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The PCW Product of the Week takes a look at the best product we've seen, and explains why it is better than the rest.

Street-level maps on your mobile
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Recharge these innovative batteries via USB
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A Bluetooth travel mouse like no other
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Wirelessly stream videos, music and photos around your home
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A pacey notebook featuring Intel's latest Core 2 Duo notebook processor
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Get running motivation from your iPod and trainers as you burn those calories
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Panasonic Toughbook CF-74
Panasonic's latest rugged notebook goes under the microscope and gets a couple of drop tests
(review coming soon)
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Shuttle latest small form factor PC based on notebook components
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A massive 20in notebook entertainment system with a detachable keyboard
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A powerful AMD dual-core SLI gaming machine
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With an overclocked Core 2 Duo processor this is a lightning-fast PC
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Use your mobile phone to set your Sky+ planner to record your favourite shows
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The new desktop dual-core processor is surpassed only by its faster sibling, and will give AMD a headache
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How does Sony's TV streaming device compare to Sling Media's Slingbox?
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June 30th 2006: News from HP Labs
Plastic chips, longer lasting ink and the future of digital cameras - the latest research from the HP Labs
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June 23rd 2006: Sandisk Sansa e260
A 4GB mp3 player with a long battery life
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June 16th 2006: Two products impressed us this week
BT Broadband Talk
Everything you need to start making VoIP calls without a PC
Nfiniti Draft-N router
Wireless kit that takes advantage of the draft 802.11n specification
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June 9th 2006: Nikon Coolpix S6
A stylish digicam with Wifi and a host of other features
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June 2nd 2006: Sling Media Slingbox
Watch your home TV from anywhere in the world
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The Core Duo black and white successor to the iBook, aimed at consumers and professionals
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May 19th 2006: Terratec Noxon 2
Stream radio and music easily around your house
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May 12th 2006: Lenovo Thinkpad X60
Not one for the catwalk, but a good business notebook with excellent battery life
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The first Origami ultra-mobile PC is about to hit the market, but just who is it aimed at?
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April 27th 2006: Mesh X-treme G71
Good performance, a 20in monitor and a stylish case all for under £1,400
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April 21st 2006: Shuttle XPC P 2500G
With an Athlon FX-60 processor and ATI Radeon X1900 XT graphics card, this is the fastest small form factor PC we've ever seen
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April 12th 2006: Apple Boot Camp
Finally you can run Windows XP on an Intel Mac, but it's only
a beta release
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April 6th 2006: Two products impressed us this week
Canon Pixma MP800R
A high-quality MFD that offers wireless printing for your home network
Philips Showline MCP9350i Media Center
A well-designed Media Center from Philips that's whisper-quiet
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March 31st 2006: We look at three products again this week
Mesh Pegasus 7800 SLI
A powerful gaming notebook housing two Nvidia Geforce Go 7800GTX graphics card
Plextor PX-EH40L NAS drive
A high-capacity NAS with a wealth of featuresn
Pinnacle Studio Plus Titanium Edition
The latest version of this popular video editing suite
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March 23rd 2006: This week, we look at three products
Evesham Axis Dominator 79GT PC
A good value for money PC running one of Nvidia's latest graphics cards
Logitech Cordless Desktop S 530 Laser keyboard for Mac
A good-value Mac wireless keyboard and mouse set that's on the button
Roxio MyDVD Premier
A well-featured DVD authoring suite for beginners and experienced users alike
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March 17th 2006: Onspeed Mobile
Speeds up the Internet on Java-enabled mobile phones and reduces your bill
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March 9th 2006: Samsung SP-P300ME
Small, quiet and ultra-portable, this new LED projector from Samsung marks a huge leap in projector technology
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March 2nd 2006: Logitech Z-5450
A 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound speaker system with wireless rear satellites
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February 23rd 2006: Hawking HWU8DD
A directional Wifi adaptor complete with an 8dbi antenna to improve your wireless connection
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February 16th 2006: Draytel Vigortalk
A hardware VoIP adaptor that works independently from your PC and is incredibly easy to set up
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February 9th 2006: Rock Extreme 64
Get access to your desktop PC through your mobile phone. Although fiddly to use at times, it's still a great service
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February 2nd 2006: Remote Desktop for Mobiles 2
Get access to your desktop PC through your mobile phone. Although fiddly to use at times, it's still a great service
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Jan 26th 2006: 02 XDA Mini
The 02 XDA Mini is a fully-featured PDA phone with the added bonus of a slide out Qwerty keyboard, making emails on the go a real possibility
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