Boxee Review: Every Multimedia Fan Needs One
Boxee is a free multimedia application that currently works with both Linux and OS X, with a Windows version currently in private alpha and expected in June. Apart from allowing playback of your own media files, it seamlessly integrates streaming videos, TV and music from the web along with social networking elements. You’ll need to [...]
Godfather II For The PS3: Almost Good
The first Godfather game was a pretty decent open-world action title. As such, I was excited with the promise of this new game, when its details were first announced last year. Instead of another GTA rip-off, it promised something more creative, allowing you to manage various resources, including businesses and personnel, on your way to [...]
Smart Q5 Review: Good PMP, Still Not A MID
The Smart Q5 is really a PMP, albeit an ARM-based one. Instead of leaving it at media playback, though, they outfitted it with a Linux OS (Ubuntu), browser support, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi capability. As such, the device excited people with the potential of being a low-end MID that can significantly undercut Atom-based devices. Hardware itself [...]
Acer AspireRevo: Nvidia Ion On A Little Box That Could
The Acer AspireRevo is set to be the new little box that could. Costing well under $500 (or so Acer claims), it’s a solid media device that, in all honesty, signals an end to the era of desktop-based HTPCs. While a number of similarly compact nettop systems with full HD support has come out, the [...]
Qualcomm Looking To Be More Aggressive With FLO TV, Building Tuners
I never liked FLO TV (formerly MEDIA FLO) and no one I knew did either. Not that it’s bad. We just wouldn’t really know since none of our handsets can use it. Available primarily on feature phones with onboard TV tuners (like the LG Invision), the FLO TV has received underwhelming adoption (and I’m being [...]
BumpTop Finally Comes Out of Beta
After years of endless beta versions and announcements, Bumptop finally surfaces as a downloadable retail application. I’ve been using BumpTop since an early beta and I have to agree with their claims that it’s going to be the future of desktops in operating systems. What’s so good about BumpTop? Let me list the ways: It [...]
HP Pavilion dv2 Is A Good Ultra-Portable That Shouldn’t Have Shipped With Vista
If you’re looking for performance that’s slightly more powerful than a netbook can provide but aren’t willing to dole out the kind of cash most full-fledged laptops command, the Pavilion dv2 might prove a good option for you to look at. A 12.1-inch ultra-portable, it’s really one of the best purchases in its class. Form [...]
Pogoplug Review: Share Your HDD Data Over The Web Without A PC For Cheap
For a one-time payment of $100, Pogoplug lets you share any USB hard disk over the web using nothing but a palm-sized brick with one USB port, one ethernet port and a power connection. You plug the hard disk into the box, connect it to your broadband line, plug it to a power outlet and [...]
Hot Mobile Apps Out Of CTIA
As expected, a number of interesting apps came out of CTIA 2009, while the hardware side of things were pretty uneventful. While there didn’t seem to be that many stunning moments either, some of the software shown off looked to be really promising, if not entirely welcome additions to our mobile lives. Social Integration With [...]
Samsung Impression: The Best Dumb Feature Phone Of 2009?
While smartphones are undoubtedly doing a takeover of sorts in the mobile market, plenty of people still find them an overkill. After all, most people will only really use their handsets for four things: voice calls, messaging, media playback and internet/social networking. A smartphone, of course, can do all that and more. However, it’s the [...]
