Some interesting technology, married with superb performance – and a huge price tag.

Great in day-to-day use, but poor software and high price dent its appeal.

Sony's first CMOS based consumer HD camera brings control and fidelity to images in a package that's hard to beat.

Beautifully designed with excellent battery life and generous features – but it’s expensive.

Surround-sound support and mastering-quality plug-ins mean Sound Forge is better than ever.

Surround-sound support and mastering-quality plug-ins mean Sound Forge is better than ever.

What to expect when the next round of rock (and carpal tunnel syndrome) spreads to all the consoles.

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

Speedy and adequately functional for light use, the UX27– though not perfect – is the best UMPC yet.

Incredible design and amazing battery life makes the G118 a tempting mobile option.

Vegas has a huge array of editing features for the money, plus powerful bundled DVD authoring.

One beautiful camera, with one awful flaw.

It's the return of the twin graphics chip powered laptop, but this time Core2 Duo power is under the hood.

A nice idea, particularly for PSP owners, but it’s ultimately too restrictive to be considered a must-have item.

It may be early days for the technology, but it's still interesting to look at Sony's Blu-Ray drive under the microscope.

An expensive and unusually poor Sony product.

The first Blu-ray drive to actually BE available in Australia. The massive price should fall quickly.

Two features step into the ring, and take each other out. It's a nice concept though.

Diminutive USB storage at the 1GB mark. Be careful, you may accidentally inhale it.

HD camcorders enter the mainstream once and for all. With image quality like this, there’s little reason to spend more.