We are living increasingly in a mobile society.  A quick check through the possessions we carry with us on a regular day-to-day basis will certainly prove this point.  What with mobile phones, PDAs, portable gaming devices, iPods and other brands of MP3 players, we have come to rely on having the tools of modern life at our finger tips 24/7.

Put together a printer, flat-bed scanner, photocopier, media card reader, plus fax and the result is a multi-function product capable of handling numerous home/small business tasks.  All these features, plus a telephone handset, network support and ADF (Automatic Document Feed), are included in the Brother MFC-660CN offering which heads the company's new range of multi-function inkjet products.

The rise in the popularity of digital cameras has seen the development of printers designed specifically for the purpose of printing the images captured by these devices.  Generally referred to as photo-printers, these units are generally compact for easy portability and provide several methods of receiving data.  One such device is the PP500 from Kodak's EasyShare range of products.

The C875 is a digital camera that forms part of Kodak's Easy Share range.  Classified as a "point and shoot" model, this is an eight mega-pixel camera with 5x optical zoom and 21 pre-programmed scene modes.  Emphasising the "point and shoot" nature of this camera is Kodak's decision to provide a basic wrist-strap rather than a more sturdy travel pouch for carrying this camera when out and about - it is immediately available for those impulse photographs.

LG entered the UK mobile phone arena around three years ago.  Since then the company has increased its mobile product portfolio to its current level of 35 models.  One of these is the LG U400 unit which adds a 2.0 mega-pixel camera and DJ-style music compatibilities to its telephonic features. This phone, at the time of writing exclusive to the 3 network, is predominately black with silver and blue trimmings.

One thing you can always say about Maxfield products is that this German company does try to be different when it comes to the packaging. When a small silver coloured box, measuring 100 x 100 x 75mm, arrives you wonder, or maybe hope, that some kind person has sent you some quality chocolates or perhaps a personalised cake. But the labelling on this box quickly reveals that this is a Maxfield music player that goes by the name of MAX-SIN Touch.

A rainy day in London brought together some of the major movers and shakers from the IT community.  It is not often that your intrepid reporter gets to rub shoulders with high up members of Skype, Sling Media, Yahoo!, eBay, Nokia, Microsoft, Orb, Sony Ericsson and Hutchinson Whampoa.  Yet here we were, sheltering from the British climate, to celebrate a new vision for the communication future.

If asked to list the top ten features I would look for, or hoped to be included, in a desktop set (keyboard and mouse) then I can honestly state that a feature regarding illumination would not be included.  Belkin, however, would appear to be of a different opinion.  The company's latest desktop set has both the keyboard and mouse providing an illuminated display.

Recently I reported on a gadget that combined the features of an AM/FM radio with a torch, now from the same source, , it is the turn of a device that comes with the offer of four separate functions found within a single product.  This multi-function device, bringing together a calculator, tape measure, memo pad, and a white LED light, is listed as a tape measure with press-up calculator on the company's website. www.gadgeter.

With the latest release of , Corel has not only increased the version number (still sticking with Roman numerals) but also added the word "Photo" to the title.  I'm tempted to say that you certainly get a lot of "P's" for your money but perhaps not.

It was an easy call to select the next item for review.  Actually it was a that was to become the centre of attention.  The desktop element of this particular product's title refers to the keyboard and optical mouse while the EasyCall appendage relates to a module which combines a wireless receiver unit and speakerphone.  A headset and sixty minutes of free international calls via Skype are included in this package.

Increasingly the functionality offered by its other two BitDefender family members (BitDefender Antivirus v10 and BitDefender Antivirus Plus v10), SOFTWIN has released BitDefender Internet Security v10.  This product consists of anti-virus, firewall, anti-spam, anti-spyware and parental control modules that are closely integrated into a single protection solution.

It has been quite a while since I last looked at a webcam.  In the intervening period, the various models have certainly become smaller, more adaptive and feature-rich in their make-up.  A good example of these various trends can be seen with the offering.

It has been known for me to have, what a family member refers to as, a "senior moment" from time to time.  This occasional memory lapse can sometime be a cause for amusement (generally for others) but can also result in frustration especially when you have forgotten where you put something of importance that you really need.  Offering to help with this problem of locating items is the appropriately named Loc8tor device.

The DC100 is Canon's entry level model in the camcorder field of digital video.  The kit consists of the DC100 camera, instruction manual, battery pack, power adapter, AC cable, stereo video lead and a SCART adapter for connection output to a television.  It should be immediately obvious that this list does not contain any mention of recording media.

As its title indicates, DVD Copy 5, from InterVideo, is a product designed for copying DVDs but it does not stop there.  It also offers a range of tools that allow you to carry out video file conversion; disk labelling; make use of virtual drive capabilities; monitor folders; and provides support for various handheld devices.

The Dazzle Platinum is generally no long available. You might like to read our review of the latest product, the . Dazzle DVD recorder According to my Concise Oxford Dictionary, the word "Dazzle" means "Glitter" or "Confuse or dim with excess of light".  Fortunately neither of these definitions applies to .