Fitbit Sees How You Run, Walk and Sleep
A tiny $99 tracking device knows when you are walking, running and even sleeping.
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Netbooks That Are Easier on the Eye
Katherine Boehret reviews small, inexpensive laptops from Nokia and H-P with higher-resolution screens that reveal more of what’s online.
Windows 7 Upgrade Made Easy
If you’re considering moving your old PC to Windows 7, a $15 program will do the heavy lifting for you.
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.
Lost in Immersion: Speaking French on the Web
Rosetta Stone Totale may be the next best thing to living in a country.
A Desktop That Begs to Be Organized
BumpTop, a program that displays items in a way that makes programs and files easy to see and open, turns your digital desktop into a three-dimensional environment.
A Tiny Touch Screen for Less
Katie tests Asus’s Eee Top, the company’s first entry into the all-in-one PC computer category. At $600, or half the cost of the least expensive iMac or HP TouchSmart, the Eee Top brings the fun and accessibility of a touch-screen computer to people who might not otherwise afford it.
Lost Cellphone? Your Carrier Has Your Backup
Katie looks at solutions from T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint and Verizon for backing up and syncing your cellphone’s contacts.
Skipping Your Computer’s Warm-Up Time
The time it takes to boot up a computer can be a source of frustration — especially if you’re in a rush and just want to log on, get information and move on with your day. If televisions took as long as PCs take to start working, we’d miss game-winning touchdowns.
Flip Camcorder Goes High-Def
Katie reviews the Pure Digital Technologies Flip MinoHD, a handheld camcorder that is capable of capturing high-definition footage in 1280×720 pixel resolution, or 720p. (The regular Mino records at 640×480 pixels.)
The App Test: Rating Programs for Google’s G1
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.
A New Picasa Puts a Name To All Those Faces
An updated Picasa tries to take some of the work out of identifying people in shared photos by using “facial recognition.”
A Shopping Trip To the App Store For Your iPhone
The best feature in Apple’s second-generation iPhone 3G is the “App Store,” a distribution mechanism for third-party programs. In general, the process of choosing and downloading apps is easy and quick, and most of the programs are useful or entertaining. Here’s a guide to choosing the apps for your iPhone.
Motorola ROKR E8:Hip and User-Friendly
Motorola’s ROKR E8 is a head-turning phone with many built-in advances that give it a smarter interface than basic cellphones. Its standout feature is its keyboard, which dynamically changes to accommodate whatever you’re doing.
Flip Video Mino Takes Aim at the Cool Set
The Flip Video Mino changes the way people capture and share videos, and that’s a great thing. And if you really want a sleek, hip-looking gadget, you’ll learn to overlook and adjust to the touch-sensitive buttons that aren’t as functional as they needed to be.
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