Countertrend: H-P Says Please Print Often
Katherine Boehret reviews the HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One printer-scanner, with a touch screen to display Web apps that promote printing.
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Cool Trays Take the Heat Off Your Lap
Many laptops tend to run hot, making them uncomfortable and sometimes painful to use on your lap. Now, companies are selling trays and pads designed to cool hot laptops and, in turn, cool laps.
Printing Parts of the Web
The H-P Smart Web Printing program is a useful free solution that organizes online research right in your browser, but only works for PC users of Internet Explorer — for now.
Printer, Digital Picture Frame in One
Katherine Boehret tests the new HP Photosmart A826 Home Photo Center, a product that combines functions of a photo printer and a digital picture frame, and finds a good idea in need of improvement.
How the Big Photo-Sharing Sites Stack Up
With Yahoo closing its photo division, many people will have to find a new photo-storage and sharing service. In an effort to help users make the switch, Katherine Boehret outlines the pros and cons of five major photo-sharing sites.
Better Digital Photos at Your Fingertips
The Mossberg Solution tests two $300 digital cameras with touch screens that work as viewing screens, viewfinders and buttons rolled into one, helping to improve the camera’s usability and demystifying once-buried menus.
How to Buy Your Next Digital Camera
Digital cameras have evolved recently to include more capabilities, sharper, larger viewing screens and slimmer builds. The Mossberg Solution offers an overview of what you’ll need to know when buying a new camera.
Where Computers Go When They Die
Getting rid of an old PC is a predicament that people face when their systems slow down or break down. Here’s how to recycle your old computer while making sure that your private data isn’t exposed.
Getting Families Synched up
The family-calendaring program Cozi Central is a digital replacement for Post-It notes. The simple, free software allows busy households to coordinate events and to-do lists, which multiple users can edit.
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.
A Cellphone With ‘Talking’ Emails
Every so often, a technology company sticks its neck out and creates a product beyond its repertoire. Dell Inc., known for its computers, began offering television sets four years ago. In 1998, printing titan Hewlett-Packard Co. started applying its imaging expertise to digital cameras. And when Apple Inc. introduced the iPod in 2001, the computer [...]
Emailing to a Computer-Free Zone
We test a new service called Presto that turns emails and digital photos into paper documents, automatically, without a computer.
Compact Photo Printers Expand Their Reach
Compact photo printers, the toaster-shaped gadgets made popular by Hewlett-Packard, can still wow a crowd, and we tested three new models.
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.
Testing Out a Speedy New Home Photo Printer
Walt tests Hewlett-Packard’s speedy new Photosmart 8250 Photo Printer, a product that the company hopes will change the way you think about printing photos at home.
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