Reviewed on March 22, 2010Though its feature set is light, the Canon PowerShot A490 is a very good choice for anyone on a tight budget who still wants excellent photo quality.TAGS:Canon PowerShot, Canon Inc., battery, LCD, camera, button, photograph
Reviewed on August 4, 2010At its best, the Canon Vixia HF M3x series--composed of the M300, M30, M31, and M32--delivers a very good blend of video quality, features, and performance for the money, but some people may find the touch-screen interface extremely frustrating to use and the battery life painfully short. Plus, you really need to bump up to the highest bit rate quality. Of the series, the HF M300 is the best deal.TAGS:Canon Vixia, Canon Inc., camcorder, LCD, CMOS, touch screen, battery, button, photograph, video
Reviewed on September 21, 2009The Anywhere Mouse MX bears Logitech's multiconnective Unifying receiver and glass-tracking Darkfield laser, but $80 is too much for a portable mouse--especially when the Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 costs half the price for almost the same features.TAGS:Logitech, transceiver, mouse, laser, receiver, battery, button, keyboard, USB, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
Reviewed on July 12, 2010The Garmin Nuvi 295W is a solid point-to-point GPS navigator with a few neat tricks that on-foot navigators may appreciate, but its secondary camera and Wi-Fi-connected features just aren't very useful from behind the wheel.TAGS:Garmin, Garmin Nuvi, orientation, portrait, smart phone, touch screen, interface, icon, camera, button
Reviewed on August 4, 2008The Netgear RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 is a basic Wireless-N router that only offers a taste of dual-band wireless networking. Its short range and limited feature set may override its decent mixed-mode performance.TAGS:Netgear, frequency, router, IEEE 802.11g, Linksys, access point, D-Link Systems, Wi-Fi, button
Reviewed on February 18, 2009Outstanding recording quality, tons of features, and a built-in digital TV tuner make the Panasonic DMR-EZ48VK an excellent all-purpose DVD and VHS recorder.TAGS:Panasonic, recorder, SDHC, digital television, DVD, input, Blu-ray, button, video
Reviewed on March 30, 2009The Samsung BD-P1600 has a great mix of features and performance for a standalone Blu-ray player, with only its annoying design holding it back.TAGS:NetFlix Inc., Roku, Samsung Electronics, Panasonic, button, Wi-Fi
Reviewed on April 2, 2009The Samsung BD-P3600 is a huge leap ahead for standalone Blu-ray players, with blazing-fast operational speed, tons of features, and excellent image quality.TAGS:NetFlix Inc., Samsung Electronics, Blu-ray, button
Reviewed on October 21, 2009Apple's new wireless Magic Mouse gets a sleek makeover and even has multitouch controls, but it's better as a portable laptop companion rather than a full-size desktop accessory. The swiping gestures add interactivity to Web browsing and media, but the awkwardly narrow single button design leaves us reaching for better mice from Logitech and others.TAGS:mouse, Apple Computer, Logitech, Apple iMac, button, Apple Mac OS X, battery, Apple Macintosh
Reviewed on February 25, 2008The 1Ds Mark III marks another high-end success for Canon, though you'll need a lot of spare cash if you want to own this ground-breaking camera.TAGS:grip, Canon Inc., Nikon Corp., SLR, button, control, LCD, camera