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Lowepro Vertex 200 AW

Lowepro likes to cultivate a rugged image. Maybe it's because the company's founder Greg Lowe is a world-class mountain climber and invented the world's first internal frame backpack, or maybe it's because they know the liberating feeling of having your camera equipment in a bag that can keep it safe...

Tags: compartment, main compartment, Vertex, backpack, Lowepro Vertex 200 AW, Vertex 200 AW, accessory, laptop computer, camera

Product reviews 2007-10-26

Tamrac Express 6 Camera Bag

It's amazing how complex some camera bags can be these days. Some have tiny pockets that are just the right size to hold Compact Flash cards and fancy backpack harness systems, which can be fine-tuned to put the weight of your cameras and lenses over your center of gravity to...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, compartment, Tamrac Express 6 Camera Bag, main compartment, SLR, Express 6, camera

Product reviews 2007-10-17

Lowepro Clips 140

As camcorders keep getting smaller, so do the bags we use to carry them around. Lowepro's latest line of camcorder bags, called the Clips line, keeps things simple while giving you a place for all the essentials. The bags come with long straps and are meant to be slung over...

Tags: Clips 140, camcorder, main compartment, compartment, Lowepro, zipper, divider

Product reviews 2007-10-09

Tamrac Expedition 5 Model 5575 - backpack for camera

Most camera backpacks are geared toward professionals, who have a vast collection of lenses, SLR bodies, flashes, and everything else that goes along with pursuing photography as your chosen vocation. That often leaves nonpros to choose between buying a bag that's just too big for them, or opting for something...

Tags: Tamrac, compartment, main compartment, camera, Expedition

Product reviews 2007-08-15

SlingShot 300 AW Camera Bag

There was a time when camera bags were all ugly, boxy contraptions. They managed to keep your gear safe, but their designs left a bit to be desired. Luckily for us, that's no longer the case. If you want them, you can get those old, boxy designs, but you can...

Tags: Monitors & displays, compartment, main compartment, Slingshot, Velcro, flap, camera

Product reviews 2007-07-06

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Booq Boa Squeeze

A great laptop backpack has several important qualities: good protection, a comfortable feel, ample storage pockets, and ideally a design that transcends the staid world of computer bags. We may have found the perfect mix with the $100 Booq Boa Squeeze. In a compact frame, the Boa Squeeze has more...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop backpack, laptop computer

Product reviews 2009-11-12

Logitech Anywhere Mouse MX

Not to be outdone by Microsoft and its BlueTrack laser tracking technology, Logitech recently introduced the Anywhere Mouse MX with Logitech's new Darkfield laser sensor. Darkfield tracks on almost all surfaces, including nonmirrored glass--a surface where even Microsoft's BlueTrack doesn't work. The mouse also uses the company's new Unifying technology...

Tags: Mice, mouse, Logitech, Unifying, Mouse MX

Product reviews 2009-09-21

Five stylish alternatives to the typical camera bag

If you carry around a typical-looking camera bag, especially when traveling abroad, you're almost asking to be robbed. While they are often built with decent interior padding for your equipment, they're often clunky and ugly. There are plenty of camera totes out there that will take care of your camera,...

Tags: Camera, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-08-25

PC makers are lying to you about battery life

PC makers are lying to you about battery lifeI get about 30-45 minutesBut then I have a gaming laptop with sli graphics.On my Sony Vaio, i get about 5 hours under normal use ntnt5.5 hours, 5900 mAH batterySamsung NC20 with a mildly customized power profile, running at 62.5% brightness.Now lets...

Tags: Engineering, battery, MSI, Toshiba Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

Keen Morrison (green)

Keen, best known as a footwear manufacturer, also makes a series of backpacks and messenger bags. Its $100 Morrison Pack is a backpack with a rear laptop sleeve, for laptops up to 15-inches. Weighing only 1.2 pounds, the Morrison feels pretty light on the shoulders. Its curvature hugs the...

Tags: Notebooks, interior, Morrison, Keen

Product reviews 2009-05-29

Samsung BD-P4600

Samsung likes to say its "Touch of Color" design scheme elevates products to become a "work of art," but really it comes down to three main principles: rounded corners, translucent red highlights, and a glossy black finish. The Samsung BD-P4600 is the epitome of that design philosophy. It looks like...

Tags: Cable, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., power port, Samsung BD-P4600

Product reviews 2009-05-04

BlackBox M10 Noise Cancellation Headphone

CNET would have to have an army of reviewers dedicated singly to the headphone category to get to every set available on the market today, but despite this saturation, we never tire of newcomers trying their best to break into the public awareness. Phitek Systems isn't a newcomer in the...

Tags: color-scheme, headphone, BlackBox, M10 Noise Cancellation Headphone, Phitek Systems

Product reviews 2009-02-24

Bag Friday: Booq Taipan Backpack

Bag Friday: Booq Taipan Backpackmy experience with a booq bagi have used a Boa 3M from this company for a year and a half so this the older version of the current backpack. the backpack looks great and the material covering the main compartments seems strong - the computer case...

Tags: Booq Taipan, Bag Friday

Discussion threads 2009-01-30

Bag Friday: Booq Taipan Backpack

A short-series of reviews of some of the latest bags I’m toting. After returning from Macworld I vowed to wear a backpack whenever I have to bring my MacBook with me for long periods of time. While messenger bags may look cooler, they simply aren't ergonomic enough...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Backpack, Compartment, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-30

Sail through Airport Security with the Skooba Checkthrough

During last week's Christmas break, my wife and I spent a vacation in the Bahamas, drinking Bahama Mamas and Kaliks, eating conch salad and relaxing on gorgeous white sand beaches overlooking pure blue water while everyone else was freezing back home in New York. I know, you hate me already....

Tags: Airport Security, Laptop Computer, Compartment, Mobile Edge, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-12-30

What 'Zune Mobile' is and isn't

What 'Zune Mobile' is and isn'tOf Course They Will Deny ItIf they came out and admitted they were working on a Zune Phone the amount of flaming that would come from the tech community about copycatting Apple would be tremendous.It'll come, just watch.RE: What 'Zune Mobile' is and isn'tI'm not...

Tags: Branding, Digital music, Digital media, mobile, Microsoft Zune, Zune Mobile, brand, Apple iPod, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-12-12

Tom Bihn Ristretto Messenger

One of the biggest advantages to carrying a 13-inch laptop is its sleek portability, so it's almost a pity to carry your MacBook, MacBook Air, or ThinkPad X301 in a bulky laptop case. At least, that's the philosophy behind the Ristretto Messenger ($90) from Seattle-based designer Tom Bihn, which provides...

Tags: Notebooks, Ristretto Messenger, laptop computer

Product reviews 2008-12-05

Brenthaven Sling II

We're fans of the sling-style laptop bag, which combines the shape of a backpack with an across-the-chest strap more commonly seen on messenger bags. The end result: a bag that sits high on your back but distributes the weight across your body instead of all on one shoulder. While many...

Tags: Smart phones, Notebooks, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Digital music, laptop compartment, zipper, laptop computer, strap, Brenthaven Sling II

Product reviews 2008-11-26

Belkin FlyThru Checkpoint Friendly Laptop Case

We've seen a rush of laptops bags that meet TSA guidelines for cases that can go through airport security checkpoints with a laptop still inside, from the Netbook-size Solo Mini to the gigantic Mobile Edge ScanFast Backpack. The $49 Belkin FlyThru laptop bag is a more traditional 15-inch size,...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, compartment, Belkin FlyThru, Belkin Corp.

Product reviews 2008-11-25

Solo Tech Netbook Mini Instant-Messenger laptop bag (black)

Solo's Netbook bag is compact, comfortable, and TSA approved, which means you can zip through airport security without removing your laptop from the bag. While it's a well crafted Netbook bag, I must back up and question the very idea of a Netbook bag. I thought the appeal of a...

Tags: Notebooks, Netbook Mini Instant-Messenger, compartment, laptop computer

Product reviews 2008-11-18