EDITOR'S PICK
Best laptop -Toshiba Portege R600-ST4203
Price: approx. $3,000/£2081
The Toshiba Portege, with its 12.1-inch wide LCD screen, is the perfect size for an ultra-portable. Its business capabilities? 512 GBGB of space, a long battery life, a disc recovery system. Cool security features include a fingerprint reader perfect for the data secure conscious executive. We liked its built in web-cam, which had great video quality. The only negatives? The Portege has only had 2 USBSB ports and a delicate chassis, which could be trouble on the road. Overall, this is a thoroughly impressive machine with only a few downsides.
www.laptops.toshiba.com/laptops/portege/r600
BEST DIGITAL CAMERA
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1
Price: Approx. $850/£584.99
The Lumix is the worldís smallest, lightest built-in flash digital camera featuring incredible capabilities, including 1280 x 720 High Definition video in AVCHD Lite. It builds on Panasonicís success of digital interchangeable lens system cameras based on the Micro Four Thirds system standard. At £584.99, this one may be small for the price, but it packs a powerful punch.
www.panasonic.com
BEST HEADPHONES
Boseose QC15
Price: Approx. $400/£279
You could be in the middle of always-raucous Piccadilly, put on the Bose QC 15 and it'd be like you pressed the mute button on life. In our typically loud office, putting the Bose QC15 Headphones on was an oasis for silence. They are that effective, quite comfortable and come in a convenient carrying case. The Bose QC15 are easily the best headphones available.
www.bose.com
BEST DATA STORAGE DEVICE
Aegis Padlock
Price: Approx. $120/£80.99 FOR 500 GB
Data security is an essential to any executive. The Aegis Padlock, a data storage device with a keypad and a USB cord, is a simple product that can protect your most vital data. Plug it into your computer, set a password, load data onto it, and youíre safe. Our IT staff used it once, and became immediately hooked. With its travel pouch, the Padlock can be used on the road. The only drawback is itís a bit clunky.
www.apricorn.com
BEST VIEWING DEVICE
Vizit
Price: Approx. $300/£200 plus a monthly subscription
The Vizit is a two-way, interactive digital photo frame. Powered by a mobile network, it can digitally send photos to the Vizit frame through email, text messaging or another Vizit. With its interactive feature, the Vizit is no ordinary digital frame. Unlike other digital photo frames, Vizitís full touch display carousel menu is extremely easy to navigate. The picture on the 10.4 LCD comes in immensely clear.
www.vizitme.com/index.php
BEST ENTERTAINMENT GIFT
Archos 7 Internet Tablet
Price: Approx. $300/£211
The Archos is a portable internet, TV and multimedia tablet, convenient for travel use with Wi-Fi capabilities. Whether an exec at home or on the road, we found this mini entertainment centre to be addictive. The touch screen takes a moment to get used to and is a bit sensitive. But once you figure it out, itís easy and convenient. The incredibly glossy and clear high-resolution 7-inch TFT LCD screen truly makes the Archos Tablet the paragon of cool entertainment products.
www.archos.com
Best laptop -Toshiba Portege R600-ST4203
Price: approx. $3,000/£2081
The Toshiba Portege, with its 12.1-inch wide LCD screen, is the perfect size for an ultra-portable. Its business capabilities? 512 GBGB of space, a long battery life, a disc recovery system. Cool security features include a fingerprint reader perfect for the data secure conscious executive. We liked its built in web-cam, which had great video quality. The only negatives? The Portege has only had 2 USBSB ports and a delicate chassis, which could be trouble on the road. Overall, this is a thoroughly impressive machine with only a few downsides.
www.laptops.toshiba.com/laptops/portege/r600
BEST DIGITAL CAMERA
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1
Price: Approx. $850/£584.99
The Lumix is the worldís smallest, lightest built-in flash digital camera featuring incredible capabilities, including 1280 x 720 High Definition video in AVCHD Lite. It builds on Panasonicís success of digital interchangeable lens system cameras based on the Micro Four Thirds system standard. At £584.99, this one may be small for the price, but it packs a powerful punch.
www.panasonic.com
BEST HEADPHONES
Boseose QC15
Price: Approx. $400/£279
You could be in the middle of always-raucous Piccadilly, put on the Bose QC 15 and it'd be like you pressed the mute button on life. In our typically loud office, putting the Bose QC15 Headphones on was an oasis for silence. They are that effective, quite comfortable and come in a convenient carrying case. The Bose QC15 are easily the best headphones available.
www.bose.com
BEST DATA STORAGE DEVICE
Aegis Padlock
Price: Approx. $120/£80.99 FOR 500 GB
Data security is an essential to any executive. The Aegis Padlock, a data storage device with a keypad and a USB cord, is a simple product that can protect your most vital data. Plug it into your computer, set a password, load data onto it, and youíre safe. Our IT staff used it once, and became immediately hooked. With its travel pouch, the Padlock can be used on the road. The only drawback is itís a bit clunky.
www.apricorn.com
BEST VIEWING DEVICE
Vizit
Price: Approx. $300/£200 plus a monthly subscription
The Vizit is a two-way, interactive digital photo frame. Powered by a mobile network, it can digitally send photos to the Vizit frame through email, text messaging or another Vizit. With its interactive feature, the Vizit is no ordinary digital frame. Unlike other digital photo frames, Vizitís full touch display carousel menu is extremely easy to navigate. The picture on the 10.4 LCD comes in immensely clear.
www.vizitme.com/index.php
BEST ENTERTAINMENT GIFT
Archos 7 Internet Tablet
Price: Approx. $300/£211
The Archos is a portable internet, TV and multimedia tablet, convenient for travel use with Wi-Fi capabilities. Whether an exec at home or on the road, we found this mini entertainment centre to be addictive. The touch screen takes a moment to get used to and is a bit sensitive. But once you figure it out, itís easy and convenient. The incredibly glossy and clear high-resolution 7-inch TFT LCD screen truly makes the Archos Tablet the paragon of cool entertainment products.
www.archos.com