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Yamaha Air Xtreme YAS-71

The Yamaha Air Surround Xtreme sets a new standard for soundbars, it features convincing pseudo-surround and can also carry a tune.

If you're short on living space and don't need a Blu-ray player, the Bose 3-2-1 Series III home theatre system has plenty of "lifestyle" appeal.

Yamaha YHT-492AU

Yamaha presents the YHT-492AU, a complete home theatre system in one big box, which is a fine choice if you're after no-fuss home theatre shopping.
Samsung PS50A650

Though the Samsung PS50A650 plasma is better than the Panasonic PZ850 feature-wise, it loses out slightly in terms of picture quality.
Sony Ericsson Portable Speaker MPS-70

For the money, the MPS-70 is a decent portable speaker for owners of Sony Ericsson mobile phones only.
Nokia MD-6

Shaped like a giant stick of lipstick or the butt of a Star Wars lightsaber, the MD-6 flips open to reveal stereo speakers which deliver quite a big sound for such a small package.
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue may be only a practice lap for the real thing, but it's a beautiful joyride while it lasts.
Soundmatters MainstageHD

Soundmatters' fully featured virtual surround speaker system delivers home-theatre thrills in a supercompact design.
Samsung PS-50Q91HD

The Samsung PS-50Q91HD boasts a truckload of useful features, an extremely high contrast level, and is particularly strong in high definition.
JVC UX-G70

With several unique features -- including a five-disc changer, and USB-audio and DVD-Audio playback -- the UX-G70 is definitely a strong candidate in the DVD minisystem category.

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.
Gadget Buzz

From MP3 sunglasses to floating pod homes, we show you the latest gadgets from around the globe.

DIY: Vinyl resurrection - Turn LPs and tapes into digital media files

The Andrews Sisters and Black Sabbath deserve to be heard. Follow our guide to digitising your dusty records and cassettes, and you can put your old turntable on eBay.

Talking English-Turkish Dictionary Phrase Book for Palm OS

English-Turkish Talking Phrase Book for international travelers

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Microsoft Windows® 7. Your PC, simplified.

Windows® 7 has been designed to be more reliable, more responsive, and to make the things you do every day easier.
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