New Ways to Store and View Digital Pictures
Walt tests Kodak’s EasyShare Picture Viewer and Apple’s iPod Camera Connector — two pocket-sized gadgets that let users show off digital photos without using a computer.
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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.
A New and Simple Way To Share Digital Photos
Smilebox offers templates for creating attractive virtual scrapbooks, slideshows, photobooks and postcards. The site’s design and simplicity also helps to make the photo-sharing service fun and easy to use.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The New iLife: We Test Upgrade of Apple Suite
Apple’s new iMac includes a radical-looking keyboard, but the bigger change is the major update to its iLife software suite. Katherine Boehret tests the new programs with a particularly close look at iPhoto and iMovie.
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.
Sending Large Files Down the Tubes
Tubes makes sharing files seem easy, but it needs to make permission levels more understandable, says Walt Mossberg.
When the Web Becomes the Family Dinner Table
Myfamily.com serves as a place where members can upload photos, videos, news, recipes, family-tree entries and other data in a few steps. Its ace in the hole is its popular relative, Ancestry.com.
Singing a New Zune
Microsoft’s retooled Zunes are notably better than last year’s entry. They are smaller, lighter and more attractive, but remain no match for the iPod.
No Excuses: a Wire-Free Way to Upload Photos
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.
Simple Cells: Basic Phones Put to the Test
Two no-frills cellphones called the Jitterbug and the Coupe do a good job of handling calls, but some of the Jitterbug’s nonconformist features can be confusing for people familiar with cellphones.
Lost in Translation: How Do You Say That in Geek?
A guide to terms and definitions used in some key technology categories. It will help you speak geek with the best of them, whether at CES or browsing products in your neighborhood electronics store.
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