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BlackBerry Curve 8520 marks consumer, business power play for RIM [hands-on review]

The first thought that springs from your mind when you pick up the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 is, "You know, I could get the hang of this." That's what Research in Motion, BlackBerry's maker, is hoping. The new Curve...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., BlackBerry Curve, RIM BlackBerry, Curve 8520, Lithium-cell Battery, Multimedia Menu, Handhelds, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-06

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Canon PowerShot S90

The Canon PowerShot S90 is designed for photography enthusiasts and it carries a hefty price tag to prove it. It also has some of the best controls you'll find on a compact camera for manual and semimanual shooting modes. Its lens and photo quality are top notch, too. Actually, about...

Tags: S90, Canon PowerShot S90, Canon Inc., Canon PowerShot, camera

Product reviews 2009-11-12

Samsung HZ15W

The Samsung HZ15W is a camera that looks good on paper but doesn't live up to the specs. The main attraction is the 24mm-equivalent wide-angle lens with 10x zoom, which is certainly a plus in a camera this size, giving you a lot of shooting flexibility for less than $280....

Tags: Samsung HZ15W, camera, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-11-05

What value research? In this case a cool billion dollars.

Research at MIT led to the founding of A123 Systems. That company just went public to the tune of a billion bills. A123 Systems is in the rechargeable battery biz, a sweet spot these days. It was founded eight years ago with a $100,000 federal grant. My,...

Tags: Lithium-ion, Battery, Lithium-ion Battery, Rechargeable Battery, A123 Systems, A123Systems, Engineering, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-09-29

VholdR ContourHD wearable camcorder

The ContourHD is a tube-style camcorder designed to be worn as a helmet camera for recording extreme activities. The ContourHD features an attractive design, but a limited feature set. Unlike the competition, it doesn't feature a still photography mode or a viewfinder, optical or digital. But what the Contour...

Tags: Corporate communications, Engineering, camcorder, Video Resolution, Recording Video, Recharging, ContourHD

Product reviews 2009-09-28

Car news from Frankfurt. Color it green.

CNET has a gallery of some of the new German-made cars debuting in Frankfurt this week. Hybrids, plug-ins, high efficiency cars. Here they come...eventually. Lexus LF. Photo courtesy CNET. There's now evidence that Toyota, maker of the top-selling hybrid Prius, has decided to...

Tags: Car, Automobile Company, Frankfurt, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-09-17

Snow Leopard gets battery forensics

There's a lot going on under the hood of Snow Leopard, to be sure, but a subtle change has been made to the battery menu item that will help portable users diagnose failing batteries. Within the new Battery menu bar extra in Mac...

Tags: Battery, Engineering, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-31

Electrics from Japanese carmakers

Volt is not electricVolt should be considered as Hybrid. It has gasoline engine, Leaf is pure electrics. Volt is not electricVolt is propelled by an electric motor.The gasoline engine produces electricity for the electric motor, it does not propell the car. You could reason that "electric" cars...

Tags: Engineering, Volt, car, gasoline engine

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Samsung camcorder, Sony VAIO laptop, 3M mini projector

A Samsung hi-def camcorder, a 3M pico projector, and a Sony VAIO netbook-style laptop. Here are your daily deals for Tuesday, August 18, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Samsung HMX-R10 High Definition Camcorder in silver or black for $399.96, down from $499.99. The camcorder...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 3M Co., Camcorder, Laptop Computer, Projectors, Hardware, Components, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Quickfire Deal: Asus Eee PC 900 Netbook

With so many deals popping up every day, I miss a good one, from time to time, that gets left out of my daily deals post. Today's deal at Woot is the Asus EEEPC900A-WFBB01 netbook with 1.6GHz Atom processor, for $169.99. The netbook...

Tags: ASUS, Netbook, Asus Eee PC 900, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-08-17

Pentax X70

As first efforts go, the Pentax X70 megazoom camera is strong, though it succumbs to problems seen throughout the category--namely slow performance and a noticeable decline in photo quality above ISO 200. The camera's 26mm-equivalent wide-angle lens with 24x optical zoom is certainly very flexible and fun, and the X70...

Tags: Pentax X70, Pentax, camera, lithium-ion

Product reviews 2009-08-14

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

Quickfire Deal: Creative Labs Vado HD Pocket Camcorder

Get the Creative Labs Vado HD 720p Pocket Video Camcorder with 8 GB Video Storage and 2x Digital Zoom black today only at Amazon.com for $99.99. The camcorder has a list price of $229.99, and usually sells for $124.99 on Amazon, but you can save 57...

Tags: Camcorder, Amazon.com Inc., Video, Creative Labs Inc., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-08-11

Logitech Harmony 900

When we reviewed the Harmony One last year, we gave it an enthusiastic Editors' Choice and lamented only the fact that there was no RF option for people who had components hidden in cabinets or in closets. Well, over a year later, Logitech has given us what we asked...

Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Blaster worm, cabinet, Logitech

Product reviews 2009-08-11

Chevy Volt: 230 mpg in city driving; Are you a buyer?

Why the focus on MPG for an electric vehicle?The real question is: How much in increased electricity costs will one incur from recharging this vehicle "at least once a day"?That plus the added price tagare warning me away from this. If I thought I could save money versus buying a...

Tags: car, mpg, battery

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Canon PowerShot digital camera, iPod sale, 3M pico projector

A Canon PowerShot 12MP digital camera, a sale on refurbished iPods, and a 3M pico projector. Here are your daily deals for Tuesday, August 4, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. The Canon PowerShot, Rachel King's pick for Dead-Finger Tech, is a powerful point-and-shoot for the price....

Tags: Canon PowerShot, Apple iPod, 3M Co., Digital Camera, Camera, Canon Inc., Projectors, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Digital Music, Digital Media, Hardware, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-08-04

News to know: Microsoft; Motorola; BIOS 'rootkit'

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Researchers find insecure BIOS 'rootkit' pre-loaded in laptops Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting 2009: Mary...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Researcher, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Motorola Inc., Rootkits, Microsoft Windows 7, BIOS, Microsoft Windows, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-07-31

Canon PowerShot D10

The PowerShot D10 comes across as one of the company's Digital Elphs in a fat suit--albeit a very protective one. Unfortunately, it's a suit you can't take off at the end of the day as you would with one of Canon's waterproof housings. But again, the extra layer keeps it...

Tags: Monitors & displays, PowerShot D10, Canon Inc., Canon PowerShot D10, LCD, Canon PowerShot

Product reviews 2009-07-30

Australian postal service bans lithium battery air lifts

Australian postal service bans lithium battery air liftsI'm sick and tired of all the snakes, er, Lions on this plane!Weird, as it is [i]very unusual[/i] for the Austrailian government to wildly [b]overreact[/b] to things.I'm glad I don't drive a Prius...Amusingly, do a web search for "Prius customer". The very...

Tags: Engineering, lithium battery, battery

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

Sonos Bundle BU250

Photo gallery:Sonos Bundle BU250Sonos is back for 2009 with a new version of its signature Digital Audio System. Like earlier iterations of the Sonos product, the new "Bundle 250" allows you to wirelessly access your computer's digital music collection as well as a wide range of Internet radio and streaming-audio...

Tags: Keyboards, Digital music, Digital media, ZonePlayer ZP120, Sonos, ZP120 ZonePlayers

Product reviews 2009-07-28