Dell W3000

[Editors' rating: 3.6 out of 10]

"Dude, you're getting a Dell" is usually a good thing--but not with this TV. Granted, it had a bargain price, but it hardly did anything other TVs do. Every class has a slacker, and this one was Dell's underachiever. Dell has wisely stopped selling this clunker.

iRock 930 MP3ez (128MB)

[Editors' rating: 3.7 out of 10]

What if Apple had issued the Shuffle as a 128MB player that didn't support anything but MP3 and--oh, yeah--couldn't shuffle? You'd get the iRock 930 MP3ez. You can expand the iRock with an SD card. But that will cost you as much as or more than the player itself. In fact, the only really good thing about this player is the sub-$50 price.

Aerielle AudioBug ABWAS-150

[Editors' rating: 3.7 out of 10]

Wireless headphones over which you can't hear anything are useless. Anyone who has used an FM transmitter with an iPod understands the unreliability of FM transmission. Someone should have informed Aerielle. I'm sure these headphones could sound good. You'd just have to move to the Moon, away from all FM transmissions, to be sure.

Roxio PhotoSuite 7 Platinum

[Editors' rating: 3.7 out of 10]

Do you want to make CD labels with your photo software? What's that, you say? That's the only thing you'd ever want to do with your photo software? Great! PhotoSuite 7 is just fine for you. It's also good for driving usability experts to suicide.

H2O Audio SV iMini

[Editors' rating: 3.7 out of 10]

This one may be unfair. After all, a waterproof case for your iPod should keep the iPod dry, and this does. Bone dry. Not a drop of water touched our iPod. We couldn't really listen to or control the iPod, but it was dry as a desert. Yep.

Fossil Wrist PDA FX2008

[Editors' rating: 4.0 out of 10]

The Fossil Wrist PDA started off with so much promise. It's a watch that's Mac compatible, runs a Palm OS, and doesn't require a service fee. Unfortunately, you need a magnifying glass to see the display elements, and the stylus is a joke--and not a very funny one. If you can't use something, it doesn't matter what it's made of. It is gorgeous, though.

GoVideo D2740

[Editors' rating: 4.0 out of 10]

Let's imagine that you're a subscriber to Real's Rhapsody service who occasionally wants to stream video, audio, and only Rhapsody radio stations from the Internet to your DVD player. If you don't mind the player deciding when it's in the mood to connect to the network, you're all set.

Linksys WPS54GU2 Wireless-G print server

[Editors' rating: 4.0 out of 10]

In theory, a Wi-Fi print server is just the ticket. In theory, you plug it into your printer, it connects to your home Wi-Fi network, and you can print from any device on the network. In theory, you don't have bald patches on your head from the frustration caused by the setup process. In theory, WPA is a pretty common security option that every Wi-Fi device should support. In theory.