Sunglasses That Bring Music to Your Ears
The Thump 2, Oakley’s sunglasses with an MP3 player, gets points for style, but it’s very expensive and rather impractical.
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A New Audio-Book Option Emerges
Findaway World’s Playaway provides a new audio-book option — a portable device that never requires any file downloading or transferring. But while it’s simple to use, the cost is quite high.
What You Should Know About Web Searches
Doing a search in Google or Yahoo seems as easy as falling off a log, but too often the search results aren’t exactly what you’d like. Walt Mossberg and Katie Boehret offer simple tips and tricks for getting more out of a Web search.
A Ballpoint With a ‘Brain’
The perennial dilemma when buying gifts for a child is whether to get something fun or something educational. The FLY Pentop Computer from LeapFrog may simultaneously enlighten and entertain most young users — if you can afford it.
Getting Sales Advice From Your Cellphone
Consumer Reports’s new cellphone application, ShopSmart, allows you to carry the magazine’s product ratings while shopping, right on your mobile phone. Overall, the service is impressive, but there are a couple of downsides.
Finding the Right Big-Screen Television Set
Here’s a basic guide to understanding different types of televisions and their technology — including the differences and advantages to plasma, LCD and microdisplay sets.
A New Gold Standard for PCs
The new, improved, and yet cheaper, version of Apple’s iMac G5 is the best consumer desktop you can buy this holiday season, period. From setup to performing the most intense tasks, it’s a pleasure to use.
Putting the New Xbox Through Its Paces
The Xbox 360 features fluid, movielike graphics that make it an outstanding game machine. It also performed like a champ as a multimedia hub, but a whopping $400 price tag may keep casual gamers away.
Making the Most of Your iPod With Internet Radio
Walt tries out iFill, a new software product that allows you to fill your iPod with songs recorded from Internet radio stations.
The Best Way to Get From Here to There
Walt pits old reliable MapQuest against Google Local and an enhanced version of Yahoo Maps. Though the newer online mapping services have some fancy features, MapQuest still does the best job.
A Screen Test For the Video iPod
Walt finds that Apple’s new iPod is an excellent music player and a surprisingly decent video player. In essence, he writes, this iPod’s video capability is kind of a business or social experiment.
Behind the Wheel With an iPod
Walt tests a new, modestly priced, supposedly simple, iPod auto accessory that aims to ease the distraction problem for those who try to navigate their iPod library while navigating the roads.
Go Ahead, You Can Ask Anything
Walt tests a new service that attempts to be like a digital version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’s phone-a-friend, answering all sorts of questions via cellphone or email in just a few minutes.
A Guide to Cellphone Technobabble
The cellphone industry generates more and more obscure jargon that makes it harder to decide what to buy. Walt delivers a basic glossary of wireless jargon, for mere mortals who speak only English.
This Is a Test of Emergency Power Systems
Regardless of how “wireless” communications technology has become, your gadgets only work if the batteries can be recharged. With that in mind, Walt test devices that are specifically designed to work in emergency situations.
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