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Friday Rant - Logitech G15 gaming keyboard: Friday Rant - Logitech G15 gaming keyboardFits my classic definition of crapwareThis is the kind of stuff I would always remove or better yet never install in the first place. I have a Logitech video camera and it's the same thing where half a dozen services and processes are...; Tags: Keyboards, Games, Backlighting, keyboard, RAM, Logitech; Discussion threads 2007-09-21
Battery saver: BlackBerry Patent app describes screen illuminated by ambient light: A new BlackBerry Patent application details a way for a you guessed it BlackBerry device to harness ambient light in order to illuminate the device to a degree and in a manner appropriate to the immediate surroundings. That would be ambient light, and...; Tags: Body, Panel, Device, Light, System, Section, Battery, RIM BlackBerry, LCD, App, Path, Embodiment, 14A, Backlighting, Collector Section, 12A, Lens 414, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-08-30

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Apple's coming notebook transition: Apple is readying a major product transition. We know because they told us so. In the quarterly financial crime call chief financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer referred several times to a "...future product transition which I can't discuss today". That was interesting for two reasons. First, the...; Tags: Notebook, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Blu-ray, Product Transition, Portable Growth, Desktops, Hardware, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Firefly flyPhone (blue): Though cell phones for youth came into vogue two years ago, it wasn't long before they fell out of favor. While some parents liked the idea behind simple handsets such as the LG Migo and the Enfora TicTalk, many children weren't so impressed. They wanted more features for playground comparisons,...; Tags: Cellular phones, display, Firefly flyPhone, Firefly, phone, cell phone; Product reviews 2008-07-23
LCD TVs recommended over plasma TVs in retail, Samsung and Sony top recommended brands: LCD TVs recommended over plasma TVs in retail, Samsung and Sony top recommended brandsPlasma and LCD can fight it out all they want...I still think the best value in HD TV's is DLP.There's no other way you can get a huge 61" 1080P set with ports galore, a gorgeous picture,...; Tags: TVs, Monitors & displays, TV & Home Theater, TV, LCD, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., DLP, lamp, plasma TV, LCD TV, Sony Corp., brand; Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Samsung SGH-A227 (AT&T): In the land of basic cell phones, variety is pretty slim. That's why AT&T's Samsung SGH-A227 fits so well in the genre. Sporting a minimalist flip design with simple calling and messaging features, the SGH-A227 does exactly what a cell phone should do. Though its controls are rather cramped and...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, OK Button, AT&T Corp., Samsung SGH-A227, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.; Product reviews 2008-07-21
Nokia 2760 - blue (T-Mobile): Photo gallery:Nokia 2760It's been a busy month for T-Mobile. The carrier may not have the iPhone, but it has been releasing new handsets at rapid pace. The Nokia 2760 isn't as exciting as the Motorola Rokr E8, but it keeps it simple with functional features and respectable call and photo...; Tags: keypad button, Nokia 2760, T-Mobile, Nokia Corp., toggle, photograph, display, phone; Product reviews 2008-07-15
Samsung SGH-T339 (T-Mobile): Photo gallery:Samsung SGH-T339Several months after it came out with its HotSpot @Home service, T-Mobile introduced two new Wi-Fi-equipped cell phone, the Nokia 6301 and the Samsung SGH-T339. Though the features between the two phones are largely similar, the SGH-T339's red flip design calls more attention to itself. Call quality...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, WIRELESS, T339, Samsung SGH-T339, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., T-Mobile, phone; Product reviews 2008-07-03
Panasonic Viera TH-50PZ850U: Ever since we gave the Panasonic TH-50PZ800U an Editors' Choice award as our favorite plasma HDTV so far, we've been bombarded by variations of the same question: "Is the more expensive TH-50PZ850U better?" After finally getting the chance to review the 850U, our answer is "no." The TH-50PZ850U is the...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, TH-50PZ850U, Panasonic, HDTV, TV; Product reviews 2008-07-01
Motorola Rokr E8 - black: We're always pleased when a cell phone for which we've waited a long time to see finally goes on sale. When Motorola introduced its Rokr E8 at CES 2008, we only had a few minutes to play with it, but we were so impressed that we gave it CNET's Best...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Rokr E8, Motorola ROKR, Motorola Inc.; Product reviews 2008-06-26
Samsung LN46A750: "The kitchen sink" is a term used loosely when describing a feature set on any product, from cars to countertops, but in the case of the Samsung LN46A750, we're using it in the tightest sense. This 46-inch flat-panel LCD packs more feature punch than any HDTV we've tested yet. 1080p...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, Samsung LN46A750, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.; Product reviews 2008-06-26
Samsung Soul SGH-U900 (unlocked): Photo gallery:Samsung SoulThe Samsung Soul (aka the SGH-U900) was one of the stars of this year's GSMA World Congress in Barcelona. Samsung showed it off at a big press conference and huge banners with images of the phone covered the city, from the airport baggage claim to the convention center....; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., phone; Product reviews 2008-06-24
Samsung SGH-T229 - red (T-Mobile): Photo gallery:Samsung SGH-T229If a U.S. carrier offers a basic camera phone these days, chances are that it's from Samsung. Over the past year, particularly during the autumn of 2007, the manufacturer released a deluge of such models, with more than a few landing at T-Mobile. Now we greet the latest...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, volume rocker, Samsung SGH-T229, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., T229, display, camera, T-Mobile; Product reviews 2008-06-23
Samsung Z400 - black (Sprint Nextel): Photo gallery:Samsung Z400Though Sprint Nextel has been a combined company for three years, the carrier has pursued a rather circuitous post-merger strategy. At first, the carrier said it would move all voice calls to Sprint's CDMA technology, while keeping Nextel's iDEN network for push-to-talk communication. But when customers failed...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Sprint Nextel Corp., Samsung Z400, QChat, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.; Product reviews 2008-06-19
Samsung Spex SCH-R210 (MetroPCS): While the major wireless carriers pack their lineups with the latest high-end cell phones, smaller operators such as MetroPCS take a more practical approach. Rather than offering complicated smartphones with pricey features, MetroPCS sticks with low-end camera phones and basic handsets that just make calls. The Samsung Spex, aka the...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Overall IT, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Spex, MetroPCS, phone; Product reviews 2008-06-17
Kyocera K312P (MetroPCS): Photo gallery:Kyocera K312PIt's not often we get to review a Kyocera phone, and that's too bad considering Kyocera has a nice group of folks working there and the company has a history of making reliable handsets. But last week we got in a fresh batch of MetroPCS phones, including the...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, keypad button, Kyocera K312P, Kyocera Wireless Corp., MetroPCS, phone; Product reviews 2008-06-16
Samsung Instinct: Since its introduction last year, the iPhone has emerged as a powerful player in the cell phone world. And so far, the collective response from most cell phone manufacturers has been simply to ignore it. But now Samsung is trying a different tactic. Its new Samsung Instinct (SPH-M800) for Sprint...; Tags: Keyboards, Cellular phones, menu design, Samsung Instinct, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., display; Product reviews 2008-06-06
ASUS R700t: While best known for its computer components and motherboards, Asus is branching out to all sorts of consumer electronics, including GPS. The Asus R700t is one of its first portable navigation devices, and we must admit we're pleasantly surprised. The slim device is easy to use and features some great...; Tags: Keyboards, GPS, Media players, display, ASUS R700t, ASUS; Product reviews 2008-06-04
Sony KDL-46W4100: As Sony and Samsung continue to battle for LCD supremacy, Sony is trickling down previously premium features to its less expensive models. That's where the KDL-46W4100 comes in; it's the least expensive 2008 Bravia LCD to feature a 120Hz refresh rate and dejudder video processing, and it currently costs hundreds...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Sony Corp., Sony KDL-46W4100, TV; Product reviews 2008-06-04
Panasonic TH-50PZ800U: For the last year or so, our reigning favorite plasma TV was Pioneer's PDP-5080HD "Kuro," which got there by dint of its game-changing black-level performance, which is still the best we've tested outside of OLED. But many of Panasonic's 2008 plasma TVs, including the TH-50PZ800U, come mighty close to the...; Tags: TVs, Monitors & displays, TV & Home Theater, Panasonic, Panasonic TH-50PZ800U, Kuro; Product reviews 2008-05-23