Stories by: Andrew Kliem

External hard drives aren't exactly sexy, but the Western Digital Passport (160GB) with its glossy black finish gives it an appearance more akin to a desk ornament. Eye candy aside, the Passport is available in 80GB and 160GB sizes, using a relatively speedy 5400rpm platter. We tested the 160GB version. As far as hard drives of this capacity go, the Passport is a featherweight, only weighing in at 104.8g. A compact footprint makes it small enough to slip into a back pocket.

When the Logitech G15 gaming keyboard first appeared in the office, we thought it might end up being a one trick pony. The big selling point of the G15 is its LCD monitor, which can receive and correlate information from games and display it on the backlit screen for easy viewing.

Wireless peripherals are all the rage these days. The last few generations of mice have been released in both wired and wireless versions, helping to foster the growing wireless consumer base for the time the shift to complete wireless technology is eventually completed. Logitech have been at the forefront of this change, and their MX5000 Bluetooth keyboard is the latest in their wireless keyboard range.

Broadband Internet is going gangbusters in Australia, with the number of connected users rapidly approaching two million, more than double that of last year.