Philips CDR 775 audio CD recorder brings high-speed recording and hard-wired convenience to a new level of affordability. The deck works equally well as a recorder and as a player, thanks to its abundant hook-up options. It doesnt muster the stellar quality from its analogue outputs that youll find in pricier CD recorders and players, though the digital outputs sound fine.

The CDR 775 is equally happy receiving data from either of the two established means of digital audio transmission (opti..

In an ambitious attempt to get more people into the wonderful world of the console, game developers are designing and creating new methods of interactivity. This one sees us move away from fishing rods and guns to amore gentle pastime, that of music.

Beatmania, following in the footsteps of others before it, like Parappa the Rapper and Bust-a-Groove is released later this month by Konami, and is one of the latest games to come from Japan.

Based around a keyboard and tu..