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.
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.
The Flip Video Ultra handheld camera is easy to use, attractively priced and creates video of surprisingly high quality for its size, but it is unlikely to satisfy serious amateurs. (Video)
Most camera users don’t want to hassle with USB cords and slow upload speeds when transferring images onto a computer or photo-sharing site. The $100 Eye-Fi Card is a carefree solution to the aggravation.
UGOBE’s Pleo, a $350 baby dinosaur, is a fun and interesting robot/life form. But while the Pleo’s reactions and movements are endearing, many of them run together after a while with only subtle differences.
Most people forget their digital cameras have a settings dial that can be adjusted to take pictures in specific circumstances, or don’t know how to use them. Three new digital cameras claim to do the thinking for you, but how are the results?
Today, people interested in seeing the first Google-branded consumer-hardware product will get to satisfy their curiosity as the company, joining with T-Mobile, unveils its $179 G1 handheld computer. This touch-screen device will compete with Apple’s iPhone, and it includes a key feature missing in the iPhone: a physical keyboard.
This Thanksgiving, families across the country will gather around the television just as quickly as they gather around the turkey. And with good reason: Many people will be staring at beautiful high-definition TV sets.
In two weeks, the latest version of the BlackBerry, the Curve 8900, arrives. This device doesn’t have a sleek touch screen or completely overhauled operating system, nor is it meant to compete with the likes of Apple’s iPhone. But it has a physical keyboard and still manages to look stylish — and that’s no small feat.
Edited by Walt and written by Katie Boehret, this is a guide to gadgets, web services and other consumer technologies.
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