I got to play around with my Samsung Series 5 Chromebook with 3G for the entire weekend. To test it out, it became my primary portal to the internet. The Chromebook is brilliant and you probably won't want one ( Read more... )

I am working on a review of the ASUS Transformer (TF-101, 16GB, no keyboard dock yet) that I'm hoping to have ready for initial posting next week. The issue with a straight review is that nobody really knows what tablets are supposed to be let alone what makes a good one different than a bad one. Because of this, I don't know what anyone will find ( Read more... )

Almost a month after initial release, I finally got an iPad. Rather than settle for the WiFi bound edition that lacked WWAN and GPS, I waited for the full version which at long last arrived at my door last Friday. Since its arrival, I've been taking it with me just about everywhere and using it extensively. I had already formed my opinion of the ( Read more... )

With technology advancing faster than even the manufacturers of these products expected, it really is a rarity when a product makes you sit back and say "Wow, I really like this." Even rarer is when a company known for failure in a given market that has, to say the least, a clear-cut leader decides to go after the high-end rather than pick off the ( Read more... )

My DSi review went live yesterday and a Flickr gallery was added (link after the review). That's two reviews and review formats down. Here's another short poll about the current and future contenders.

Poll Review Format Battle

It’s hard to argue that Nintendo can’t make successful hardware. Even when they haven’t had the most powerful console on the market, they still seem to find their products in homes by the millions. A dual-screened, touch-supporting oddity released at the tail-end of 2004, the Nintendo DS, had over 20 million units sold in the first 18 months of ( Read more... )

Poll More questions on reviews

This is the final part of a multi-section article on the reality of the Apple Tax by comparing the 24" iMac (early 2009) to several other options. Parts I, II and III are already posted and should be read prior to this segment.

Other Thoughts:
Apple computers are not casual-performance/gaming machines. Let the Apple fanatics chime in with “What ( Read more... )

This is the second part of a multi-section article on the reality of the Apple Tax by comparing the 24" iMac (early 2009) to several other options. Part I and Part II are already posted and should be read prior to this segment.

This portion of the article contains a table that may be too wide for your view. For best results, please maximize your ( Read more... )

This Kindle 2 review was written using the first format candidate. For ease of navigation (on friend pages and the like, the main content of the review is cut, leaving just the conclusion viewable. Comment to this post not only for discussion of the review's content, but for how the formatting works or doesn't work as well. Your input will help ( Read more... )