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The good: The Motorola S9 Bluetooth Active Headphones feature an attractive design, user-friendly controls, and solid sound quality.
The bad: The Motorola S9 Bluetooth Active Headphones' earbuds have a tendency to pinch if not set correctly.
The bottom line: The Motorola S9 Bluetooth Active Headphones offer a worthy choice for wireless cell phone sound.
The good: The Jabra BT8030 is a combined Bluetooth speaker and headphones with great sound quality, especially in headphones mode.
The bad: The Jabra BT8030 is a bit too bulky for our tastes. The Jabra's buttons are in an ...
The bottom line: The Jabra BT8030 is great for those who want a Bluetooth speaker and headphones all in one device, ...
The good: The Plantronics Voyager 855 is a sleek and sexy Bluetooth headset that can be converted from mono to ...
The bad: The Plantronics Voyager 855 has tiny controls on the side, and the act of sliding the boom mic ...
The bottom line: If you want a quality Bluetooth headset that can be either mono or stereo, then the Plantronics Voyager ...
The good: The Motorola H700 has a small and stylish form factor, a foldable boom mic that turns the headset ...
The bad: The Motorola H700's buttons may be a bit small for large fingers.
The bottom line: The Motorola H700 wins plenty of points with its design; not only does it have a small form ...
The good: The BlueAnt V1 is the world's first voice-controlled headset. It does not require voice recognition training and ...
The bad: The BlueAnt V1 doesn't feel secure without the ear hook, and the ear tip may fit a ...
The bottom line: The BlueAnt V1 may not wow us designwise, but its voice controls and excellent audio quality more than ...
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The good: Beautiful, unique design; incredible battery life, thanks to its 12-cell battery; comfortable keyboard; touchpad on/off button; touch-sensitive ...
The bad: Battery adds significant weight; speakers produce treble sound.
The bottom line: The HP Pavilion dv6985se is a well-stocked mainstream machine with a long-living (though heavy) 12-cell battery. We recommend ...
The good: Attractive, slim design; big keyboard for such a small system; affordable.
The bad: Only 512MB of RAM limits performance; wimpy battery life; no Bluetooth.
The bottom line: The Acer Aspire One is easily the best of the current under-$400 Netbooks, but its meager allotment ...
The good: Strong performance and battery life, particularly for the price; attractive, sturdily constructed case; beautiful display that's great ...
The bad: Case finish easily picks up fingerprints and smudges; shallow key travel; lousy speakers.
The bottom line: A standout among budget midsize laptops, the 14.1-inch Gateway T-6836 marries strong performance and battery life with ...
The good: Small, light, and inexpensive; solid-state hard drive is fast and efficient; well-thought-out preinstalled software package.
The bad: Cramped keyboard; very little hard drive space; low screen resolution.
The bottom line: For less than $400, the Asus Eee PC 4G offers an impressive package for portable Web surfing and ...
Apple MacBook - black (Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard)
from $1,185.73 at 2 stores Shop nowThe good: Upgraded CPU for the same price; same great design; Leopard operating system.
The bad: Still no Express card or SD card slots; only more expensive models are available in black.
The bottom line: Apple has been content to issue minor periodic hardware updates to the 13-inch MacBook, but the modest performance ...
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The good: Attractive, functional design; generally above-average photo quality for its class; nice, useful feature set; lens can zoom during ...
The bad: Aggressive smoothing reduces detail in indoor shots, even at low ISO sensitivities; modest performance; poorly placed microphone.
The bottom line: Though it's not perfect, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5's compact midrange megazoom feature set puts it in ...
The good: Versatile mix of ease-of-use features and manual controls; tilting 3-inch LCD; good color reproduction; zoom operates in movie ...
The bad: Slowish startup and shutdown; occasional fringing, noise issues; no raw support or hot shoe.
The bottom line: Though its lens isn't as wide and suffers from many of the same lens artifacts as its ...
The good: Optically stabilized, wide-angle, long zoom lens; comfortable shooting design; voice annotation; time-lapse mode.
The bad: Poor noise handling above ISO 200; no raw support; relatively slow performance.
The bottom line: One of the better 18x megazooms, nevertheless you should consider the Nikon Coolpix P80's sluggish performance before ...
The good: Great photo quality; interesting design.
The bad: Mixed performance; no optical zoom in movie mode.
The bottom line: For most people, the excellent photo quality of the Canon PowerShot SD790 IS will more than make up ...
The good: Impressive performance and image quality; optical image stabilization; face detection.
The bad: No manual exposure controls; no optical viewfinder.
The bottom line: While the Canon PowerShot SD870 IS doesn't have an optical viewfinder or manual exposure controls, it captures ...
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The good: The second-generation Apple iPod Touch has it all: music, videos, photos, podcasts, e-mail, Web browsing, Internet radio, games, ...
The bad: The second-generation iPod Touch may be overwhelming to users looking for a simple music player; audio quality is ...
The bottom line: The second-generation iPod Touch includes features that are light-years ahead of the competition, its design has improved, and ...
The good: The second-generation Apple iPod Touch has it all: music, videos, photos, podcasts, e-mail, Web browsing, Internet radio, games, ...
The bad: The second-generation iPod Touch may be overwhelming to users looking for a simple music player; audio quality is ...
The bottom line: The second-generation iPod Touch includes features that are light-years ahead of the competition, its design has improved, and ...
The good: The second-generation iPod Classic adds a new Genius playlist feature to its time-tested combination of music, video, podcast, ...
The bad: EQ control is limited; some older iPod video accessories may not be compatible; the plastic screen is susceptible ...
The bottom line: The iPod Classic refines the formula that put the iPod on the map. Few can match its combination ...
The good: The fourth-generation iPod Nano is more attractive and colorful than its predecessor and includes Apple's new Genius ...
The bad: To use the new Nano, you must upgrade to Apple's iTunes 8 software with its laundry list ...
The bottom line: The fourth-generation iPod Nano is easy on the eyes and the wallet, and you can't beat its ...
The good: The Sony S-Series Walkman is nicely designed and has a high-quality feel; it offers a load of cool ...
The bad: The S-Series Walkman maxes out at 8GB and doesn't include memory expansion. The packaged earbuds, which are ...
The bottom line: Thanks to excellent sound quality, integrated noise-canceling functionality, and several smart music sorting options, the Sony S-Series Walkman ...
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The good: The Magellan Maestro 4250 allows you to operate the portable navigation system with voice commands. It also features ...
The bad: The Maestro 4250's points-of-interest database is a bit outdated, and we encountered some general performance delays and ...
The bottom line: Despite some minor shortcomings, the Magellan Maestro 4250 is a solid and accurate mid-level portable navigation system with ...
Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, 5.2 oz
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- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 38 reviews
The good: The Garmin Nuvi 880 crams in a number of features, including text-to-speech functionality, MSN Direct services, and Bluetooth, ...
The bad: The Nuvi 880 is expensive, and route calculations can be sluggish.
The bottom line: As we've come to expect from the Nuvi line, the Garmin Nuvi 880 offers an impressive feature ...
The good: The Mio Knight Rider GPS features the original voice of KITT from the TV show and also has ...
The bad: Text-to-speech functionality doesn't come out of the box; you have to load it from the software CD. ...
The bottom line: The Mio Knight Rider GPS is a portable navigation device like no other, featuring the voice of KITT, ...
The good: The Garmin Nuvi 660 offers an accurate GPS receiver, text-to-speech functionality, and traffic capabilities. The versatile system also ...
The bad: The device is expensive, and there are no external volume controls. The system also doesn't support multidestination ...
The bottom line: If you can afford the hefty price tag, the Garmin Nuvi 660 is a solid-performing and versatile GPS ...
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The good: Network digital audio system includes excellent wireless remote with color screen and scroll wheel control; supports Wi-Fi and ...
The bad: Minor improvements could make the already good interface even better; scroll wheel isn't quite as responsive as ...
The bottom line: With its excellent iPod-like remote, the Logitech Squeezebox Duet is an ideal way to stream the full range ...
The good: Wirelessly streams audio from networked PCs and the Internet; supports the Rhapsody and Pandora premium services, plus a ...
The bad: It's pricier than competing devices; doesn't support the streaming of copy-protected PlaysForSure and iTunes files purchased ...
The bottom line: The Logitech Squeezebox is an excellent choice for anyone who's serious about streaming digital audio, although buyers ...
The good: Slim module can be mounted out-of-sight on back of the television; reliable, hiccup-free video streaming; works seamlessly with ...
The bad: Only compatible with select Sony televisions; sluggish interface and poorly designed menus; most of the content can be ...
The bottom line: The Sony Bravia Internet Video Link (DMX-NV1) will stream Web video and Amazon Video On Demand to your ...
The good: Streams home A/V to any broadband-connected Mac, Windows PC, Windows Mobile, or Palm Treo 700p device in ...
The bad: Component-video adapter and cellphone/PDA viewing software costs extra; no built-in wireless networking support; monopolizes the attached device ...
The bottom line: While its ability to accept multiple sources and optional HD is overkill for most users, the more-expensive Slingbox ...
The good: Streams home AV sources to any broadband-connected Mac, Windows PC, Windows Mobile, or Palm Treo device in the ...
The bad: Cell phone/PDA viewing software costs extra; no built-in wireless networking support; monopolizes the attached device during viewing.
The bottom line: An evolutionary upgrade of past Slingbox models, the Slingbox Solo remains an excellent way to stream your home ...
- Popular digital media receivers
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