Want something dinky and perfectly portable that’s also powerful enough to actually get some proper work done? Well then, Toshiba’s new Satellite U400 laptop cuts a good balance.

With a small footprint and weighing in at under 2Kg, the U400 is a reasonably sveltve lap lover, and stylish enough to warrant pride of place on your favourite coffee shop table. Despite its diminutive dimensions, though, it’s still packed with a lightning processor, oodles of memory and a decent 13-inch screen so when you need to sit down and get down to business it’s more than up to the task.
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Whether you’re hell-bent on extreme winter sports, mental pot holing, or are just partial to a spot of lazy beach action, a waterproof camcorder is the ideal travel companion.

Some camcorders may be able to withstand the odd splash here and there, but the Sanyo Xacti DMX-CA8 can be plunged fully under and it will keep on shooting - it’s even got an underwater scene mode for good measure.

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It’s retro a go-go on Wii, with masses of classic games already available and downloadable via it’s online Virtual Console portal. Sure, it was hardcore but the Neo Geo reigned supreme for a while in the arcade gaming stakes, so news that the Neo Geo Stick 2 controller is coming to Wii.

Chunkier than a stack of jumbo Dairy Milks piled up, this fighting stick is a beast, and primed for some serious punishment.
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Torches, the unsung heroes lighting up the gizmo world, from the biff-you-around-the-head heavy duty bruisers to your average housebound illuminator. But what you see here is a new breed entirely – The Spotlight is a tiny powerful torch that sucks power from your in-car cigarette lighter, making it a dead handy accessory.

And here’s an odd one… it’s waterproof too!

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One of the smartest dressed songsters we’ve seen in a while, the upcoming Philips SA52 GoGear portable jukebox is hoping to shame style rivals such as the iPod nano.

As part of its GoGear tribe, the 4GB-toting SA52 has serious smarts as well as a killer body. See, hiding inside its slimline noir suit is some nifty audio upscaling voodoo.

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