Wondering what e-reader to buy for a holiday gift? Certainly the Kindle, now available for just $139 for the standard model with a 6-inch display, is likely to top many lists, given the price, the Wi-Fi connectivity, and the backing of the world’s largest bookseller, Amazon.
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5 digital SLRs that shoot HD video
With the way technology is moving toward the integration of multiple devices into multi-function super-devices, it no longer makes sense to have separate cameras for photo and video.
Barnes & Noble announces an all-color, all-touchscreen Nook e-reader
Amazon’s Kindle might be the clear frontrunner in the three-way e-reader war between Apple, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble, but that could change pretty soon.
Pico projector + camcorder = really cool
3M’s got a really cool gadget, a combination pico projector and camcorder that’s likely to spur imitators.
Samsung prepares its iPad competitor: the Galaxy Tab
It just might be the worst-kept secret ever, but Samsung has confirmed that it’s developing an Android-based tablet, called the Galaxy Tab.
3 top televisions for the 3D experience
3D movies. We’ve all watched at least one. There you are, sitting in your seat at the movie theater; popcorn in one hand, a Coca-Cola in the other, and those dreaded 3D glasses clinging to your face, giving you a painstakingly-awkward feeling comparable to your eighth grade yearbook photo.
3 best rugged cameras for adventure travel
Dust, water, extreme heat, freezing temperatures—all the elements that make an adventure-seeker’s heart pitter-patter with delight, while at the same time giving an avid photographer a pseudo heart attack.
Is the iPad for watching, or doing—or both?
The initial reviews of the iPad are out, from a select group of technology columnists who received iPads from Apple, and they’re something of a hodge-podge of opinions and impressions.
3 best pocket projectors for fun and business
Imagine if you could take a big, powerful projector and put it in your pocket. Pretty nifty, right? Well, that’s the promise of relatively new type of gadget, the pocket projector.
Why the iPad changes everything for computers
Maybe not this year or next, but in the next several years, computers will be transformed with “touch” interfaces like the one on Apple’s iPad (and, of course, its iPhone).