Zune HD: Formidable Competition, But Loses Big On The Apps Department
Microsoft’s return to the portable media player scene carried a little added heft this time around, offering more formidable competition to the iPod’s dominance. Called the Zune HD, the new device goes directly after the iPod Touch, managing to shine brilliantly in the process. Clad in a silver and black industrial design, it’s an excellent [...]
Lenovo T400s Touchscreen: Great Business Laptop Gets A Touchscreen
The Lenovo Thinkpad T400s was an excellent slim laptop when it first came out early in the year. None of that brilliant quality went away when Lenovo decided to release an updated version, which touts a full-featured touchscreen display to the mix. Why add touch capabilities on a laptop LCD? I’m not sure either, since [...]
iPod Nano With Video – Flip Killer?
When the fifth-generation iPod Nano debuted to the world, the audience had one thing in mind: Flip Killer. Of course, simply adding a camcorder feature to a music player doesn’t immediately endow it with the honor. Physically, the player looks about the same. The metallic paint job looks flashier than previous Nanos and it’s rather [...]
iPod Touch 3G Review: OpenGL ES 2.0, Faster Performance
While the third generation of the iPod Touch disappointed a good lot of folks when it came out without a camera module (like everyone was expecting), it should appease the complaints with what Apple ended up packing it with. Simply put, the iPod Touch 3G is now a full-fledged gaming console, in addition to its [...]
Canon Vixia HSF11 Review: Near-Perfect HD Recordings, Super Compact Size, Needs More Buttons
Canon’s latest gadget-envy camcorder is out and it’s called the Vixia HSF11. Combining stylish looks with high-quality video recordings, it manages exceptionally vivid moving images, but not without a few caveats. How a camcorder so small can pack so much power is really surprising. But it does. With a 1/2.6-inch CMOS sensor, optical stabilization, digital [...]
AMD-Powered Gateway LT3013u Netbook Offers Top-End Netbook Performance, Low Price
If you’ve been disappointed with the lack of alternatively-configured netbooks in the market, you might want to haul your act over to the Gateway LT3013u, which brings a somewhat refreshing change of specs into the netbook scene. Powered by a 1.2GHz AMD Athlon 64 L110 at the helm, we finally have something different to compare [...]
Sony E-Series Walkman: 16GB, $99 And Quality Performance
Sony has finally embraced the cheap pricing paradigm with their new E-Series Walkman media players. In fact, it’s the first big-name 16GB PMP that tips the price scales just under $100. This second generation of the E-Series has a very basic design and measures around the same size as its predecessor. It might not be [...]
PS3 Slim Review: A Mixed Bag, But Everyone I Know’s Buying One
The Playstation 3 was a shining example of Sony’s somewhat questionable excesses. Years after the current generation of consoles hit store shelves, the company has finally scaled back, offering a revamped machine at a consumer-friendly price point. At the $300 price point for the 120GB version, the PS3 Slim puts the franchise on equal playing [...]
Soundcast Outcast Junior: Terrific-Sounding, Rugged Outdoor Speakers
If you have a large area in your backyard and wish to outfit it with music, the Soundcast Outcast Junior may be worth looking into. Smaller than the full-sized Outcast model, the Junior stands 19.5 inches tall, so it should prove a bit easier to carry around, in case you want to take it along [...]
Olympus FE-3010: Great Looks, Super Compact, Torturous Shutter Lag
The Olympus FE-3010 belongs in that ultra-compact class of point-and-shoot cameras. I’ve always been a bit wary of that specific category, largely because a good camera module rarely fits in the smallest package. Everyone who’s ever used a high-megapixel cell phone should know that. A device like the FE-3010 makes sense if you want a [...]
