I've been playing around with 3M's MPro 110 projector for a couple of weeks now, and I'm not sure what it's for. It will throw a (small) picture onto a wall in a dark room, sure, but it seems to be built to be portable. The problem is that I can't see a situation that you'll encounter on a regular basis where this thing will be useful.

Even in lights-down conditions, it simply isn't bright enough for you to see what's going on - a pitch-black room would be fine, but on-the-move - where this product is intended to be used - you're not going to run into those conditions.

Basically, what I'm saying is that I don't have a real problem with the product (beyond the cable length issue mentioned in the video) - I just don't see any demand for it. I guess that's 3M's problem, not mine. It can be yours (the product, not the problem) for £299, and it's available now.

While Dan was mucking about with the Powershots, Susi took a shine to the IXUS range. Her conclusions are in the video above, but can basically be summed up as "more of the same with some gimmicky features". Thanks to its svelte profile, her favourite of the lot is the 100IS.

Yesterday, Dan got to check out Canon's PowerShot range of cameras in person in Soho. You can see his thoughts in the video above - the conclusion of which is basically "they're alright". His favourite is the SX200 thanks to the decent zoom, wide angle lens and fully manual operation. He also likes rainbows, unicorns and long walks on the beach.

At the same event, Susi got her hands on Canon's IXUS range. You should watch her video, too.

I like to be testing out one camera or another just about all the time but the one I've probably been most reluctant to let go of is the Nikon D300 prosumer DSLR. It's got the kind of great ISO range you'd expect and I barely had to ruin my shots at all by having to resort to the flash. I'm not much good with the flash. Here's what else I thought...

Yes, it looks like a stunted dildo. But this isn't a dildo. It's the previously reported-upon iMu "Singing Table" that'll turn any surface you place it on into a speaker. Awesome, right? Shame it costs £50.

I know! £50! I couldn't believe it either. Seriously, what are you going to use this thing for? Especially as it plugs in to mains power. If you can think of a situation where this would be a lifesaver, and a cheap pair of travel speakers wouldn't, then let us know in the comments.

Just checking the YouTube stats the other day, when I realised we have reached something of a milestone - over 20 million video views from our growing library of 1668 tech and fashion videos.

Perhaps a little surprising is that Alex's review of the LG Viewty is in top spot with well over one million views, while less of a surprise is that Dan's interview with 'Lara Croft' (featured here) is in the number two spot. You can access our YouTube just over here.

Top 10 most popular live videos:

1. Shiny Video Review: Hands on with the... Views: 1146629
2. Shiny Interview: Alison Carroll aka L... Views: 373591
3. Shiny Review: Wii fit... Views: 360329
4. Shiny Video Review: The Shocking Tase... Views: 343601
5. Shiny at 3GSM: NVIDIA next-generation...Views: 311705
6. Shiny Review: LG Shine phone Views: 263275
7. Shiny One Minute Preview: Nokia N95 Views: 248253
8. Shiny Preview: Samsung Armani Luxury... Views: 223970
9. Shiny Media One Minute Preview: The U...Views: 218008
10. Zara looks at the SuperSmoker... Views: 214460

A very impressive piece of kit is the Sanyo Xacti HD200 camcorder complete with its 1080p video recording and 8.1-megapixel CMOS sensor. A little pricey at £549 put certainly plenty of bang, however many bucks your laying out.

I've put some of the incredible macro evidence over the jump.

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You've read the specs, now see it in action. This, tech heads and gentlemen, is the Toshiba TG01 touchscreen smartphone that is poised to knock the socks off one and all when it hits the shelves this summer. Yes, it's got a decent camera; yes, it records video; yes, it had Bluetooth and yes, it fully supports Flash. Shame about the OS. More pictures just this way...

News of the Philips Cinema 21:9 TV splatted out onto the web about two weeks earlier than the Dutch masters would have liked, so the event yesterday afternoon was always going to be a little underwhelming. All the same, we sent Susi down to brave the canapes and bring us back what few extra details Philips were prepared to share, as well as a little footage of the sucker too.

Well, naturally, it's only really going to be ace when viewing stuff in true widescreen but then I love film, love it and that's the kind of TV that a rich version of me would buy. What about you? Let's say you're completely cashed up. What screen would you have? Let me know in the comments and then we can all fight when everyone disagrees.

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It's not all dream phones and gadgets you can't afford in this, the Chinese New Year of the credit crunch ox. No. That's why we sent Shiny Shiny's Lucy out to take the LG KF300 out for a spin, or the "Big Flipper" as she called it. Don't ask me. I think there was an incident with a dolphin when she was young.

You can pick one up, like the nice lady said, free from Orange on a £14.68 contract. Not one for me but good if you happen to be a bit short or love backgammon.

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Yeah, bit of a shame that I can't stand the Asus Eee PC S101 purely because of one key but there you have it. Were it not for that I'd probably be entranced. It's a lovely netbook to look at and it feels quite smart, unlike most of its kind, but that's life. Better luck next time Asus. Let us know when you've sorted it out.

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Take one bucket of water, one Xacti VPC-WH1 camcorder, one blogger and you've got yourself a preview of just how well Sanyo's waterproof video recorder works when submerged.

Over Christmas I ate a lot of turkey, drank a lot of wine, and fiddled endlessly with this - the Emtec S800 movie cube. I'll break it to you now - it's not a cube - but it is a great little home entertainment set-top-box that lets you stream video over a network and record television.

Not one for the technophobic amongst you, but if you like tinkering with your AV setup then it comes highly recommended. It costs £230 and the company claims it's available now from Dixons, but I certainly can't see it on the site, or anywhere else for that matter. If you know where you can buy it in the UK, drop us a line in the comments.

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Just before Christmas, Dan and I took delivery of a dual core and a quad core machine, and we thought we'd see if it's actually worth putting four cores into your computer, rather than two. We ran four processor-intensive concurrent tasks - a virusscan, a DVD encode, a 3D game, and then we measured how long it took to unzip a zip file.

The results? Well, you'll have to watch the video to find out. I'll just say that I was surprised by the outcome. Let us know your experiences of Quad core vs Dual core chips in the comments below.

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I'll be getting a first hand look at the new Xacti range from Sanyo in just over an hour but before we bring you all that, I thought we'd have a proper report on the Xacti HD1010 which you can actually buy now for the price of £420. Take it away Susi...

Not cheaper but i reckon it should be going down in price by about tomorrow.

Sanyo

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Patrick McGoohan, made famous by his role in bewildering 60s sci-fi escapology show The Prisoner, died on Tuesday, aged 80.

He was great in Danger Man, made his name in The Prisoner, then continued to deliver entertainment beyond the call of duty by directing and starring in numerous episodes of Columbo between the 1970s and his last directorial appearance in 2000.

Every Saturday we scan the satellite TV listings hoping a McGoohan-based episode of the shambling cop show will be on. And you can never go wrong watching him in Scanners. It is terribly sad news. He really didn't make enough films and TV shows considering his mesmerising acting skills.

While ecigarettes are ten-a-penny in the UK, there's only one manufacturer of them in the USA. Zara, ever the detective, managed to track them down. Not just cigarettes, though - cigars, cigarette holders, everything!

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Susi was lucky enough to get her her hands on the swivelly Asus T91 in Vegas that we originally covered here. It's got a GPS unit, a touchscreen and a TV tuner - quite nifty for an 8.9" netbook. Can't wait to try Windows 7 on it.

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I had a lot of fun with this camera. The Nikon D90 is about as good as it gets for consumer DSLRs - certainly for now, anyway. I had this one for quite a while and got very comfortable with it.

If you're serious about your snapping, I'd definitely recommend it. I took some pictures I was really happy with and I've put a couple of them over the jump. A lot of it is of course about the optics but I thought the D90 was a very thorough and easy to use body indeed.

I was fairly unimpressed when the Philips SCE7640 Power2Go Li-polymer portable power pack turned up on my doorstep. Huh? It's just a box. It's only after reading the back to find out that one charge can get you 60 hours of power that I really started to raise my eyebrows.

On reflection, it's probably so damn expensive because it's that much better than a normal battery. If you need power and no other battery can help, and if you can afford it, then maybe you should buy the Philips SCE7640. (Not quite as catchy)

Philips

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