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On the Pearl's RAZRs edge

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Motorola and RIM share this category's prize for developing fabulously designed and cutting-edge clutchable jewelry


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Computers and Hardware

Robots on the dinner table

Lego has released a sophisticated toy, one you wish you'd had way back when


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Tuning to the programs you prefer

When it comes to satellite radio in your car, what provider, and equipment, is the best bet?


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Ask Santa for these smart desktop add-ons

Here are the very latest in peripherals for your computer, from printers to flash drives to Internet phones

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Mario Strikers Charged

One of the most infuriatingly unbalanced titles since the last Mario sports game, but online mode is a step in the right direction

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Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz

All the excuse you need to party

Audio/Video

Still second to none

Apple's line of iPods are the best all-around music (and now video) players out there

Head to Head: portable players

Toshiba Gigabeat v.s. Archos 604 Wi-Fi v.s. Creative Zen Vision W

Portables will put more multi into your media

Whether you're shopping for someone who's ardent for audio or voracious for video, you can bet there's a portable player that fits the bill.

Zen V Plus

Is Creative's new audio/video player an iPod killer?

Samsung YH-J70J Player

A nice little music box for the PC-centric

Toshiba Gigabeat S

Toshiba isn't calling this the Gigabeat II, but it certainly is a cut above what they offered consumers last year

YP-K5

Samsung's cover of the MP3 player is a good speaker


Smartphones

Head to Head: So you think you're smart, eh?

Kapica profiles three of the top smartphones competing for your calls this holiday season

Our top mobile picks

Five contenders for your holiday consideration

Reach out and touch someone — in style

Sony Mylo

Adult company with youthful ambition

LG Migo

A terrific, easy-to-use phone for young children. Now if only someone would make a grown-up version…

Treo opens new windows

Palm has come out of the gate with a good product, a thoughtful marriage between Palm's hardware and Microsoft's operating system

Nokia 6682

If you I absolutely had to have a handset that is bogged down with countless features, you might just choose the Nokia 6682 Smartphone

Samsung SCH-A950

A simple, reliable and fun phone for the media inclined


HDTVs

A TV with some unique connections

An average LCD panel with the distinctive ability to pluck multimedia files from your PC

Ignore the tech talk and choose the best picture

LCD and plasma are now almost equal in performance and price, old fears of burn-in, viewing angles and lifespan have been addressed, so just use your eyes

New DVD formats are works in progress

Our top HDTV picks

Six top contenders for your holiday and Boxing Day consideration

Head to Head: The high-def challenge

We took a look at four 1080p HDTVs from Toshiba, Sony, Sharp and Samsung


Digital Cameras/Camcorders

Nikon's nearly perfect digital SLR

The D80 is without question on of the best consumer cameras on the market, but there's a price for such greatness

How much camera are you going to need?

There are hundreds of digital cameras on the market, writes PETER CHENEY. So which one is right for your family?

Ready for their close-up

Sony A100

A good debut for Sony's first digital SLR

Fuji Finepix Z3

Pretty boy camera perfect for sensitive hands

Sony DCR-SR100 30GB Handycam

Sony's first hard disk Handycam may well be remembered as the camcorder that sparked a revolution in home video

Panasonic DMC-L1

A complicated, but impressive first for Panasonic

Samsung SC-X105L Sports Camcorder

The external cam is a very cool contraption shaped like a half-smoked torpedo cigar and will have more than a few passersby doing a double-take seeing it brandished so openly

Epson PowerLite S4 Multimedia Projector

A doozy of a deal for small businesses, but it comes up short as a home theatre display

Photosmart R967

HP delivers more than just a point-and-shoot camera


Peripherals

Multitalented machine

The Epson Stylus CX6000 all-in-one is our pick for the photo enthusiast who wants a multipurpose printer

Head to Head: Fidelity or Freedom

Creative Zen Aurvana In-Ear Earphones vs. Logitech FreePulse Wireless Headphones

Head to Head: Dedicated to Photo Printing

Epson Photo RX580 All-in-One takes on the Canon PIXMA Mini260 Photo Printer

Epson Stylus Photo R2400

The leading inkjet contender for small fine art photography studios and serious amateur photographers

Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000

A great webcam for people who use Windows Live Messenger and Spaces

HP Photosmart D7360

Its calibration with both Windows PCs and Macs is impressive, not to mention how well it performed with a competitor's photo paper

Photosmart A716

A good looking printer that struggles


Hardware

Big and beautiful

Apple's 17-inch Mac Book Pro sets the bar at a new level for sleek and powerful

Let the Games Begin

Giant warlords (like Microsoft and Sony) are poised for a tech-toy shootout, writes SCOTT COLBOURNE

Consoles are the talk of the town — if you can find them

Laptops with a little bit of the exotic

We took a look at four rather unique portable computers

Head to Head: Portable power

We compared three multimedia-centric laptops from Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba and Lenovo

Creative Labs GigaWorks ProGamer G500

Though it's strange to see the G500 struggle a bit with standalone music, it stays very true to its namesake: ProGamer

LeapFrog FLY

The Pentop Computer a one-of-a-kind kids' gadget with potential to entertain and educate

DMP-BD10

Over-priced blu-ray player has excellent picture quality

Sony Reader

One-time flop does offer some intriguing advantages

 

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