We're now used to having music in our pockets and we're starting to demand more. True media players are bulky; they have to be to fit the screen. Playing video and watching photos on the smallest devices can still be frustrating because of the screen size. The Creative Zen V Plus disappoints, but it does a reasonable job. Read more

Mike Baggaley started out liking Mediagate's combo HD media adapter/NAS. But in the end decided it wasn't worth the hassle. Read more

Apple catches up with the 8 GB flash players, but how flash is the new iPod Nano? Read more

When you want a colour flash player, you can pick looks, features, price - or all three. Mary Branscombe looks at the Sansa e270 and the Creative Zen V. Creative packs a colourful screen and capable features into the tiny Zen V, but SanDisk gives you storage, expansion and a great screen, if you can find room in your pocket a player that's just a little thicker than an iPod Nano. Read more

HP targets the dorm-room crowd with their m7580n Media Centre PC. DenGuru takes a closer look to see if it lives up to its price tag. Read more

The grand unification of personal digital video recorder technology converges. In fact, we think you would do well to treat the MythTV suite of software applications as a harness for exercising greater control over those appliances that govern our daily activities outside the workplace. Read more

Mary Branscombe looks at two 8 GB players from Sony and LG and finds one a clear winner on sound, the other on versatility. Read more

As small as an iPod Shuffle and as powerful as an iPod Nano, both of these players have potential. Mary Branscombe looks at Sony's NW-003 and the JVC Alneo XA-F107. Read more

Two higher-capacity flash memory devices from Sandisk and Samsung face off. Which one prevails? Read more

Many "Media Center" PCs are little more than slightly beefier desktops with Windows MCE installed. But Mike Baggaley found that HP's z556 is a viable alternative to building your own HTPC. Read more