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Compiled by CIARA O'BRIEN

Disgo 9104

£179.99

When it comes to tablets, you usually get what you pay for. Go high-end, and your wallet will feel it. Go lower price, and chances are you may end up with something that doesn’t quite fit your needs in terms of screen responsiveness and overall functions.

The Disgo 9104 manages to strike of a balance between the two. The Android tablet doesn’t cost the earth but the device doesn’t scrimp either. It has a 2-megapixel camera in the rear, you can add a MicroSD card and it will connect to a high-definition display with a HDMI port.

[ mydisgo.co.uk ]

PictureKeeper

From €19

If you aren’t as technically minded as you’d like to be, things such as backing up and saving photos can be a bit of a chore. The PctureKeeper is designed to do the job for you. The USB stick, which comes in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB sizes, has built in software that will scan your computer’s hard drive, saving all the photos it finds there and storing them into easy to find folders. It also cuts out duplicates, so you dont have multiple versions of the same image. There’s no software to install, and it’s compatible with back Windows and Mac systems.

[ firebox.com ]

Sony Vaio Duo 11

€ TBA

Windows 8 is still a few weeks away – it’s due for launch at the end of October – but the laptops are already starting to line up. Sony is offering a touch-screen Ultrabook, the Vaio Duo 11. It combines the best of both worlds – the power of the thin and light laptops with the convenience of a tablet, so you can take notes, draw and use touch to interact with apps, getting the full Windows 8 experience. It comes with a backlit keyboard that slides out from under the display, and is powered by the latest Intel Core processors.

[ sony.ie ]