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Cyberlink
Cyberlink PowerDVD 11 Ultra review
Software

Expensive, but works well and has some useful bells and whistles

£80 inc VAT
Brink security
Brink review
Gaming

An immensely fun and fast-paced action FPS that’s great to play with friends, even if it isn’t quite as well-rounded when played solo.

£25 inc VAT
Technika STBHDH2010
Technika STBHDH2010 review
PVRs

Standard definition video quality isn't the best, but thanks to the HD channels, the STBHDH2010 is excellent value.

£30 inc VAT
Hitachi 7K3000 3TB
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB review
Internal hard drives

It might lack support for legacy operating systems, but the Deskstar 7k3000 is still a very fast disk with masses of storage space.

£120 inc VAT
Hoard
Hoard review
Gaming

A fun ten minutes' gaming in multiplayer mode, but a lack of variety and dull single-player game means it's not particularly engrossing

£7 inc VAT
Tritton AX 180
Tritton AX 180 review
Headphones TVs

The AX 180 headset's sound is bass heavy and we were irritated by the audible interference generated by the USB power connection.

£51 inc VAT
OCZ Vertex 2E 120GB
OCZ Vertex 2E 120GB review
Internal hard drives

Great performance for a reasonable price makes the Vertex 2 one of the best-value SSDs we’ve seen.

£162 inc VAT
Draytek Vigor 2710n
Draytek Vigor 2710n review
Home office Wireless routers

Capable of great speeds and packed with sophisticated features for business users, but ill-fated channel bonding technology is tricky to disable.

£94 inc VAT
Sony Ericsson Xperia arc
Sony Ericsson Xperia arc review
Mobile phones

Subtle and practical improvements to Android, a decent camera and a large, colourful screen make the arc tempting, but it may soon find itself outpaced by dual-core models.

£399 inc VAT
Aria Proteus Anubis HDK
Aria Proteus Anubis HDK review
PCs

Aria has included some flashy features, such as an SSD for faster booting, but we’d have preferred a bigger monitor instead.

£999 inc VAT