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The good: The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 sports a proven, sensible design, a bevy of useful features, and fast ...
The bad: Only a limited number of apps make full use of the S Pen and some of the ones ...
The bottom line: The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 is the best Samsung tablet yet. If you can get over its ...
The good: Oodles of screen real estate make the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 terrific for videos, games, and reading; and ...
The bad: The huge display makes the Galaxy Note 2 unwieldy to carry, and hiccups in the S Pen stylus ...
The bottom line: Samsung delivers a powerful, boundary-pushing device that gets a lot right. Yet its complicated features and high price ...
The good: The Panasonic TC-PVT50 series produces some of the best pictures ever, with exceedingly deep black levels, highly accurate ...
The bad: The VT50 isn't as strong in terms of value as Panasonic's excellent midtier plasmas. It uses ...
The bottom line: The Panasonic TC-PVT50 series represents the pinnacle of current flat-panel TV picture quality.
The good: The Samsung Chromebook is a lightweight, thin, and inexpensive laptop for those times when all you need is ...
The bad: The Chromebook's low price comes out in its build quality and performance.
The bottom line: The $249 Samsung Chromebook is a good extra computer for cloud-loving Google-centric Web users.
The good: The Nexus 7 features a sharp screen, a comfortable design, and great battery life at a low starting ...
The bad: Android still needs more tablet-optimized apps, newer games have frame rate issues, and HSPA+ speeds seem particularly location-dependent.
The bottom line: With its excellent design, useful software features, and low starting price, the Nexus 7 is the cheapest way ...
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The good: The Asus Taichi 21 offers a clever implementation of a dual-screen design in a slim Core i7 chassis.
The bad: Only one of the screens is touch-enabled, which feels like a major oversight. There are probably only a ...
The bottom line: More of a clever proof-of-concept than a practical product, the Asus Taichi still delivers on its basic promise, ...
The good: The Asus Vivobook X202E is very inexpensive for a touch-screen Windows 8 laptop, and looks and feels like ...
The bad: The CPU trades down to a slower model, battery life is unimpressive, and the large touch pad is ...
The bottom line: It's great to see more touch-screen Windows 8 laptops under $600, but note that the Asus X202E ...
The good: The Asus Taichi 21 offers a clever implementation of a dual-screen design in a slim Core i7 chassis.
The bad: Only one of the screens is touch-enabled, which feels like a major oversight. There are probably only a ...
The bottom line: More of a clever proof-of-concept than a practical product, the Asus Taichi still delivers on its basic promise, ...
The good: The Samsung Chromebook is a lightweight, thin, and inexpensive laptop for those times when all you need is ...
The bad: The Chromebook's low price comes out in its build quality and performance.
The bottom line: The $249 Samsung Chromebook is a good extra computer for cloud-loving Google-centric Web users.
The good: The 13-inch MacBook Air has new Intel CPUs, better battery life, and an improved 720p Webcam, and finally ...
The bad: The design, while strong, stays largely the same: there's no Ethernet port, and the base SSD storage ...
The bottom line: This year's MacBook Air opts for gradual improvements rather than anything revolutionary, but lowered prices continue to ...
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The good: Speed, good looks, and pretty pictures number among the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100's strengths.
The bad: The camera tends to clip bright highlights more than we typically see, and the slippery body lacks a ...
The bottom line: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100's compact, elegant design, generally excellent photo quality, bright, fast lens, and speedy performance ...
The good: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V has excellent photo and video quality for its class, fast shooting performance, and plenty ...
The bad: The HX30V is expensive, especially compared with competing models. It's not always the easiest camera to use ...
The bottom line: The feature-rich Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V has a great mix of speed and photo quality.
The good: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ7 delivers fast shooting performance and very good photo and movie quality in a slim ...
The bad: The SZ7's battery life could be better, and its pictures probably won't thrill pixel peepers.
The bottom line: A speedy little camera with a long lens, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ7 performs beyond its tiny price tag.
The good: The Canon EOS Rebel T4i delivers extremely good photo and video quality plus improved performance in Live View ...
The bad: The feature set remains rather blah, and its photos aren't as good as the T3i's at ...
The bottom line: A fine camera, the Canon EOS Rebel T4i's more expensive 18-135mm STM kit (or body with another ...
The good: The Canon PowerShot Elph 300 HS is a fun-to-use ultracompact with excellent photo quality even if just left ...
The bad: The 300 HS might be too small for some, and accessing its shooting modes other than auto is ...
The bottom line: If you're looking for a nice, simple ultracompact for use indoors and out, you'll want to ...
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The good: The HTC Windows Phone 8X's edgy design joins forces with a top-of-the-line processor, LTE speeds, and great ...
The bad: This phone's 8-megapixel camera took a few poor pictures, the buttons are too flush, and the OS ...
The bottom line: With top specs and a striking design, HTC's Windows Phone 8X makes a smart choice for anyone ...
The good: The 4G LTE Pantech Discover has an excellent ergonomic design, great external speakers, a good camera, and comes ...
The bad: Not all of the Discover's specs are top-notch, including the Android 4.0 OS that excludes Google ...
The bottom line: If you're looking for an inexpensive Android phone to fall in love with, AT&T;'s $50 ...
The good: The futuristically-styled $199.99 HTC One X offers Android fans on AT&T; plenty to like, such as ...
The bad: Sadly, HTC One X owners can't claim quad-core bragging rights. Also, the nonremovable battery and lack of ...
The bottom line: Quad-core processing isn't everything, and AT&T;'s new $199.99 HTC One X proves it. This ...
The good: The Samsung Galaxy Stratosphere II has a comfortable five-row keyboard, NFC, a decent 5-megapixel camera, and 4G LTE.
The bad: The Stratosphere II's slick coating makes opening the keyboard tricky, the display has a subtle blue tint, ...
The bottom line: Although it isn't banging on all cylinders when it comes to top-tier specs, the Samsung Galaxy Stratosphere ...
The good: The beautifully designed HTC Droid DNA features a quad-core processor, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, 4G LTE, a ...
The bad: The Droid DNA's large size makes it tricky to fit in tight pockets, and it lacks both ...
The bottom line: With quad-core power, 4G LTE, a lovely 5-inch screen, and a stunning design, the $199.99 HTC Droid ...
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The good: The Canon Vixia HF G10 delivers great video quality and a lot of useful features for advanced shooters.
The bad: Design issues that affect frequently used adjustments may annoy the very people the camcorder is designed to attract, ...
The bottom line: While it's got a great shooter feature set and good video quality, the Canon Vixia HF G10 ...
Specs: Exmor R CMOS, 6.3 oz, 2.1 in, 2.2 in, 26 x x, Zoom lens - 2.1 mm - 5.7 mm - F/1.9-4.0, Camcorder, Sony Handycam HDR-CX220 - Consumer - Flash card, 4.6 in
The good: With a nice set of features for home-movie-type shooters and pleasing video quality, the Canon Vixia HF M400...
The bad: A small, coarse LCD that's hard to view in direct sunlight and touch-screen-impaired menu system hamper an ...
The bottom line: A fine follow-up to last year's M3xx series, the Canon Vixia M4xx series should please most home-movie-oriented ...
The good: Generally excellent video quality; solid feature set for its class; well designed
The bad: Tape housing feels a bit flimsy; fixed eye-level viewfinder needs a better eye cup; manual focus dial a ...
The bottom line: An extremely minor upgrade from the HV20, the Canon Vixia HV30 remains a quality HDV camcorder with a ...
The good: The GoPro Hero3 is smaller, lighter, and features built-in Wi-Fi connectivity. The Black Edition offers a number of ...
The bad: GoPro's control scheme has a longer learning curve than the simpler slide-n-go setup of the Contour cameras. ...
The bottom line: The GoPro Hero3 Silver and White editions are strong contenders in the sports camera market, but the faster, ...
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Specs: Blu-ray player, Smart Hub, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Web Browser, Anynet+, Quick start, JPEG photo playback, BD-Wise, AllShare, Stereo, DVD+R, CD-R, DVD, CD-DA, Blu-ray Disc, DVD+RW, DVD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RW
The good: The Panasonic DMP-BDT220 has built-in Wi-Fi, 3D compatibility, and the Viera Connect suite of streaming-media services, which includes ...
The bad: Viera Connect doesn't support any subscription music services (like MOG, Rdio, or Spotify) nor does it have ...
The bottom line: The Panasonic DMP-BDT220 is the best Blu-ray value of 2012, with built-in Wi-Fi, tons of streaming-media apps, 3D ...
The good: The Sony BDP-S590 has built-in Wi-Fi, 3D compatibility, and an ample suite of streaming-media services, including Netflix, Hulu ...
The bad: Sony's user interface isn't as intuitive as those from some competitors, especially the interfaces for Amazon ...
The bottom line: The Sony BDP-S590 is a great-looking Blu-ray player with built-in Wi-Fi, 3D compatibility, and tons of streaming-media apps, ...
Specs: Blu-ray player, Netflix, Pandora, Crackle, Amazon Instant, Hulu Plus, Vudu, YouTube, Built-in Wi-Fi
Specs: Blu-ray player, Samsung Apps, Built-in Wi-Fi, Disc-to-Digital, 3D, Stereo, DVD+R, CD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD, DVD-RW, CD-DA, Blu-ray Disc, DVD-R, CD-R, CD
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