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Home cinema systems: Are kits or components right for you?

Whether you want to buy a home theatre in a box or go the components route, you'll need to decide which way is best for you right from the start.

Sony Ericsson Elm

Sony Ericsson's Greenheart initiative pushing forward with this upcoming budget release. It could also be the top choice for outdoors types, it's stiff plastic cover offering splash resistance.

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Reviews

AgfaPhoto DC-600uw

The AgfaPhoto is a cheap, knockabout waterproof camera that's ideal for life at the beach. The feature set and image quality is average but for the price you can't go too far wrong.
Lexmark Platinum Pro905

Lexmark's latest printer comes with a platinum card style price point, but it's too slow for all but the most patient print users.
Brother HL-3040CN

Brother's new range of printers introduced the buzz-phrase "LED" for 2009 into the office, offering smaller sizes and fast print speeds.
Brother MFC-9320CW

The MFC-9320CW is the top-of-the-line multifunction LED printer from Brother, offering printing from and scanning to USB, plus 16ppm print speed.
Brother HL-3070CW

The HL-3070CW is an LED printer from Brother, offering wireless connectivity and a backlit LCD display.
Olin 8-inch Digital Photo Frame with Printer

The Olin digital photo frame is such a novel concept that we can't help wonder why someone hasn't done this before. Fortunately, it works exactly how we want it to.
Lexmark Prestige Pro805

The Pro805 frustrates as much as it innovates with a touchscreen interface and an interesting, iPhone-style app store.
Lexmark Prevail Pro705

The Pro705 can print, scan, copy and fax as well as connect to a network via wireless or Ethernet, and has a 50-page automatic document feeder plus a duplexer built-in.

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Features

Compact cameras with HD video

Take your pick from our comprehensive line-up of point-and-shoots that support HD video capture.
Best budget digital cameras

Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned amateur, sometimes you just want a cheap camera that can do the job. We round up a few of the best buys available under AU$400.
Top 5 camera phones

These mobiles aren't just great phones, they are excellent cameras as well. And they're not your low-res cameras either, but multi-megapixel wonders.
Digital camera basics

Just getting started with digital photography? Our comprehensive guide covers the ins and outs of your digital camera in the first instalment of our Learning Centre series.

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News

Polaroid relaunches instant cameras

After an incredible response to the passing of the Polaroid instant film, the new licensee of the Polaroid brand has decided to relaunch some of the most popular instant cameras.
Samsung launches the AMOLED 12M

As 12-megapixel camera phones trickle into market, Samsung steps it up a gear, releasing in Korea the world's first 12MP camera phone with 3x optical zoom.
Will Fujifilm make a Micro Four Thirds camera?

The Micro Four Thirds camera format has, until now, been a two-horse race between Panasonic and Olympus. There are now whispers that Fujifilm might throw its hat into the ring.
MIT students launch US$150 space camera

You don't always need an expensive professional dSLR to capture awe-inspiring images. Sometimes, a basic Canon A470 point and shoot, a little ingenuity, and a beer cooler are all you need.

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DIYs and How-to

Digital camera buying guide

So you're looking for a brand new compact digital camera? CNET Australia is here to help with our guide to choosing and buying a compact digital camera.
DIY home surveillance with a webcam

Too cheap to buy a real home security system? A webcam gets you part of the way there. We examine a few inexpensive ways to do it with an old computer and some home security software.
3 tips to extend your camera battery's life

Struggling to squeeze out some more shots from your digital camera? Here are three useful tips that you can put into action right now to conserve battery power and make sure you don't miss that vital moment.
Camcorder formats: which one is best?

Prospective camcorder buyers are faced with a choice of four types of camcorder recording media: hard disk, flash memory, MiniDV/HDV tapes, or mini-DVD. We run through the pros and cons of all four formats to make your purchasing journey a little less like a trip through Dante's nine circles of hell.

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Downloads

SpoolWatcher

Watches your printer spooler for corrupt or stuck print jobs causing 100% CPU Usage in SpoolSv.exe.
novaPDF Professional Server

Convert any printable document into PDF format.
G-Force

Dynamic, hypnotic iTunes visual plugin.
Adobe DNG Converter

Converts files from more than 200 cameras to DNG.

Get (laptop) smart before you buy

Win the numbers game and get the laptop that's perfect your needs as well as your budget!
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.
Whereis® maps

If you’d like to get to know more of Australia, and do it safely, then check out Whereis® maps.