrated sound systems on a motherboard have support for 5.1 surround sound audio, and yet many systems are used with 2.1 speaker systems or with stereo headphones.