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The good: The Nokia Lumia 920 forges new Windows Phone ground with wireless charging support and a highly sensitive screen ...
The bad: A thick, heavy build and slippery finish for some colors make the Lumia 920 harder to hold and ...
The bottom line: Nokia's Lumia 920 is heavy and thick, but if you want the most powerful, feature-rich Windows phone ...
The good: The newest iPad's faster A6X processor adds extra system speed and graphics power. Improved worldwide cellular compatibility ...
The bad: The fourth-gen iPad is otherwise identical to its recent predecessor -- same size, weight, and Retina screen. It'...
The bottom line: The latest iPad adds several tweaks and improvements to secure its position at the top of the tablet ...
The good: The Vizio S4251w-B4 sound bar includes two rear speakers, allowing it to deliver a real surround-sound experience from ...
The bad: The sound bar may block your TV's remote sensor when used in tabletop position. Also, if you ...
The bottom line: Vizio's S4251w-B4 sports rear speakers for unparalleled home theater sonics from a sound bar, although it has ...
The good: Oodles of screen real estate make the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 terrific for videos, games, and reading; and ...
The bad: The huge display makes the Galaxy Note 2 unwieldy to carry, and hiccups in the S Pen stylus ...
The bottom line: Samsung delivers a powerful, boundary-pushing device that gets a lot right. Yet its complicated features and high price ...
The good: The HTC One flaunts a stunning metal design, powerful quad-core processor, and a beautiful 4.7-inch 1080p screen. ...
The bad: Sealed case design means no SD expansion slot or user replaceable battery. The BlinkFeed software can’t be ...
The bottom line: A few quibbles notwithstanding, the powerhouse HTC One is a beautifully crafted, near-ideal smartphone.
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The good: The 14-inch Acer Aspire M5 481PT has a solid metal body, strong battery life, good performance, a DVD ...
The bad: The screen quality isn't stellar, the touch pad doesn't always handle well, and unlike previous versions, ...
The bottom line: Considering the total package of features and price, the Acer Aspire M5 feels like a safe bet if ...
The good: The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 looks as good as any 13-inch ultrabook, with the added attraction of a ...
The bad: Tablet mode leaves the keyboard exposed, and the Yoga 13 costs more than standard ultrabooks with similar components.
The bottom line: The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 is a convertible touch-screen laptop/tablet that most importantly doesn't compromise the ...
The good: The Acer Aspire V5 has a decent design, midrange configuration, and a touch screen, all for a very ...
The bad: While slim and reasonably attractive, this is still a plastic laptop. The weak battery keeps it from being ...
The bottom line: For under $700, the Acer Aspire V5 proves that a touch screen can work in a budget-priced Windows ...
The good: The Asus Vivobook X202E is very inexpensive for a touch-screen Windows 8 laptop, and looks and feels like ...
The bad: The CPU trades down to a slower model, battery life is unimpressive, and the large touch pad is ...
The bottom line: It's great to see more touch-screen Windows 8 laptops under $600, but note that the Asus X202E ...
The good: The 13-inch MacBook Air has new Intel CPUs, better battery life, and an improved 720p Webcam, and finally ...
The bad: The design, while strong, stays largely the same: there's no Ethernet port, and the base SSD storage ...
The bottom line: This year's MacBook Air opts for gradual improvements rather than anything revolutionary, but lowered prices continue to ...
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The good: The Canon PowerShot SX50 HS has an extraordinary zoom range with excellent image stabilization and fine photo quality ...
The bad: Its lens and high-ISO picture quality make it less desirable for shooting indoors or in low light, especially ...
The bottom line: If you simply must have the longest zoom in the room, the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS satisfies.
The good: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50 offers excellent features for automatic snapshots and speedy shooting performance, and nice photo and ...
The bad: The WX50's controls might be too small for some users and its photos aren't sharp enough ...
The bottom line: The tiny Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50 is a lot of camera for the money, with solid shooting performance, and ...
The good: The Canon PowerShot SX260 HS has shooting modes for every type of photographer from casual to advanced, a ...
The bad: The SX260 HS' menus and controls can take some getting used to, it's got a short battery ...
The bottom line: The Canon PowerShot SX260 HS' wider, longer lens, a few much-needed design tweaks, and excellent photo quality add ...
The good: The Canon EOS Rebel T3i delivers excellent video capabilities and image and video quality.
The bad: If you shoot both still and video, the T3i's controls can be frustrating to operate, and it'...
The bottom line: For the money, the Canon EOS Rebel T3i is a great choice for dSLR videographers--though the cheaper T2i ...
The good: A fine shooting design, great photo and good video quality, and excellent performance number among the Sony Alpha ...
The bad: The camera lacks the option to save groups of custom settings, a real irritation, and we wish it ...
The bottom line: The Sony Alpha NEX-6 delivers an as-yet-unbeatable package of image quality, performance, and design, even for its rather ...
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The good: RIM dug deep to give the slick-looking BlackBerry Z10 enough features to satisfy both consumers and professionals -- ...
The bad: The Z10's unintuitive gesture paradigm creates a learning curve, and a long list of OS inefficiencies and ...
The bottom line: Though it's not quite enough to draw committed iPhone or Android owners, the BlackBerry Z10's modern ...
The good: The Samsung Galaxy S3 comes fully loaded with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, 4G LTE/HSPA+ 42 ...
The bad: The Galaxy S3's screen is too dim, and Samsung's Siri competitor, S Voice, disappointed.
The bottom line: Pumped with high-performing hardware and creative software features, the Samsung Galaxy S3 is an excellent, top-end phone that'...
The good: The Samsung Galaxy S II 4G sports a large and vivid 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display. Powered ...
The bad: Call quality could be better. The device is large and has a plasticky build.
The bottom line: Despite its age, the Samsung Galaxy S II 4G offers solid performance, a vibrant screen, and a great ...
The good: The iPhone 5 adds everything we wanted in the iPhone 4S: 4G LTE, a longer, larger screen, free ...
The bad: Apple Maps feels unfinished and buggy; Sprint and Verizon models can't use voice and data simultaneously. The ...
The bottom line: The iPhone 5 completely rebuilds the iPhone on a framework of new features and design, addressing its major ...
The good: The LG Motion 4G from MetroPCS is a prepaid, reasonably priced handset with Android 4.0 and a ...
The bad: The Motion 4G comes packed with a lot of bloatware, and its sound quality is mediocre.
The bottom line: MetroPCS' LG Motion 4G is worth it for price-conscious customers who want a contract-free 4G LTE-enabled device, Android ...
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The good: The Contour+2 captures crisp, HD video. The new Instant On-Record slider greatly increases simplicity. Bluetooth allows app ...
The bad: Even with the new lower price, the Contour+2 is more expensive than the GoPro HD Hero2.
The bottom line: The Contour+2 combines the best features of the entire Contour camera line in one simple, powerful flagship ...
The good: With a nice set of features for home-movie-type shooters and pleasing video quality, the Canon Vixia HF M400...
The bad: A small, coarse LCD that's hard to view in direct sunlight and touch-screen-impaired menu system hamper an ...
The bottom line: A fine follow-up to last year's M3xx series, the Canon Vixia M4xx series should please most home-movie-oriented ...
Specs: CMOS, 8.3 oz, 4.6 in, 32 x x, Zoom lens - 2.8 mm - 89.6 mm - F/1.8-4.5, 2.1 in, 2.2 in, Camcorder, Canon VIXIA HF R400 - Consumer - Flash card
The good: The GoPro Hero3 is smaller, lighter, and features built-in Wi-Fi connectivity. The Black Edition offers a number of ...
The bad: GoPro's control scheme has a longer learning curve than the simpler slide-n-go setup of the Contour cameras. ...
The bottom line: The GoPro Hero3 Silver and White editions are strong contenders in the sports camera market, but the faster, ...
The good: A wide-angle lens, built-in USB cable, and consistently good automated behavior highlight the otherwise no-frills Sony Handycam HDR-CX130...
The bad: The sub-HD resolution sensor on these camcorders produces merely satisfactory video.
The bottom line: Typical for their price class, the no-frills Sony Handycam HDR-CX130, CX160, and XR160 produce generally subpar HD video, ...
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Specs: Blu-ray player, Netflix, Amazon Video, Hulu Plus, YouTube, Pandora, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, NFC, Stream content from smartphones and tablets with Sony's SideView app for iOS and Android devices, BD-Live & BonusVIEW, Socialize feature allows you to make posts about movies, videos and music to social media, Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD
Specs: Blu-ray player, Netflix, Hulu Plus, YouTube, Pandora, Amazon Video, Ethernet, BD-Live & BonusVIEW, Socialize feature allows you to make posts about movies, videos and music to social media, BRAVIA Sync, Up to 1080p, Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE, BD-R DL, CD-R, DVD, CD, CD-DA, CD-RW
The good: The Panasonic DMP-BDT220 has built-in Wi-Fi, 3D compatibility, and the Viera Connect suite of streaming-media services, which includes ...
The bad: Viera Connect doesn't support any subscription music services (like MOG, Rdio, or Spotify) nor does it have ...
The bottom line: The Panasonic DMP-BDT220 is the best Blu-ray value of 2012, with built-in Wi-Fi, tons of streaming-media apps, 3D ...
The good: The Sony BDP-S590 has built-in Wi-Fi, 3D compatibility, and an ample suite of streaming-media services, including Netflix, Hulu ...
The bad: Sony's user interface isn't as intuitive as those from some competitors, especially the interfaces for Amazon ...
The bottom line: The Sony BDP-S590 is a great-looking Blu-ray player with built-in Wi-Fi, 3D compatibility, and tons of streaming-media apps, ...
Specs: Blu-ray player, Hulu Plus, CinemaNow, Netflix, Pandora, Vudu, YouTube, Built-in Wi-Fi, Miracast
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