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A decent LCD in its own right, but the speakers are poor and the dock isn’t much more than an expensive gimmick.

Just 3.44cm at its widest point.

A wireless music player that performs audio magic through its LCD enabled remote control. It’s easy to use, quick to setup but lacks video functionality. But we still really liked it.

Olympus first introduced SLR (single lens reflex) to digital cameras in early 1998 in the form of the Camedia C-1400L.

Device provides multiple HDMI inputs for LCD and plasma TVs.

Features voice recording and an FM tuner. The device can be fiddly to operate, and the LCD screen doesn't display any track information other than the title. There is no playlist management, and no directory structure for your tracks. Voice recording allows the sampling rate to be set up to 48,000Hz.

Solar cells could be inserted under the iPod screen to power you music. It's only a patent, but we're already dreaming of iPods that never run out of charge.

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Over 10,000 music stations via wireless - no turning on your PC, no fiddling with software. Is the ASUS AIR the reason to finally switch to Net radio?

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.

Who would have thought that this projector would be this cheap.

Imaging sensor converts invisible X-ray images into digital signals.

With solid-state media still expensive and offering limited capacity, MP3 players with hard disks seem like the perfect solution.

There are now literally dozens of MP3 players on the market. However, the arrival of MPZoos MP3 Disc Player brings a slight change in direction