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The good: The fourth generation of Apple's iPod Touch offers nothing but improvements, including an HD camcorder, front-facing camera, ...
The bad: Photo quality doesn't hold up to the iPhone 4's; there's no GPS, and no option ...
The bottom line: The iPod Touch is the best iPod yet, offering all the fun of the iPhone experience without a ...
The good: The Samsung Epic 4G has a knockout Super AMOLED display, a 1GHz processor, a front-facing camera, an impressive ...
The bad: The Samsung Epic 4G is the bulkiest of the Galaxy S phones and also the priciest. It also ...
The bottom line: The Samsung Epic 4G is a multimedia powerhouse with features the other Galaxy S phones don't have. ...
The good: Better black levels than other edge-lit sets; accurate color with linear grayscale; numerous picture controls and tweaks; sleek ...
The bad: Extremely expensive; subpar uniformity and off-angle viewing; lighter black levels than full-array local-dimming sets; black areas tinged bluer; ...
The bottom line: Its 3D is still a work in progress and its 2D picture quality comes up short of the ...
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: The fourth generation of Apple's iPod Touch offers nothing but improvements, including an HD camcorder, front-facing camera, ...
The bad: Photo quality doesn't hold up to the iPhone 4's; there's no GPS, and no option ...
The bottom line: The iPod Touch is the best iPod yet, offering all the fun of the iPhone experience without a ...
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Apple MacBook Pro Spring 2010 (Core i7 2.66GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, 15-inch)
from $1,899.00 at 8 stores Shop nowThe good: Adds fast, efficient Intel Core i5, i7 processors, new Nvidia graphics, seamless switching between integrated, discrete GPUs.
The bad: At the top end of the price scale; still no HDMI, Blu-ray, or other high-end options.
The bottom line: Apple's 15-inch MacBook Pro keeps the same look and feel, but offers major internal changes, including an ...
The good: Faster processor; improved graphics; better battery life.
The bad: Still no SD card slot; might be time for Apple to switch to 16:9 aspect ratio displays.
The bottom line: Apple slightly revamps its basic MacBook with improvements under the hood, but keeps the design and price the ...
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: Great battery life; large touch pad; improved speakers, bulge-free battery; sleep-and-charge USB port.
The bad: The keyboard, while wide, has awkwardly sized keys for touch-typing; some Netbooks offer HD displays for the same ...
The bottom line: With a new Atom processor and a tweaked design, the Toshiba Mini NB305-N410BN is an improvement over the ...
The good: Dual-core processor in an 11-inch laptop; good keyboard and touch pad; much faster than similar-size Netbooks.
The bad: Upgraded components aren't cheap; limited graphics; merely average battery life.
The bottom line: Dell's latest take on the Mini line is a dual-core AMD-powered 11-inch system that leaves Netbooks in ...
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The good: Fast performance; excellent photo quality; above average video-capture quality.
The bad: Annoying viewfinder; irritating control layout for video capture.
The bottom line: A great follow-up to the T1i, if you want the best photo and video quality in a dSLR ...
The good: Good looking, easy-to-use design; very good photo quality.
The bad: Basic feature set for its price.
The bottom line: If all you need or want is to point and shoot, the Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS does that ...
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: Solid design; overflowing with photo, movie features; very fast shooting performance for its class.
The bad: Photo, video quality is weakest part of the package.
The bottom line: There's a lot to like about the Nikon Coolpix P100, but you'll need to keep your ...
The good: Well designed; very good performance, photo, and video quality.
The bad: Expensive; soft photos.
The bottom line: A full-featured waterproof/shockproof pocket point-and-shoot, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 is a near-perfect rugged camera for everyday use.
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The good: The LG Ally is a sturdy device with Android 2.1. It has a great slide-out QWERTY keyboard. ...
The bad: The photo quality could be better, and it doesn't come with Verizon's V Cast apps.
The bottom line: With its solid design and great features, the LG Ally is an affordable and welcome addition to the ...
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 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 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 ...
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. ...
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The good: Video capture up to 1080p HD resolution; image quality is quite good for a mini camcorder; SD card ...
The bad: Bundled software isn't Mac compatible but necessary for smooth playback of 1080p video; price doesn't include ...
The bottom line: With the Zi8, Kodak finally surpasses Flip Video's video quality and feature set.
The good: Video capture up to 1080p HD resolution; image quality is quite good for a mini camcorder; SD card ...
The bad: Bundled software isn't Mac compatible but necessary for smooth playback of 1080p video; price doesn't include ...
The bottom line: With the Zi8, Kodak finally surpasses Flip Video's video quality and feature set.
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 low-light video quality; full set of manual features; 1080/60p recording option.
The bad: Smallish, low-resolution LCD; coarse EVF; some edge artifacts in video; middling still photo quality.
The bottom line: The flash-based Panasonic HDC-TM700 and its hard-disk sibling, the HDC-HS700, stand out for their low-light video quality and ...
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 ...
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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, 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 ...
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, Pandora and Blockbuster streaming; built-in Wi-Fi; 7.1 analog outputs.
The bad: Slowest operational speed we've tested this year; competing players offer more streaming media services; not DLNA-compliant; somewhat ...
The bottom line: The Toshiba BDX2700 is currently a little cheaper than other midrange Blu-ray players and includes 7.1 analog ...
The good: Excellent Blu-ray image quality; rips CDs directly to built-in 250GB hard drive; Netflix, Vudu, YouTube, Pandora, and CinemaNow ...
The bad: Does not support 3D Blu-ray; no quick-start mode, which makes it feel slower compared with some other players; ...
The bottom line: The LG BD590 deftly handles Blu-ray playback, CD ripping, and streaming media services like Netflix from a single ...
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