Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 Review: Pocketable, Wide-Angled And Beautiful Stills
The 10-megapixel Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 is a compact point-and-shoot for those who need an uncomplicated camera that can take very good quality image captures. While it looks identical to the ZS3, it does without the HD video recording capabilities of its stablemate, translating to a more affordable device ($100 less) that can do snapshots [...]
BeBot For iPhone: A Serious Music Synthesizer App On A Mobile Platform
Mobile phone apps that allow you to create music generally range from the ridiculous to the mundane. On first glance, Normalware’s BeBot, with a singing and dancing robot right on the interface, looks to be another one of the lot. Spend a few minutes with it, though, and you’ll find that it’s a more serious [...]
Nokia N97 Review: Not The Flagship Handset I Was Expecting
Bandying itself as a “mobile computer” doesn’t really do the N97 any favors, given that we’ve already long known it’s running on a processor and guts that aren’t all that much different from your run-of-the-mill smartphone. More to that end, the S60 hardly inspires the thought of an ideal “mobile PC” OS. Being the manufacturer’s [...]
Acer Aspire Timeline 3810T Review
Like many stylish laptops today, the Acer Aspire Timeline 3810T brings slim lines and light weight, combined with low-cost, energy-saving CPUs. Since those specs hardly set it apart from a bevy of similar machines currently in the market, Acer chose to market this particular model with a very attractive feature: eight hours of battery life. [...]
Ghostbusters Review: Classic Franchise, Average Game
Were you waiting for the Ghostbusters title to come out? If you were, I’d gander a guess you were a child of the 80s, or at least the next couple of years after it. With the source material as a base, I have little doubt this will be an enjoyable ride, regardless of the actual [...]
Adobe Director 11.5 Review: Audio Mixing, Embedded Flash
With Adobe Director 11.5, HD has arrived in full force. Along with H.264 support in the Shockwave player, you now get the benefits of full-screen HD multimedia capabilities for any apps and games you author using the platform. Foremost on the list of talents for this version is audio mixing (16-channels, 5.1 surround) with a [...]
iPhone 3GS Review: More Speed, Greater Potential
While most manufacturers choose to do an overhaul whenever they’re faced with the task of “rebooting” a phone model, Apple chose to use the opportunity as a way to build upon the last iteration. As such, the new iPhone 3GS feels more like an upgraded version of the handset instead of an entirely new device. [...]
Augmented Reality Apps Come To Mobile Phones
Well, to Android at least. The past week has seen two augmented reality apps debut for Android smartphones (the G1 and the Magic aka Ion aka MyTouch 3G), taking advantage of the devices’ built-in GPS, camera and compass. Yep, augmented reality browsers are here now and will probably be the next big thing in smartphone [...]
Sony KDL-V5100 Review: Good Picture Quality For An Entry-Level HDTV
Sony KDL-V5100 While Sony might be known for their all-in, high-end HDTV models, their entry-level HDTVs aren’t too bad either. The KDL-V5100 is the least-expensive panel from the company that features 120Hz processing. While it makes do without all the interactive niceties and extras of the more expensive variants, it fits in all the most [...]
Amazon’s Ebooks For Non-Kindle Devices
Amazon’s Ebooks For Non-Kindle Devices As good as Amazon’s Kindle ebook readers are (all three variants of them), it’s easy to discern that the real value they bring lies in the accompanying electronic book service. After all, the lack of a strong bookseller behind it is among the biggest reasons why non-Kindle readers continue to [...]
