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iCatalog 1.0 (Windows)

iCatalog is an application, that will help you keep track of your digital pictures and music. If you are, like many people have hundreds or thousands of digital pictures and music file on your computer, over time, some of the files have been duplicated, changed, copied to new locations, and...

Tags: Digital Fingerprint, Microsoft Windows, Picture, Computer, Music, Tim Alosi, iCatalog, Productivity

Software downloads 2008-06-10

Biometrics: Will Digital Fingerprints, Iris Scans and Speaker Recognition Soon Replace Passwords and Personal Identification Numbers?

Biometrics is a high tech word for an old concept: how they go about recognizing one another. Biometric authentication uses automated methods based on physical characteristics or behavioral traits for human recognition. Examples of biometrics include iris and retina scanning, digitized fingerprints, hand geometry and speaker recognition. Biometric authentication offers...

Tags: Digital Fingerprint, Password, Personal Identification Number, Biometric Authentication, Biometrics, Authentication/Encryption, Security

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Envizen Digital Duo Box Pro ED8850A

You probably haven't heard of Envizen, but it's one of several off-brand companies that are putting out new digital portable TVs to replace all the obsolete analog units that were toted to sporting events or kept around for emergencies when the power went off. As implied by its name--the Envizen...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Consumer electronics, DVD, Games, digital television, TV

Product reviews 2009-10-27

Mint Studio Speaker System

The last Mint product we looked at--the Mint 220 Wireless Digital Music Station--offered us something that we had not yet seen in an iPod speaker dock. Instead of combining iPod playback with a CD player or AM/FM alarm clock radio, the Mint 220 gave us the ability to wirelessly stream...

Tags: Digital media, USB extender, USB, Apple iPod

Product reviews 2009-10-12

Toshiba DMF82XKU 8-inch Digital Media Frame

Digital frames can be divided into two categories: connected digital media frames and digital photo frames. The Toshiba DMF82XKU 8-inch Digital Media Frame, is--surprise--one of the former. It easily connects to a Wi-Fi network for access to photo collections from a variety of online sources as well as letting you...

Tags: photograph, Toshiba Corp., digital media

Product reviews 2009-10-07

Netgear WNDR3700 RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router (Premium Edition)

The new Netgear WNDR3700 RangeMax is a great upgrade from the Netgear WNDR3300. It now supports true dual bands, offering simultaneous Wireless-N performance in both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz bands. The router also offers a decent network storage feature when coupled with a USB external hard drive. It includes a traffic...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, router, WNDR3700, Netgear Inc., network

Product reviews 2009-09-23

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Garmin nuvi GPS, HP Pavilion laptop, Olympus Stylus digital camera

A Garmin nuvi GPS navigator, an HP Pavilion laptop, and an Olympus Stylus digital camera. Here are your daily deals for Thursday, August 13, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Amazon's deal of the day is the Garmin nüvi 855 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator. Today's Gold...

Tags: Olympus Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Garmin Ltd., Digital Camera, HP Pavilion, Price, Camera, Laptop Computer, GPS, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-08-13

HP TouchSmart tx2-1275dx

Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-school 2009 Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific new configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores. The HP TouchSmart tx2-1275dx represents a minor update to the company's consumer tablet. Compared with the TouchSmart tx2z we reviewed earlier this...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP TouchSmart

Product reviews 2009-08-07

HP w2558hc

The 25.5-inch Hewlett-Packard w2558hc is packed with features and at an average price of $460, it's well worth the investment. A quick list of its features include: two HDMI ports, a Webcam, a microphone, five USB ports, compact flash and SD card reader, a night light, and a built-in...

Tags: Monitors & displays, screen-height, display, Hewlett-Packard Co., bezel

Product reviews 2009-07-30

Lenovo debuts ThinkPad T400s business thin-and-light laptop; 0.83 in. thick, under 4 lbs.

Lenovo today announced the new ThinkPad T400s laptop, a thin-and-light notebook for business users that features solid state drive storage and falls between the featherweight ThinkPad X300 and its T400 predecessor. The ThinkPad T400s sports a super-slim profile, just 0.83-in. thick at its...

Tags: IBM ThinkPad, Lenovo Group Ltd., Laptop Computer, ThinkPad T400s, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-22

Apple vs. Microsoft: Yet another upgrade pricing fiasco

Apple vs. Microsoft: Yet another upgrade pricing fiascoPlus OS X is complete OS for one price.Not only is the price for the various Win 7 crippleware still outrageous compared to OS X, but with OS X you get the entire OS for that much lower price. It's a double-strike against...

Tags: Pricing, Operating systems, Vista-to-7, Win 7, pricing fiasco, service pack, Snow Leopard, Microsoft Corp., pricing strategy, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

ViewSonic DPG807BK - digital photo frame

Viewsonic is known for making LCD computer monitors, so it's no surprise that the company should offer LCD photo frames as well. The model reviewed here, the DPG807, is attractively priced at less than $80 given its 8-inch 4:3 (read: non-wide-screen) display with 256MB internal memory.Overall, the DPG807 is an...

Tags: Corporate communications, Flash memory, Monitors & displays, Memory, Digital video, digital photograph, ViewSonic Corp., image

Product reviews 2009-05-19

Sony 8-inch Digital Photo Frame (DPF-D80)

Easy to use and with a basic but solid feature set and above average display quality, the Sony 8-inch Digital Photo Frame appeals to both the technophobic and undemanding technophiles who won't mind spending a bit extra for it. Made of glossy black plastic, which is only somewhat fingerprint resistant,...

Tags: Digital cameras, Digital photography, Flash memory, digital photograph, D80, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2009-05-07

HP TouchSmart tx2z Tablet PC - 2.4 GHz, 400GB HD, 4GB RAM

The HP TouchSmart tx2z stands alone as a rare example of a consumer-focused convertible tablet PC. We're not sure if this is because non-business-related laptop users don't see the value of a touch-screen tablet, but hopefully they'll catch on soon. The tx2z is an evolution of HP's previous tx1000...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Keyboards, Monitors & displays, PC, HP TouchSmart, tx2z, tablet, Hewlett-Packard Co., tablet PC

Product reviews 2009-03-05

Samsung Byline SCH-R310 (MetroPCS)

The Samsung Byline is the perfect example of a Metro PCS cell phone. Compact, easy to use, and functional, it's designed for making calls, sending messages, and simple Web browsing. The Byline, aka the SCH-R310, shuns all multimedia extras--you won't even find a VGA camera--but it offers Bluetooth and voice...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., keypad button, Byline

Product reviews 2009-03-03

Gateway MD2614u

Editors' note: This review is part of our Winter 2009 Retail Roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.Gateway's MD-series of laptops is aimed at consumers of digital media who also enjoy a good Web-surfing session, and possibly some productivity tasks. With the entry-level...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Gateway MD2614u, Gateway Inc., laptop computer, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Product reviews 2009-02-10

Kodak OLED Wireless Frame

Let's get this out of the way: Kodak's OLED Wireless Frame costs $1,000. Who the heck would pay that much for a 7.6-inch digital frame that usually costs closer to $200? Well, Kodak would be quick to say that this is more about proof-of-concept than creating a mass-consumption product. The...

Tags: RSS, Eastman Kodak Co., organic light-emitting diode, photograph

Product reviews 2008-12-05

Motorola Motorokr T501

Editors' note: The Motorokr T501 is identical to our Editors' Choice Motorola Motorokr T505 in every way, but given a unique model number by Motorola because it is sold in a different market. For this reason, we're also awarding the Motorokr T501 our Editors' Choice.At first glance, the Motorokr T501...

Tags: Engineering, Motorola Inc., Motorokr T501

Product reviews 2008-10-22

Samsung HT-X710T

We recently looked at the HT-TZ512T from Samsung, a solid home theater-in-a-box that focuses on DVD playback and offers wireless rear surround sound. The TZ512 also offers a few additional audio inputs as well as compatibility with various digital file formats. The HT-X710T, reviewed here, keeps most of...

Tags: Corporate communications, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Consumer electronics, Monitors & displays, DVD, Samsung HT-X710T, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., TV, video, subwoofer

Product reviews 2008-10-06

Lenovo ThinkPad X301

The ThinkPad X301 boasts the same 13.3-inch display, 3.3-pound weight, and 0.7-inch thickness as its predecessor, the ThinkPad X300. In fact, with the exception of a new DisplayPort connector, the X301's case is essentially identical to that of the X300, right down to the built-in DVD burner. The real change...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Lenovo ThinkPad, Lenovo Group Ltd., ThinkPad X301, IBM ThinkPad

Product reviews 2008-09-19