Buyer's Guide

Top ten gadgets

Charles Mclellan ZDNet.co.uk

Published: 17 Oct 2003

Everyone likes a gadget, and the battle-hardened reviewers at ZDNet UK are no different -- we are just lucky enough to be able to check out more of them than the average person in the street.

A reliable test of a product's 'sexiness' is its ability to pull a crowd of passers-by in the office, drooling over its design, size, weight, display quality or whatever. That's happened most recently and most often with Sony's PC-based entertainment centre, the VAIO W1, included here. Have a look at our other selections, and let us know via Talkback whether you agree or disagree.

Canon EOS 300D

Review Despite some limitations, Canon’s EOS 300D retains the responsiveness and performance of the EOS 10D, with a price tag that will be hard to beat. [03 Oct 2003]

Hauppauge DEC2000-t

Review The DEC2000-t gives you access to free terrestrial digital TV channels and can act as a standalone set-top box or attach to your PC via a USB connection. Picture quality is great – it’s just a shame about the software. [05 Dec 2002]

Product	Date	Editors' Rating	Readers' Rating
InFocus LP120	[01 Oct 2003]	8.5	8.5
Palm Tungsten T3	[02 Oct 2003]	8.0	9.5
Plextor PX-708A	[10 Oct 2003]	8.5	10.0
Psion NetBook Pro	[16 Oct 2003]	7.7	5.5
Garmin iQue 3600	[13 Aug 2003]	8.2	8.6
Sony CLIE PEG-UX50	[13 Oct 2003]	8.7	7.4
Sony Ericsson T610	[16 Sep 2003]	8.3	8.9
Sony VAIO PCV-W1	[08 Oct 2003]	8.0	8.2
Product	Date	Editors' Rating	Readers' Rating

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