Stay ahead of the game with the latest tech devices to hit the market

Nokia camera phone
With an eye on social networking, the Nokia N82 has a 5MP camera, a Carl Zeiss lens, Xenon flash, autofocus and video capture. Images can be “geotagged” so they are recorded by location and can be directly uploaded to web services. External 8GB memory stores up to 3,600 pictures or 6,000 songs. The phone has a 2.4” TFT colour display, neat but small hard keys and talk time of 190 minutes.
Price dependent on contract;
www.nseries.com

Sony video player
The Sony Walkman A820, Sony’s latest MP3 video player, comes in three memory sizes from 4GB to 16GB (the latter gives around 253 hours of music or 62 hours of video), each with Bluetooth, a 2.4” LCD screen viewable left, right and vertical and a long battery life of 36 hours (though that is halved when using Bluetooth). It also doubles as a photo viewer. Choose from black, silver, gold and pink.
From £139 for 4GB;
www.sonystyle-europe.com

PocketSurfer internet
You don’t need a bulky laptop to access the web. Using the GPRS network (i.e. a mobile phone signal) and with page loads under seven seconds, the PocketSurfer2 offers a full backlit QWERTY keyboard, mouse pad, mini USB charger and 640×240 full-colour widescreen display. Battery life is four hours, and at just 174g, it’s a light addition to your travel bag. With 20 hours of browsing per month for the first year. £179.99; www.pocketsurfer.co.uk

Nikon camera
Uploading pictures is made easy with the CoolPix S52C. It has an in-built 32MB memory, but a Wifibutton letting you upload pictures to the “MyPicturetown” service for storage, or email images to contacts, ensures you won’t use it. The 9MP camera has a 3” LCD monitor but only 4x digital zoom – optical zoom would be better. The “Pictmotion” function combines movie, stills and music with other visual effects.
£229; www.nikon.co.uk

Canon camera
The 10MP Canon IXUS 85 wraps up a host of features in a stylish silver “curved square” case with a choice of black or silver lens ring. Along with 3x optical zoom (ideal for improved distance shots), a 2.5” LCD screen and movie mode, features include image stabiliser, motion and face detection technology, red-eye correction and 19 shooting modes to give you the best shot. A good choice for budding photographers.
£239; www.canon.co.uk