Next time you go travelling across Europe, think about packing some software. European Travel Companion provides you with eight handy CD-ROMs to improve your language skills and help you find your way around the leading cities.

If you are heading for Paris, the Great Cities of Europe discs let you quickly call up maps of the streets and discover useful local information about tipping at restaurants, bank opening hours and airport contact details. The information is concise and e..

This is a cheerful and unique stacking toy from BRIOs classical infant preschool wooden and soft toy collection. Designed to stimulate children through play, this soft, yet hardwearing toy made of a velveteen fabric is fun and versatile. Stack them up, pull them, shake them and throw them around. This toy means lots of fun for the preschooler.

It is made up of a base, a central holder which is detachable and three rings. Each ring has a different activity, the small ring has a bell, the middl..

Active Baby is simply irresistible. Wearing a white and pink brushed-nylon sleepsuit with a matching hat (which bears a little rabbits face), this soft body doll has a range of cute attributes. Squeeze her tummy and shell alternatively cry and laugh. When being fed by her milky bottle, she makes a sucking noise and when shes had enough, like all real babies, she burps!

These realistic features are emphasised by the vinyl head, hands and feet. She has a very adorable face, blue eyes that close..

Plummeting prices have meant DVD recorders are now starting to become a practical replacement for the humble VCR. Philips DVDR70 is a perfect example, giving amazing picture quality, up to six hours of recording on one disc and the ability to re-record as often as you like, using reusable DVD+RW media as well as slightly cheaper, single-use, DVD+R discs.

Installation is quick and easy, with a single-sheet Quick Install Guide provided in the box so you dont even have to open the manua..

Soldier of Fortune steers the first-person shooter genre away from the supernatural weaponry of Unreal Tournament and Quake 3, and towards the realistic tactical combat of Rainbow Six and SWAT 3. In Soldier of Fortune, stealth, caution and cover carry as much importance as accuracy and firepower.

Players assume the role of John Mullins (also the name of the games real-life mercenary consultant), a soldier for hire who accepts the most dangerous missions the U..