Articles on Stabilization

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...

LG BD390

Review In 2009, it's not enough for a Blu-ray player to just play movie discs. With the ubiquity of online media streaming services, such as YouTube, consumers already expect such players to offer up a wide variety of instant-gratification online media options to complement their HD experience. Its...

Olympus Mju Tough-6010

Review In the realm of rugged point-and-shoots, Olympus' name is always one of the first to come to mind. Being an early pioneer in tough cameras, the Japanese firm has one of the world's hardiest consumer-oriented snappers on the market, the Mju Tough-8000. But if you don't dive to great depths and just...

Canon Digital Ixus 200 IS

Review The touchscreen camera industry have primarily been dominated by Sony with its Cyber-shot T series, but other manufacturers such as Panasonic and Nikon have caught up with their own touch-operated shooters in the past two years. For Canon, its foray into touchscreen snappers appears to be late,...

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...

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...

Sony Alpha DSLR-A850

Review Full-frame dSLRs have always been sought after by advanced shutterbugs and professional photographers for their better image quality, but such shooters are usually tagged with a premium price. Last year, Sony dropped the bomb with the full-frame Alpha DSLR-A900, the world's highest-resolution dSLR...

Nikon D3000

Review It's hard to make the shooting experience of an entry-level digital SLR feel anything more than cheap and cheerful, but that's what Nikon has done with the D3000. Lightweight, easy to use and able to deliver some great pictures with a decent lens attached, there's only one or two quibbles about the...

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

Review Sony's Cyber-shot T series cameras are well-known for their stylish design and slimness. But that doesn't mean these good-looking snappers just sit pretty. The latest addition to this family of shooters, the TX1, goes to show how powerful a petite camera can be. Although this point-and-shoot lacks...

Asus Eee PC 1101HA (Intel Atom Z520 Processor 1.33GHz, 1GB RAM)

Review Asus is perhaps best known for virtually creating the Netbook phenomenon with its line of inexpensive Eee PCs. The company has subsequently done a good job of refining and expanding on the Netbook experience, with systems such as the slim Eee PC 1005HA and the touchscreen Eee PC T91. The...