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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...

HTC Hero

Review Though its hardware may not be a huge leap from the previous HTC Magic, this Android smartphone comes with some important new features.

Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray player

Review Ever since standalone Blu-ray players hit the market, there's been a great deal of anticipation for an Oppo Blu-ray player, mainly because of the company's reputation for making excellent DVD players. Oppo held out for quite some time, and in retrospect, it was a smart move. Almost all the early...

SmartQ 7

Review One of the main reasons Mobile Internet Devices (MID) never really took off was that for a device with limited screen estate, most vendors charge a hefty premium. Contrast this with Netbooks that not only perform just as well but come with a lower price tag, and one can understand why most...

Sony BDP-S550 Blu-ray player

Review Sony has made standalone Blu-ray players since the format's inception, but they've always been overshadowed by the company's game console, the PlayStation 3. In many ways, the Sony BDP-S550 is the company's first standalone that may be a smarter buy than the PS3 for non-gamers. The BDP-S550 is...

Samsung Omnia II (I8000)

Review If you want a touchscreen smartphone that has it all without breaking the bank, this model from the Korean chaebol is probably your best bet.

Kodak EasyShare M1033

Review The features may be a letdown, but the image quality more than makes up for this.

Nokia N95 (8GB)

Review The Nokia N95 (8GB) is to the N95 what the HTC TyTN II is to the Dopod 838 Pro. We're not making a direct comparison here, but the similarity lies in the fact that both successors have big boots to fill. There is no need for us to pore through every detail of the N95 (8GB) since our review of the...

Sony PlayStation Portable PSP-3000

Review While some still consider it a second banana to Nintendo's nearly ubiquitous DS Lite, the Sony PSP has sold more than 41 million units since it appeared on the scene in 2005. Sony released a second-generation version--the PSP-2000--in 2007, giving it a slimmer and lighter chassis, some speed...