Mini racers
	4:11pm Thu 3 Jul 08
	If you've always fancied being a racing driver, take a look at these four-wheeled mini wonders - they'll attract as much attention as a supercar, but with far less wear on your wallet.

	My robot
	10:53am Thu 26 Jun 08
	EVER since Brigitte Helm strutted across the screen dressed in a metallic suit in Fritz Lang's science fiction epic Metropolis more than 90 years ago, we've been fascinated by robots.

	Jog your memory
	3:48pm Wed 28 May 08
	Once upon a time if you wanted to transport a file you had one choice, the floppy disc. Today, the choice is wider FLOPPY discs have long been consigned to history, to be replaced by CDs, DVDs, Blu-Ray, USB memory sticks and cards.

	Hot stuff!
	4:57pm Wed 14 May 08
	The sun shone on the North-East this weekend and shops were stripped bare of barbecue paraphernalia. Here, we recommend some of the best.

	Internet on the move
	3:24pm Wed 7 May 08
	Need to know the latest news bulletins but no laptop handy? Just whip out one of these super-fast WiFi mobiles COULD the internet be the final frontier for mobile phones? They've already snapped at the heels of digital cameras and made MP3 players sweat - could they have laptops in their sights?

	How to digitise your vinyl
	7:13pm Thu 1 May 08
	If you're hanging on to old LPs for reasons other than they're collectable, why not digitise them before throwing them out? PURISTS may still swear by vinyl, but there's no denying the LP is all but dead as a mainstream music format.
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	Break the sound barrier
	3:20pm Thu 24 Apr 08
	Recreate the feel of the cinema while watching your favourite film with these surround sound systems SURROUND sound is great if you love movies. The downside, though, is that you often find yourself surrounded by cables just as much as sound.

	Get into the swing
	11:11am Fri 18 Apr 08
	Practise your skills in private with these golf gadgets before heading for the lawns AS the end of the football season nears, the sun begins to shine, and the US Masters tournament begins, the fairways of golf courses throughout the North-East and North Yorkshire become increasingly popular.

	Bust that dust
	4:16pm Thu 10 Apr 08
	If you want to make a clean sweep this spring, the column recommends the machines to help SPRING is here and that means thoughts turn to dusting and cleaning. Thankfully, this year you can let technology come to your rescue and help with all that scrubbing and sweeping.

	A future bright and blue
	3:54pm Thu 3 Apr 08
	It started life in mobiles but Bluetooth has jumped several evolutionary rungs of wireless data transfer IT may only be a short range frequency for data transfer that started life living in mobile earpieces, but Bluetooth technology has now embedded itself in all manner of electronic gadgetry.

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