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The good: The iPhone 4 offers enhanced performance, a lovely new display, and an improved design. It also adds a ...
The bad: Multitasking entails some trade-offs, and home screen folders are limited to 12 apps. AT&T reception continues to ...
The bottom line: With the iPhone 4, Apple again shows that it is a powerful player in the smartphone wars. It ...
The good: The Samsung Captivate features a gorgeous Super AMOLED screen, a 1GHz processor, 16GB of onboard memory, and it ...
The bad: AT&T won't let you sideload apps to the phone; camera lacks a flash.
The bottom line: The Samsung Captivate is easily AT&T's best Android phone to date. It delivers great performance, tons ...
The good: The RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 boasts a sleeker design that includes an optical trackpad, a 3.5mm headphone ...
The bad: The BlackBerry browser doesn't compare to the competition. The handset's compact size results in a smaller ...
The bottom line: The RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 brings T-Mobile its first 3G BlackBerry and improves on its predecessor with a ...
The good: Superior black-level performance and excellent shadow detail; accurate primary colors in THX mode; great color saturation; effective antireflective ...
The bad: Relatively expensive; last year's Panasonic plasmas lost black-level performance over relatively short periods of time; nonadjustable grayscale ...
The bottom line: With both 2D and 3D sources, Panasonic's flagship TC-PVT20/25 series plasma TV delivers outstanding overall picture ...
The good: The Samsung Vibrant boasts a brilliant Super AMOLED touch screen and comes preloaded with a number of entertainment ...
The bad: The phone feels plasticky and slick. Battery life isn't the greatest. There's no camera flash.
The bottom line: Sleek and fast, the Samsung Vibrant is one of T-Mobile's top smartphones for entertainment, but its feature ...
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Apple MacBook Pro Spring 2010 (Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM, 250GB HDD, 13-inch.)
from $1,049.00 at 5 stores Shop nowThe good: Strong battery life; improved Nvidia graphics.
The bad: Still uses a Core 2 Duo processor; no new ports added; expensive compared with Core i3 laptops.
The bottom line: The new 13-inch MacBook Pro uses a faster version of last year's processor, but a graphics chip ...
The good: Decent performance and design for a reasonable price; excellent battery life.
The bad: Not as customizable as previous Dells; too many built-in advertising pitches.
The bottom line: Dell's updated Inspiron line has a slightly revamped design, but more importantly still offers workhorse performance for ...
The good: In an act of aggressive tech convergence, Apple has consolidated your Netbook, e-reader, gaming device, photo frame, and ...
The bad: The iPad's large size is as much a hindrance as it is an advantage. As a jack-of-all-trades ...
The bottom line: The Apple iPad is the first affordable tablet computer worth owning, but it won't (yet) replace your ...
The good: The Dell Streak offers an unprecedented combination of processor power, screen size, and design quality. Support for 3G, ...
The bad: Battery life isn't great, the touch-screen keyboard is awkward, music quality is below average, and the position ...
The bottom line: The Dell Streak is the first Android tablet worth taking seriously, though its size puts it on the ...
The good: Includes Intel's dual-core Atom CPU, plus Nvidia Ion graphics and Optimus graphic-switching technology; good game and video ...
The bad: Other low-cost ultraportables with AMD's dual-core Neo are faster; flimsy keyboard; stiff mouse buttons.
The bottom line: The Asus Eee PC 1215N combines Intel's dual-core Atom CPU with Nvidia Ion graphics and Optimus GPU-switching ...
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The good: Easy to use; best-in-class photo quality; manual and semimanual controls.
The bad: Fewer features, slower performance, and bulkier design than competitive models.
The bottom line: Canon's SX120 IS pocket megazoom falls behind the competition in every aspect except photo quality.
The good: Lots of features to experiment with; manual, semimanual controls; built-in GPS.
The bad: Disappointing low-light photos.
The bottom line: A very good, fully loaded compact megazoom, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 offers a lot of shooting flexibility and ...
The good: Very good photo quality; fast; video capture; articulated LCD; nice kit lens.
The bad: Small, dim viewfinder; middling video quality; too easy to accidentally change focus points.
The bottom line: Though it falls short in its design, the Nikon D5000 delivers a nice feature set, speedy performance, and ...
The good: Beginner-friendly Guide mode; nicely laid out interactive control panel; solid photo quality up through ISO 1,600.
The bad: Extremely basic feature set; annoying multiselector switch.
The bottom line: Its feature set is basic even by entry-level standards, but the Nikon D3000 delivers the photo quality and ...
The good: First-rate performance; solid, well-constructed body with nice viewfinder; video capture capability; great photo quality.
The bad: Middling kit lens; poor HDMI output implementation.
The bottom line: Like the D80 before it, the Nikon D90 delivers an excellent dSLR for the money.
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The good: The HTC Aria is compact, feature rich smartphone that runs on Android version 2.1 with HTC's ...
The bad: The Aria's smaller display makes for a cramped onscreen keyboard. Its camera doesn't have a flash ...
The bottom line: The HTC Aria is a solid, midrange Android smartphone, but it's a shame AT&T restricts it ...
The good: The iPhone 4 offers enhanced performance, a lovely new display, and an improved design. It also adds a ...
The bad: Multitasking entails some trade-offs, and home screen folders are limited to 12 apps. AT&T reception continues to ...
The bottom line: With the iPhone 4, Apple again shows that it is a powerful player in the smartphone wars. It ...
The good: The Motorola Droid 2 sports a sleeker look and an improved keyboard. The smartphone also features a faster ...
The bad: The Droid 2 doesn't have a front-facing camera and Android 2.2's new camera interface. It ...
The bottom line: The Motorola Droid 2 offers a number of improvements that make it a worthy upgrade from the Droid ...
The good: The HTC Evo 4G delivered respectable 4G speeds, and the mobile hot-spot feature lets you connect up to ...
The bad: Sprint's 4G network is limited at this time, making the mandatory $10 premium data add-on tough to ...
The bottom line: The HTC Evo 4G is easily Sprint's best smartphone and one of today's top Android devices. ...
The good: The HTC Droid Incredible is blazingly fast, thanks to Verizon's 3G network. HTC Sense enhances the features ...
The bad: You can't use voice and data at the same time. The multimedia experience is adequate but still ...
The bottom line: With its polished design and user interface and blazing fast speeds, the HTC Droid Incredible takes pole position ...
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The good: Full manual feature set for video; geotagging for video is fun, if not very practical; autofocus system performs ...
The bad: Annoying menu system; no wind filter or meaningful audio controls; relatively big and heavy; expensive; defaults to low ...
The bottom line: The Sony Handycam HDR-CX550V fares well compared with the competition, though its video could be a bit sharper ...
The good: Excellent set of manual features; dual SDHC slots; generally well-designed interface.
The bad: Poorly designed touch-screen menu system; short battery life; defaults to low-quality video mode; doesn't support SDXC; relatively ...
The bottom line: Though they're an excellent trio of camcorders, the Vixia HF S21, HF S20, and HF S200 are ...
The good: Excellent set of manual features; dual SDHC slots; generally well-designed interface.
The bad: Poorly designed touch-screen menu system; short battery life; defaults to low-quality video mode; doesn't support SDXC; relatively ...
The bottom line: Though they're an excellent trio of camcorders, the Vixia HF S21, HF S20, and HF S200 are ...
The good: Very good video at highest quality setting; nice lens performance.
The bad: Poorly designed touch-screen menu system; short battery life; defaults to low-quality video mode.
The bottom line: At its best, the Canon Vixia HF M3x series--composed of the M300, M30, M31, and M32--delivers a very ...
The good: Manual shutter-speed and iris controls; comfortable size; smarter-than-average autofocus; lens focuses relatively closely; decent battery life.
The bad: Soft video; cramped, low-resolution touch screen.
The bottom line: Panasonic's quartet of entry-level HD camcorders--the HDC-HS60, TM60, TM55, and SD60--deliver a nice manual feature set and ...
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The good: Excellent Blu-ray image quality; Netflix, Vudu, YouTube, Pandora, and CinemaNow streaming; plays music, videos, and pictures off a ...
The bad: No DLNA compatibility, so you can't stream digital media from a networked computer; user interface is overdesigned; ...
The bottom line: Quick load times, excellent Blu-ray image quality, and a generous suite of streaming services make the LG BD550 ...
The good: Excellent image quality on Blu-ray movies; streams Netflix, Amazon Video On-Demand, YouTube, Slacker, and NPR; relatively inexpensive given ...
The bad: No built-in Wi-Fi; lacks onboard storage for BD-Live; no eject button on the remote; many Internet content channels ...
The bottom line: The Sony BDP-N460's attractive mix of Blu-ray performance, relatively low price, and streaming media options--including Netflix--make it ...
The good: Universal disc player capable of handling Blu-ray, DVD, SACD, DVD-Audio and CD; outstanding image quality on Blu-rays and ...
The bad: Expensive; competing players offer comparable performance on vast majority of Blu-ray movies; no Wi-Fi for BD-Live features; lacks ...
The bottom line: The Oppo BDP-83 is an outstanding universal disc player with excellent performance on Blu-rays and DVDs and lightning-fast ...
The good: Excellent Blu-ray image quality; Netflix, Amazon Video on Demand, and YouTube streaming; Wi-Fi capable with included USB dongle; ...
The bad: Competing models don't need a dongle for Wi-Fi; sluggish, despite superfast "quick start" mode; selection of streaming ...
The bottom line: Panasonic's DMP-BD85K has great image quality and its 7.1 analog outputs are a nice plus, but ...
The good: Excellent Blu-ray image quality; Netflix, Vudu, YouTube, and Pandora media streaming, plus the expandable Samsung Apps platform; built-in ...
The bad: Sluggish operational speed; competing Sony players offer 3D for about the same price; last year's Samsung Blu-ray ...
The bottom line: Samsung's BD-C6500 Blu-ray player has excellent image quality, outstanding features for the price, and a slick design--we ...
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