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| Wednesday March 17, 2010. 11:17 PM |
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The HP EliteBook 8440w is a solidly constructed, no-compromise business laptop.
For $260, Sennheiser's PXC 250-II is a good pair of noise-canceling headphones, but if you can afford them, more expensive pairs like Bose's QuietComfort 3, deliver much better performance.
Priced at just under $50, Skullcandy's 50/50 earphones are a solid low-cost choice for extreme bass lovers with iPhones.
Save the world yet again in this graphically brilliantbut otherwise largely disappointingRPG.
The T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition gives music lovers an exclusive Android device with a beautiful sunburst finish, but it's really a year-old phone in disguise.
Sunbelt's VIPRE outscores most of its competition. Its unlimited home license will delight those with more than three computers in the house.
The Ruckus ZoneFlex 7363 Access Point may not be quite as speedy as some of the company's other products, but it makes setting up a mesh network easy.
The Jabra Extreme plays podcast audio and has much better battery life than the company's miserable Stone, but it's not a standout performer for voice calls.
The modestly priced Thinksound TS01 is fashionable, affordable, and while not an audiophile's dream, these earphones actually sound good.
The Nokia 3711 on T-Mobile is a good flip phone that's more capable than its drab looks indicate.
The Visioneer Strobe 500 scanner is both portable and a good choice as a desktop document scanner.
The Leica X1 offers the best image quality for a camera of its size, especially at higher ISO settings, but it's the least versatile shooter in its price range.
The Sony VAIO VPC-F1190X is the fastest laptop in Sony's arsenal, and features a new technology called Transfer Jet.
Motorola's new Android smartphone is well-built and has some great apps, but it feels slow.
The Western Digital Passport Elite (500GB) is a hard drive for people who want simple, one-click syncing and backup.
The Dell Inspiron i1764-7629OBK multimedia laptop is a great choice for multitasking general-purpose users and photo and video editors.
The 3M MPro150 is 3M's top of the line and one of the most capable pico projectors yet.
Meet the gods of yore and kill every last one of them in this stunning PS3 action title.
UserLock lets you establish considerable control over a Windows network without requiring a huge amount of technical knowledge.
The Core i7-980X-equipped Maingear Shift gaming desktop combines blazing benchmark scores with a design that intelligently manages the copious heat that gaming desktops generate.
The Falcon Northwest Mach V (Core i7-980X) is a hardcore gamer's dream. It's pricey, but worth it if you want an immersive gaming experience.
The Sanyo Incognito SCP-6760 offers Boost Mobile customers a shiny, powerful messaging device with 3G and GPS for not much cash.
Cyberlink Media Suite 8 is still the slickest collection of media editing, management, and burning tools around, but the competition is tightening.
Visceral Games has created a solid adventure title with Dante's Inferno, giving players a Hell that lives up to the developers' name.
The Epson WorkForce 610 All-In-One Printer offers fast speed for light-duty use.
Navigon MobileNavigator 1.4.0 is a smooth, full-featured GPS app for the iPhone that renders low-end standalone PNDs obsolete.
The Kempler & Strauss W PhoneWatch looks like a fun gadget, but it ultimately has too many drawbacks to ever use it.
AT&T's first Android phone, the Motorola Backflip, is full of major errors from everybody involved.
The BD570 delivers a beautiful HD picture and is loaded with cool features.
A relatively young player in the web conferencing game, Dimdim already outpaces a lot of the old stand-by web meeting solutions.
The Dell P713w All-In-One Wireless Photo Printer earns points for its easy-to-use touch screen controls.
The Alienware Aurora ALX (Core i7)'s new Aurora ALX has a brand new core i7-CPU and two high-end graphics cards encased in one of the coolest chassis I've seen in a long time.
Paragon's great interface makes it easy to perform just about every disk-management task you can think ofand some you might not have.
The Acer Aspire AZ5610-U9072 is a great PC for the whole family, whether you just want to quickly jump online for social networking or play games.
The Lenovo ThinkPad S10-3 paid so much attention into making a great keyboard that it forgot about the rest of the navigating experience.
Nokia's first capacitive touch screen phone seems designed for European countries where their Symbian system is already popular.
A great strategic space-fighter that creates a feeling of epic grandeur, but once players beam down, the fantasy becomes something of a nightmare.
The Dell Adamo XPS is the world's thinnest laptop and sports a design that trumps all others, but you will have to make some serious performance and feature tradeoffs.
Autoruns gives unparalleled insight into the programs and processes that run automatically on your system.
The TeleNav-powered AT&T Navigator 1.5i offers better-than-ever iPhone GPS navigation, but it's time for AT&T to reduce the price.
The Samsung Renown SCH-u810 is one of the few ways you can still score a low-cost voice phone on Verizon.
Sony's 52-inch KDL-52NX800 HDTV boasts a slick and thoughtful design and comes with lots of extras including integrated Wi-Fi and plenty of Web apps. Unfortunately, the picture quality you get with this LED-based set isn't in line with its high price.
Part iPod dock, part portable hard drive, the Buffalo Dualie can cut down on your cable clutter, but there are much cheaper options.
The Epson PowerLite Presenter is a business projector that even includes its own built-in DVD player.
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| Saturday February 27, 2010 |
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Free utility Process Monitor logs absolutely every tiny event that happens on your computer; the key to using it is filtering the signal from the noise.
Remote machine management that doesn't come cheap, but is full of advanced management features and effortless remote access.
Klipsch's Image X10i isn't the cheapest pair of mic-equipped earphones you can find, but an excellent listening experience, solid design, and seamless iPhone operation make it well worth the price.
The free Process Explorer utility does everything Windows' Task Manager does and more, and it does a better job.
The Motorola Devour brings social networking to the forefront on Verizon Wireless, but it needs a bigger screen to make the most of its abilities.
The Dell Mini 10s (HD) piles on features better than any other netbook at this price, but a poor navigating experience and second-tier battery life hold it back.
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