‘Mommy, I’m Losing You. Pick Me Up at Brownies’
Walt wonders whether 8-year-olds really need their own cellphones, but says Firefly’s kid-friendly model is a good choice for parents who want their children to join the mobile mob.
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The Best Photo Organizers
Software that comes with digital cameras typically isn’t very good, but there are some good photo-organizing programs on the market, which cost little or are even free. Walt tests two of the best — Picasa and iPhoto — on his collection of more than 10,000 digital photos.
Test Driving a Home Defibrillator
Walt tests the HeartStart Home Defibrillator from Philips and says its cost pales next to the value of the lives it might save.
The iPod Out Loud: Testing Speaker Attachments
Your iPod usage doesn’t have to end when you take off your headphones. Walt Mossberg tests four speakers for Apple’s digital music player.
Our Annual Guide to Buying A Digital Camera
Walt presents his annual guide to buying a digital camera — a list of basics to look for when shopping for your first digital camera, as well as some tips for current owners looking to upgrade.
A Phone That Takes Dictation: Testing Voice-to-Text Function
A new Samsung phone with built-in “speech-to-text” technology turns what you say into text on the screen. Walt says it looks better on paper than it works in the real world.
Flipping Through a Virtual Photo Album
For those who miss the feel of the old photo albums, there’s a software product that aims to be the digital equivalent: FlipAlbum 6 Suite, by E-Book Systems. But sharing your albums isn’t easy, Walt warns.
New Ways to Store and View Digital Pictures
Walt tests Kodak’s EasyShare Picture Viewer and Apple’s iPod Camera Connector — two pocket-sized gadgets that let users show off digital photos without using a computer.
The Latest Round of Pocket Digital Cameras
Walt Mossberg reviews five of the newest pocket digital cameras and says Kodak and Canon come out on top.
Testing the New Disposable Video Camera
Walt Mossberg reviews Pure Digital’s disposable video camera, and warns not to count on great results indoors.
Taking the Mystery Out of Blog Creation
Walt and his assistant test three free blog-creation services and quickly learn how simple it is to set up a blog, and how addictive they can become.
Cutting the Cord From Your iPod
Walt says Logitech’s new wireless headphones for iPods sound good, but are uncomfortable and expensive.
PalmOne Transforms Its New PDA Into a Mobile Warehouse
Walt says palmOne’s LifeDrive is a user-friendly and well-designed gadget good for offloading digital data, but its poor battery life makes the PDA limiting.
Podcasting Is Still Not Quite Ready For the Masses
While Apple has made receiving podcasts as simple as downloading music, it’s still way too complicated for the average user to create a podcast.
The $99 Laser Printer: Home Options Get Closer to Office Quality
Walt says he found the Dell 1100 to be just as the company said it was: a straightforward, monochrome laser printer.
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