Samsung NC20

NETBOOK not enough, is not an ultralight PC. Regardless of that, the Samsung NC20 is a dazzling technical feat: very useful 12-inch laptop with the battery epic, and frankly impressive specification that mystifyingly price.

NC20 many under the tent of the signal NETBOOK world, offers a relatively limited as the specification of 1 GB of RAM and 160GB hard drive, and the most chilling brow, VIA Nano U2250 CPU.

Serious, VIA? Although VIA has been touting the nano as David to Goliath Intel Atom, the Atom is now the standard for VIA still sounds like degradation. But the fact is another. In our benchmarks, the NC20 outclassed all the Atom-based laptops we've ever tested (most can not go through a series of standards without actually), and even our beloved outscored five percent of Lenovo IdeaPad S10 in PCMark05.

However, it does not depress NC20 benefits to achieve the results. The battery is three hours, 40 minutes (22 percent longer than the S10) and weighs only 3.3 pounds, compared with the Asus Eee PC 1000h. And everything that you get a 12.1 inch LCD screen, also not the usual 10.2-inch screen NETBOOK.

All this may cause a classification of NC20 as a microlight, with specifications that are similar in size and can be run in the area of $ 2000 (with the Toshiba Portege R series). NC20 is not enough according to the performance of this machine - and not an optical drive - but considering the price. A $ 550, less than a third of the cost of a MacBook Air and weight only 0.3 pounds. Sure, it has a price premium compared with NETBOOK $ 400, but what the NC20 offer upgrade in the form of money for the additional cost. So savagely.

Panasonic TC-P42G10 Viera G10 Series Plasma

Dry eyes, plasma addicts. The premature death of the Pioneer Kuro line does not mean you should give up the theater dark and deliciously perfect color depth for a long time. In fact, although the last of the Pioneer Elite Kuro in some way make a home in the U.S. Fortunately, the new HDTV set is ready to seize the vacant throne of the king of the plasma.

Panasonic G10 series is the most worthy heir clear that we have the pleasure of ogling. Our 42-inch model does not only blew us away with amazing color accuracy (and we doubt we believe that plasma is the same death as the death of the only HD-DVD), but come with a price to make their former rivals in the corner with snot ashamed .

This key visual appeal plasma consisting of a THX mode. In addition to the audio components, home theater from THX certification ninjas started on plasma and LCD a few years ago. Each group is set on 400 individual tests, from the evaluation in the treatment of flare. Basically, the idea behind the G-10 THX mode that is required to re-create the color film to be used in the study post-production process. And while this may not be the same as paying a professional $ 10,000 in the value of HDTV equipment failed to improve the terrible torch mode, this is the closest color to click nirvana get these days.

The end result of all this is that plasma THXing crushed nearly every reference that causes the production of perfect in both HD and standard definition 3:2 pull-down test. Aced our unity, we also reduce the noise and 1080i de-interlacing tests, Jaggi and combed out like a pro.

As there is not enough, G-10 standard definition content capabilities Upconverter impressed. Given, as a primary source that is not sharp as the HD of the country, but with nary an artifact is found, it is difficult to complain.

To further sweeten the pot, all G10s Panasonic Internet company with a media player, VieraCast. With the quick push of a button, you will be able to launch a series of web widgets such as stocks, weather and YouTube video. None of the blow your mind, but it is good to have access to their accounts from Flickr and Picasa on your TV. At the time of testing, does not have access to the Amazon video on demand service (which now include HD content), but at this time is scheduled to debut in May to upgrade the software free.

So, in summary, yes it is sad to see the output of the Pioneer plasma business. However, after spending several weeks with G-10, it is clear that we must mourn officer.

Kodak Zx1

The consumer electronics world thick with compromise. It is a fact that less than hard knocks Santa Anas, especially as designers keep trying to open a smaller, cheaper batteries with a high-end device characteristics. So we go ga-ga for the Kodak Zi6 pocket camera, a solid and honest all the false strong that the HD-HD Flip Mino and never made to provide a low cost and high quality.

And that's why I feel a little disappointment for fantasy Zi6's successor, Zx1. We were not wrong, this campaign is part of the hardware is solid with a trimmer, more pocket-friendly site, stain-resistant shell, and the same 1.6 megapixel sensor and 4.1mm lens enables a noble Zi6 HD video. But the key to "update" left us completely bumbfounded (a + Bummer aback): namely, lack of space in the pop-out USB.

Of course, there are some hidden features Pot of gold at the end of the rainbow commitment. Trench Kodak USB dock that is not futile. In place, you will receive an HDMI slot. Impressive for a small $ 150 handycam, but only if the practice is ready to lead, or to save the data cable. Revolution started by a phone based on the characteristic: simplicity. No cable, no cable, no cable, no nonsense. If you want to trade comfort for HDMI, this camera is worth pickpockets.

Stregth = Tron Retrofuturistic keyboard line and design. No more stealth start busting stroke. OMG FTW HDMI (if you do not mind the cables). 720p with a maximum of 60fps. Rechargeable Ni-MH AA charger included. Almost 34 percent and 16 percent smaller than the Zi6 light. Available in five colors, including mustard, hot-dog of the yellow.

Weakness = body Tini, low screen (for a one quarter inch) = crappie reproduction. Relatively narrow angle lens. Night and low light shooting the clip is still noisy. Beater horse said: "Is not the whole point of the pocket to avoid the camera toting cable?

Cloud Engines PogoPlug

There are few things more than I try to access the distance data from your computer embryo House. But how? Can become swollen, as a blunt Microsoft cluster solution. Or you can go rationalization, lora Route drinking.

A sweet, does not have a skull-busting Route In this case came In the form of PogoPlug. This device, as seen Super-AC adapter, hard disk connected to all external Fire (Bahk USB stick), and in that konto web service that allows you to get access to the world in each of the Internet to get a signal - including the iPhone. (We will go to Back).

Installing a simple give-spirited. Linking PogoPlug us in the router (via Ethernet) that is attached USB hard disk, and create an account my.pogoplug.com. Two minutes later we puluh Coffee in the embryo read word documents, image files and video. That was it. No cable, and no RTFMing do not worry.

The likelihood that you will Want to see your data when and where it will have a team Sekito. Got an iPhone? (Of course.) You can download the mobile application PogoPlug and read data from the House to use the device with your The Jesus Device.

But that is not no snafu PogoPlug occasional inconvenience. Which is only available for a preview image files. PDF, HTML, or Word document file to be downloaded before viewing. Worse, when the device unhooked, causing the PC twice to crash Turuta respectively. We still have not fully Yakin If this was not due to a disability or Windows In PogoPlug.

We are also a little ragout-ragout About PogoPlug safety. There is an HTTPS site available to view the file, but does not set as a standard. Our recommendation? Vacay in SILAKA see all photos, video, and Word documents that you want. Bank, credit card information, Social Security numbers - indeed, any sensitive documents - the most in the House.

If not for the lackluster security PogoPlug, this device will be perfect hell. But with the potential Lubanga In the framework of the gadget, is already apprehensive About us access to things as W2. In addition to this time of year, and you Want to see identity documents tax fretting About Mereke stolen?

Sangean Sanyo VPC-1010

Stand apart from the crowd with a unique form factor, this Sanyo AVCHD video camera is a pocket-sized video rocket shooting 1080p at 30 frames per second with 38-380mm zoom. Novel design and sharp video are equipped with functions such as Face Detection and Face Chaser which zero in on faces and places in both the focus and exposure quickly. It works surprisingly well and provides some delicious video to SD / SDHC memory format. 1010 also note that quite sharp 4-megapixel still while Ambient light is not very low. Despite all this good Sanyo may have been asleep at the wheel by not including optical image stabilization. If you can live only with digital, and then take a good view point of this camcorder.

G19 Keyboard from Logitech

If you spend your day bent over a table or pounding through the verbiage to straddle Khazen Modano Mono Gauntlets training tool that can make a difference.

Unfortunately, the science of keyboard design seems to have fallen in the street in the last few years. Besides vapory blowhards such as Optimus Maximus, the most of the keyboard is now basically thin slabs of horsemeat sponge low key on the fringe of the totem hierarchy.

G19, which is one of the rare exceptions: A retro-licious hulking beast of a board akan satisfy adherents Riders WoW desktop and same-same ... for the price.

As a successor Logitech G11 and G15, this is very much part of the plastic that comes with the game in the physical DNA. As his family, has aesthetics that harkens back to the block days Model M. However, there are a few modern flourishes G-board clearly modern marvel.

One of the characteristics that are popular again "G-Key", which can be programmed to send the key combination you want. This time, there are three sets of keys Programmable network set vertically in a 2 x 2 on the left side of the card (twice the current G15). And with three settings for each key, which means you get 36 single keystrokes or complex macros.

But let's not kid: the big sales point here (and the reason for G19 to two hundred dollars from the price) is a play, full-color LCD firmly planted in the middle of the board. This screen allows you to not only display the information in the game for more than 60 titles, you can use different applications to see YouTube, VoIP, instant message, and yes, even twitter.

Although we had problems playing some video formats, we generally impressed with the display 320 x 240 video without ghosting very soft handle and frame. Although too small to watch videos of any kind, it is still a tool for specific tasks such as instant messages.

Impressive than the features, the G19 keyboard is also pretty decent. Rapid fall in love with the clackity-clack of the keyboard sound, either add a fun illusion that you really productive (not only does not have any Twittering on twitter ghost writer ...).

In the end, the G19 is an obstruction that plagued the luxurious keyboard since long time: it's freaking great. Play on LCD driver? In fact, it requires a small team on board to run Linux, which in turn require their own electricity. If you choose to create a free to use two USB ports, you can have a better shot this cable to the team.

Therefore, the G19 may be too much for people with a simple case fingerrhea. With the current price, could scare away players who can legitimately use a strong set of features. However, if you're a fan of the G-board and a pair of C-notes to spare, then the G19 will be welcome addition to the midnight raids. Excelsior!

Can be wired more than one box Legos. Two free USB ports. Dedicated D-pad and menu buttons let you control directly from the LCD keypad. Comfortable cable rails carved in the bottom of the unit reducing clutter ... bit. Choose your own adventure with the color adjust backlighting. The key to good and responsive Clicky.

Tired of limited desktop space? This is not a keyboard. Price match giant footprint. Required to run the power brick. After losing a new LCD to be more of a change from a useful tool.

Porsche Design P'9522 Phone

You can go with if you are beautiful. As with the new Porsche Design P'9522 phone. With the way, is a very capable phone, but most other people, that is Dumber gorgeous machined aluminum block.

In regard to the specification, it is expected that this will be activated touch screen beauty of the Fire from the headset. First, is full of radio: In addition to the quad-band wireless connectivity, is of the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS, which is now almost de rigueur on the mobile devices of this type. This is also a recipient of FM - what a nice touch that most companies (except Nokia) to choose to go through. We believe that he can not.

But what can you do with all the radio? Okay you are a speaker. Although the phone comes with a very decent mobile browser Opera Mini, with a range of 3-G is restricted to the Old Country (read Europe). Even if you're in Wi-Fi hotspot, which will be better for a few rounds MacBooks bloggers surf the web using the touchscreen is not accurate and horribly thin knife key. And the touchscreen? It is worse than we ever used touchscreen. You can not touch an item in the list - you must be moved. As the name of the phone from the car, highlighting the line went waaaay too fast, almost always pass the desired option. In fact, even the color of the 2.8-inch energy-efficient Grinding your browser screen does not help them.

Now we know that some of you think: "That's fine, I do not really surf the internet on the phone anyway. All you need is a mobile phone to keep in touch." Well, Mr. luddite: We hear you, but we hope that we can "touch" does not include e-mail - a feature that is not our attempt to Porsche March scratchproof screen mobile phone control anger. Unfortunately, the screen is very difficult, so akan P'9522 praise and drool over - even though we are many complaints with it.

Strength = large. Touch screen interface that is easy to understand, but a limited and frustrating. Summer pre-loaded the roar of the engine's 911 GT3 and Turbo. 5-megapixel camera has autofocus and capture clean, live image. Flash LED functions as a flashlight. Unlock your phone with fingerprint scanner is MI5.

Weakness = fingerprint scanner is also very POS: Who thought it would be a good idea to use fingerprints to access the device that the possibility of participation on the one hand, while juggling many tasks? Including preloaded ringtones bad German techno. Touchscreen is very frustrating. Seriously - no e-mail?

Flip Mino, Slim Camcorder: VGA Video

Pure digital saved everything he loved about the Flip Ultra camcorder and reduced to a micro-camera battery slides into the pocket as easily as a $ 20 bill. This store that honest Wee hours of high quality VGA video and allows you to edit and upload to sites like YouTube that roll more easily, thanks to a style Knife USB arm and software that runs on the side of the camera. The bright 1.5-inch LCD shines even brighter in the day, while the lens sucks in the dim light. It's the best thing to happen to move images from Uwe Boll vowed to retirement.

Canon 500D

Canon recently announced the 15.1 megapixel EOS 500D, also known as Rebel T1i in the U.S. market. The new digital SLR this is a response to the Nikon D90 - is the high-end consumer models that shoot HD video. This is also the second digital SLR from Nikon to Canon's HD efforts.

500D to shoot a full 1080p resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels), but not so in only 20 frames per second. Drop to 720p (1280 x 720 pixels) and provide a better 30fps. This compares with the Nikon D90 up to 720p to 24fps (the same speed as camera film based on the film). The Nikon, but note that shitty movement JPEG format. Displayed on the 500D. Mov in the H.264 codec. Another nice touch is the ability to use automatically, while, despite only getting to use the slower contrast detection system in live view mode.

Yes, the 500D has live view, because almost all of this camera that appears. Frame mode (this is a digital SLR after all) also has some nice details. Like most of which is called automatically by Canon Creative, and is essentially an easy way to adjust the camera settings while taking care to leave weight lifting. Still camera in automatic mode, the user can choose between the English-language options, such as "Dark / light" or "Background Blur" to personalize the image. For starters, not from the manual on the camera bottom, this is the best way to learn without the mess of things.

If not, there is little that stands out, will not be good "film speed". 500D which appears to ISO 3200 in normal mode with two additional emergency 6400 and 12800. Remaining specifications are good, but not surprising - 3 ", 920,000 pixel LCD, 95% coverage viewfinder, HDMI-out, self-cleaning sensor, face detection. The APS-C sensor to measure the size of 30 mm diagonal, which is smaller than the entire frame sensor , but there are many more small improvements pocket cameras' sensors.

500D price of only $ 800 for the body and $ 900 in a kit with the EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens. That is, if you wonder, if the negotiations. Available in May.

Milwaukee M-Spector Camera - Flex Cable Camera Finds Lost Stuffs

Milwaukee in May to have been designed to assist inspectors in the place where hidden mold home improvement or low quality, but the F-Spector's too fun to leave to the professionals. 5 years that you really drop your diamond ring in the sink - or pawn Fruit Roll-Ups? Want to know the easiest way the quantity of bananas from the "hilarious" in the tube and sisters? Take M-Spector, thumb buttons and illuminated display with 2.5-inch 320x240 pixel color video sent from the CMOS camera is smaller at the end of its flexible neck. A camera mounted LED dark and murky, so you can see where you can get 3 feet long cable. Of course, the police can use the F-peer around corners or Spector uber-Shanks in cells, but equally effective in the identification of perfectly good grape shot in the fridge. Not too creative, you may wish to draw the line colonoscopies at home.

Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo Racing Wheel is Nearly Better Than the Real Thing

If you are a racing sim fan who absolutely needs Porsche branded gear, Fanatec's Porsche 911 Turbo Wheel is not a bad place to start. It is a solid piece of equipment that, when set at the table is as solid as it will be strong if placed in the dashboard. Do not come with a pair of "lap wings" for the couch-inclined, but just look ridiculous and feel uncomfortable if you do not run a stable surface.

Wrapped in hand-stitched leather, the fine cut is marred by thin plastic buttons adorning the center of the wheel - a small complaint, but justified by the price and "Porsche quality standards." Nitpicking aside, the wheel is solidly built, because it is the pedals accompany it. A metal plate pedals rooted in the store, and offers stability as you slide the experts (or mashing frantically) about the song.

Wheels that are connected wirelessly by a USB dongle to the PS3 or PC (sorry 360 fans). To be able to get the effect, including rotations and jarring vibrations from the full 900 degrees on the wheel during less successful turns, you must run at a title that supports the strength of the wheel (for PC, we went with rFactor).

The pedals are supported by 4 AA batteries, but the wheel requires an AC adapter to keep your engine running, you still tethered. Special note is the change in command. Fanatec packs two: sequential changes of light, and better 6-speed knob, which, together with the clutch pedal, feels so close to reality can be almost hear the accents of the Oxford polishing potential passengers.

Motor force crammed into the steering wheel makes this quite similar to the real-dependent future, of course, especially the simulation is being played. With heavy physical simulator like rFactor, the wheel is quite a number of resistance, around every bend, as happened during the time to spin spasmodically during our less successful laps. Combined with a responsive (and adjust) race pedals, we see that performance is measured using the car differencein between the Front, All, and the rear wheel ... in a video game. The only thing missing is the cheetah print seat.

Home - the Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo Wheel is the most many of us never get close to a goat track in the vicinity of a real Porsche. You get the fringe of a large race, but should be ready to pay more for the symbol of luxury.

Mitsubishi LaserVue HDTV- Uses Laser Light to Double Color Range

Mom always told you not to look at the sun. He might have added to the list of laser we are not - directly in the beams of concentrated it can burn your retina. So there are thoughts that the Akan Akan ideal light source for television? Mitsubishi 65-inch LaserVue PDAM this technology to produce astonishingly alive. Rear-projection set of different colors are twice as wide as the typical high-definition television, use 33 percent less power the LCD of the same size. Although this 3-D-ready TV in May seems straight out of Solaris, which need not fear the novelty, not like most of the emerging technologies of laser has a resistance. Company says that never has to change. So go ahead and the lack of screen DVD 24 / 7. Or if you feel daring, the fire of its Blu-ray player to Angelina enjoyed in all its glory Beowulfian. As the eye on Sunday, only hotter.

Samsung i8510 INNOV8 - 8Mp to Pixel Perfect

Comedian Louis C.K. is a point when they mused on how it all so great and happy. Take time to consider the i8510 is one of the newest Smartphone from Samsung 8-megapixels.

In some cases, this slider right to live with studly plate ready moniker: Innov8. Weighing only 140 grams, the handset offers some of our best optics that has been found crammed into a phone: crisp and fresh photos (3264 × 2448 pixels) and image stabilizer capture decent video that explains the placement was completely ashamed of handicams approximately 2008. You can even shoot at 30 fps VGA or 120fps QVGA with huge (yes, 120), including the slow motion at 1/4th and 1/8th speed and length, then use the video editing suite on board the same court quickly write faster than you can say "convergence is impressive."

Amazing, sure, but not the picture perfect phone. I8510 function almost the same as the standard point and shoot, with the exception of the zoom button located inexplicably and awkwardly at the bottom of the device. More strange is the view of the control pad, which proved more sensitive than the entertainer does not dance with the date. Samsung seems to get better with the phone that marries high-level image to an optical communication device sound. But it's just ... is not enough ... ... ... does not exist.

Beaucoup codec Wired, including - wait for it - DivX! 2.8-inch screen is very good to play. Intuitive photo / video editing suite. Same intuitive navigation. Automatic lens cover. slot 16GB microSD (enough to go to the Scorsese epic aspiring). All the usual suspects phone: 3G, Wi-Fi, USB, Bluetooth, accelerometer, GPS. Decent headphones are just the cable. 3.5mm audio jack. Rather, the TV output capability.

Tired Side mounted headphone make difficult phone pocket. Optical control of the pad is sensitive child (between us and you - we do not want to hurt her feelings). More false metal shell scratches still enough to fill the album DJ Shadow. Apart from a bit clunky. More false flash to be brighter.

Apple Gold 3G iPhone, Put a Gold iPhone in Your Pocket

Ingots of beauty is the most decadent in the iPhone from $ 1000 Soy Rico approx. SG for two, you can use your 3G in the event that is delicious and packed more carats of Bugs Bunny in the lunch box (24 to be exact). But there is more than just diving into the mobile phone as bright melted Velveeta on broccoli. Custom Choppers first manufacturer of electronic original equipment plastic shields in case of copper for each patch of buildings, the nickel plate to save the leaching of gold-copper finish. A notch at the base to ensure the receiving antenna. Available in yellow or red gold, chromium, copper, or platinum. Just do not lose it!

Pharos Traveler 127 ( GPS included )

But seriously, Pharos (slogan: "Light of the 21st Century") is the name which is difficult in the world of mobile phones and the company's 127 passengers who could not make it to one. General is a good idea on the surface: A 3-G allows QWERTY smart phone with GPS capable interior. Best known for stand-alone GPS device, we can assume that the company knew what he was navigating in the world.

It is, yes. GPS 127 is in the high-level tourists, and Pharos' big sales is that the original GPS Smartphone offers the service, and not through a subscription service or third. All software and maps are stored in the phone, not a download quickly, the benefits are that if you lose your cell signal, GPS is still rolling.

Although the interface to take a little getting used to, GPS accurate and faster to update its position, offering many ways to get lost when you Bearings. Poor's cut to be used. Even if you do not need to enter an address while you are driving (if you play in the unit of Dicey overcrowding keyboard or touch screen small), the sound of the 127 address that is not very comprehensive, consisting mainly in the "turn left, turn right" and "make a U -turn "- no street name. If you are facing a number of options to close the space off the streets together, there will be a way to search by squinting at the screen to read. However, it is a relatively small problem.

While GPS is generally quite good, all the phone functions are pretty beaten and lost. Built on Windows Mobile, the skin is the operating system that will be understood that the games you want to find touch and hope for the best. Ton passenger gives you the option to get around the interface - keyboard, stylus, touchscreen and trackball - not only offer assistance in the right way to get what you want. (Finally, I resorted to good old Windows Mobile Start menu more often.)

Medium is the battery: 3 and a half hours talk time with the GPS radio, and is usually aggravated by the slow response time on the phone. If the traveler is snappier to receive the command, load and update the application screen, I will be more inclined to forgive his power-hungry media. Instead, it feels like you spend most of 3 hours and about half that number to press the button, and then wait for answers.

Archos 5 Internet Tablet with Brilliant Screen

New Archos 5 wants to challenge Apple's army of players, but the media intelligent dirty trick. Appear as a beautiful 4.8-inch HD screen that is vibrant, which makes average features shine like Rhinestones and completely blind to note that the perfect person. You know, it's a bit like when China used the Olympics to divert attention from human rights violations!

Well, not exactly fair to compare the Archos 5 and the People's Republic questionable treatment of citizens. What is fair to say that this is the music of extremes, and even better portable video player. The screen is very bright and beautiful, I would take him to Las Vegas and married her. You can watch 720p HD video and the game far more than ten types of movie files. When the scope of A Scanner Darkly, the hallucinogenic color animation flowed clearly, like the cat in the truck actually became sour trip. Even that is so black, very small laptop screen. But besides the screen, with many additional features that truly great players of the power.

Add a flash-enabled web browser Opera, and you have access to online video without squinting. We checked in to YouTube via Wi-Fi, and, if selected in the browser, the flash videos conveniently adjusted to the screen. Super sweet.

There are also Webtv Internet radio and plug-in, TV program scheduler, plus you can modify the settings in almost all the features - including the child safety (not to youporn PSM). He also recorded net video clearly with the optional $ 100 DVR dock.

But we can not sugarcoat the trio of flaws that ultimately hamper the player: shamelessly embedded crapware, the current UI, and glitch-fest based on Linux operating system.

Crapware primary violator of media is called Club. This program aims to Archos' online media partners - the border will be allowed if the content is not so overpriced. Want to pay $ 20 to watch Caligula on Cinema Now? How to survive the poor geek's youtube that Daily Motion? No? While we do not.

Worse, every request came with a little demonstration that, when clicked, link to the Archos website through a URL labeled 'pending sale. "Seriously! It's as if someone offers you a slice of cake chocolate, but in return will put you on several occasions in the trash.

The user interface, the touch screen pales in comparison to the iPod Touch, which sometimes is like Dom DeLuise running the Boston Marathon. No multi-touch option. No pinching for you!

Linux-based OS is too simple for its own good. It's easy to miss and a myriad of other applications menu transparent muddy. In one example, players that come in Wi-Fi and does not allow us to change the connection. Interestingly, the transition between programs is not a problem. When we fail to connect that time, started the video in seconds.

Archos 5 is not a bad device stretch of the imagination. Handles almost all formats that can be cast in it, shows rich color detail, and even sports a sexy-slim profile. If not for the beautiful LCD, the imbedded junkware, Pokey UI, and can serve as a reliable operating system to turn off this player. But with a big bright screen works a lot like beer, which allows you to see beyond the lack of player's ugly and makes you feel validated when you wind up taking home.

12.99 mm thick Wired is suitable for a large (use tighty jean hipsters need not apply). Fast ARM processor moves pages quickly cortex. Supports 3G and HSDPA mobile data connections. DVR accessory completes the system with HDMI output, composite video input, and Universal Plug and Play (for streaming media).

Tired custom Linux-based OS too glitchy for comfort. Are not incorporated into the microphone, which can not be used as a VoIP phone. Prankish-metal might be too ostentatious for geeky tastes. Must separate dongle for 3G and HSDPA connections. They can not embed 3G in the player? Come on Archos, stop pulling our wallet and just add this feature to all versions. Please?

Plastic Logic's Reader

New digital book reader unveiled Monday is super thin and attractive - seemingly taking advantage of Amazon Kindle failures large and horrible.

Flexdisplay Plastic Logic unveiled its digital reader Monday at the DEMO technology convention. Readers who have not yet given a name, will display a variety of media such as newspapers, books and magazines using the E Ink electronic-display technology seen today in similar devices.

What's more, the Plastic Logic device, such as width and length as a sheet of letter size (8.5-by-11-inch), the size of less than 3 / 10 inch thick and weighs less than a pound. The actual area diagonal screen size of 10.7 inches.

Plastic Logic readers shows the balance between size and comfort. Although the gadget in the world, most have more mania "is smaller and more powerful" devices, many plastics that you can appreciate the logic of the reader is longer, wider and thinner than the device, making it more easy to read and carry around.

Backplane device consists of plastic - which could be flexible when third manufacturers adapt their electronics to sustain bending, officials Plastic Logic Wired.com. In the future, devices with touch screen feature to change the page, the navigation and typing notes with the virtual keyboard.

That's where Amazon has an advantage: the Plastic Logic reader is not yet Wi-Fi enabled. Currently there is a micro-USB port and Bluetooth connectivity to sync media from your computer, but said the company has plans to eventually implement Wi-Fi features.

Scanner battery lasts for about a Sunday because there is no backlight: What you see on screen is a reflection, then you have to read the day or with lights on, the only time that the device will power is when loading the page or fiddle with the new menu on the touchscreen.

A date has not been announced but the company is opening a factory in Germany before producing unit; Plastic Logic expects to release its first reader in early 2009. No price has been announced either, but officials say that the reader will be "priced competitively" with devices such as Kindle, which currently costs $ 359.

Dell's Adamo Notebook

Long-awaited Dell laptop Adamo out. The company has launched a sleek and lightweight laptop for road warriors who want the style of the machine has not been strong.

"We wanted something small, elegant and offer the quality of competitors," John New, Dell executives to market to consumers Wired.com.

Meanwhile, Adam has been compared with the ultralight MacBook Air, spec-wise and size wise it is close to the mainstream, such as portable 13.3-inch HP Voodoo Envy. Adamo is derived from the basic model with a 13.4 inch screen, a 1.2-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2 GB memory and 128 GB solid state drive. It also offers two USB ports, a USB / eSATA port and display port. But all this - with the added touch of design is focused on the resale Dell - carries a stiff price. Adamo is the basic version will cost $ 2000, while the more expensive model that costs $ 2700.

Adamo has been a rumor in a comparison with other Dell products. At the Consumer Electronics Show in January Dell shows prototype of a machine. Contractor to show the model of laptop, but not switched on, specifications or offer to let anyone touch it.

However, he is very happy to blog about this product. During the session in the hands of a new product Wired.com explains how Dell has brought out all the stops when it comes to design.

Adamo is the scalloped touch buttons on the keyboard to make typing easier and slippery smooth finish provides a good gloss, new word. Notebook also comes with information display, which can disrupt some users because of the light illuminated the room reflections. Adamo will be available in two colors: black "onyx" white "pearls."

With the design and use of a large solid state drive, which Adamo Echoes of Apple MacBook Air. Adamo, but an older child - may be too large for a manila envelope.

The MacBook Air is 12.8 inches wide, 8.94 inches deep and has a thickness of 0.16 to 0.76 inches. By way of comparison, Adamo 13/03 inches wide, 9.5 inches and a uniform depth of 0.65 inches thick.

Adamo that weighs four pounds compared to the MacBook Air from three pounds of extra weight and is not felt.

The Adamo has no idea with a laptop as light as possible, but to provide a single user to provide the right balance between weight, design and technical specifications, a new word.

"If only the weight, we ultrathin 2-pound Latitude laptop line," he said. "But we want something that will have the full size of ports and options such as an external Blu-ray."

What is also interesting about Adamo Dell is trying to position the product as a lifestyle. Adamo is equipped with several plastic boxlike package. Optional accessories, including covers designed by Tumi, a laptop-style for women and a greater burden laptop bags for men.

Dell says there is more to come under the name Adam. "The Adamo is new to us," he said again, "and it is only the first product to be in this line."

Flepia, World's First Color E-book Reader from Fujitsu

Fujitsu's Flepia, color e-book views in the last test in a luxury restaurant in Tokyo, is now available for purchase. Do not be too excited though - even if you're in Japan, where Flepia is for sale, you'll have a 99,750 yen or just over $ 1000.

You get a lot of money for you, however. Readers have an 8 "screen that displays 260,000 colors, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi (b, g), mini-USB port, and most important of all, a touch screen (although it comes with a stylus, so hope that the resistance touch screen, does not like capacitive iPhone.)

This is done with soft on-screen keyboard (like the Kindle should have) and a battery of 40 hours (continuous use - Fujitsu said that the site in 2400). Books that are stored on an SD card and can be purchased from the online bookstore Papyless.

Strange, then Flepia seems to be a kind of tablet / e-book hybrids. Along with the reading software, the device comes loaded with Windows CE 5, which means that support for email, spreadsheets, web browsing, etc.. If you see this as a low-power, long lifetime of the computer color e-book reader, began to seem less expensive. Flepia which will start shipping on April 20.

It seems that the age of e-book is in our view, all the dreams of science fiction writers ever. Next up - the car flying.

HP Firebird 803,Voodoo DNA Included

HP and boutique / luxury division Voodoo deserves serious praise for what they have achieved with the Firebird 803. Taking a combination of desktop and laptop casings, with high-end components of juice, with water cooling fan is not noisy goo, and was covered with beautiful, curvy shell that will make most of the industrial designers weep with envy that you have created a Firebird witness how the envelope can encourage PC usually boring world.

Also a real bargain, the price of $ 2100, full.

Firebird offers a hybrid design - the use of 2.5-inch hard drive (two 320 GB model) and two graphics cards originally designed for laptop computer - but all the CPU power from the desktop and the size of the DIMM module. As with a laptop, wireless connection is based on, but not the power is: To save on electricity, HP breaks the (big) for the adapter in the box.

Other key solid specifications: CPU 2.83GHz Core 2 Quad, 4GB RAM, and slot-load Blu-ray DVD player. You will not find fans: The combination of low power consumption (only 230 watts of peak compared with more than 1000 watts is also equipped on the desktop) and a sealed liquid cooling system through the May fire burn throughout the day without making peek behind the hum of hard drives . It is surprisingly quiet, even when I was running at full.

Performance is very good, but almost earth-aloud. However, serious players should not even have a problem playing the title processor chomping quality and resolution full-speed without mincing.

Connectivity is very ... if you have an external device: With six USB ports, a FireWire connector, two eSATA ports, and HDMI and DVI output, you will not do to the plug. Obsessive upgraders, however, was slightly disappointed: Not only useful mini PCI-E expansion slot available for the interior, all drive bays and the other slots taken. If you want to achieve one of the components, design Firebird screws provide fast access to the motherboard through a hinged panel and the button, but it is not necessary to open the system to see that in the Work: The computer has a side panel and plastic interior lighting so that you can see the fire in action.

Cold fire as a whole, is not without weaknesses. The inclusion of an ExpressCard slot is bewildering / useless hand, and external power (the great) sound more annoying to try it. But my biggest complaint is that the fire from the rationalization of means does not include deposits at all ports, even a USB port on the thumbdrive. HP series, and even the Mac Pro is a space for it.

Strength=surprisingly calm and aware of energy consumption. Design, including on the table, not below it. Solid performance in all the price is fair.

Weakness=front USB port. Curvy design means you can not put something on the case. Functional closed, with no upgrade path.

Klipsch HD Theater 500 - HD Theater Rock Your House

Planning can eat more than ramen Top Top Chef this week, but it does not mean you have to sacrifice dinner music as well. Klipsch understands. The Company offers high-end audio is now three "recession proof" that he can provide a platform for superior 5.1 sound, even as their 401K funds.

We have tried in the middle of this child triage, the Theater 500 HD. Set comes packed in a box the size of a mini fridge. Teeny four speakers, a slightly larger center channel, and a decent-sized rear ported 8-inch subwoofer. This system is also equipped with a wall mounting components for five speakers.

After the installation is easy, crank that song from punk rock to classic jazz. Almost every music genre that launched the system clearly tonal balance, other than separation, and many of the bass. However, when we start the selection of films that really shined noise.

Mark II tests in order for the iron man, who literally sounded like feather Robert Jr. running around the room. An agonizing choice of Beverly Hills Chihuahua pooches since the complaint screen that really scared the hell out of my dog. Special shout: the center speaker. And the rest of the room for the vibration transporter 3, boom box dual woofers delivered crystal-clear sound - even if they do not always want to hear Jason Statham awkwardly delivered dialogue.

Of course, if you have a big gap in entertainment, this is not to fill the system. In the large room, which quickly become out of loyalty and 500 missing. But if you need to fill the small space with big sound, this is one of the best from there. Especially at this time, HD 500 is part of a large budget, but at least you can choose the one without first getting cosigner.

Sparkling Wired for 5.1 surround sound for a small (ish) space. Spartan aesthetic seems astute. Easy, breezy setting.

Not the audiophile tired? Tuning the subwoofer can be a serious fraud from the IRS audit. $ 600 is kind of a lot, although Klipsch.

Olympus Stylus 1050 SW

Schlemiel åre that whenever the decline to a mobile phone or camera at the party? Or maybe you always schlemazel is a drink that he fell in? Anyway, if you are looking for a camera that is suitable for the clumsy or accident-prone lifestyle, shockproof, waterproof, resistant to cold and the Stylus 1050 SW can take a beating from the fumbles, faceplants full speed, or accident, and continue clicking. Add some unique features, and have a good camera is hard to, well, almost nobody.

But if you believe the second wave of resistance to gravity, moisture and cold and in the arm, you are horribly wrong. With the snorkel and skiing in mind, the Olympus 1050 is equipped with the accelerometer allows you to play with the settings by clicking on the top and sides. This allows you to do something useful, such as flash and gloves or see a picture with one hand while a tiger shark refute the other. Moreover, Olympus lost the opportunity to further enhance the camera using the accelerometer to rotate the image dynamically in review mode.

Other cool features? Perfect shot preview, a program that shows what the different settings - such as exposure - as will be seen in the image on the finish side by side comparison on the LCD. Also dug the calendar view in playback, where you can sort photos by date taken. SW also offers a panoramic stitching in the camera, that sounds really useful, but it does not seem so great.

And there is some frustration with the SW, too. First, the cover protects the lens and powers on which slides a little too easy to open, temporarily stored in the slide agape pocket, so the aim of annihilating the scratches and the battery. 3x zoom of the Olympus is not good for wildlife photography, unless you're really good at sneaking up on birds and alligators. Automatic, and often have the problem with the item, so for the long delay times. Oh yes, the macro function is also weak; usual macro focal length is a minimum of 7.9 inches, and super macro is 2.8 - not so great.

Most of the pictures pretty decent to see whether the occasional mistake or problem of macro autofocus. We can certainly stoked the video until you run out of space on your card. Olympus also microSD adapter with the camera, so you have the flexibility of the media, and if you have a microSD to SD adapter, you can tap the card on the laptop now, readers who do not xD.

About the size and shape as a pack of cigarettes, the Olympus will not have more than all of the boxes of Camel Lights, but with all that pesky cancer. 1050 SW defects easier to forgive if we take into account the capabilities that are hard to quit cold, handling a hit or a risk. See if the package that the Parliament can survive.

Wired shockproof to 5 feet water-resistant and 10 means you can hit in The Edge of falling into the pool without hurting. Tap function lets you change settings without futzing with the key, and the camera can handle the cold alpine with aplomb. They come with a microSD adapter for greater flexibility of the media.

Tired slide the lens cover is easier than Ricky Henderson. Easy to put on the battery, so I think that is dead or malfunction of the camera. Weak capacity and poor macro zoom, this camera can use a bifocal update.

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900

Barack Obama want to get the gloves on the new executive BlackBerry Curve. As our new Prez, the latest smartphone from the Rim of the changes. But unlike Mr Obama, is not promising any changes. 

Claims Rim Curve 8900 is the thinnest and lightest full QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone "to date. The body is very beautiful design that combines the slippery Bold, bright and face black screen with 8300 graphite and silver hued accents ago. If there is a clear error in the chassis design is the top of the phone is suddenly, making it difficult to lock and press the Mute - especially since the phone significantly more than its predecessor. In fact, a little extra on top of us seriously considering rounding The Edge of ourselves with the power sander, just to curve bends back to almost perfect.

But we do not fully here at Wired shallow. We all know about what is in the count. This new curve and the necessary repairs correct.

Urbanites with the depth of penetration of wireless broadband hotspots or connection to the murderer device often appreciate support Wi-Fi, a fast and easy to configure. The camera is upgraded from 2 to 3.2 megapixels (that time, iPhone!) Well designed with autofocus, image stabilization and flash capacity strong enough to cause some to wince a theme. Even better, the amateur in the Spike Jonze can now record video up to 20 hours for a maximum of 16GB MicroSD storage Berry. That's about 20 minutes pure YouTube Taser-yardage opportunities, although the sound quality is clearly sub-par. See video and photos on the 2.5-inch, 480 x 320 pixel screen is fantastic, especially since the display of the Ambient light sensor adjusts the brightness does not matter how advanced in a dark room 

If you really want to use the BlackBerry in the phone (you can do it!) Quality sound mix. The caller on the other hand, we hear - even when we play a great game Halo decibels. However, at the end of the sound quality is not acceptable rate - more than one time, the discussion is going on in the wind tunnel.

Rim spinning a roulette wheel with the software of 8900, but not quite successful boat. The most audacious of all the change is total redesign of the property so maligned Rim browser. Websites are now given in full HTML, which combined with high resolution and excellent color rendition screen, you are very happy to finally explore the Internetz on the BlackBerry. Unfortunately, while the browser is a big improvement, the lack of a certain intelligence can be found in the other Smartphones. Often the web pages must be manually - this is very frustrating when reading a text heavy page (hello newyorker.com). 

The "To Go" software series also suffer from lack of attention to detail. View Excel, Word and PowerPoint documents is running, but they feel like the creation of dying. Rim's why you use the Alt key each time you use the number keys in Excel? And why use the keys option to act as a shortcut to change the language for the program?

At the end of the day, a very interesting curve 8900 is difficult for us to settle for the old model that does not have a BlackBerry killer camera, video recording capability, Wi-Fi and integrated tool is the master version. All Rim needs to be done is to improve the software and a few more animals this will be the real beauty.

Strength= Slick, sexy mash the best of design Bold and Curve 8830. Bright, high resolution screen is one of the best we've seen in a Rim device. Full HTML delivery on the website. 3.2 megapixel camera is even better when combined with the ability to record video, 3.5mm headphone adapter that does not mean dull. Almost 5 hours battery life is very impressive.

Weak= 3G is MIA. Although powerful 512 Mhz processor, the software is still a delay. New website and the software does not perform as well as it should. Mixing and the quality of the phone speaker does not provide compensation for the distorted music player

Oakley Radar White

All this is in the artists around the competition in almost all categories. A convenient order, and two nosepiece sizes ensure a great fit. Meanwhile, the first-class optics. Oakley, owned by HDO lens technology sounds like a lot of Hoopla marketing, but shown in black and hot stretches of cut glare, while allowing us to enjoy the beauty of wildflowers in the street. The only problem: Although the lenses more resistant to scratches in the group, if they are successful in March, will see the light of significant gaps in protection.

Strong = is the best work of a light, almost not allowed to enter positive peripheral glare lens distortion less color and great contrast. Rubber accents on the temples and nosepiece secure comfortable fit long run. Lens is coated in oil and sweat bay. Indicates that the crash tests more stringent than the Democratic primary.

Weakness = $ 260 I can get for LASIK. Well, at least one eye ... in the back passage. Evidence from the real zero point of light on the left lens. One word: Hulkamania!

Asus ET1602 Eee Top

Everything on a computer from the first gas guzzling SUV. Of course, they are full of style and features. But they are also ridiculously extravagant tasks for the day to day.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the budget-heart teacher released the ASUS Eee has sensibly Top (or ET1602). The lean hob unit is quite simple: it is the touch of cooking based computer that does not make you out of house and home. Do not go rushing to cash in the 401k, though - despite the recession-friendly price, the Eee Top is still feeling a little light in the loafers.

In terms of appearance, ASUS fly fast and loose with the Top. Bright white, semi-opaque keyboard and mouse look very smart in the box, but after that extended management lightweight, plastic-y to be annoying. While this pet Peeva, we are impressed with the central unit itself. Thin solid chassis Saturday counteract the above, while a bright, 15.6-inch screen and integrated speakerbar comprises most of the elegant profile. This device is based on six of the USB port, memory card, a 1.3MP webcam and Wi-Fi. We can not be good - quite Bummer us a lack of optical drives. Once we fired all of it is clear that designers channeled Cupertino (iMac anyone?), But we shall be "derived" most "just horrible" all day.

Top of the "on" the outside is equipped with its interface. After a quick start we are presented with two options: Windows mode (which is only a touch-based version of XP), and the easy way (which is an icon to take on XP). Although there was no difference between the two large, browsing through each one of us can use only one finger is easy. Easily by clicking and dragging is a smooth, even on the screen response is lightning fast constant in some applications. In fact, we found that the reliability and accuracy of the touch interface, which made for other quibble - as a strange (but functional) keyboard, the lack of multitouch navigation, and the piece of cheap plastic subbing for the stylus.

ASUS stylish things stored in the shop too. We still have mixed feelings about our review unit, which comes with the Intel Atom 1.6 GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, GPU, and integrated. On the one hand, the choice of plunky focusing on mobile processors is reasonable given the price / size of the niche ASUS is shooting for. And again, as far as is comfortable in casual leather operations, the conduct of both. However, we believe the potential is constrained by lack of resources. Despite the plain vanilla tasks like surfing the web, email, word and work with good light, when high-resolution video from Hulu and NetFlix, the cracks began to appear. Naturally, this raises a question: How important is lifestyle video devices such as computers hob? Four tried streaming an episode of "30 minute meals" (while in the kitchen, no less), the answer is clear. When it comes to the increasing prevalence of web-based video, the Eee sufficient.

Ideally, the Top is designed to handle the needs of all our partnerships. ASUS certainly nailed the simplicity and accessibility. But we can only hope that some of the video card is in the chops for the next model year. We can cope with the lack of optical drive, but if you can not come back with a solid content of the web, we have a problem. That said, the murderer of higher prices and intuitive interface that puts miles ahead of their gas guzzling all-in-one competitors.

Strong = Finally, an all-in-one package for Top ramen. Respond quickly and the touch interface. Sports 1/8-inch audio jack for surround speakers. Design has been integrated for both keyboard and stylus. Integrated 802.11n and Gigabit Ethernet performance guarantee thrashings. It has a touch of the button to hide the porn end, though, the comfort. Whisper quiet operation.

Weakness = large enough for web video. A USB keyboard and mouse - the all-in-one? After lengthy selection poke / output session. Anemic 160 GB hard drive. Even cheapy, noisy optical drive that was nice. No means no battery for mobile computing.

Edge 705 Cycling GPS, Tell You Your Position and How You Got there from Garmin

We as cyclists we like mergers that occur outside our car chrome high power laser. Almost. But even crew from burning can not help to improve an eyebrow at the forefront Garmin, GPS enabled cycling computer. Tour-worthy this unit not only tells you where you are, but - thanks to heart rate, distance, and altitude tracking - exactly how to get there. 2.2-inch color display is easy to read in the middle of the shadow of the sun glare and offers more options for the adjustment of the data that crooked accountant. The Edge play nice with wireless energy that can be used to control the power generated at the same time as the pedal. Can even be used to save the route you around 705 other users. Optional road map to ensure that you can always find a way around the city. So, this new program in EDGE: 520 Third Street, San Francisco. Not only to start with some chrome fixie-out, because even 705 Lazor can see coming.

Model C Music System from Steinway & Sons

Music nut lust after spatial sound: power output so you can correct the location of each instrument in the recording room. Well, one quarter the size of the C model is not only space, is intergalactic. We dare to listen to this integrated CD player, amplifier, speakers and symphony without skipping a day. While most speakers sealed, Steinway technicians left open, the resonance of replicating instruments of life. And unlike other systems, which convert audio signals from analog to digital amplifier - a large amount of distortion of voice circuits and the speaker wires - C is the source of digital controller. What is the output as close as you can get into what happened, in fact, is so pure that the experts can understand and make a violin from the country of origin. The only weak link in the figure of six experience of music can sound like. So the loss of Coldplay, rich.

Internet Radio Alarm Clock, Built-In WiFi from Aluratek

You can easily be misled by the Aluratek Internet Radio Alarm Clock's dowdy, low-tech design. It's easy to dismiss one of those cheap, gray market Knockoffs are often found in medical equipment stores. But the beauty of this feature laden radio lives beneath the skin. Yes, it is an alarm clock. Yes, it's an FM tuner. And yes, it is true that creative moniker is also internet radio with access to over 11,000 channels worldwide. But as night infomercials (the average rate you can expect to see this on the radio advertising) we have to say: "But wait, there's more."

Aluratek take the future that includes a connection to a PC media player and the 3.5mm jack suitable for most MP3 players. In addition there is even a USB port on the front panel lets you listen to tracks stored on a USB 2.0 flash drive.

Setup is about the same complexity as turning on the light switch. Power on the radio and a WiFi network is available to appear in the 3-in-1, 5-inch LED display on the front panel. I ask also the use of off-remote control moves to the one you want. Back up, this network will connect automatically. There is also an ethernet port for optional connection cable.

Although there are navigation buttons at the top of the vital radio Snooze button, the remote control all radio functions. Choose from over 11,000 online radio stations is a child, but a little more help to the reduction by categories such as the location of the city and state, gender, popularity, and so on. Click the remote heart and saved favorites for easy retrieval. Of course, with hundreds of people in each genre (most with arcane, unhelpful names) it can take some digging to find what you want. That does not really chilling, mind you, find some cool in South Korea and the countries suddenly the music channel in the Czech Republic and Sweden.

Music smoothly without hiccups or static, even apart from the WiFi network. When inserted into the USB memory drive loaded with MP3 tracks the four-line LED screen is immediately a list of files and directories, each accessible by moving the remote. Playing music loaded on your PC need Windows Media Player 11 and some of the settings to allow sharing the music with the clock radio.

Fortunately, you can add external speakers to the Aluratek because what comes from the 2-watt integrated speaker sounds - surprise - the room one day of radio. However, the possibility of creating a broad Aluratek Internet radio alarm worth considering, especially if you want to travel the world without leaving home.

Hours, Wired full features add powerful radio Wi-Fi or ethernet connected to the radio and Internet access to PC music, MP3 player and USB memory drive library. Access to all the features of well designed and much better-lit 4-line LED display panel.

Small tired 2-watt speakers with narrow range of sounds crappy. Although far from moving through the menu easily, TROLLING through more than 11,000 Internet stations can be boring after a while.

BlackBerry 8820 WIFI

The Rim BlackBerry 8820 is the first foray into Wi-Fi integrated, and sometimes even work. 8820 is almost identical in all respects a well received 8800: same form factor, the same 4.8-ounce weight, same OS, same trackball navigation system. The only difference is the iPhone, the addition of a Wi-Fi radio, which offers many improvements in speed when browsing the web or check email during Pokey EDGE alternative. Unfortunately, the implementation of Wi-Fi is not as perfect as Apple's. 8820 is sometimes manage handoff between two networks which is quite good, but in our tests that has been often difficult to decrease the signal back to 802.11 and the Wi-Fi. At the end of the day, 8820 iPhone no murderer, but does not do a bad job give Apple a phone either bright.

Even Wired has a very good e-mail system we know and love. Excellent, roomy keyboard. GPS is a category killer. MicroSD slot for media files.

Still not tired camera. Still have 3-G. Site of the benefit that ugly. Wi-Fi fails, the access points is the exploration of immortality. Beware small print: "Not all BlackBerry plans support Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry services."

Nintendo DSi

Nintendo DSes How is cluttering your home? The needs of others? Yes, you: If you're a fan of the company's products, be prepared to share with the other two Benjamins and update to the Nintendo DSI. While it may seem as current model DS Lite - a little trimmer, a little more - is completely different from the history of the white matte exterior. Here, let's take a look inside.

Nintendo DSI continuous impetus for digital distribution - as many WiiWare store home console, you can buy games directly from the ISD's menu system. The only available in the application to launch a web browser that was designed by Opera, which gave us zero problems when you are downloading. KAL password to connect to our secure wireless network at the office Wired is easy and works perfectly with only the Nintendo USB dongle too.

256 MB of internal memory to give a little space to store this application, but the hard core players certainly need more. An SD card slot on the side of the unit can be used to increase the space available, but can not run a web browser directly from the SD card - we have moved to the internal memory to get started. He argued that if the right to play, too, will have to copy and move files back and forth if you download lots of software.

DSI also has dual cameras - one on the hinge side, and one outside, when they can and / or persons. The picture quality is not great - 640 x 480 - photos, but only to be displayed on the screen of DSI, but can be copied to a PC via an SD card. Two applications on the system board that enables you to play with photos and music files to AAC.

And if that is not enough, we love the slightly larger screen (3.25 inches vs. the DS Lite 3) and matte finish.

This new feature comes with a few casualties, though. The Game Boy Advance slot failure, which means you do not play old Game Boy games and a title like Guitar Hero that really need the slot. And the battery life need pretty big hit too - Nintendo claim will be dead four hours faster than the DS when the screen brightness up to full scale.

Oh, and have a great flu and no one can yet. DSI is only available in Japan at the moment, and Nintendo of America did not say when they will be sent in the United States. (We next Christmas.)

Strong = download this game will be awesome. Bigger screen and slightly longer stylus pen to make a better game session. SD card slot.

Weakness = can not run games from the SD card slot. No More Game Boy Advance port. As soon as a web browser on a cement truck with four tires.

Alpha A900 DSLR, Pro Style Digital Camera from Sony

Sony come out swinging for the fence with the ship's digital SLR, the A900. Billed as prosumer Digi-pistol, but is packed with a variety of professional-style features a memory card from the split 24-megapixel image sensor is complete, clear high definition LCD, onboard image stabilization and the $ 3000 price [body only], this can provide much more expensive, highest end Canons and Nikons a solid performance for your money.

Take some notes from the Minolta heritage and trickled down through previous alpha cameras, Sony planted many key and the "multi-selector" joystick on the back of the body-menu-digging-necessary adjustments. Layout, while a bit visually daunting at first (especially when the battery grip attached), which is intuitive and fun, once mastered makes on-the-fly changes to all the main parameters to take pictures easily. Others nod their ancestors is a Minolta A900's viewfinder. Proboscis Rome as the top of the body, the viewfinder offers 100 percent coverage of the intelligent and easily from any camera on the market today.

In addition to stand-another-of-the-many of the features that Sony is dependent on the sensor image stabilization system. The first of the type in the full frame sensor, engineers must do so more quickly and more strong to overcome the stress and the size of sensor. And from our brief test, it worked. Comparison of images, the Steady Shot added three stops from both the shutter speed range. While the stabilization system is very slow shutter images that incited little disappointed with noise in low light in the range above ISO 3200. But honestly, it is difficult to beat the Nikon high ISO, low noise game right now.

View life is, of course, all-the-rage, "me too" the role of late. Well, Sony has flip-ho on the A900 in favor of something called intelligent face. Pressing the depth of field, the camera needs a "preview" and display the image on the LCD screen so you can adjust the white balance, dynamic range and exposure parameters to get what you want when you 're ready to go shutter. It's actually a very useful feature when you have time to write and create images, and prevent you from burning a lot of memory on the bracketing.

Sony has been our $ 3K, seriously sharpshooting Zeiss 24-70mm F2.8 lens to test with the A900. This strong, more than two-pounder made the A900 a heavy burden on the one hand, and make the amount that does not work for the common, the zoom, too. Zeiss Focus ring is smooth, light and precise, but the zoom ring is significantly more rigid and one-day value of the rotation from one end of the barrel of a range of back and easily replace the training session.

Putting the addition of the screen to display the image on the role of the A900 truly an impressive camera. It is the ease of use that will undoubtedly appeal to the aspiring amateur, along with industry-leading features that exceed the expectations completely, and at this price, can cause some professional shooters to step aside for the Sony way.

Strong = bright living room screen. Excellent on the camera image stabilization system. Not easy to setting the menu button with Fn and multi-selector switch. High homicide rates, high performance, easy to use DSLR.

Weak= focus points is not big enough and bright light conditions. No latch for the memory card. Useless stamp-sized LCD on the body. N hold ISO display. Power switch on the left side of the body.

Buffalo LinkStation Quad, Storage Device that Power Up Your Network

With up to 4 terabytes of hot-swappable, redundant unit is full, you are not running out of space if you decide to host film festival. And for those who want to learn the buffalo became very far from the configuration function will not run either. From built in (and very good) for a BitTorrent client streaming of remote media magic (automatically the video format to iPhone), The LinkStation is a technophile's delight. But as the day long process that requires diligence from the beginning of the adopter.

Strong = powerful (and free) remote access client. Easy to exchange the unit. Quiet. 85-page manual, please RTFM crowd.

Weak = of slow transfer speed in our tests, but not by much. Configuring Web Access and other advanced features require patience. Extraordinario expensive, but you get what you pay for.

Panasonic HDC-SD100 - Lightweight Camcorder

You used to be for some time documenting the life, but you are not only find the lightest HD camcorder. Well, this is the perfect tool for this: The Panasonic HDC-SD100 camcorder 3CMOS can shoot 1080i HD video and 2.1 megapixel Stills, all light, easily toted package.

Banking on the availability of cheap SD cards, Panasonic SD100 notes (surprise!) SD media (an 8-GB card included). As a result, the camera weighs a lot less hard disk camcorder tapes. SDS, while it is up to 32GB, this format has advantage over the hard drive: Secure Digital cards are immune to the power and can not crash - even a few drops of butter on the camera in the Grand Canyon (some cool footage that, after the restoration of destroyed).

The SD100 is the same price as the preceding, the SD5, but some lack of repair of the previous model. It has a manual focus ring, ideal for taking pictures close to your iris, or the end of the cigarette, the requiem for the Dream. Unit equipped with a remote control that functions as a TV and playback presentations - ideal for zooming from a tripod for low-budget porno family or touching the ball. Panasonic also blows surround stereo audio to 5.1 - a bit high definition audio to go with viddies.

But all is not well with the SD100. We have some concerns with the slow, clunky and a little emotional joystick video editing program. A more serious drawback in the harbor and diet: To save space, Panasonic hide some of the power, HDMI and USB port behind the battery - you must remove the battery and switch to the network to play directly on TV or transfer videos to your PC. (Of course, you can leave the SD card if you have a reader or slot.) What's more, you can not charge the battery when you run a campaign for AC. Puzzling? Yes fool? Definitely.

The resulting video is very good, but not perfect. Dark parts of the image has an effect similar to the grid, but outside the picture looks clean and strong, if not pan too fast (in the pop-up screen will remind you if you are). The camera can shoot about two hours on one charge, but you run out of space on the SD card after an hour to buy less or lower resolution. All drawbacks aside, if you want a light, strong, compact HD camcorder, the Panasonic is a sure bet. Be careful with him on a trip to the Grand Canyon.

Wired's feather light in the room. Handy remote allows you to draw away from the screen. The approach does not offer manual control found on many other cameras. Including 8-GB SD card and run up quickly.

You tired to remove the battery or switch to connect the power through USB or HDMI. A video editor is clunky thick mono. Menu control "joystick" is very sensitive. Recording time is limited by the capacity of primary school - we really can not rely on the hard drive brethren.

Garmin Colorado 400t, with 3D-View, Topo Maps and Click-Wheel Nav

The discover "Garmin" equals synonymous on "Global Positioning System," the means "Q-Tip" equals synonymous with "auditive hygienics." And the Colorado 400t does not allow us down: Its light, curved build accommodates well in your palm. Navigating the great-looking interface one-handed experiences comfortable with the assistance from a soft click-wheel. 3-D eyeshot assists you figure perpendicular form — as in, "We have to go up ... that?" But included trip and waypoint software Is not Mac-compatible, and the Mac packets net are cumbersome and difficult to apply. Even slight bumps in travel made it short away. Garmin, hear, you are great. Now stop leaning on your laurels, and really surprise us.

WIRED Unbeatable form factor. Click-wheel makes navigation more than effortless. Included carabineer substance accidental drops are a uncommon happening. Preloaded topo mappings preprogrammed with local haunts we are predisposed to sponsoring. Free from charge. Ridiculous!

TIRED apply that 'biner — a drop from about 2 feet killed the power. Dig away your spare personal computer, as Mac software package is deficient. Despite that road-lock feature, an average away from 18-20 foot truth comes through disorientating and serious to use when driving.

Navigon 8100T, GPS Unit Looks Pretty

GPS is used to get where you want to go. Navigon 8100T not realize that promise is not bad and, sometimes, Dairy Queen pit stops. However, $ 600, it appears that the poor house is a little too high in this unit of points of interest list.

The Navigon 8100T is a panel-mounted GPS unit with a flat, sexy, 4.8-inch touchscreen. It's easy to place, through a dash pad. We especially liked the Reality View Pro function, which gives us a realistic picture of every street that you never know in our area, with signs that in fact the street.

In addition, the unit of the panoramic view is the most whiz-bang features: it shows the beautiful 3-D effect is not different from the pole position. The good news is that between the authorities and the steering wheel. Remain as a game, the graphics are good but somewhat bland. Consider that the unit offers a 3-D, good pictures and other attractions can pop better - and fast, so you really have a chance to see something new before zooming over the past 60 mph. In other words, do not expect Roger Rabbit Toon Patrol as a pilot. However, it is a nice touch, which is relatively easy on the eyes.

3-D that may be enough to distract from the 8100T different minor illnesses. For example, if you switch the unit to travel, you know more than you - at least for some increases. Each time you reboot, which took a good 3 to 10 miles to the GPS synchronization for each satellite. It may be in the middle of Albuquerque at the time it was hot.

In addition, there is little delay, while the need to find a destination. Want to go to the nearest Taco Bell? While the 8100T will instruct the juicy little nuggets Faux-slippery Meximeat, plans to throw on the street side of the road map. If not, the time lag can make you do not have the important goal. The talk: The attractions include not fully up to date, so that, well, less interesting. Restaurants in the area has been closed for over a year are listed, with the new offense. Maybe we do not have the latest FreshMaps other services that are running $ 12 for 80 updates of maps for three years.

The conclusion is that it takes a little patience, and money to burn and the rubber. That said, the Navigon 8100T, you can not be the best route to take, but to get to where you want to go.

Wired Bright, touch-screen offers very nice image in 3-D. Besides the volume control allows you to hear clearly, without veering off the road.

Tired lag time to induce the slow pace of road rage. Starting slowly. Some of the objectives of the date.