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Opinion: TiVo to Launch 802.11n Wireless Access Point

07 Nov 2009 06:38:51 PST

Written by Dave Zatz
My TiVo Series3 and TiVo HD each communicate with my home network via TiVo’s very own 802.11g USB wireless adapter. And the solution just isn’t fast enough to copy HD content from one TiVo to another for real-time progressive download playback. So, I assume one goal of this product is to impro...

Original story at Zatz Not Funny .

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Opinion: iPhone vs. DROID: Which One Should You Buy?

06 Nov 2009 19:17:02 PST

Written by Rene Ritchie
Lastly, the DROID has a physical keyboard and a virtual keyboard. The iPhone only has a virtual keyboard. Early reviews suggest the DROID physical keyboard is a little flat, a little hard to differentiate one key from another, and a little off-center to accommodate the 5-way control. In oth...

Original story at The iPhone .

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Opinion: This Week's 10 Best iPhone Apps

06 Nov 2009 15:20:46 PST

Written by John Herrman
The Best Chorus: Hey, Apple, when people start making apps just to help people find new apps, take it as a sign that your App Store interface could use a little help. Chorus crowdsources the effort to cut through the endless jungle of trash:

Original story at Gizmodo .

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The Short Review: Turtle Beach Earforce X31 Wireless Gaming Headset

05 Nov 2009 17:50:33 PST

Written by Ben
Although the X41 features Dolby 7.1 surround sound, the benefits of a headset are just as noticeable in simple stereo for most non-audiophiles, and it’s hard to justify the price tag, especially when the Xbox 360 only natively supports 5.1 surround.

Original story at pineapplefreefall.com .

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Opinion: BlackBerry Bold 9700 Impressions: Small and Chirpy, Like a Black Hummingbird

04 Nov 2009 21:01:00 PST

Written by matt buchanan
The BlackBerry Bold 9700 in a word? Compact. It's efficient, almost cramped, like a Japanese car from the 80s. Succinctly, it's the new BlackBerry to buy if you're on T-Mobile or AT&T. Doubly so on T-Mo, since it's their first 3G BlackBerry.

Original story at Gizmodo .

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Opinion: The Ultimate Guide to Buying a Satellite Radio

01 Nov 2009 13:57:30 PST

Written by Ryan Saghir
The Sirius Stiletto 2 is a portable satellite radio that is great for all-day listening because it provides many versatile options. The Stiletto 2 has an internal satellite antenna plus antenna headphones for listening "on the go," as well as built-in WiFi and the ability to record up to 1...

Original story at Orbitcast .

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Gadgets news and blogs - November 08, 2009

08 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Gadgets news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Opinion: TiVo to Launch 802.11n Wireless Access Point -- by Dave Zatz from Zatz Not Funny!
• Rabbids Go Home Review: Strip-Platforming -- by Stephen Totilo from Kotaku: Wii
• Opinion: Has Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Lost its Edge? -- by Priya Ganapati from Wired: Gadget Lab
• Opinion: The Price Is Wrong: 13 Overpriced iPhone Apps -- by Daniel Dumas and Brian X. Chen from Wired: Gadget Lab
• Opinion: Who you gonna call? Irene's Spirit haunts your iPhone or iPod touch -- by David Winograd from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Opinion: Hands on with Nintendos summer line up -- from Vooks RSS News Feed
• Opinion: Francis Hamit: An Author's Point of View -- by Joe Wikert(jwikert@gmail.com) from Joe Wikert's Kindleville Blog: All Kindle, All the Time
• Opinion: The Ultimate Guide to Buying a Satellite Radio -- by Ryan Saghir from Orbitcast
• Opinion: Holy Zune Software, Batman! -- by somninaut from zune « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• Opinion: The Kindle Does Halloween: Mystery Fiction for the Holiday -- by Jan(jzlendich@comcast.net) from The Kindle Reader

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Opinion: Gizmodo's Essential iPhone Apps: October '09 Edition

31 Oct 2009 13:00:00 PDT

Written by John Herrman
Each month, the best new iPhone apps—and some older ones—are considered for admission into Gizmodo's Essential iPhone Apps Directory. Who will join? Who will live? Who will die? • Backgrounder, a jailbreak app, for giving everyone a taste of what a multitasking iPhone is like. (Hint: pre...

Original story at Gizmodo .

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A Review on Palm Treo 650 GSM Mobile Phone by Cell2Get | 2 Thread

30 Oct 2009 16:21:51 PDT

The best thing about the current technology is that there are plenty of gadgets that you can avail of to help make everything easier. Among these are mobile.

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XM SkyDock: The full in-depth review

28 Oct 2009 09:03:30 PDT

Written by Ryan Saghir
When I first had the chance to play with the XM SkyDock back in August, I boldly stated that Sirius XM Radio "hit the ball right out of the park" with this latest device. I was enamored with the concept of being able to combine my iPhone and a satellite radio in a single neat package. That was then. T...

Original story at Orbitcast .

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Unibody Apple MacBook Review

21 Oct 2009 10:00:00 PDT

Written by Jason Chen
Benchmarks and Battery Life Comparing the 13-inch aluminum unibody MacBook of 2008 to the 13-inch aluminum unibody MacBook Pro to the 13-inch MacBook now shows that there really isn't a big difference between the three models. The small discrepancies fall inside the margin of error, an...

Original story at Gizmodo .

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Opinion: Palm Pre smartphone

15 Oct 2009 17:26:20 PDT

The next best thing to an iPhone? Review The most hyped phone of the year, the Palm Pre, has arrived and now you can actually buy one . The 3.1in touchscreen combined with a physical keyboard are welcome features, but it’s the software that might change the face of the smartphone market and cha...

Original story at Register .

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T-Mobile Pulse review

09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 PDT

Written by Paul O'Brien
From humble beginnings with the HTC Dream / T-Mobile G1, Android is starting to gain traction in the marketplace. A steady growth in the number of devices from HTC together with more and more manufacturers coming on board means Google's entry into the mobile space is really making inroads....

Original story at Engadget Mobile .

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Wii Fit Plus Review: Now I’m A Believer

05 Oct 2009 23:00:00 PDT

Written by AJ Glasser
Wii Fit Plus was developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo for the Wii on October 4. The full kit with the Balance Board costs $100, but if you already own the Balance Board, you can get the box copy for $20. A copy of the game was given to us by the publisher for reviewing purposes. Played...

Original story at Kotaku .

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Opinion: Xbox 360 controller guides your vehicle

20 Sep 2009 21:31:31 PDT

By that, we don't mean a video game vehicle but a real life one - especially when the Xbox 360 controller has been integrated right smack in the middle of a steering wheel, complete with buttons and all. Oh and wait - what is that we see at the middle of the dashboard? It is actually an Xbox 360 fac...

Original story at Ubergizmo .

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Review: iHome iP88 Wake and Sleep to iPhone and iPod

18 Sep 2009 12:29:25 PDT

Written by jeremy@ilounge.com (Jeremy Horwitz)
iP88 isn’t the first dual-dock clock radio for the iPhone; iLuv actually debuted such a product one year ago in the iMM173, a nice enough system that wound up getting the company banned from future iLounge coverage for repeated astroturfing comments. iLuv took a short cut with iMM173 and o...

Original story at iLounge .

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Zune HD Review: The PMP, Evolved

16 Sep 2009 08:00:00 PDT

Written by Dan Nosowitz
The big question: Can the Zune HD compete with the iPod Touch? I get the sense that Microsoft isn't trying to, exactly. Zune as Media Center The Zune HD is, like the other Zunes, Windows only. It can only sync with the Zune software, which is restricted to Windows.

Original story at Gizmodo .

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Review: The Aspire One AOD250 Netbook

04 Aug 2009 08:21:05 PDT

The Aspire One AOD250 netbook is bundled with an Intel Atom N280 processor, Windows XP Home and a 160-gigabyte hard disk as its major features. Yet, it still manages to be slim and lightweight, thanks to the extensive use of plastic. The choice of the newer and slightly faster N280 chip and an...

Original story at CIO Today .

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Opinion: Taken [Blu-ray]

14 May 2009 13:34:02 PDT

The cover of the DVD sells this movie beautifully. It features a shadowy profile of Neeson clutching a gun and the words, “I will find you. I will kill you.” Taken on Blu-Ray comes with two discs. One carries the film and all of the special features ...

Original story at Cinema Blend .

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ASUS Eee Box 206 reviewed; has HDMI but can't handle high-def

07 May 2009 06:46:00 PDT

Written by Tim Stevens
Despite earlier claims to the contrary, it looks like the new ASUS Eee Box, the B206, isn't quite the high-def powerhouse it was intended to be. According to Register Hardware's review, the poor little thing had a real hard time playing even 720p video, only managing to render every frame w...

Original story at Engadget .

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Samsung Propel Pro review

16 Apr 2009 15:25:00 PDT

Written by Darren Murph
Gallery: Samsung Propel Pro hands-on

Original story at Engadget Mobile .

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Opinion: Dell M109S On-The-Go Projector

30 Mar 2009 18:34:15 PDT

What makes a small DLP Pico projector so interesting is that historically, DLP projectors have had stronger black levels and contrast, making for a picture with more 'pop'. Now, in terms of size, the M109S is no match for the much smaller 3M MPro110, ... Review: LG HS102 projector VNUNet.com

Original story at Hardware Zone .

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Gizmodo's Amazon Kindle 2 Review Matrix [Kindle 2]

24 Feb 2009 13:50:53 PST

Written by matt buchanan
You don't wanna wear out your eyes reading superlong Kindle 2 reviews before you get one, right? Well here's our review matrix for quick, easy-on-the-eyes digestion of reviews from tech's biggest names.

Original story at Gizmodo .

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Windows 7 Review, Play Videogames without the CD - Tekzilla

05 Feb 2009 16:24:14 PST

Written by rss@youtube.com (revision3)
Hands on review with the beta of Windows 7, plus how to play videogames without the CD or DVD, and whether you should dump your cable modem for WiMAX. Plus iSquint, FeedFlix, Windows 7 Beta: better than Vista. HP MediaSmart Server vs. DIY = Windows Home Server Challenge.

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Opinion: TeleNav Introduces Its First Two-Way, Internet-Connected GPS ...

09 Nov 2008 21:03:01 PST

TeleNav Shotgun is a good choice for both new customers as well as those already using TeleNav GPS Navigator(TM) on their mobile phone. ... TeleNav Rides Shotgun With New GPS Wired News Telenav Shotgun PND Review SlashGear INRIX Powers Second TeleNav Product Northwest innovation

Original story at MarketWatch .

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Appl MacBook Pro 2008 Review

28 Oct 2008 04:23:27 PDT

- Oct 28, 2008 The Pro picks up a bigger version of the one-piece aluminum shell that little brother also gets, along with faster hardware, an LED-backlit screen, ...

Original story at I4U .

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