Mobile Stew

Seems like Sony are paying for giving the Playstation 3 such a highspec, which analysts believe will delay the luanch by up to 12 monthsand has pushed the production costs to over$800.

Microsoft must be rubbing theirhands.  Not only has the Xbox 360 gone down better than theycould have hoped, but the 2nd generation of games that will begin totap into the Xbox 360's capabilities will soon be appearing, which mayconvince die-hard Playstation followers to spend the cash they've beensitting on to by an Xbox 360.

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Next year is going to be a huge year for gadget shopping with devices emerging with more features and storage, broadband speeds of 8Mb and above becoming the norm, HDTV broadcasts increasing and better VoIP offerings.

What toys and gadgets devices are you planning on adding to your collection in 2006?  A PS3 will surely be top of many people's lists, or even a Xbox360 if you weren't one of the lucky few like me.  What about a new monster HDTV or a new home WiFi network? A DVR? A Digital Camera? A Home Cinema System?

I think the Top 10 Must-Have Gadgets for 2006 will be:

My experiences with my Xbox360 over the last couple of days have really opened my eyes to how important the Xbox360 is to Microsoft's desire to be the main provider of entertainment to the home.

Until, this week I'd been eying up several potential PVR solutions for several months unable to make a decision as to what the best solution was for me - standalone PVR or to build a Windows Media Center PC. 

Getting the Xbox360 with its built-in extender has made me place my lot in the Windows Media Center camp.  I've decided that it would be crazy to not make use of the 'free