Apple recently launched its new iPod range-Fourth-generation iPod shuffle, Fourth-generation iPod touch and Sixth-generation iPod nano. here are some first impressions:- Fourth-generation iPod shuffle If you ask us, the second-generation shuffle-the tiny rectangle with circular buttons on its face and a built-in clip-was the pinnacle of iPod shuffle design. The third-generation model, which dropped buttons [...]
Continue reading...2 August 2010
The Android tablets are coming! Actually, some are already here, but a wider selection of Apple iPad-like slates will have arrived by early next year. 1. Cisco Cius The iPad has a decidedly consumer focus, but the Cisco Cius is all business. Pricing isn’t set, but the Cius should cost less than $1000 and ship [...]
Continue reading...1 August 2010
Android phones come in a variety of forms and flavors. Here are the best smartphones running Google’s innovative mobile platform. 1. HTC EVO 4G The speedy HTC EVO 4G packs in some powerful specs and a variety of multimedia features into a stylish, minimalist design, but not everybody will get to enjoy one of its [...]
Continue reading...29 July 2010
LaCie’s inventive USB flash drives–from left to right, the WhizKey, the iamaKey, and the CooKey–impressed the judges enough to win a Gold Award. These sturdy metal keys hold from 4GB to 32GB of data; their prices start at $20. In a world increasingly concerned with speed and portability, it was only natural that a company [...]
Continue reading...23 July 2010
Introducing real-life gadgets that trounce some of 007’s most outrageous toys. Spies are everywhere these days, With so many secret agents–both real and fictional–in the public consciousness these days, PCWorld.com thought a short list of high-tech spy gear was in order. 1. Remote Monitoring What do these household items have in common? They’re bugged! The [...]
Continue reading...21 July 2010
Image: Murray The Nut Apple’s iPhone 4 “Antennagate” could be the best thing that’s ever happened to the cellphone accessory market. While Apple will be keeping the cost of entry-level iPhone 4 cases low — by providing them for free, at least through September — the iPhone 4′s widely reported antenna issues could open a [...]
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2 September 2010
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