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Westinghouse VK-40F580D: Anybody who's owned a combination TV/VCR, or its multiheaded offspring, the TV/DVD player/VCR, knows that the VCR eventually breaks, and fixing it is not easy. Happily, the DVD part seems a lot more robust, which should reassure prospective buyers of the Westinghouse VK-40F580D, which is one of the few larger-screen...; Tags: Consumer electronics, standout, DVD, Westinghouse VK-40F580D, Westinghouse, DVD player, TV; Product reviews 2008-07-07
StandOut: Electric Rain's StandOut presentation application built using WPF. by Ryan Stewart; Tags: screenshots, StandOut, Electric Rain, wpf, Electric Rain Inc., Ryan Stewart; Image galleries 2007-10-24
Electric Rain finally releases beta of WPF-based StandOut: Before Silverlight had a name and WPF had been released we heard about an application called StandOut by Electric Rain gallery eye candy here that was going to push WPF to the limits and really show off what a great UI and expressiveness could do for a presentation application. Well...; Tags: Application, Electric Rain Inc., Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Beta, StandOut, UI, Asset Management, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operational Planning, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2007-10-16

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HP Pavilion dv5-1004nr: Note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.The HP Pavilion dv5-1004nr is a slightly more powerful version of the Pavilion dv5-1002nr system we reviewed earlier this month, providing a bit more processing power, more memory,...; Tags: Desktops, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion, laptop computer; Product reviews 2008-08-19
Creative TravelSound i50 - portable speakers with digital player dock: If you're an iPod owner searching for a way to share tunes, there's no shortage of iPod speakers from which to choose. The problem is distinguishing them from one another, and one of the easiest ways is to look for something with a unique or innovative design. Creative Labs manages...; Tags: cradle, Creative TravelSound, speaker; Product reviews 2008-08-12

HP Pavilion dv5-1002nr: Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.The HP Pavilion dv5 is a member of the company's new Pavilion lineup, introduced in June. The ID of the product doesn't differ very much from previous...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion; Product reviews 2008-08-04
Vizio VP422: Vizio has taken aggressive pricing to a new level of low. The company's VP422, a 42-inch flat-panel plasma HDTV, can be had for the extremely low price of $799. While this set doesn't have the picture quality to qualify as the centerpiece of a home theater, it certainly could be...; Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, color temperature, Vizio, Vizio VP422; Product reviews 2008-07-15
iHome ZN9 Clock Radio for Zune: The iHome ZN9 ($99) is a welcome addition to the short list of Zune MP3 player accessories. With dual alarms, battery backup, AM/FM radio, and a time zone indicator, it's also simply one of the best clock radios we've come across at this price. DesignThe iHome ZN9 is created for...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Media players, Game players, Digital music, iHome ZN9, Microsoft Zune; Product reviews 2008-06-27
LG LX400: LG is typically more known for its consumer-level handsets like the LG Voyager and the LG Chocolate. So it was a pleasant surprise to us when we found out LG was partnering with Sprint to come up with the LG LX400, one of the first phones to support QChat, a...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, LG LX400, LG Electronics Inc., phone; Product reviews 2008-06-23
Openness: I've been privileged to be around some amazing people recently, first at Enterprise 2.0 in Boston and now this week at SuperNova, Wharton Business school's conference, which this year explored "how decentralization and pervasive connectivity are changing our world". My take away word of the...; Tags: Talent, Mozilla Firefox, Collaboration, British Telecommunications, Openness, JP Rangaswami, Sam, Web Browsers, Groupware, Workforce Management, Leadership, Security, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Management, Oliver Marks; Blog posts 2008-06-19
Dish Network DTVPal: The FCC has pushed back the DTV transition several times already, but it looks as if over-the-air analog TV signals will actually end on February 19, 2009. That means owners of analog TV will need to pony up for a DTV converter box if they want to continue getting their...; Tags: TV & Home Theater, TVs, DTVPal, Dish Network DTVPal, digital television, Dish Network, EchoStar TR-40, converter box, DTV converter box; Product reviews 2008-06-12
Sony HT-CT100: It's a familiar story in consumer electronics: start with a luxurious, expensive, and exclusive product category, and within just a few years, you'll see a sea of imitators delivering the same basic item with more features, less money, and--ideally--better performance. Take single-speaker audio. Once the exclusive domain of Yamaha Digital...; Tags: Sony HT-CT100, speaker, HDMI, subwoofer, Sony Corp.; Product reviews 2008-06-05
Toshiba Satellite M305-S4826: With a lineup of perfectly serviceable, but not exactly standout mainstream laptops, Toshiba's Satellite brand has long played second fiddle to the company's excellent Qosmio multimedia systems. Aiming to correct this, Toshiba has a whole new look and feel for its mainstream consumer products, with a shiny metallic sheen and...; Tags: Notebooks, Network technology, Toshiba Corp., satellite, Toshiba Satellite; Product reviews 2008-05-12
LG Vu: Photo gallery:LG VuThe LG Vu has been a long time coming. Ever since we saw the LG Prada early last year, we wanted a similar handset for the U.S. market. Not soon after, we grew jealous of our international cousins for having access to the LG Viewty, the 5.0-megapixel successor...; Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, display, LG Vu, LG Electronics Inc., touch screen; Product reviews 2008-05-01
Panasonic Viera TH-42PX80U: As high-definition TVs continue to evolve with evermore-enticing technologies and doodads, the majority of buyers are still looking for the best bang for the buck. Panasonic's plasmas are usually at or near the top of the heap in that category, and the 42-inch TH-42PX80U is a great example. This set...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Panasonic, TH-42PX80U, plasma, 1080p; Product reviews 2008-04-30
Toshiba Satellite U405-S2830: With a lineup of perfectly serviceable, but not exactly standout mainstream laptops, Toshiba's Satellite brand has long played second fiddle to the company's excellent Qosmio multimedia systems. Aiming to correct this, Toshiba has a whole new look and feel for its mainstream consumer products, with a shiny metallic sheen and...; Tags: Notebooks, Keyboards, Network technology, Toshiba Corp., satellite, Toshiba Satellite, laptop computer; Product reviews 2008-04-25
Creative TravelSound i80 for iPod Nano: If you're an iPod owner searching for a way to share tunes, there's no shortage of iPod speakers from which to choose. The problem is distinguishing them from one another, and one of the easiest ways is to look for something with a unique or innovative design. Creative Labs manages...; Tags: backside, Creative TravelSound, speaker, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Nano; Product reviews 2008-04-22
Macromedia FreeHand MX (html): Use FreeHand MX for creative design, storyboarding, multipage document production, and editing with an unparalleled set of creative design tools. Easily repurpose your designs for print, the Internet, or Macromedia Flash MX. FreeHand MX offers some great new features to help make all your illustrations standout. New additions and enhancements...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., HTML, Macromedia Flash MX, Macromedia Inc., FreeHand MX, Internet, Productivity; Software downloads 2008-02-27
Retail displays transform transactions and markets: I was invited to a Microsoft forum on advanced retail display technology last week and came away with a strange sense that, although the future is going to look a lot like BladeRunner's stifling advertising environment, it could also be useful and powerful for the customer, not just the advertiser....; Tags: Environment, Window, LevelVision, Construction, Mitch Ratcliffe; Blog posts 2008-02-11
Sharp BD-HP20U: Blu-ray may have a sizable lead against HD DVD in the format war, but it still has a long way to go in persuading current DVD viewers to go high-definition. It's not going to be easy. As we've mentioned elsewhere, despite excellent audio and video quality, there are still...; Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, disc tray, Sharp BD-HP20U, disc, Sharp Corp.; Product reviews 2008-02-08