ON THE COVER
NITRO GOES CRITICAL
Alpine Electronics gets custom-crazy on this Dodge Nitro, loading it up with top-notch in-car AV Imprint gear
ALONG CAME A SPYDER
Can-Am’s reinvention of the trike brings the fun of a quadbike to this unique roadworthy vehicle...
TiVo HAS LANDED
It’s dominated the US market for nearly a decade... but what’s so special about this 160GB digital video recorder?
RETURN OF THE FIAT 500
The canvas roof and yellow jumpsuits have gone, but Fiat’s born-again bambino retains the original’s irresistible charm
PLACES TO STICK YOUR iPHONE
Where do we suggest you stick your iPhone? Why, into a waiting speaker dock, of course...
The little bits...
ED LINES — the Editor ponders the current profusion of tech
GEARED UP — an even more bumper than usual bundle of news, views and mini-reviews, including TomTom’s latest customisable GPS unit, WowWee’s flying Bladestar, digital Trivial Pursuit, a host of iPhone and iPod docks, Acrobat Pro, and the latest multiroom music gear from Sonos...
CALL CENTRE — the latest handset hotties including the HTC Touch Diamond, LG’s Secret, the delicately floral Motorola Rose Bloom, Samsung’s flagship U900 and Sony Ericsson’s mould-breaking cam-phone
STAGING POSTS — marching orders from Roland, Belkin’s pocket iPod recorder, plus a foot pedal that adds intelligent harmonies to even the thickest guitarist
GAMES CORNER — E3 news plus the mobile gaming revolution
KNOW IT ALL — we take a look inside atomic bombs
iTUNES TUTORIAL no. 25 — tweaking your tunes
The big bits...
AerosCraft ML866
Not an airship, the AerosCraft is the world’s first buoyancy-assisted air vehicle, coming soon to an e nviro nme ntally-sen sitive flig ht path ne ar you...
Harley heaven
Harley-Davidson celebrates its 105th anniversary by opening its vast new Milwaukee museum. We peruse the parade of classic motorcycles — including one scandalous scooter...
High tech
The long-haul flight ain’t what it used to be now that airlines are providing gadget-friendly environments to accompany your beef or chicken
The tests...
MOBILE DEVICES
TomTom One GPS portable
iriver L player media player
Sansa Fuse media player
LG Shine Slide mobile phone
LG Shine Bar mobile phone
Olympus Mju Tough 1030SW compact camera
MyVu Shades 301 video playback device
MyVu Crystal video playback device
iPHONE/iPOD SPEAKER DOCKS
Belkin TuneStudio four-channel iPod mixer
Altec Lansing T612 iPhone/iPod speaker dock
Philips DLO speakers for iPhone 21
Klipsch RoomGroove multiroom iPod dock
DLO iBoom iPod speaker dock
Griffin Evolve wireless iPod speaker dock
iHome iPod speaker dock
Philips A301D iPod entertainment system
AUDIO-VISUAL
Sunwave SRC-600 universal remote control
TiVo HD digital video recorder
Edifier S730 sub-satellite speaker system
Bose Wave Music System
Yamaha TSX-100 desktop audio system
COMPUTING / SOFTWARE
SanDisk Mobile Ultra 8GB microSDHC card
Linksys DMA2200 Media Center Extender
Silicon Power Touch 610 USB stick
Kodak AutoMagic autostarting CD-R
Adobe Acrobat Pro PDF authoring software
COOLdock laptop cooler
AND THE REST...
WowWee FlyTech Bladestar flying object
Coleman StormBeam dynamo lantern/radio
Trivial Pursuit Digital Choice edition
Black & Decker Bullseye self-levelling laser
Kaiser Baas Bluetooth digital photo frame
Can-Am Spyder reinvention of the trike
Fiat 500 born-again Italian bambino
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