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The good: The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a gorgeous and massive screen, screaming quad-core processor, and refined S Pen ...
The bad: The Note 3 is expensive, large, and its faux-leather styling is crafted from cheap plastic.
The bottom line: Though its plastic skin doesn't do its high price justice, Samsung's Galaxy Note 3 makes the ...
The good: The Pioneer SP-SB23W offers outstanding sound quality for a sound bar, particularly when it comes to the blend ...
The bad: The system's style won't wow you and the sound bar's relatively chunky size might block ...
The bottom line: The Pioneer SP-SB23W is the best affordable sound bar if you care about sound quality, with its outstanding ...
The good: The LG G2 has a top-of-the line processor, an expansive screen, and a powerful camera that's lightning-quick.
The bad: The handset's rear control buttons take time to get used to, its new software features are buried ...
The bottom line: If you're willing to live with some minor design compromises, you can't go wrong with LG'...
The good: The Microsoft Surface's Metro interface is innovative, elegant, powerful, and versatile. The tablet feels strong and well-built, ...
The bad: The tablet's performance can be sluggish, its Windows Store is lacking, Metro takes getting used to, and ...
The bottom line: If you're an early adopter willing to forget everything you know about navigating a computer, the Surface ...
The good: Amazon has improved on last year's excellent Paperwhite e-reader with a faster processor, more responsive touch screen, ...
The bad: Device hasn't gotten smaller or significantly lighter since last year, an AC adapter isn't included (just ...
The bottom line: While the "all-new" Paperwhite may seem like an unspectacular upgrade on the surface, it's a clear improvement ...
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The good: The Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 offers high-end components, including gamer-level graphics, a swappable accessory bay, and the coolest-looking backlit ...
The bad: If only the Y500 had a touch screen, which is practically required for the Windows 8 UI, it ...
The bottom line: For those looking for something more than a feature-light ultrabook, the gamer-friendly Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 is close to ...
The good: The Sony Vaio Pro 13 weighs less than 2.4 pounds and uses a fourth-gen Intel Core i5 ...
The bad: The Pro 13, like its competition, has a nonremovable battery (though you can add an external battery), few ...
The bottom line: For those who want an excellent ultraportable laptop with more than just the latest Intel processors, the Sony ...
Specs: Intel Celeron 847 / 1.1 GHz ( Dual-Core ), 4 GB, 16 GB, Google Chrome OS, 14 in, 1366 x 768 ( HD ), Intel HD Graphics, 4 lbs
The good: New Intel fourth-gen CPUs help the updated MacBook Air achieve amazing battery life. The multitouch trackpad is still ...
The bad: Newer features such as touch screens and higher-resolution displays are still missing. The ultrabook competition is catching up, ...
The bottom line: Apple keeps the latest MacBook Air updates on the inside, but greatly improved battery life and a lower ...
The good: The Microsoft Surface Pro fits a full ultrabook experience in a compact 10-inch tablet. Thanks to the ingenious ...
The bad: The battery life is disappointing, and more ports would be nice. The 64GB model barely has any free ...
The bottom line: The Surface Pro's gutsy design successfully reinvents the Windows 8 laptop by cramming an ultrabook experience into ...
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The good: The Canon PowerShot G16 produces very good photos in bright light, and the fast lens, optical viewfinder, and ...
The bad: A mediocre Wi-Fi implementation, no articulated LCD, and lack of manual controls while shooting video are among the ...
The bottom line: While the Canon PowerShot G16 is better than the G15 and remains a nice enthusiast compact, its low-light ...
The good: The Fujifilm FinePix F900EXR has hobbyist-targeted features like manual controls, direct access to settings, and raw capture. Shooting ...
The bad: For those uninitiated with Fujifilm's EXR sensors, getting the best results can require a little extra effort. ...
The bottom line: If you crave a compact megazoom that gives you a lot of control over your results, look no ...
The good: Excellent performance for its class; great viewfinder; control locations and operations streamlined over previous Nikon dSLRs; double SDXC-compatible ...
The bad: No 1080/30p video.
The bottom line: An excellent dSLR for experienced shooters or Nikon professionals looking for a relatively cheap option, the Nikon D7000 ...
The good: The Canon EOS Rebel T3i delivers excellent video capabilities and image and video quality.
The bad: If you shoot both still and video, the T3i's controls can be frustrating to operate, and it'...
The bottom line: For the money, the Canon EOS Rebel T3i is a great choice for dSLR videographers--though the cheaper T2i ...
The good: Unsurprisingly, the Canon EOS Rebel T3 delivers excellent photo quality.
The bad: Average performance, a nothing-but-the-basics feature set and claustrophobic viewfinder leave the camera an uninspiring shooter.
The bottom line: Though it's a perfectly fine entry-level camera, there are better options for the money than the Canon ...
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The good: The Nokia Lumia 1020 smartphone's camera captures extremely high-resolution images with fine detail, and puts creative controls ...
The bad: A niche device, the Lumia 1020 is $100 pricier than most high-end smartphones. The lens makes it a ...
The bottom line: Avid mobile photographers will love the Nokia Lumia 1020's exact controls, but casual users should stick to ...
The good: The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a gorgeous and massive screen, screaming quad-core processor, and refined S Pen ...
The bad: The Note 3 is expensive, large, and its faux-leather styling is crafted from cheap plastic.
The bottom line: Though its plastic skin doesn't do its high price justice, Samsung's Galaxy Note 3 makes the ...
The good: The Motorola Droid Maxx delivers astonishingly long battery life, a big, colorful screen, and a durable, attractive design. ...
The bad: The Motorola Droid Maxx is expensive.
The bottom line: If you can get past its steep price, the massive-screened Motorola Droid Maxx is currently Verizon’s best ...
The good: The HTC One flaunts a stunning metal design, a powerful quad-core processor, and a beautiful 4.7-inch, 1080p ...
The bad: The sealed case design means no SD expansion slot or user-replaceable battery. The BlinkFeed software can't be ...
The bottom line: A few quibbles notwithstanding, the powerhouse HTC One is a beautifully crafted, near-ideal smartphone.
The good: Oodles of screen real estate make the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 terrific for videos, games, and reading; and ...
The bad: The huge display makes the Galaxy Note 2 unwieldy to carry, and hiccups in the S Pen stylus ...
The bottom line: Samsung delivers a powerful, boundary-pushing device that gets a lot right. Yet its complicated features and high price ...
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The good: The GoPro HD Hero2 boasts improved optics, a few new video- and still-photo-shooting modes, and backward compatibility with ...
The bad: As improved as it is, the Hero2's interface can still be a bit confusing for the first-time ...
The bottom line: The GoPro HD Hero2 is easily the best GoPro camera yet, with the ruggedness and quality that we'...
The good: Sony's entry-level Handycams, the HDR-CX190, CX200 and CX210 are small, lightweight and cheap. A captive USB cable ...
The bad: You can't really call the video HD quality, the camcorder feels flimsy and the lens is prone ...
The bottom line: They're cheap and capture video, but don't buy the Sony Handycam HDR-CX190, CX200 or CX210 thinking ...
The good: With a nice set of features for home-movie-type shooters and pleasing video quality, the Canon Vixia HF M400...
The bad: A small, coarse LCD that's hard to view in direct sunlight and touch-screen-impaired menu system hamper an ...
The bottom line: A fine follow-up to last year's M3xx series, the Canon Vixia M4xx series should please most home-movie-oriented ...
The good: The GoPro Hero3 is smaller, lighter, and features built-in Wi-Fi connectivity. The Black Edition offers a number of ...
The bad: GoPro's control scheme has a longer learning curve than the simpler slide-n-go setup of the Contour cameras. ...
The bottom line: The GoPro Hero3 Silver and White editions are strong contenders in the sports camera market, but the faster, ...
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Specs: 3D Blu-ray player, Hulu Plus, Samsung Apps, Netflix, Smart Hub, YouTube, Ethernet, Built-in Wi-Fi, BD-Wise, Quick start, AllShare Play, Anynet+, S-Recommendation, BD wise Web, AllShare Cast (WiDi 3.5), Web browser, Up to 1080p, Stereo, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, Dolby Digital, Dolby True HD, Dolby Digital Plus, Blu-ray Disc, CD-RW, CD-R, CD-DA, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD+R, ...
Specs: Blu-ray player, Netflix, Amazon Video, Hulu Plus, YouTube, Pandora, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, NFC, Stream content from smartphones and tablets with Sony's SideView app for iOS and Android devices, BD-Live & BonusVIEW, Socialize feature allows you to make posts about movies, videos and music to social media, Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD
The good: Excellent Blu-ray image quality; Netflix, Vudu, YouTube, and Pandora media streaming, plus the expandable Samsung Apps platform; built-in ...
The bad: Sluggish operational speed; competing Sony players offer 3D for about the same price; last year's Samsung Blu-ray ...
The bottom line: Samsung's BD-C6500 Blu-ray player has excellent image quality, outstanding features for the price, and a slick design--we ...
Specs: Blu-ray player, CinemaNow, Pandora, Netflix, YouTube, Vudu, Wi-Fi, AllShare, Stereo, DVD+R, DVD, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, Blu-ray Disc
Specs: Blu-ray player, Netflix, Hulu Plus, YouTube, Pandora, Amazon Video, Ethernet, BD-Live & BonusVIEW, Socialize feature allows you to make posts about movies, videos and music to social media, BRAVIA Sync, Up to 1080p, Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE, BD-R DL, CD-R, DVD, CD, CD-DA, CD-RW
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