It's time for another look at what's going down inside PC Magazine Labs. This week the analysts have their hands on some sexy desktops and a flash-based Samsung MP3 player with a Web site that's even more colorful than the player itself.

Lead Desktop Analyst Joel Santo Domingo and Labs Analyst Brian Neal are busy testing several new desktops that they can't talk about yet, but mum's not the word on a couple machines that are fresh and, thankfully, green.

First off is the new iMac; the 20-inch model adorns the lab today, and I have to say, it looks just as good in person as it does on the Web. Slick, shiny, and svelte, the new Mac machines are also a lot more eco-friendly, ditching a lot of the oil-based plastic for recyclable aluminum and glass. They're kinda cheaper, too. Looks like another winner for Jobs and company, although Associate PC Mag Editor Kyle Monson and his wife don't seem to be big fans of the super-slim new aluminum keyboard. Be sure to check PCMag.com next week, as Joel is working on his review now.

And that's not all the green computer goodness. The HP RP5700 is a green PC if there ever was one. According to Joel, this smallish business desktop's got all the ecotechnology buzzwords going for it, and then some. The power supply is "80% efficient," it complies with the new Energy Star 4 guidelines we told you about a while back, and it even achieves Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Gold status, largely because it's made of a whopping 95 percent recyclable materials, components that are made of at least 10 percent post-consumer recycled plastics, and has an amazing five-year product life cycle. Take that, Steve Jobs!

But enough about computers. Well, there can never be enough about computers, but let's talk music players, and crazy Web sites. Lead Audio and Video analyst Tim Gideon promises that "tons" of music and media players are coming up for review at the end of the month, but in the meantime, he's got his hands on the Samsung U3, which is a flash-based budget MP3 player that is aiming to compete with the likes of the Sansa Express. Be sure to see how the U3 stacks up on PCMag.com. And in the meantime, be sure to check the U3 product site for a level of oddness that isn't often seen this side of the Pacific. The intro flash movie is so psychedelic and kooky, it reminds me of that classic "Sealab" quote from Captain Murphy: "I mean, it's like a koala bear crapped a rainbow in my brain!" In this case though, maybe it was a panda.

That's all for this week, and all from me for now. Today ends my internship. But fear not, friendly tech fiends, because I'll be back in early September to feed my tech need and yours.

Post by Matt Safford