Articles on Design

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90

Review Slim cameras have always had one compromise, and that is image quality. Traditionally, these shooters don't usually produce very good pictures, and most shutterbugs attribute that to the periscopic-lens structure. But with digital imaging being more advanced these days, the imaging processor takes...

Sony Alpha DSLR-A230

Review A modest update over its predecessor, the Sony Alpha DSLR-A200, the Alpha DSLR-A230 offers the same essential feature set in a redesigned body with sufficient quality and performance-enhancing firmware tweaks to merit the upgrade. Similar to its predecessor, the result is a generally solid, if not...

HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One Printer

Review Printers in the past used to have dull designs and needed cables to connect to the computer in order to print. These days, printer manufacturers are trying to makeover inkboxes into lifestyle products rather than drab machines for printing. The HP Photosmart Premium All-In-One Printer is such a...

Nikon Coolpix S70

Review The Nikon Coolpix S70 is an impressive leap forward in design and functionality from its predecessor, the S60. That camera, while it has an excellent design, sports a touchscreen LCD that we found occasionally frustrating to use. That's not great considering operating the shooter was nearly all...

Panasonic Viera TH-L37V11S (37-inch LCD)

Review The Panasonic Viera TH-L37V11S may be unusually petite for a flagship LCD TV, but this 37-incher features some of the best visual technologies available under the company's belt. Its key propositions include a premium In-Plane Switching (IPS) Alpha panel, 100Hz frame interpolation engine and...

Apple iPod classic (160GB; third generation)

Review Can the third-generation iPod classic stay attractive with the dwindling popularity of high-capacity hard drive-based MP3 players? We find out.

Acer neoTouch

Review Its specifications may be impressive, but how does the computer giant's new smartphone fare in the real world?

Canon PowerShot G11

Review The Canon PowerShot G series cameras have always received rave reviews for their high-quality offering. In addition to extensive controls, the image quality from these shooters is top-notch for a compact. However, when the G11 was announced, it raised several eyebrows. Not only does it have a lower...

Pioneer BDP-120 Blu-ray player

Review Finally, Blu-ray players are coming of age. They've taken their sweet time, but we're now seeing players that will load a disc as fast as a DVD player, do all the things Blu-ray promised and don't cost a fortune. Pioneer embraced Blu-ray early on in the race and recently announced a couple of new...

Pioneer BDP-LX52 Blu-ray player

Review Pioneer's Kuro range of plasma TVs were met with an avalanche of awards, but its Blu-ray players have also consistently been among the best performers of their type. The BDP-LX52 is the company's 2009 flagship model. Priced at about S$999, it's obviously designed to appeal to picture purists rather...

Logitech Harmony 1100 universal remote control

Review When Logitech brought out its touchscreen, tablet-style Harmony 1000 in 2007, it was clearly taking a stab at the high end of the universal remote market. Unlike other high-end--and more expensive--models from the likes of Crestron and Philips' Pronto line, the Harmony 1000 did not require a...