Testing the New Disposable Video Camera
Walt Mossberg reviews Pure Digital’s disposable video camera, and warns not to count on great results indoors.
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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.
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.
The iMac Gets a Brain Transplant
Last week, Apple’s iMac became the first Macintosh model to be converted to work on Intel processors. So, how did it go? After testing an Intel-based iMac against an iMac G5 the verdict is in: The brain transplant was a success.
Searching the Web for Video Clips
Video on the Web is all the rage now, but what are the best ways to find clips? Here’s a look at 10 video searching/hosting sites where one can find everything from TV shows to amateur videos.
Internet Service Offers Help With Homework
Cosmeo, a subscription site from Discovery Communications which marshals a mix of video, audio, photos, text articles and step-by-step math instruction, allows parents to help their kids — and learn a little bit more themselves.
The Video Camera Revised
The new $130 Pure Digital Point & Shoot Video Camcorder’s quality is remarkable for how small and simple the device is.
Watching iPod Videos on Your TV
The advent of the video-capable iPod has spawned connectors that allow iPods to play video through a TV. Despite a few bugs, two new products make this link possible — though one is easier and more satisfying to use.
Smartphones Get Smarter
In a test of two new smartphones, Motorola’s Q wins points for its low price tag and striking design. But Palm’s improved Treo, with greater speed and other enhancements, is still the best bet for serious users of mobile email, Web and Microsoft’s Office.
The Wireless Factor: A Challenge to the iPod
The Gremlin represents a fresh approach to denting the iPod hegemony. The portable music player, for $299, has built-in Wi-Fi, so it can download songs without a personal computer. Still, the device has a few rough edges.
Digital Music: A Primer
More than 50 million Apple iPods, and lots of competing digital music players, have been sold by now. But many folks are still confused over how legal digital music works. So here’s a quick-and-dirty guide to the digital music world.
An Easier Way to Send Large Email Attachments
A new, free, application called Pando lets you email huge attachments without breaching email size limits, or clogging anyone’s inbox. In our tests, it was simple, fast and effective.
Testing TV on Your Cellphone
Just when you think technology has turned you into the laziest person possible, another invention comes along to cater to your every whim. This week, I tested just such an invention and a dream come true for the ultimate TV fanatic: television on your cellphone.
MobiTV, from MobiTV Inc., www.mobitv.com, gives people a way to watch [...]
From PC to TV — via Apple
Apple TV, a slender, wireless set-top box that connects TVs to computers, provides a simple way for people to show all the stuff trapped on their computers — video, music, photos — on their big TVs.
Photo Frame Comes Armed With Wi-Fi
Kodak’s Wi-Fi picture frame can wirelessly tap into photos stored online, offering an ever-changing collection of images.
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