Nokia may have seemed a bit lazy recently, but the Nokia X6 Comes With Music is certainly one of their more exciting phones for quite some time.

A touchscreen interface, pretty decent camera, massive storage space and the much-touted Comes With Music facility sure make it a pretty desirable little number.

Andrea from Shiny Shiny turns the X6 up to eleven and gives her view on the handset in this video review.

Motorola's Dext sure is packing in some cool features. But is a great keypad and the Motoblur UI enough to save the smartphone from its cripplingly low battery capacity?

Anna from Shiny Shiny goes hands on and gives her views on the handset in this video review.

Andrea gets to play with the new super slim £100 HD cam which is available from IWOOTcom . It has less storage than the Flip Mino HD, but is cheaper and has a few extra features.

We will be adding a full text review of the product in the next few days.

Here's our review of the Flip Mino HD plus a few tweaks we'd like to see made to it

I'll make this easy for you. If the camera is the most important feature of a mobile phone for you, then you should probably buy the LG Viewty Smart. Here's why:

A lot of phones tout their picture taking abilities but the Viewty Smart is one of perhaps three I've ever used that's got anything like the hardware to back that claim up. With its top notch lens, an excellent interface, proper chipset and very impressive sensor, it really does the job. Hours of fun.

I had no idea I could talk for eight minutes on a handset that's largely the same as the model before, so I'll try to keep it short now. The bottom line is that the iPhone 3GS is a great phone. There's no two ways about it. It's a pleasure to have in your pocket and, just like the previous incarnations, it's achingly slick.

To be picky, I'm not convinced on the usefulness of the voice control or how well it works on the street. The camera is a vast improvement and although it would be nice to be able to change the focus mid-action, the video capture works very well too.

If you have the money, then I would recommend this phone above any other I've used - bear in mind I've yet to get a proper hands on with the Palm Pre and Toshiba TG01 - but it does come at hefty price above and beyond any other smartphone out there. Probably the only mobile phone I'd bother insuring and certainly the only one I'd ever shell out up front for too.

iPhone 3GS on O2

I love a good camera and that's exactly what the Nikon D5000 is. I can't say I was too impressed the first time I picked it up. You don't feel like you're getting an aweful lot of bang for your quite considerable £639.93 buck whch was more like £700 plus when it was launched a few weeks back.

This one is a real grower, though, and, if it weren't for the disappointing kit lens, I'd say get your wallet out now. There is always the body only option though.

If you want to see that video I shot with it, press play on the frame below.

I felt like there were quite a few gimmicks to suck the family in with the D5000 and it made me resist its charms at first. But, one day, I'm going to have to buy a camera that I want to use, that my kids - should I trust them enough - can operate too. This DSLR does offer that.

I would never bother with those scene modes but the tilting screen did come in handy once or twice when sitting at the back of a press conference and I'm gutted at having to go back to the old Nikon less graphic interface.

If you've got a lens or two, or don't mind picking some up, then I'd say you could do a lot worse than this piece of photographic hardware. Just the body, remember, not the kit!

Buy it here

So, here we are. The Nokia N97 review. Can't say I was waiting too anxiously for this one what with the Pre and the Jobs 3.0 on the horizon but, as it turns out, well, watch the vid first, eh...

So, very impressed. Big, big grower the N97. It's a little unfair in some ways because, on the surface, it doesn't have the sex appeal of the other mega handsets of the summer, largely because of the OS. The Palm OS is new, Android's still fledgling, iPhone 3.0 plugs all the holes we've been waiting to be filled but S60 is, well, S60. It's been around for bloody years. It's even on a whole bunch of very average phones out there.

Once you get over that, the N97's a bit of a dream though. It's not a simple phone to get to grips with. It's straight forward in its design and lay out but there's a lot to it. It's not a small piece of kit either at 150g but I really feel like it could become the kind of indispensable pocket computer I've been waiting for. Just a question of downloading your own browser, maps and other software of choice.

As I say, though, it's the apps that this thing needs to be a real iPhone killer and, sadly, so far, Ovi has been choking worse than when I accidentally breathe beer. I'll give it another week but the second half of the review will come out then, whether you're ready or not Nokia.

£499 SIM free or £40 per month.

I'm not a huge fan of Sony Ericsson handsets on the whole but that's got nothing to do with them and more to do with my mind setting like concrete the day I first started using a Nokia. They're the polar opposites in UI which is a shame really because the Sony Ericsson W715 looks like a really good phone.

The latest in the line of Walkman handsets, it could be blessed with a little more internal memory than 120MB but expanding to a healthy 8GB requires only one of those annoying proprietary SE cards. There's some very familiar shake-to-control action going on here, so I'll stop and let Zara give you her verdict before I start getting nasty...

If you're as pleased as my esteemed colleague is by the W715, you can find it free on Vodafone from £15 a month

Sony Ericsson

I've always quite fancied the looks of the Ricoh cameras but it was the Queen of the Compacts, Zara from Shiny Shiny, who got to take a look at the £299 Ricoh CX1 and I think she quite liked it.

Yes, it may only be blessed with a 9.2-megapixel sensor but a CMOS beats a CCD hands down in the point and press department. You also get a decent optical zoom range of a wide angle 28mm to an up close 200mm. The 4fps rapid fire will certainly come in handy and the 1cm macro is a bonus too but I'd like to see some more manual control if you're forking out 300 smackers for the privilege. Know what I mean?

It's easy to forget about the simple things in the handset world with a constant barrage of phones vying to be the smartest of all. Instead, Shiny Shiny's Zara took a look at the kind of model you can get free with a very modest contract - the Sony Ericsson C501. Come to think of it, you can pick it up for just under a ton.

Sony Ericsson

If you're here, it's because you're a cheapskate. That's the words of free software, services and music guru Duncan Geere and if you couldn't make it to his talk at the Gadget Show Live, then get yourself a cup of tea, a pen and paper and learn how rule the IT world without paying a penny for the privilege.

More from the Gadget Show Live 2009

With the Wii Fit the best selling product in the galaxy, and the next three beyond right now, it's not a huge surprise to the likes of EA jumping on the diamond encrusted bandwagon with their version of home exercise. Ladies, gentlemen and Shiny Shiny's Zara Rabinowicz, meet EA Sports Active...

There are 26 cardiovascular exercises to bore yourself senseless/knacker yourself out with and provided you've already got the Wiimote and Nunchuck you can pick it up from EA for £50 from 19th May or for £35 with free delivery if you go shopping here instead.

Wii Fit Review:

Let's make this simple. If you like the original Flip Mino, you're going to ache for the MinoHD. Same kettle of bananas, only this time with 720/30p video recording instead of boring old VGA. Want to know what that looks like? Press play on the box below...

There's only a couple of real issues with what is one of the best camcorders I've held in my hands. The first is that it's mono sound recording. Not much you can do there if you want to keep the weight down. The second is the price.

Now, £169.99 isn't that expensive but it is a) around double what you'd pay for the VGA Mino and b) a little bit more than other Full HD camcorders to be hitting the shelves very soon.

Doubtless the Flip MinoHD will still do well. The battery lasts a lifetime, the 4GB/60mins recording memory is ace and I'll be very sad when it's time to send mine back.

Flip

This week is Lucy's last week at Shiny. She's moving on to pastures new and video production values high but that still doesn't quite explain whoever it was that indulged her this nine minute review of the LG Arena.

In Lucy's favour, it's a darn good review of this premium touchscreen handset from Korea's favourite brand and if you're thinking of buying one then look no further than this most thorough piece of bloggo-jounalism. Take it a away Luce...

I've been lucky enough to be walking round with an Arena in my pocket (rather than just being pleased to see you) for the past few days and I'd have to agree with Ms Hedges that there's plenty for LG to be pleased about.

The trouble is that they're on the market for £35 per month on an 18 month contract which puts it in a very similar class to the recently reduced iPhone 3G that sits at the same cost but for six months longer. So, the question is, is the Arena as good?

For me, parts of the OS are a little over complicated with too many ways of performing the same operation and the touchscreen isn't quite as good as the iPhone, although better than the Renoir.

What you do get that Apple doesn't offer is 5-megapixel camera, video capture, Bluetooth and Dolby surround sound. The FM transmitter is also a nice touch and good dig at all iDevices at the same time, which has to use a variety of poor auxiliary gizmos to play wirelessly through your radio.

What you don't get with the Arena, though, is the App Store which is probably the most important pull of the iPhone 3G. They've laid down a lot of useful bits and pieces but it's not enough and, sadly, despite it being a very well manufactured handset, I can't see the Arena really competing.

Having said that, there's a Phones4U deal over here for £25 per month with 600 minutes and 3,000 texts. Now, for that kind of money, they could be in business.

LG Arena

LG Renoir review:

I've worked with the fantastic Zara Rabinowiscz for over a year now and this is by far and away her best review ever. Zara's a bit of compact camera fan, so if she's giving the Olympus μ9000 her Shiny seal of approval, then it's time to pay attention. Sit back, get out the popcorn and enjoy the show (featuring Lucy Hedges).

If, like Zara, you're convinced, then you can pick yourself one up in blue or black just over here for £299.00.

The Nokia E71 is probably the most cult successful smartphone currently on the market and, despite its business target market, it's being enjoyed by consumers in the know the world over.

Just in case you missed it, though, Nokia has released the E63 - an ever so slightly downgraded version of the handset for the public to get to grips with. Lucy took a look at this latest offering to check that this mobile design still has what it takes.

Not the best camera or browser in the world but still sounds like it does the business to me - in a consumer way, of course. You can pick one up for around £170 without a SIM here or from all sorts of places on contract.

Nokia E63

Yesterday morning, Duncan and I went on the hunt for dead bodies. Capcom had laid down a treasure hunt over London for gamers to win themselves "a dream holiday" in Africa and, feeling rather pasty and cold, we decided that Tech Digest was going to win that luxury break. We didn't, but this is how it went down...

So, congratulations to Stephen Long and his team, deputy Chris Haggart, David Smith, Ryan Dell (no relation) and Phil Demetriou, and if you're in North Finchley today, pop into GAME where you'll see some of the crew dressed up as Resident Evil characters and chuffed to bits that they won.

It may be a little on the chunky side at 188g and you may not be a fan of Windows Mobile 6.1 - not really sure who is - but otherwise the Acer M900 smartphone has got plenty to offer. There's GPS, full HSDPA browsing capability, a 256MB processor, a fingerprint reader and, oh, I'll let this guy tell you the rest...

The M900 will be out by the end of the month for around 350-400 euros and will, hopefully, come with a stylus.

Acer

I've had this thing for far too long but after a fair bit of faffing around to find the right cables, I finally got a good go on the PK101 Pico projector from Optoma. So, grab yourself a cup of tea, sit back and I'll tell you all about it...

No official lumens rating before anyone asks - largely because it's embarrassingly small for a company like Optoma - but, to be fair, I think it would probably belie how good the thing is. The official price is £249 but I've seen one here for £234. Enjoy.

Optoma

If there's a new camera on the block, then I definitely want to a have a play with it. So, when a new photographic system hit the headlines, a review model was just about all I could think about. A few months later, a couple of weeks getting familiar and this is what I thought about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 micro four thirds DSLR...