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GPS buyer's guide

Prices for GPS devices and apps have come down in the last year and many of us are looking at jumping on the bandwagon. We take a look at how it works, why you should (or shouldn't) buy a GPS, as well as key features to look out for.

Samsung i85

The Samsung i85 is a stylish, jack-of-all trades digital camera incorporating a swag of multimedia features. Unfortunately its poor image quality and cumbersome menu structure means it's a master of none.

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Reviews

  • Dell XPS M2010

    A striking feat of engineering that's sure to garner attention in a stylish home or on a multimedia-intensive sales call, the Dell XPS M2010 is simply too expensive and impractical to be anything more than a curio for the rest of us.

  • Apple MacBook (2.0GHz, 13-inch, black)

    With the MacBook, Apple has corrected a handful of the iBook's shortcomings, hit a reasonable price point, and delivered a laptop that makes a great compromise between size and portability.

  • Apple MacBook Pro (1.83GHz)

    The MacBook Pro delivers unparalleled style, a solid set of features and software, and a few transitional performance issues that keep it from rivaling the most powerful PC laptops.

  • Dell Inspiron 9400

    The Dell Inspiron 9400 packs a solid set of multimedia features, and when configured with Intel's Core Duo processor, it has enough power to speed through virtually any task, from editing video to playing games.

  • TDK Tremor xa-60 speakers

    The Tremor xa-60 is an attractive, affordable replacement for the horrendous speakers that come bundled with many OEM PCs and notebooks. Audiophiles need not apply, however.

  • Creative TravelSound 400

    Creative's TravelSound 400 is a snazzy, compact set of travel speakers with an "enhanced stereo" option that manages to make sound seem more spread out -- albeit with very little low end.

  • Apple iBook G4 (1.33GHz, 256MB, 14.1-inch TFT)

    The 14-inch iBook G4 is a solid and stylish laptop, but it's considerably more expensive than the PC competition.

  • Creative Zen Portable Media Center

    The Creative Zen PMC is finally here. Despite its bulk, the player is solid, but it's the Microsoft Portable Media Center software that deserves most of the praise.

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Features

  • Format wars: the tech that should have won

    Did you love Laserdisc? Were you bonkers over Betamax? Do you cry yourself to sleep because BeOS never hit the big time? Fret no more -- superdork Captain Tech is here to travel back in time and save the format losers that should have triumphed.

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