We've been big fans of Archos's series of portable media players in the past, so were itching to try out the new Archos5 Internet Media Tablet to see what new features it brings to the table. ...

With so many media viewers available, the P-7000 from Epson is something of a surprise. It costs a lot more than most and is considerably bigger. About the size of the body of a traditional SLR ...

The old-style FM radio is rapidly being replaced by multi-function devices that offer additional features such as digital broadcast reception. The Roberts Sound 40 admittedly forgoes Internet radio and media streaming but does offer an FM ...

Creative has carved out a well-deserved reputation for producing high quality audio equipment and sound cards, and its Zen range of MP3 players has built up a solid fan base for those who can't afford or ...

With the frailties of wireless networks when it comes to intensive media file usage, the advent of Iomega's Screenplay drive seemed like something to celebrate. A compact external hard drive, albeit with outputs to allow it ...

The last time we saw an innovative new way of controlling media on a portable player it came from iRiver in the form of the Clix 2. In this instance the depressable case controls worked well. ...

Disgo's Media Bank is a storage solution designed to send your digital media files to an external source like a television or stereo. It's a pretty compact device, offering basic connectivity in the form of composite ...

SanDisk hasn't been in the mobile music arena for long, but its products, and particularly the higher capacity ones, have caused a splash. We loved its 'e' series, and although the video-playing View left us a ...

Technology and eyewear have not made good bedfellows in the past; in fact they're almost guaranteed to produce reasonably functional but ultimately unattractive products that you wouldn't be seen dead wearing outside the home. Oakley would ...

Brennan's innovative JB7 is a Digital Jukebox that's a little different to the more traditional offerings you might have seen before. To begin, with the main control unit closely resembles the design of your typical car ...

If you're going to carry a media player, how best to keep your pocket from being picked? Strap it to your wrist, of course, which is exactly what you do with the Video Watch. This device ...

IQ test: what are the next letters in the sequence AM, FM, DAB? It would appear that the answer is WIFI, assuming the sequence is for methods of receiving radio. Actually, WiFi is only part of ...

The VMP-008 is classed as a sports MP3 player. Fortunately, that doesn't mean it can only play sports-related MP3s like "Eye of the Tiger", or Olivia Newton-John's "Let's Get Physical" (God forbid). Of course, it refers ...

There aren't many fields in the tech industry that you could argue are dominated by a particular make and model of hardware, but we believe the PMP (portable media player) market to be one of them. ...

Sandisk's Sansa e200 series of ‘Nano killers' received rave reviews across the market last year, playing a large part in putting the memory specialist's portable player range back on the map. Despite the fact that it ...

There are plenty of pocket media players around, many costing a good deal less than £150, but we'd wager there are next to none that work without a battery or mains connection. The clue here is ...

Sony has traditionally adopted a bit of a pompous stance with its portable music players, refusing to fall in line with the rest of the industry when it comes to adopting current standards. Despite this, the ...

If you're a big music fan you'll have noticed how accessible modern technology makes not only the albums and artists you have in your collection, but a wealth of additional downloadable and streaming content. As well ...

The portable media player has really come of age in the last year, with new generations launched from a variety of manufacturers. One of the founders of the genre, Archos, has just introduced its Generation 5 ...

Earlier this year Creative released a simple music player called the Zen Stone, as an obvious rival to Apple's iPod Shuffle. The big advantage of the Zen Stone was its price, but it was quite basic. ...