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The PlayTV is due for release next month and couldn’t be better timed what with the 80gb PS3 having a good lead to give new PS3 purchasers oodles of recording space for that wholesome Freeview television.

I’ve been playing with the PlayTV and like what I see. It’s a little on the big and ugly side but is easily hidden away as all control is effected through the PS3 itself.

The picture produced on a 40″ 1080p television is brilliantly watchable and all of the UI elements look crisp and clean if a little devoid of colour and contrast which hampers readability slightly. At every step of the interface it’s clear what options are available and scheduling a recording couldn’t be easier.

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Borrowing heavily from the design of Sennheisers award winning PXC350 “cloak of silence” noise canceling headphones the PC350 Gaming Headset removes the noise canceling, adds a microphone and positions itself as a high-end gaming product designed to help you keep your in-game noise to yourself.

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It’s only fitting that I should type the entirety of this review upon the Sandberg Wireless TouchPad Keyboard which it concerns. So that’s exactly what I’ll do. It took me only seconds to get used to the slightly bizarre “ergonomic” key layout which was one of my staggering total of two initial gripes with this board so it shouldn’t be too painful.

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If you have trouble with stiff HDMI cables sticking out from your HDMI ports either preventing you getting your television flush against a wall or protruding from a side-mounted HDMI port and looking unsightly then it appears IXOS have the solution.

They may not look much but these high quality, high performance adaptors will solve your HDMI woes in a jiffy and at not an entirely unreasonable price.

There’s even the XS218 option which will boost your HDMI signal allowing it to be transmitted to an additional 4m. Perfect if you’re attempting to wall-mount your LCD and stow all of your A/V equipment elsewhere.

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At last I’m back in touch with my old friends Saitek, albeit through yet another new point of contact who have made available the Saitek 3D 210 speakers for my perusal.

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Marking the migration of enthusiast features to a slightly more consumer market the STR-DG820 includes HD Audio decoding and full 1080/24P video support with Deep Colour and x.v. Colour compatibility.

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Many people who have used projectors are intimately familiar with just what a pain it can be to hook them up to the video source. The office where I work is a prime example, opting to shove an ungainly mass of wires between desks to try and keep them under control.

It’s not surprising, then, that there would be a market for wireless projection just as there is a slowly growing market for wireless surround speakers in home cinema setups.

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The Cubo, designed and crafted in Germany, brings CD/MP3 playing and DAB/FM radio in a compact, space-saving and mobile package that you can easily place on a kitchen counter.

The Cubo is available in quite an impressive 10 different finishes; 7 high gloss colours in addition to cherry, maple and walnut natural wood finishes.

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Dualit are, perhaps, best known for their extensive range of built-like-brick-outhouses toasters but that’s not where their product line ends. The £85 Dualit DAB Lite Radio extends their range of DAB Radios to two products and borrows some decidedly toaster-like aesthetics to put a little digital music in your kitchen without looking out of place.

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Based on the £500 lavishly designed, real-wood Denon AH-D5000 and hitting a significantly lower price point of £250 the Denon AH-D2000 are high-end to the very core and designed only for the most discerning of deep-walleted music lovers.

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