Denon ASD-3W Wi-Fi iPod dock

Denon's new ASD-3W iPod dock does more than just hook your music player up to your stereo, it adds the ability to playback music stored on networked computers and internet radio as well.

It supports all iPods that have the standard 30-pin dock connector and comes with a remote control so you can pick your music without having to get up off the sofa. As well as connecting to your Hi-Fi it also has an S-video port so you can hook it up to your TV too.

Once it's connected to your home Wi-Fi connection it can stream WMA, MP3, WAV, AAC and FLAC files from any DNLA compatible computers on the network or access up to 7,000 internet radio stations. It can also display slideshows of your photos on the TV as well.

The ASD-3W is available now for £160, see Denon for more information.

Skype Freetalk Wireless Stereo Headset

If you've got loved ones scattered across the globe, Skype can be a great way to keep in touch without racking up huge phone charges, especially around Christmas when it's a good time to catch up.

However, not everyone likes to be hunched in front of a PC when they're making calls, which can detract from the experience. If that's the case, then take a look at Skype's Freetalk Wireless Stereo Headset, which allows you to cut cord from your PC and make calls wherever you want.

There's no software to install and the headset promises CD audio quality up to 20m away. You'll also get a Skype voucher for two hours of free SkypeOut calls included too.

The Freetalk Wireless Stereo Headset is available for a limited time for £49.99 from Skype.

Belkin F8T012-1-KDK Bluetooth adapter

Belkin has teamed up with Kodak to make its new Bluetooth dongle different from any old wireless USB adapter. The snappily named F8T012-1-KDK includes software from Kodak that makes it easy to upload and share your camera phone snaps when you're within range of your PC.

You can setup it up to automatically upload full resolution pictures from your phone to Kodak's online gallery service, providing a backup of precious images and also an easy way to share them with friends and family or order prints.

In addition to Kodak's own site, it will also work with Facebook and MySpace. It works with Bluetooth phones and automatically transfers full resolution images to the web when you walk within range of your machine, so you don't need to remember to do it manually. It also functions as a standard Bluetooth adaptor too, so you can connect wirelessly to other devices such as PDAs, printers or headsets.

The F8T012-1-KDK is available now for $49.99 (about £22) in the US, a European launch is expected next year. See Belkin for more information.

Digital Spectrum MF-8104 Wi-Fi photo frame

A digital picture frame will cut down on your photo printing bill, but you still need to remember to upload your latest images to it, which can be a time consuming process.

With Digital Spectrum's MF-8104 Wi-Fi photo frame, however, you can transfer your images wirelessly, so you don't need to deal with swapping cards or hooking it up to your PC to view your newest holiday snaps.

It can jump on your home wireless network and talk directly with photo sharing sites such as Flickr, Webshots and Windows Live Spaces, so it will always be up to date with any pictures you upload there. It also features a remote control, for scrolling through your images without having to get up and features a multi-format card reader, so you can still display pictures directly from a memory card.

The MF-8104 Wi-Fi photo frame is available now from Firebox for £299.95.

EnGenius SI-680H

If you like the idea of saving money by making calls over the internet, but don't relish the idea of having to sit in front of a PC wearing a headset while you do it then EnGenius has just the handset for you.

Its design may look at little dated, but its innards are bang up to date, housing a WiFi receiver and SIP client so you can make calls using a compatible Voip provider.

Just find a WiFi connection, tap in your details and you're ready to go. Calls will be routed over the internet giving you a free or heavily discounted way to keep in touch with friends or family. It's got a built-in phone book, so you don't need to remember people's numbers and the battery will last for 100 hours standby and two and a half hours talk time.

The SI-680H is available to buy now for £103.21 from Solwise.

PayPal Security Key

Online payment system PayPal has become a favourite target for phishing scams. Members are sent sometimes very convincing emails purporting to be from the site to fool them into giving out their login details.

To combat this threat, you can now add an extra level of security to your account using the PayPal Security Key. This portable device, which is small enough to wear on a key chain. generates a unique six-digit security code roughly every 30 seconds. You enter that code when you log in to your PayPal or eBay account with your usual user name and password, then it expires so that no-one else can use it.

The PayPal Security Key will be available early this year. You can order one now from here for $5 (£2.54).

Wireless web radio

The huge choice of online radio stations can leave you spoilt for choice while sat at your computer but frustrated when forced to rely on the limited scope of FM elsewhere in the house. With a TerraTec Noxon iRadio you can enjoy the variety and quality of internet radio in every room, tuning into over 1,500 mostly ad-free stations.

This deceptively retro-looking device includes its own Ethernet connection so you can easily add it to your existing wireless network, streaming music directly from the web or MP3 and WMA files stored on your hard drive, even if your computer is switched off. Equipped with a built-in speaker and headphones port, the iRadio comes with a remote control for navigating stations quickly, and lets you sort them by genre or language.

Priced at £149.99, visit Terratec for more information.

iPhone arrives - but not from Apple

While speculation is still rife about Apple's rumoured iPod mobile phone or iPhone, as it's been dubbed, communications hardware manufacturer Linksys has stolen its thunder with a range of products by the same name.

The Linksys iPhone family consists of seven VoIP handsets, which allow you to make free or cheap calls over the internet. Notable features include real-time contact list access that lets you know if the intended call recipient is available, integration with Skype and Yahoo Messenger and - in the most advanced model, the Wireless-G Phone WIP320  - the ability to make calls on the move via Wi-Fi hotspots with no need for a PC.

The iPhones are priced between £30 and £210. Visit Linksys to find out where to buy them.

Three-in-one input device

Windows XP Media Center PCs deliver so many forms of entertainment that operating them with a standard keyboard can seem like trying to drive a car wearing boxing gloves. The grandly-named Genius LuxeMate 810 Media Cruiser aims to give you greater fluidity and flexibility in your digital life by combining a keyboard, mouse and remote control in a single wireless input device.

From a distance of up to ten metres, you can use its wide array of functions - including 34 hot keys - for live TV, online radio, DVDs, web surfing and instant messaging. The Media Cruiser's rubber-coated design provides a solid grip, while an ergonomic mouse pointer and large scroll wheel let you work in comfort, and an anti-interference feature prevents conflict with your other gadgets.

On sale soon for around £49, find out more about the Genius LuxeMate 810 Media Cruiser at Genius Europe.

La Feel Optical Mouse

Ever wondered what direction evolution will take mankind in the future? We’re already taller than our ancestors and generally fatter too (although to be fair that’s more to do with eating all the pies than evolution). At some distant point from now we might have a third eye in the back of our heads, so we won’t need rear view mirrors when driving our hydrogen cars. Or we might have really big bottoms so we can sit down all the time. (That’s already happening actually).

The makers of the La Feel Optical Mouse seem to be gambling on us evolving little fingers on the inside of our palms. We’ll need them, you see, to operate the buttons they’ve stupidly stuck on the top of their mouse. There are back and forward buttons for your browser and play/pause and forwards and reverse buttons for your music player.

Now we don’t know about you, but we find it easy enough to use a normal mouse to control such things, in the normal way. Or, heaven forbid, if we really need keys for the task there’s always the keyboard to fall back on. But you might disagree. Indeed you might have already evolved little fingers on the palms of your hands and find this oddity a total godsend.

No pricing details are available at the moment.