Although it has taken time joining the touch brigade. Blackberry has something unique to offer. Instead of an intuitive touch interface, the Blackberry storm uses Surepress technology. This combine touch with pressure giving the user the feel of having pressed the keys, Like in most touch screens, scrolling through menu or applications is a question of just a swipe. This royal looking device has a black plastic casing with a silver hinge and nice beveled edges. It has a 3.25 inch bright TFT display. The thin gaps between the screen and the casing however are dust catches. And the Sure type (Semi-QWERTY) keyboard in portrait mode and QWERTY in landscape might prove uncomfortable to most users since the keys are too close to each other.

Operating on Blackberry OS 4.7 this smart phone can be used for configuring corporate, personal or business e-mail accounts. Web browsing on the smart phone is an experience in itself. Data Viz Documents to Go Standard Edition comes handy while downloading and editing the documents. But remember to create anew document, one has to upgrade to the Premium Edition. The multimedia experience too leaves one with satisfaction. The 3-2 megapxiel camera produces decent images

Portable audio systems are also known as boom boxes. These small audio systems got popular in the 1970s and the ‘80s and since then have evolved. In the beginning a mono speaker system was available though it only played AM/FM radio. Then came the ones that played audio cassettes and audio CDs. Now there is a variety of compact audio systems available in various futuristic designs that not only play music CDs but MP3s as well.

With the size going small and sound output becoming much better, these portable audio systems have never lost their popularity. Storage is not a problem they are easy to use and their price is nothing to worry about. On top of that they have neat features like USB MP3 conversion directly from the system itself. But before you walk in to a showroom to buy them you need to be clear about a few things.

What Do You Need: Be clear about what you want from your system? If you are a general FM listener, than a player that has an FM tuner and a CD player will work fine. But if you want to listen to MP3s as well, then opting for a MP3 compliant one will be beneficial.

Sound output: If the player is going to be a room and you will only listen to it there, then you can opt for a system that has low sound output. But if you want to carry it around from room to room or want to hear it from different places in the house, then choose one which has high sound output.

Complete Mobility: Bulky ones are out of the question if you like to carry the audio system on a holiday or to your system on a holiday or to your vacation home. A small player that is low on weight will be a realistic alternative.

Desktop speakers are the small systems that connect to a laptop or a PC. They come in variations from 2 channels (two speakers) and go up to 5.1 channels (two front speakers, two surround, one centre and subwoofer). Laptops come with on-board speakers but they are good only for low decibel sound. To enjoy greater acoustics, users can go for external 2 channel speakers that can be connected to the laptop and use external power. These are a good option for small scale media and entertainment needs.

For a desktop PC there are numerous speaker systems available. One can easily turn a normal PC into an aural monster. For normal entertainment and gaming needs, a 2-1 channel system will suffice. This has two front speakers and a small subwoofer for extra bass and treble. If you are a gamer or avid movie watcher who requires explicit sound, then a 5-1 channel speaker system will be excellent for you audio- visual experience. While the two rear speakers in this configuration provide surround sound the medium to large subwoofer enhances the low frequency sound.