11/06 | LaCie aims for the design crown in travel speakers.
design
We’ll take a moment to restate our introduction: the Sound2 Speakers are attractive. From the correct angle, they look like nothing more than speaker cones; in actuality, that's exactly their nature. The pair almo ...
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10/31 | Drag and drop PDF editing tool.
The scanning software for my multifunction printer lets me add each scanned page into a PDF document as I go, but it’s a one-shot deal. The pages are assembled in the order I scanned them, but if I’ve accidentally scanned an ...
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10/31 | VMware modernizes its platform for Windows 7 and Snow Leopard.
Setting up and the migration tool
Those who've used at least VMware Fusion 2 will find much of the version 3 setup process familiar at first; that's not necessarily a bad thing, as it's uncomplicated. The chief addition h ...
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10/31 | iHome has an alarm clock for 2 of you.
If there are two iPhone or iPod users sleeping in your bed, with two different wake times, and different taste in music, then iHome has an alarm clock for you! iHome has added another clock radio and stereo iPod/iPhone dock t ...
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10/28 | Prizmo shines when used with digital camera output.
Prizmo is the tidy little application you didn’t know you needed, because it ties together all the loose ends of an archivist’s dreams. No longer do you need a scanner and special character recognition software, because Prizm ...
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10/28 | Solar power for your iPhone.
From Scosche comes the solCHAT, a small solar powered hands free speakerphone kit for your iPhone or other Bluetooth phone. The solCHAT is very small, about the size of a business card, and less than 3/4 of an inch thick.
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10/19 | Edit photos easily.
If you search Apple’s App Store, you’ll find over 75 pages of photography-related programs. To be honest roughly 20% of those don’t really have anything to do with photography, such as BabyBuilder Lite or 100 Hot Women. Of th ...
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10/18 | Fujifilm brings better dynamic range to a lower price.
ergonomics, controls and expansion
Anyone who has held the F200 EXR will feel instantly at home with the F70 EXR both in design and in its feel in the hand. Both are positives: the design is reasonably compact and is extr ...
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10/15 | SSD storage will surprise you.
Other World Computing has added Solid-State Drive (SSD) storage to their Mercury portable hard disk product line. The Mercury On-The-Go SSD comes in 64 GB, as reviewed here, 128 GB, and 256 GB sizes, with prices of $299.99, $ ...
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10/14 | PDFpen update adds a strong OCR and new interface.
In a world where most forms that you download are PDF files, the ability to fill out and sign them on your computer is a wonderful thing. For example, I need to submit a W-9 for a job I just took. The company emailed me a W-9 ...
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10/06 | Sleek, easy to navigate, touch screen eReader from Sony.
My impressions of the new Sony eReader PRS-600, are good, but it deserves a peek into the history of Kindle and Sony eReaders, before we take a closer look.
A Brief History of Sony vs. Kindle
In November 2007, Amazo ...
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10/04 | Maximo gives iPhone and BlackBerry users an all-round capable headset.
what's in the box and comfort
The HS5s come in a large black retail container with a host of accessories. A carrying pouch, extension cable, shirt clip, airline adapter, and 4 different size earplugs are all included. Th ...
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10/04 | Surprisingly capable speakers for a low price.
hardware and features
The Arion has a typical 2.1 speaker design. Each satellite has an internally soldered wire protruding from the back of the speaker with a standard RCA jack on the end. The subwoofer has a power cable, ...
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10/01 | Two screen capture products compared.
LittleSnapper v1.5.1
and Voila v.2.1
are screen capture and markup applications designed for anyone who needs to capture their screen, desktop, application windows or web pages. You can also and add callouts, such as arro ...
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09/29 | Edit almost any sound file easily./
Freeverse's Sound Studio 3 records, edits, and adds digital effects to audio files in a number of formats. It’s compatible with QuickTime 7, and has support for ID3 tags and iTunes metadata information, including a nifty drag ...
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09/27 | A simple but effective way to share MP3 player audio.
what's in the box and the design
The iMainGo 2 comes in a small retail box with some documentation and, in a rare move for the class, name brand batteries to power the system right away. The speaker system itself is fairl ...
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