It was the best of times and the worst of times for the BlackBerry Curve line. With the Curve 3G RIM has made a solid, attractive and keenly affordable entry tier BlackBerry smartphone that’s OS 6-ready, but alas it doesn’t yet ship with OS 6. So you open the box, and if you’re a BlackBerry veteran, you see that same old OS that’s tried and true but dull as used steel wool. We really wonder why RIM and the carriers didn’t hold off until they were ready to ship the Curve 3G with OS 6,0, which would have generated a lot more excitement about this otherwise very decent base model BlackBerry.
08/21/2010
— Filed under: Mobile
Tags: BlackBerry, Curve 3G 9330
The Gateway ID49C07u is a slim, eye-catching 14-inch laptop with a pretty good price-just under $580 at the time of this review. The ID49C07u (a Best Buy exclusive model) has a 2,28GHz Intel Core i3 processor, 4GB of memory, a 500GB hard drive, a DVD-rewritable drive, a 14-inch screen, a built-in Webcam and microphone, and 802,11 b/g/n Wi-Fi. It runs Windows 7 Home Premium.
08/20/2010
— Filed under: Hardware
Tags: Gateway ID49C07u, laptop
This generic shoot-’em-up fails to breathe any life into its competent action.
08/19/2010
— Filed under: Games
Tags: Razor 2, Review
There is an odd enjoyment in seeing our everyday objects turned into things that aren’t in their real size. For example: a mini iPod keychain. The designers for this particular product, however, were thinking big.
These two tables are designed after the two ever-loved Apple products; the first belonging to the iPod Classic. As a table, it is quite unattractive; however it does look like an iPod. There is a screen that dominates the top half of the table and the controls directly below it. The unattractive quality comes from the bulky look that the table has — a look that the common day iPod doesn’t have. When the iPod first made its debut it had a similar bulky look to it. In fact, if you’re to pull out your very first iPod Classic, had the colour of it been, they would look strikingly alike.
iPod Classic table
Perhaps the designer made this table during that time, or perhaps he chose this design as an art choice. Either way, the look is difficult to pull off in your living room, unless you have the right combination of furniture to match it with.
iPhone table
The second table is designed to look like the iPhone 4, and it definitely has a better appeal visually. It has a sleek black surface that could potentially match anything it’s put against. It is more simplistic in appearance than the iPod classic table is. Much like a real iPhone, most of the table is dominated by the screen. Considering the fact that the iPhone is touch-based, the use of buttons isn’t necessary. The borderline problem with this table is that it’s normal looking. It could easily be confused for a normal table.
That being said it all comes down to purpose. If the buyer wants the table to match everything in the living room, then the second table would be a more ideal choice. However, if the buyer wants a piece that immediately can be recognized for the device it’s representing, the first design is definitely a better pick.
For more iPod gadgets check out this iPod stand and this new iPod nano.
08/18/2010
— Filed under: Gadgets
Tags: iPhone 4, Table
This wacky action game doesn’t contain any of the fun hinted at by its goofy premise.
08/17/2010
— Filed under: Games
Tags: Kung Fu, Review
PC Tools Spyware Doctor is a comprehensive anti-spyware utility that effectively scans and cleans PCs. This software has won many awards for its ability to find and defeat any kind of spyware. In fact, no other anti-spyware utility has a spyware library larger than that of PC Tools spyware doctor. This version of PC Tools Spyware Doctor includes spyware protection for up to three PCs; enough to cover the average household.
08/16/2010
— Filed under: Security,Software
Tags: Antivirus, Spyware Doctor
As graphics chips and CPUs become more capable, laptops start to offer gaming experiences that may not be quite as robust as dedicated desktop gaming PCs-but they can come close. AVADirect’s Clevo W860CU tries to walk the line between the massive gaming laptops that are really luggable desktop systems and the thin-and-light units with discrete GPUs that can’t quite deliver robust frame rates in games.
08/15/2010
— Filed under: Hardware
Tags: AVADirect, laptop
A week before its Nokia World 2010 event, Nokia has let loose with information about its next generation of smartphones, indicating news that the much-anticipated № 8 will launch at the end of September.
08/14/2010
— Filed under: Mobile
Tags: E7, N8, Nokia
The HP LaserJet Pro P1102w is a basic monochrome laser printer with a few surprises, namely better-than-expected speed and Wi-Fi. Unfortunately, its pricey toner offsets its very affordable purchase price ($150 as of August 27, 2010).
08/13/2010
— Filed under: Hardware
Tags: HP, LaserJet Pro P1102w, Wi-Fi
Do you like keyboards? Do you need the click of a physical button to feel like you’re actually writing something on your phone? Don’t be ashamed if you do. The Samsung Epic 4G for Sprint is the carrier’s second 4G phone, and it’s the first with a physical QWERTY keyboard. It’s a powerful, high-end Android smartphone that is a great choice for Sprint customers, and it’s our new Editors’ Choice for keyboarded smartphones on Sprint.
08/12/2010
— Filed under: Mobile
Tags: Epic 4G, Samsung
