In theory, you can fix most cameras onto your helmet or bicycle by using an excessive amount of duct tape. Sure, you'll look like a mess, but your camera will look even worse if you dropped it.

A better option would be Oregon Scientific's ATC5K. Designed to capture adventurers' conquests on the most dangerous trails, the shockproof shooter can be mounted onto helmets or bicycles to record those awesome first-person perspectives on video. » Read the rest of the entry..

Today Sanyo announced a new member of its Xacti line, the Xacti VPC-HD1010 camcorder, a compact and lightweight (9.9 ounces with battery and SD card) full 1080i HD (1,920x1,080) camcorder. The HD1010 has a CMOS sensor that records both 1080i HD video and 4MP still images to either SDHC memory cards or the built-in 40MB internal memory. A built-in pop-up flash sits on top on the camcorder's pistol-grip design, while a 2.7-inch wide-screen LCD display pivots out from the side. » Read the rest of the entry..

Although it was recently outed by B&H, Wednesday marks the official unveiling of Pure Digital's Flip Video Mino, the latest camcorder from one of the leaders of the low-res, straight-to-Web capture pack. Thinner and smaller than its popular sibling, the Flip Video Ultra, the Mino crams similar technology into a more compact, more attractive package that can fit into a pants pocket.

Most of the Mino is about redesign. The USB connector now flips straight up, rather than to the side, for an overall more compact footprint that should fit better in a crowded USB environment. Though it has a slightly smaller LCD display--1.4 inches compared with 1.5 inches--the back navigation controls look a mite more sophisticated than before. Pure Digital has also punted the replaceable battery in favor of a nonremovable lithium ion model. The company claims you can shoot for four hours on a charge. » Read the rest of the entry..

The £2,000 Asus Lamborghini VX3 is a lap-based homage to the famous sports car of the same name, complete with a screamingly bright automotive yellow paint job. We've seen car-themed laptops before, like Acer's Ferrari, and their audience is usually limited to auto enthusiasts who don't mind paying a premium for what is essentially window dressing on a set of fairly standard laptop components.

Design The Lamborghini VX3 is similar in shape and size to the Asus U6S, another leather-accented ultraportable from the same company. The back of the lid has a glossy yellow or black finish with a prominent Lamborghini badge, and the leather wrist rest has a nice-looking stitched border, making for an overall smart, sophisticated look that's fairly light and portable.

The keyboard was a pleasant surprise, with solid, hefty keys that didn't wiggle under the fingers at all, and we're always pleased to see separate Page-Up and Page-Down keys -- usually the first thing to get cut on an ultraportable keyboard. Like the similar Asus U6S, there are no quick-launch media-player or volume-control keys, but a button above the keyboard switches between several preset power-consumption modes. » Read the rest of the entry..

It was only a matter of time before the major laptop makers jumped on the Eee PC's low-price, diminutive bandwagon. Like the Eee, the HP 2133 is small, portable and affordable, but it has the bonus of being easy to use. It's underpowered, but the great keyboard makes it perfect for Web access.

It was only a matter of time before the major laptop manufacturers jumped on the Asus Eee PC's low-price, diminutive bandwagon. We've already seen quite a few rip offs alternatives, but the most interesting to date is the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC. Like the Eee PC, it's small, portable and affordable, but it also has the bonus of being easy to use.

The Windows Vista version is available to buy for around £415, while the Linux version is available for around £360. » Read the rest of the entry..

The Dell Vostro 1310 is an ultra-portable laptop designed for basic everyday use, with lower-specification models available at an excellent price. Connectivity is good, with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and four USB ports. The 13.3-inch matte screen is not too reflective and text and images look crisp.

Budget ultra-portable laptops, such as those in the Asus Eee PC range, have been making all the headlines recently with their shockingly low prices, but usually pretty basic specs. With the Vostro range, Dell is aiming to offer a more grown-up-sized laptop with a beefier spec for a similar price. The Vostro 1310 starts at a rock-bottom £229, but the model we've reviewed here is higher-end, with a larger £674 price tag to match.

Strengths The Vostro range is aimed primarily at business users -- you'll find it in the business section of the Dell Web site -- but there's nothing to stop consumers from taking advantage of their low price tags. Most budget machines are heavy and slow, but the Vostro 1310 only weighs slightly more than 2kg and has a surprisingly good specification. » Read the rest of the entry..

Both Acer and AMD sponsor the Ferrari F1 team, so every now and again they buddy up to produce a Ferrari-themed laptop. This time, the duo have come up with a thin-and-light called the 1100 that will set you back around £1,400. It certainly has a supercar price tag, but does it have the style and performance to do the Italian marque proud?

Strengths The 1100's styling won't appeal to everyone, but there's no doubt that the design does try to convey some of the magic of Formula One. The lid is covered with a carbon fibre texture and there's a large prancing horse badge in the middle. Flip the laptop open and you'll find that the theme is continued inside. The trackpad boasts the same carbon fibre texture as the lid and there's another Ferrari logo to remind you just why you shelled out so much cash for the machine in the first place.

Other than that, you get a keyboard that's actually quite spacious and a row of touch buttons at the top right to give you quick access to applications like your email client and Web browser. » Read the rest of the entry..

The Samsung P200 is a compact, well-built thin-and-light laptop. It punches above its weight in the performance ring, and has a decent amount of storage. It's a good option for those who are after a powerful thin-and-light, but don't want to empty out their pockets.

At first glance, the Samsung P200 seems to be little more than the company's popular Q45 laptop with all the fun taken out in an attempt to make it more appealing to business types. However, look further than its suit-and-tie attire and you'll find that this £700 laptop still has plenty of fire in its belly.

Strengths The P200 fits neatly into the thin-and-light category as its small dimensions mean you can hide it under a single A4 sheet of paper. Although it's small in stature, it punches above its weight when it comes to performance. The combination of the 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 and 2GB of RAM helped it post a score of 4,232 in PCMark 2005, which puts it near the top of the thin-and-light stack. You also get a decent amount of storage, thanks to the 200GB hard drive. The battery life isn't bad either: it managed to keep running for 2 hours 44 minutes before finally conking out. » Read the rest of the entry..

The latest manufacturer to take a dip into the ultra-mobile PC pool is HTC with its Shift device. It has features from a touchscreen and a slide-out keyboard to a fingerprint reader. It can be propped up like a laptop and boasts HSDPA for Internet access from almost anywhere.

Every six months or so, a new manufacturer takes it upon itself to flog the terminally-wounded horse that is the ultra-mobile PC. Samsung has cracked the whip three or four times, Asus had a go, and we've seen countless others try and ultimately fail in the process.

The latest to try its luck is HTC, a company best known for its mobile phone handsets. Its device, the HTC Shift, looks good on paper. It's small, packs a touchscreen, has a slide-out keyboard, and can be contorted into a laptop orientation. But can this £900 device be taken seriously, or is it just an expensive and ultimately flawed experiment? » Read the rest of the entry..

Turbo buttons? They're old school, right? Not so, as the MSI Turbobook GX600 proves. This desktop replacement brings overclocking back into the mainstream with its red-hot turbo action, vastly improving the laptop's core performance. Are you ready to push the button?

Turbo buttons were all the rage 10-15 years ago. They allowed users of old 386 or 486 desktop PCs to enjoy a quick speed boost with the minimum of fuss. However, we can't ever remember seeing such a system on a portable machine -- until today that is.

The MSI Turbobook GX600 has a built-in turbo button that the manufacturer says can instantly increase its performance by as much as 20 per cent, and cut boot times by approximately 50 per cent. But does it work? Are there any drawbacks to this £849 machine? Is it ultimately pointless? Let's find out. » Read the rest of the entry..