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Canon PowerShot A580
The Canon PowerShot A580's chunky, cheery styling isn't to our taste, but the friendly price, accessible controls and respectable image quality pull it out of the bag for this unsophisticated and easy-to-use point-and-shoot camera.
Ricoh Caplio R7
The Ricoh Caplio R7 is an outstanding compact camera, with all the features you could want packed into a sturdy, pocket-sized metal frame. It's not perfect and it's not cheap, but it is very much worth tracking down.
Canon Digital IXUS 90 IS
When a camera is this good-looking and takes respectable pictures, we'll forgive the lack of features.
Casio Exilim EX-S10
The 10-megapixel Casio Exilim EX-S10 is better than you'd expect from such a svelte snapper, thanks to a large screen and flexible features.
Nikon Coolpix S10
Nikon's S10 has some decent features, including a really nice lens, but it doesn't live up to its potential and can't compete with similarly priced superzooms.
Warner Music readies CD-free 'e-label'
Warner Music Group is creating a new music-distribution mechanism that will rely on digital downloads instead of compact discs.
Upside-down CMOS sensor may spark digital revolution
OmniVision engineers a new camera sensor, promising better image quality and lower cost.
Production Toyota iQ uses intelligent design to get Smart
When Toyota brought the iQ concept car to Frankfurt last year, we knew that a production version of car was on its way. Proving our crystal ball correct, Toyota unveiled the showroom-bound version at this year's Geneva Auto Show.
iRiver goes for a Spinn
It's sleek, shiny and allows you to spin through your collection of music, movies and more. So what's not to like? Oh yeah, the fact that it may never be coming here ...
Kodak exec spruiks vision for digital photography
Kodak debuts the V610 dual lens digital camera with bluetooth connectivity and demonstrates future technologies.
Choose the right Bluetooth headset
Bluetooth headsets have become essential for anyone who spends a great deal of time on the road -- here's how they work and what to look for when you're choosing one.
Top mobile devices of 2005
We trawled through the last year's archives and handpicked the 10 mobile devices that impressed us the most over the last 12 months.
Tech trends for digital cameras
Itching to upgrade your old camera but not sure what to look for? Well, here's a summary of what we think will make or break a compact shooter this year.
Digital SLR buying guide
CNET.com.au gives you the low-down on what to look for in a digital SLR camera.
Best MP3 players
Everyone's got different priorities when it comes to portable music players. CNET.com.au picks the best MP3 players for sound quality, battery life, ease-of-use and overall 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.
Unplug and play: Easy-to-use MP3 players
We track down the user-friendly MP3 players that don't require you to sit around reading the manual.
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Compact, Innovation image galleries
We get up close and personal with Samsung's upcoming INNOV8 mobile handset to see just how much like the Nokia N96 it is, and to see if it's actually any better.
Photos: CeBIT 2006 - Product Innovations
In amongst the colourless enterprise servers and prosaic IT management software, there were a few nuggets of innovative product gold on display this week at CeBit 2006.
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