Portable Media Reviews

Kobo Aura HD

£140 May 2013

4 out of 5 stars

Higher resolution screen, more storage and better battery life than the Kindle. But what should be a straightforward win for the Aura HD is really an e-reader scrap to the death

  • Olympus LS10

    5 out of 5 stars

    £270Jan 2009

    Already a big player in voice recorders, Olympus now rocks up with a professional audio recorder for musicians and podcasters

  • Pure Digital Avanti Flow

    5 out of 5 stars

    £280Jan 2009

    The Avanti Flow is DAB, FM and internet radio, as well as an iPod dock. But has it taken on more than it can handle?

  • Bose SoundDock Portable

    4 out of 5 stars

    £300Jan 2009

    Bose kit has a reputation for high prices and high quality. This dock is certainly the former, but is it the latter?

  • Harman Kardon Go + Play

    4 out of 5 stars

    £250Jan 2009

    Plug in an iPod, hoist it on your shoulder and strut. Yes, this is the ghetto-blaster, revisited…

  • Krell Martin Logan ElectroKID

    4 out of 5 stars

    £3740Jan 2009

    Krell is charging nearly four grand for its iPod dock and speakers. Should only the gullible apply?

  • Cowon iAudio S9 8GB

    4 out of 5 stars

    £170Jan 2009

    The S9 looks a bit like the iPod Touch, but this player is more than just a big screen

  • Shure SE110

    5 out of 5 stars

    £80Jan 2009

    Shure has some serious heritage when it comes to earphones – will the entry-level SE110s live up to the hype?

  • Logitech Pure-Fi Anywhere 2

    5 out of 5 stars

    £100Dec 2008

    Logitech’s updated portable iPod dock now plays nice with the iPhone. But is it still our number one travel buddy?

  • Creative Gigaworks T3

    5 out of 5 stars

    £160Nov 2008

    On the hunt for a PC speaker system? These new Creatives could be your desktop’s ideal partner

  • Samsung YP-S2

    5 out of 5 stars

    £30Nov 2008

    Samsung has carved out a new MP3-playing pebble. Should you slip it into your pocket or skim it into the ocean?

  • Sennheiser CX95

    5 out of 5 stars

    £80Nov 2008

    A lot of headphones expose the flaws in downloaded tunes. The CX95s make them sound better than they should…

  • Audioengine A2

    5 out of 5 stars

    £110Nov 2008

    Your computer and MP3 player deserve better than those plastic speakers you bought at the airport. How about these Audioengine desktops…

  • Grado GS1000

    5 out of 5 stars

    £1000Nov 2008

    The most expensive headphones we've ever reviewed are really quite ugly. But can the sound quality bring us round?

  • Nu Dolphin

    4 out of 5 stars

    £70Nov 2008

    Bored with swimming to a soundtrack of splashing and echoes? This waterproof MP3 player could deliver some underwater Doves…