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#battlemodo

TESTED: The Best New Netbooks

If you're in the market for a netbook—the gimpy kittens of the laptop jungle—know this first: on the inside, they're all basically the same. Making the little differences all the more important! And yes, they do add up. More »

03/11/10

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By Brian Barrett

#hometheater

Pioneer's VSX-1020-K Is Best $550 AV Receiver and Not Only Because You Control It Via iPhone

This week Pioneer introduced five new receivers, from $230 to $750. All have HDMI 1.4 switching for 3D, and all have Pro Logic IIz surround. But one model stands out, the $550 VSX-1020-K, a worthy successor to our Battlemodo champ. More »

03/04/10

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By Wilson Rothman

#review

AV Receiver Battlemodo: $600 or Bust

You want a serious home theater. One that will rattle the windows, and ensure movie night is always at your house. But you don't want to spend more than $600 on the thing that ties it together. Cuz you're smart. More »

02/26/10

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By David Kay

#digitalcameras

Samsung's Best Ever Point-and-Shoot: TL500 Shoots RAW With Ultrafast F1.8 Lens and Twisty AMOLED Screen

Samsung's new TL500 is capable of shooting RAW with a crazy fast F1.8 lens and lets you view it all on a twisting AMOLED screen. It's possibly Samsung's best point-and-shoot ever, and it could be a Canon S90 killer. More »

02/20/10

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By Kyle VanHemert

#sony

Sony Overturns Blu-ray Line with Nicely Priced 3D-Ready BDP-S470 and BDP-S570

Sony got serious about home-theater Blu-ray at CES 2010, with a 3D, Wi-Fi, Netflix-powered monster with iPhone-app control. Sadly, the model we praised is now pointless. But two cheaper ones—the $200 BDP-S470 and the $250 BDP-S570—are suddenly hot. More »

02/10/10

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By Wilson Rothman

#digitalcameras

Nikon Coolpix P100 26x Superzoom: Their First 1080p Video Camera

Oh, I've waited for this day. The day Nikon delivered legit HD video. Not only does the P100 deliver full 1080p video in H.264, it shoots 120FPS bursts, and goes with a 10MP CMOS sensor for better low-light performance. Yeah. More »

02/02/10

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By matt buchanan

#cameras

Fujifilm HS10 Not-a-DSLR Packs Manual Optical 30x Zoom, 1080p Video

Fuji just announced a quartet of megazoom (read: fixed lens) cameras in a Monday blitz, with the most impressive being this HS10. It won't give the level of control of a DSLR, but it looks to blow away any point-and-shoot. More »

02/02/10

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By Dan Nosowitz

#tablets

Notion Ink Adam Pixel Qi Tablet/Ereader Hands On: Your Screen Is Obsolete

Housed in a wooden, painted prototype case, the Notion Ink Adam tablet is rough. But with Pixel Qi dual-mode screen tech on one arm and Nvidia's Tegra 2 on the other, it's one of the most exciting devices at CES. More »

01/08/10

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By John Herrman

#wimax

Sprint Overdrive Mobile WiMax Hub Lets Five People Share One Fat Connection

Sprint's Overdrive hub is a lot more than a cellular modem: It's got dual 4G/3G connectivity, shared connections with up to five devices over Wi-Fi, and can serve as a sort of mini NAS, with shared microSD storage. More »

01/06/10

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By John Herrman

#sony

Sony's GPS- and Compass-Enabled Camera Knows Where You Photograph

Sony just announced a Cyber-Shot point-and-shoot camera with both GPS and a digital compass, so you can use Google Maps to find the best shooting spot in your area. Plus, it's packing an impressively high-end sensor. More »

01/06/10

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By Dan Nosowitz

#sony

Sony BDP-S770 Blu-ray Player Has 3D, Wi-Fi and Netflix Plus iPhone Remote Control App

Sony may have spearheaded Blu-ray, but besides the PS3, other companies have done more to push the format to become a great home-theater product. Today, Sony shows off the BDP-S770, a truly awesome Blu-ray player of its own. More »

01/06/10

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By Wilson Rothman

#hdtvs

Samsung's LED LCD HDTV Lineup: The C9000 Does 3D and Has a Video-Previewing Touch Remote

Samsung's LED LCD televisions are here and the flagship C9000 is a doozy. It's the only one they're calling "ultra thin", has 3D support in late 2010 and a touch remote that shows you content from other video sources! More »

01/06/10

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By Brian Lam

#digitalcameras

Samsung CL80: A Point-and-Shoot Crammed with 14 Megapixels, Wi-Fi and AMOLED Touchscreen

On paper, Samsung's CL80 point-and-shoot is a superfluous spec nerd wet dream: Built-in Wi-Fi, 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen, 14 (okay, noisy) megapixels and 720p video recording. Oh, and it might be the most serious (read: best) looking camera they've made yet. More »

01/06/10

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By matt buchanan

#camcorders

Samsung S-Series Flagship Camcorders: Built-In Wi-Fi, Touchscreens and Killer Low-Light

Samsung's S-Series camcorders might just be the dandiest of the week: Besides built-in Wi-Fi with DLNA connectivity and touchscreens, Samsung's promising digital zoom that doesn't suck and a new video processor with crazy low-light performance. More »

01/06/10

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By matt buchanan

#bestmodo

The Best Gadgets

"What gadget should I get?" is a timeless question. To answer it, here's our leaderboard of favorite gadgets, from smartphones, laptops and cameras to vacuums, rechargeable batteries and earphones. More »

12/18/09

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By Brian Lam

#cameras

The Best Point and Shoot Cameras for Every Purpose

Mark Goldstein is the Editor of Photography Blog. And he's been so kind as provide us with his favorite point and shoot picks in every key category. More »

12/11/09

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By Mark Goldstein

#netbooks

The 3 Best Netbooks Right Now

Yesterday, we saw the best laptops at any price. But what about their little brothers, the netbooks? Quite simply, here are the three best models that you should choose from, provided by Mark Spoonauer from Laptop: More »

12/10/09

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By Mark Spoonauer

#laptops

The Best Windows Laptops, From $400 to $1500

To find out the best Windows laptops of 2009, we checked in with Mark Spoonauer who, as editor-in-chief of Laptop Magazine and Laptopmag.com, oversaw 130+ notebook and netbook reviews this year. If you're buying, buy one of these. More »

12/09/09

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By Mark Spoonauer

#camcorders

The Best Camcorders You Can Buy on Every Budget

Kaitlyn Chantry is the editor-in-chief of CamcorderInfo.com. And she's been so kind as provide us with her favorite camcorders picks in every key price range. More »

12/08/09

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By Kaitlyn Chantry

#review

Asus O!Play Review: Best-Priced HD Video Player Is the New Champ

Battlemodos give you a clear sense of what's good and bad in a gadget category, but there's no way to include everything. Consider the $99 Asus O!Play the new champ of HD video players—better late than never. More »

11/30/09

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By Wilson Rothman

#review

Ear Force X41 Review

The Ear Force X4 was a rare and wonderful product, the only Xbox 360 wireless surround sound headset to integrate voice chat smoothly into the mix. Now the sequel, the Earforce X41, is even better. More »