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Creative Zen Stone

Creative's pebble-like Zen Stone takes on the iPod Shuffle. It has a lower price and better sound but lacks the brand aura and tactility of the Shuffle.

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Apple iPod Shuffle (512MB)

It's affordable and stylish, but the Shuffle's lack of an LCD and its subpar battery life will turn many away.

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Optima A121

Optima's A121 has a nice feature set, but poor headphones and an asking price that's only just shy of Apple's superior Shuffle player make it a hard player to recommend.

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BenQ Joybee 200 (256MB)

BenQ's Joybee 200 is a tiny flash player with a big feature set.

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Bang & Olufsen BeoSound2

It's a music player meant for those fixated more on style than features, though portable audiophiles will appreciate its sonic delivery.

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One in four SSD-based laptops fail

Notebooks with solid state drives (flash-based) cost more than traditional hard drives, are "an order of magnitude" less reliable and do not perform as well when using Microsoft Outlook.

Kingston flash hard drives, DDR3 on the way

Kingston Technology expects to bring a flash hard drive to market by early 2008.

SanDisk's Sansa takes on iPod Shuffle

SanDisk hopes to grab a slice of the flash MP3 player market back from Apple when it releases its Sansa music players on Friday.

Apple debuts new, low-priced iPod

As widely expected, Apple Computer on Tuesday introduced a new version of its popular music player. Dubbed the iPod Shuffle, it comes in two sizes, priced at just AU$149 and AU$229, and capable of holding about 120 and 240 songs, respectively.

Can Seagate steer hybrid-drive market?

Price and industry standardisation remain barriers to widespread adoption, but the biggest hard-drive maker could force competitors to keep pace.

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.

Digital photo pro secrets

Learn the secrets of getting great, clear photographs no matter what the situation. This guide teaches you the fundamentals of digital photography, and reveals the tricks pro photographers use to get great images of people, objects, live action, and much more.

Set Firefox on fire

Firefox's extensions can make a good browser into a great browser. We show you how.

DIY: Yahoo Hacks

CNET describes ways to use Yahoo for custom searches and to compare results against those of Google.

Handhelds buying guide

Choosing the right handheld is all about finding the perfect balance of size, weight, performance, features, and cost. This guide steps you through the decision-making process.

Digital photography glossary

Having problems with certain camera jargons? Fret not. We have compiled a list of the common terms and definitions used in digital photography.

PDA Buyer's Guide: What to look for when buying a handheld

The right PDA has to be small enough that you enjoy toting it around, but the battery needs to be big enough that it has some juice left when you need it; plus, it must have a decent-size screen.

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Desktopmotion 1.1.0.2

Update and use Flash animations and Web pages as your screensaver.

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Le Gros Million

Generate combinations of numbers and stars randomly.

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MSS.Saver 2

Turn moving pictures into a screensaver.

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M3dia - MP3 Docking Interaction Assistant 1.1

Load and configure multiple MP3 players.

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Fret Fun 1.2

Learn how to read guitar notes using flash cards.