2010

Galaxy Tab review

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The Galaxy Tab is an excellent adaptation by Samsung for their first entry into the tablet PC world. In this case, the Galaxy Tab has inevitable comparisons to the Apple iPad, and it should – conceptually the Tab and iPad are very similar devices, only one is designed by Apple (that’s software and hardware) and […]

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Droid Pro review

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The Droid Pro is the next smartphone in the “Droid” series, a specially-designed combination of operating system and hardware from Google and Motorola. With the Droid Pro, while I feel the smartphone has some drawbacks, it’s still well-suited to the right type of user. First, the basics: the Droid Pro is a smaller smartphone with […]

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Samsung Fascinate review

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The Samsung Fascinate is another great addition to the Google Android-powered phone lineup. Its notable features are size and performance. This is a smaller, lighter phone that uses the Samsung Galaxy S interface, something that continues to impress me. The end result of the Fascinate is a great 3G smartphone. While I’m not wild about the […]

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Monaco mobile phone solar charger review: Power cellphones and small electronics with solar-powered battery backup

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Many products today require USB charge cables. While there is no single standard in USB cable size, it’s still much easier today, with fewer proprietary charge cables for a cellphone. For the most part, most cellphones (and many other small electronics) are compatible with these kinds of USB interfaces: USB Mini-USB Micro-USB USB provides a […]

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Droid 2 review

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The Droid 2, as the name suggests, is the second iteration of the incredibly successful Motorola Droid. Since the first Droid, Google’s Android operating system has been a smash success. It propelled Google’s Android-OS smartphones onto center stage and arguably stole the spotlight away from Apple’s iPhone. In my review of the first Droid, I loved […]

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The best digital camera for kids

My daughter loves to take pictures. It all started not so long ago, when she would see me or my wife take pictures with our (moderately-expensive) digital camera. “Can I take a picture, too? Pleeease?” My wife and I of course couldn’t refuse. But we were overly cautious – we stressed the importance of using […]

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Droid X review

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The Droid X is another of Motorola’s entries into the extremely popular Android smartphone market. Like most of the Android phones, this is a stellar performer – The Droid X is a phone where there’s very little to complain about and much to admire. Droid X hardware and performance Yes, there are some new features, […]

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HTC Incredible review

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If you’re looking for an Android-powered smartphone, the HTC Incredible is the one you want. If you’d like a proper analysis and more detail about the Incredible, of course keep reading. But if you’re just wondering if the Incredible is really all that good, then I’m telling you now: Yes. Yes, it is. I suppose […]

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Hear messages over Bluetooth: Review of the DriveSafely MotoSpeak text-to-speech reader with the Motorola H17 headset

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I’ve just been introduced to an excellent combination. Literally, within seconds of using it, I realized how much I’d wanted this kind of functionality. Unfortunately, it’s not available on my own cellphone yet (the Palm Pre), but should be soon. What I’m talking about is the ability to listen to text from emails and messages […]

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