Hot tip from Ashley at CES in Vegas: the Samsung LED 9000 3D HD TV. Yes you saw that right, this is a television set that shows three dimensional film. It is compatible with Blu-Ray 3DTV and 3D broadcasts from Sky etc.

What impresses me is that the device cleverly converts standard 2D TV into 3D too, though as Ash points worth seeing what that looks like before getting too excited.

The set is a miniscule 0.3 of an inch thick - about as broad as a pencil. It's kind of like a normal TV in reverse, the image is 3D and the slender set is practically two dimensional.

Hello. Looking forward to seeing Come Dine with me in 3D.... but I imagine the effects won't be quite as striking as in Avatar.

See the rest of Ash's tips from CES 2010 here.

Laptop makers ViewSonic released a new range of computers today, ViewBooks.

Targeted at users on-the-move, the ViewBooks are thin and light but aim to be powerful, all-purpose computers. More unusually at the portable computer end of the market, the 12.1", 13.3" and 14" ViewBooks and the 13.3" ViewBook Pro run Windows 7. (Many cheaper netbooks operate on XP).

The flagship ViewBook Pro(13.3 inch screen) is available in black or silver. As the company claim... it "takes the ultra slim notebook experience to the next level". With a slim chassis forged from high-tech magnesium alloy, the notebook is 1.7cm thick and weighs only 1.6kg.

That's thin and light compared to say, a 13" MacBook Pro which is 2.41 cm thick and weighs 2.04 kg, despite having a slightly smaller screen. Though it's still 0.7cm thicker than the thinnest notebook on the market, Dell's freakishly skinny Adamo, at 0.99cm.

As for the rest of the range: the tiny ViewBook 120 with its 12.1" screen packs Windows 7 and a dual core chip, and is pretty impressive for something that size. The 120 is available in black and white. It's slightly more expensive than other netbooks that run on slower Atom processors but is reasonable and below the £500 mark at £469.

The ViewBook 120:

The larger versions, the 14" ViewBook 140 and the 13.3" ViewBook 130 ups the graphics and aesthetics on the 120.

ViewBook Pro - £699 / £729 here
ViewBook 140 - £629
ViewBook 130 - £499 / £569 / £649 here (according to the processor and chipset you choose)
ViewBook 120 - £469 here

Classic kitchen gadget, the SodaStream, which has fizzed up drinks in homes since the 70s, is back in a sleek new version.

The SodaStream of 2009 comes in different colours (chrome, red and white) with a new emphasis on being eco-friendly and health-conscious. Very late noughties. The strapline is still an original 70s gem though - "Get busy with the fizzy!".

The new model uses the same mechanism as the classic gadget with a few tweaks around the edges. For example: the flavours all come with new low-sugar varieties, including Cola, Lemonade, Limited Edition Orange & Mango and vitamin-rich 'Energy'.
Green credentials come from the fact that the SodaStream doesn't use batteries or electricity, but is powered by Alco2Jet Cylinders which are refillable.

They tell us SodaStream is a highly energy-efficient small appliance. And as they point out, if you make your own fizzy drinks instead of buying them, that saves on packaging. Apparently every one litre bottle of SodaStream you make saves three aluminium cans.

How it works:
1. Fill the carbonating bottle
2. Screw the bottle into the drinksmaker
3. Press the button until you get the famous SodaStream buzz (3-5 times depending on how fizzy you like it)
4. Add your flavour concentrate

Look here's an advert for SodaStream from 1980. Great fizzy drinks, great hair:

The soda-maker is £59.98 with gas canisters and bottles of flavours starting from £2.99.

An SodaStream Pop-up Shop will open in Central London in mid-December selling limited-edition products. You can also buy SodaStream via sodastream.co.uk and selected stores (listed on the website).

Cath Kidston is well known for her quirky floral styles and is a popular choice for celebrity clothing.

However, it seems she's not content with just conquering the clothing world, moving into the tech market too. She's teamed up with radio company Roberts on two occasions now to bring us DAB radio with style and we've been lucky to get our mitts on the newest limited edition.

Mobile broadband dongles have been around for a while now, going from a business buy to a household necessity.

Over the past year many deals have sprung up offering free laptops with mobile broadband contracts, which would in my eyes suggest that these are set to replace the standard wireless connection and work just as well.

I have been a bit slow on the uptake here preferring to use my trusty Virgin connection but after much consideration decided to bite the bullet and buy one of these genius gadgets.

I chose to try out a T-Mobile pay as you dongle, as the coverage in my area was good. It's easy to install and once you're set up, you ready to go. Or so I thought.

On my first day of use the device cut out more times than I could imagine, cue lots of calls to T-Mobile. The people on the other end couldn't see the problem and their first idea was to refresh my dongle. What this basically means is that you can't go online for half an hour.

But of course after this time the problem wasn't resolved, cue another call to T-Mobile, where I sat through an hour of usage and directions but with no result.

Now I'm sure if we can take this as admittance of failure but, by the end of the call, and after all routes were exhausted the technical guy apologised for the "shabby service" and told me I could be better off with another provider.

I've been advised to take the dongle back to the store and replace it with a 3 or Vodafone device. Not really something T-Mobile bosses would be happy to hear.

I want to make sure this problem isn't just happening to me so please leave your comments below and let me know if you have had any problems with your dongle provider.

Despite having written about HDTVs for a long time, and even compiling an in depth guide to buying one, I've never had my hands on one for longer than a week. This all changed when LG delivered the delightful looking LG 42LH5000 to my house to my (and my flatmates) unequivocal delight. But once I'd unpacked it from its mounds of bubble wrap and peeled off the stickers would I find it a joy to use, or would the manual be more complicated than the Gaza peace treaty?

Read on to find out about my experiences with it.

Way back in March I told you all about 5 new sporty models from Sennhesier and I've been dutifully putting the PMX 80 Sport 11 through its paces to see if it can stand up to the rough and ready confines of my gym bag plus the large amount of acidic sweat that's an inevitable part of sports 'phones.

Design

The words functionality over form springs to mind when taking a look at these hot orange headphones, as they're designed to be useful pieces of kit rather than super stylish accessories, But hey, they're sports phones, and what really matters here is that they can cope with my semi-strenuous workout schedule (and general disregard for headphone care). I like how they rest across the back of the head, as this means they're very secure when running, and the plastic band rests very comfortably and doesn't chafe. They're also designed to be sweat and water resistant and seem to stand up to prolonged workouts well.

I've been using these for a while and am so impressed by the sound quality and the amazing contoured ear buds that I just had to share my experience with you. I'm quite pernickety when it comes to headphone as I have quite a large criteria that's normally very difficult to fulfill, but the hf2's do a stalwart job of living up to my expectations.

Design

They come packaged in a rather large box, but once you've ripped it to shreds you're left with a small pouch to keep them in with a variety of extra ear buds in differing sizes. I've been using the red ones, and as you can see from the pic, they really resemble the promo shots. The metallic red is a nice dark colour, and you also get a handy clip attached to the wires- great for pinning the wires to your shirt whilst out and about.

The area of acne is a big business for skincare. Everyone from troubled teens to forty something's want to put the dreaded spots to rest, and are prepared to pay big bucks to do so. We've already seen the the Zeno hit the marketplace to tackle pimples with heat technology, but now there's a new kid on the block.

Say hello to the no!no! Skin, a pocket friendly device that works on your spots. It works in a similar way to the Zeno, using heat and light to target the blemish at its source and minimize its appearance and lifetime on the skin. It uses green and red light to reach into the pore to combat the blemish at its source. The light destroys the blemish whilst the heat speeds up the healing process, and reduces swelling.

Zara has been checking out the KP500, which is a full on touchscreen phone also known as the Cookie. And coincidentally, we're giving one away, so if you like what you see, click on over here to be in with a chance of winning one.

Able Planet's Clear Harmony Noise Cancelling headphones missed being involved in the headphone head to head, so we'll never know if they can block the sounds of someone chomping on a bowl of Rice Crispies, a loud and inconsiderate Dom Jolly type on his mobile or the beating of a cereal bowl with a metal spoon. But given the headphones I tested in the head to head battle were a previous pair of Able Planet headphones which were pretty impressive, and retailed for a fraction of a price, it was already clear these headphones were going to surpass it cheaper sibling.

So I had a little play around with them, blasting out a bit of Linkin Park and Britney Spears to put it through its paces. And I must say I was impressed with how well they muffled background noise and made me feel as if I was in my own little audio bubble, which is great for the music listening experience, but can be a bad thing in terms of making you oblivious to everything on around you (so you must keep your wits about you).

Duncan, Lucy and Zara get cosy on the two-seater sofa, to test out the best in noise isolating and noise cancelling headphones. There's rice crispies, obnoxious phone calls and science goggles. We do things properly here at Shiny Towers.

Get your SHURE SE102s for £40 here
Able Planet Clear Harmony for $99 here
Denon AH-NC732 for £250 here

Ebooks are a natural progression for us 21st century folks, who dislike being tied down by clutter. They're light, easy to use and can store sh**loads, but which one would you want to spend your moolah on? We take a look at the four market leaders, and include the USA ones as well (hey it's a good exchange rate).

Round one: Size/Weight

Amazon Kindle- 292 grams, 7.5-in. x 5.3-in. x 0.7-in.
BeBook- 220grams, Width120mm Height 184mm Depth 10mm
iRex iLiad 2nd Edition- 435grams and is Width155mm Height: 217mm
Sony Reader Pr 505- 260 grams, Width122mm Height 175.3mm Depth 7.6mm

The latest PMP from Archos has won serious acclaim from a variety of reputed press. But just why is this sleek 5 inch PMP getting all this praise? I think it's so impressive I even put the 7 inch version on my wishlist, so I'm sure you're dying to know all about it now. Normally we'd show you it in video form but due to a rather shoddy wireless Internet connection in the office I'll take you through the pros and cons the old fashioned way.

Full disclaimer: I've just moved house, and the thought of a house without internet fills me with The Horror, so when Virgin offered me one of their fancy new USB dongles to review, I jumped on it. And it seems I'm not the only one - fixed line broadband connections are dropping in the UK, perhaps in favour of the increased flexibility of being about to connect over the HSDPA network.

Here's the second part of my Blackberry Storm review, including lots of lovely shots of things like the keyboard and the camera quality. I know you've been waiting on the edges of your seats, so no doubt you'll be relieved to finally find out whether I'm going for a Storm or an iPhone at the end of the video. You'll sleep so much better tonight with that knowledge.

Get the Blackberry Storm here.

Finally! Finally the Blackberry Storm has arrived, and you can directly attribute my slight breathlessness in this review to my excitement. Here's my first impressions of the phone, with a more in depth review coming tomorrow.

Vodafone Storm site

E-books are still a topic that manage to enrage the nation. Half are for, half are against, and most feel the price isn't justified. But is either side right? And if you take into consideration the price of an average book, surely paying a one off fee for an e-device that comes with literally thousands free to download isn't such a bad deal? I've been road testing the BeBook, and can now present to you my findings. And it's love.

It's an amazingly lightweight (220g) portable device that slips easily into any bag, and nestles contentedly within its leather-bound cover. It can store up to 1000 books on its 512MB memory, and so far I've got around 300 on it. Should you go over this, there's an SD card slot to upload even more, and you can walk around with your whole library on you- something a voracious reader like me really enjoys. Now I can flick through old classics on whim, as well as add new books whenever I desire.

The PSP has been trying to get a foothold in the on demand media market for while now, and it hopes that its Go!View service will be the one to establish it in the publics mind. We've told you already about its functionality and video on demand service, but how is it from a users perspective? Here's my tale...

Signing up

It's a pretty straightforward system. I was trialling out the touted one month's free trial and happily entered my name, email, address and bank details... Hang on, I thought this was free? Ah, this would be when your one month expires and you love it so much you don't want to leave. But what if you don't want to stay with the service? Do they send you an email reminder? No, and if you forget you'll get charged- as I noticed on my statement the other day. Boo. On the plus side it's only £5 for one package so it's not bank breaking, but still annoying.