If you haven't yet joined the world of high-definition televison, connecting your DVD player to your TV is very straightforward. Simply plug the DVD player's "Video Out" and "Audio Out" RCA cables into the television's "Video In" and "Audio In" socket. While the basic yellow Composite cable is perfectly adequate, it is the lowest quality connector and you'll want to use either S-Video or Component video cables instead. S-Video cables are easily identified by a connector with a metal ring surrounding four small pins, and a Component connection uses three RCA or phono cables with red, green and blue connectors.

HDTV, HD-Ready, Full HD, 720p 1080p... Which is is which and what is what? If you're about to purchase a plasma or LCD TV, you can be confronted by loads of confusing terminology. High-Definition Television can be bewildering to the newcomer, and sometimes even the more technically knowledgeable.

The Global Positioning System has made navigating the roads so easy that, for those who own a GPS Device, it's almost hard to imagine how we found our way around before. There are now so many devices that use the satellite navigation system to help you pick a route that it can be quite bewildering. So, we're going to do a quick roundup of some of the popular offerings, factoring in your budget.

Netbooks are on the move! The first of the breed of mini-laptops was the ASUS Eee PC 701 in 2007, a tiny subnotebook with a 7-inch display. The hype for the little Eee PC spurred almost every manufacturer to produce their own devices within a matter of months, and there is now a bewildering array of the things awaiting your selection.

Thanks to the fine bloggers at ai.rs, we have specifications and renderings of the upcoming hyper-smartphone, the HTC HD2 "Leo", and it looks like it's going to be a something of a beast.

One thing you can never have too much of is hard drive space. The average laptop tends to have about 160GB of space, and if you're using your Sony PlayStation 3 as a media player, you're probably stuck with even less. On top of the need for more space, there's also the need to back up your data. Store everything on one hard drive and a power surge or simple wear and tear can completely destroy your precious digital information. Western Digital's portable storage line has just been updated, and is looking even better than ever.

Pentax has leaked an announcement of their new K-X DSLR digital camera. Offerings by Nikon, Olympus, Sony and Canon are generally superb, but sadly the unwieldy size and high price of DSLRs makes them an unlikely choice for average users. It's a little hard to carry a bulky DSLR camera around all the time. Luckily Pentax cameras generally leave enough change for a spare compact camera.

Apple's latest iPod nano, the new fifth generation model, lives up to its name. It's almost mystical how Apple has squeezed this much into such a small MP3 player. There are now so many features crammed into the new iPod nano, that one gets the feeling that the only reason Apple hasn't shrunk it any further is because it would become completely unusable to human beings—a bit like the last iPod Shuffle. The new nano is the same size as the last generation, but the storage has been bumped up to 8GB and there's much, much more.

British audio firm B&W or Bowers & Wilkins are best known amongst audiophiles (sound enthusiasts) for their exceptionally high quality hi-fi speakers. Most specifically, they're known for their state-of-the-art (and state-of-emergency-priced) Nautilus speakers, shaped liked the eponymous coiled shell to absorb and isolate the rear radiation of the drivers without impeding their movement.

Nokia is not a name synonymous with "fun"; "durable", "functional" maybe, "sensible" or maybe even "conservative" are the words that normally spring to mind. The Nokia X6, the flagship of their new X-series, however, should have even the trendiest buyer salivating.