URBANEARS ZINKEN: HIPSTER'S DELIGHT

    The Play-Doh-like finish on the Zinken looks great and swivelling earcups mean they fold away for easy storage, or assist you in rinsing it DJ-style. A 6.3mm input lets you hook up to a mixer, but there's also a phone-friendly, 3.5mm plug.     The partially coiled wire means...

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SENNHEISER CX495: BUDGET BRILLIANCE

    The cheapest 'phones on test, Sennheiser's in-ears don't have any fancy gimmicks — no earclips, no noise cancelling, no inline remote — and the design is pretty pedestrian, but they really deliver on sound quality, which is, you know, reasonably important for earphones.  ...

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PANASONIC RP-HSC200: POOLSIDE PAL

    These sporty in-ears have flexible lug hooks that help keep them in place — obviously that's more useful when you're jogging back in Blighty than when you're lying by a far-away pool, sipping pina coladas. Adding to the pool-friendliness the HSC200s are also water resistant — don't submerge...

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Bowers and Wilkins P3: FIRST-CLASS PHONES

    The silver detailing, the oblong earcups with neatly rounded edges and the pleasingly smooth adjustable headband; everything about these exudes class. Sound quality doesn't disappoint — we reckon it's crisper than B&W's pricier P5 cans. The use of lightweight fabric rather...

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SONY MDR-NC13: AEROPLANE ESSENTIAL

    These active noise-cancelling in-ears give you 100 hours of playback from a single AAA battery — more than enough for a series of long-haul flights — and will work without the noise-cancelling tech when that runs out.     There's no denying the clean audio quality and...

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THE PURIST'S CHOICE: STORAGE OPTIONS SCROLL EXTREME 2

    Another 9.7-incher from gadget behemoth - ahem - Storage Options, this is one for the Android purist, with native 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich, free of any UI tweaking. At just under 10mm, it's not the slimmest slate in the group, but it does boast a reassuringly solid design.    ...

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DISGO 9104: THE IPAD 2 STAND-IN

    Electronics titan - ahem (last one) - Disgo's biggest boast with the 9104 is that it packs the same 9.7-inch,1024x768, IPS panel as the iPad 2, and the vibrant display is one of the strongest points of this solidly built, 1.2GHz single-core slate with 16GB of storage plus microSD.  ...

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SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB 27.0: THE NEXUS BEST THING

    The Nexus 7's closest rival, this offers the same size screen - although the resolution is lower at 1024x600 - a dualcore 1GHz chip and 8GB of storage plus microSD. While this Galaxy's performance is above par for the price and is eminently portable, the screen is a little lacklustre...

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GEMINI JOYTAB 9.7: THE GOOGLE PLAY-ER

    Packed in much the same chassis as the Disgo 9104 (right), and with a near-identical spec sheet, the JoyTab from tech giant — ahem — Gemini ramps up the goodness with Google Play working straight out of the box. A superb budget slate, this is as cheap as it is splendid     With...

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Sony NSZ-GS7 with Google TV: Digital Media Streamer

    Google puts the web on your telly, but quantity beats quality for now.     Much like YouView, Google TV has taken its time sauntering to market. An abortive US launch, undermined by inadequate software and hardware complexity, led to a major rethink by both Google and its...

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HOT STUFF: VIRGIN MEDIA TIVO

    Tivo makes sure you're never short of something to watch...     Originally available in the US only, Tivo was the original Smart TV box, offering a retrospective EPG back when YouView was just a twinkle in Lord Sugar's eye. The Tivo box itself looks suitably futuristic and...

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LENOVO U410: POWER-HUNGRY POWERHOUSE

    At 21mm deep and weighing almost 2kg, the U410 won't worry the likes of the Asus or Sony in the thin stakes, but the pay-off comes in terms of performance.     The Core i5 processor and 6GB of RAM makes for a more than capable performer and, unusually for an ultrabook,...

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HP ENVY 4: BARGAIN BUCKET

    A 14-incher from the lower end of HP's range, this is only 18mm thick and weighs 1.8kg. Its black metallic finish is typical of HP's premium Envy range, as is the built-in Beats Audio tech, and its treatment of music and movies is a highlight here. However, the Core i3 processor lacks...

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ASUS ZENBOOK UX32A: BARGAIN ALL-ROUNDER

    Keeping the design and usability of the range-topping Zenbook Prime but downgrading the innards a tad, this 13.3-incher is a decent laptop for the price, with the Core i5 processor and 4GB RAM offering solid, if not jaw-dropping performance, and the 500GB HDD plenty of storage space. Attractive...

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SONY VAIO T13: AFFORDABLE AND SEXY

    The first Sony Vaio ultrabook sports the kind of stylish, industrial-looking aluminium and magnesium alloy chassis you'd expect of the Vaio brand, and an eminently reasonable price that you possibly wouldn't.     With a 13.3-inch screen, this weighs in at just 1.6kg and 17.8mm...

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APPLE MACBOOK AIR 11-INCH: THE SLENDER ASSASSIN

    The, dare we say it, seminal 11.6-inch Air offers everything an ultrabook does, but with Apple's OS X magic sprinkled on top. The 1.1kg aluminium unibody design hasn't changed since 2010, but that's not necessarily a bad thing, while the screen still out punches the competition, and...

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The ace Transformer Pad Infinity: infinity and beyond expensive

    ASUS ADDS FULL-HD TO ITS KEYBOARD-TOTING, QUADCORE TRANSFORMER TABLET TEMPLATE, BUT AT AN EYE-WATERING PRICE...     THE SCREEN'S THE STAR: the Infinity’s crowning glory is a 10.1-inch, 1920*1200 pixel screen. At 224ppi it doesn't quite match the Retina Display, but hey — it still...

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Xperia T: hot mobile by Sony

Xperia T: as seen in Skyfall, presumably tweeting artfully shot snaps of dead baddiesBOND'S NEW BLOWER!     Now pay attention, 007: this has a 13-megapixel camera and a huge, HD screen. You'll be using it in your next film, and it's in shops now...     So you think this is just another...

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Could the Xperia T be 4G?

    Sony wouldn't say, but if it were, and was available on Orange and/or T-Mobile, you'd be able to take advantage of high-speed, 4G connectivity this year. That's because Ofcom has given the nod to Everything Everywhere, owner of those providers, to roll out super-fast mobile broadband,...

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THREE WEBSITES TO GET YOUR CASH MONEY

www.Mylostaccount.org.uk SAVINGS SAVIOUR Apparently £850 million sits unclaimed in waylaid accounts around the UK -and this free service will track any down with your name on it. Contains all the PDF forms, contacts and figures you need, no less. Moneysavingexpert.com OUTGOINGS GENIUS Seasoned savings...

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IPAD APP: SNAP MAGAZINE

Hipstamatic head honcho's new tablet magazine combines retro photography with crowdsourcing Borne out of the flared lenses and faded film of the hipster's iPhone photography app of choice Hipstamatic, Snap Magazine is an unsurprisingly stylish affair. Optimised for iPad, its clean layout sports...

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The all-new Kia cee’d combines style with next-generation features galore

Cool design, smart tech     Today's cars are packed with practically NASA-level gadgetry and that's always come at a cost. Now though, the stylish new Kia cee'd brings premium electronic wizardry into your welcoming embrace.     The Parallel Park Assist System' uses ten sensors...

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