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The good: The BlueAnt Z9 is a smart and stylish Bluetooth headset with advanced Voice Isolation technology, with two different ...
The bad: The BlueAnt Z9 has slight comfort issues with stiff volume buttons and a slightly large earpiece.
The bottom line: The BlueAnt Z9 is a great-looking headset with outstanding sound quality at a very affordable price.
The good: The Motorola S9 Bluetooth Active Headphones feature an attractive design, user-friendly controls, and solid sound quality.
The bad: The Motorola S9 Bluetooth Active Headphones' earbuds have a tendency to pinch if not set correctly.
The bottom line: The Motorola S9 Bluetooth Active Headphones offer a worthy choice for wireless cell phone sound.
The good: The Plantronics Discovery 925 is a fashion-forward Bluetooth headset with multipoint technology, a comfortable fit, and excellent audio ...
The bad: The Plantronics Discovery 925 has just one volume control button and no call mute. Also, its design isn'...
The bottom line: The Plantronics Discovery 925 is an eye-catching headset with a comfortable fit and great sound quality.
The good: The Jabra BT8040 is a small Bluetooth headset that is packed with features such as MultiPoint technology (the ...
The bad: The Jabra BT8040 may take awhile to fit properly in the ear.
The bottom line: The Jabra BT8040 is a compact yet powerful Bluetooth headset that offers more than enough features for the ...
The good: The Motorola Pure H12 is a very attractive Bluetooth headset that comes with a portable charging cradle plus ...
The bad: The Motorola Pure H12's performance does not match up to its promises--call quality was patchy and unpredictable.
The bottom line: The Motorola Pure H12 is a beautiful and affordable Bluetooth headset, but we wish that it had better ...
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Specs: Blu-Ray disc player, Tabletop, Remote control, DTS decoder, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital, DTS-HD decoder, Dolby Digital Plus, Surround Sound, 7.3 lbs
- CNET Editor rating: Not yet rated
- Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 reviews
The good: Supports all major optical-media types; non-Blu-ray task speeds are acceptable; extensive software package.
The bad: Still very expensive; IDE-only; slow to rip commercial Blu-ray discs; finicky with media brands.
The bottom line: The Sony BWU-100A Blu-ray burner is still priced out of range for most users, but if you have $...
The good: Excellent picture quality on Blu-ray discs; 1080p output at 24 frames per second; DVD upconversion up to 1080p; ...
The bad: No built-in decoding for high-resolution audio formats; no Ethernet jack for firmware upgrades or future interactive content.
The bottom line: The Panasonic DMP-BD30 offers excellent video quality and is Blu-ray Profile 1.1 compliant, but those who want ...
The good: First Profile 2.0-compliant standalone player; excellent image quality on Blu-ray Discs; onboard decoding for all high-resolution soundtrack ...
The bad: Expensive compared with the superior PlayStation 3; standard DVD performance is lackluster; operational speed still sluggish compared with ...
The bottom line: Excellent soundtrack support and Profile 2.0-compliancy make the Panasonic DMP-BD50 the most recommendable standalone Blu-ray player to ...
The good: Excellent image quality on Blu-ray Discs; Profile 2.0 compliant; onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD, plus bit-stream output; ...
The bad: PlayStation 3 may still offer a better value for some buyers; some disc compatibility issues; lacks DTS-HD Master ...
The bottom line: The Samsung BD-P2550 adds Netflix and Pandora to an already well-featured and top-performing Blu-ray player, with only some ...
- Popular Blu-Ray players
The good: The HTC Touch Diamond for Sprint offers better performance and supports Sprint's EV-DO Rev. A network and ...
The bad: While performance is greatly improved over the unlocked Touch Diamond, there's still some sluggishness. The virtual keyboard ...
The bottom line: The HTC Touch Diamond for Sprint brings some nice additions and improvements over the unlocked GSM version--most notably ...
The good: The HTC Touch Pro offers a full QWERTY keyboard and a gorgeous touch screen. The Windows Mobile 6....
The bad: The Touch Pro is sluggish at times. The smartphone is bulky, and there's no standard headphone jack ...
The bottom line: Despite some performance issues, the HTC Touch Pro is one of Sprint's most feature-packed and powerful smartphones ...
The good: The HTC Fuze for AT&T ships with Windows Mobile 6.1, push e-mail capabilities, and a good ...
The bad: The HTC Fuze doesn't have a standard headphone jack, and the smartphone is a bit bulky. Speakerphone ...
The bottom line: For AT&T business customers who demand the most out of their smartphones, the HTC Fuze is up ...
The good: The LG Dare has an intuitive touch-screen interface, an advanced 3.2-megapixel camera, a full HTML browser, EV-DO ...
The bad: The LG Dare's touch interface has a slight learning curve, and we weren't too pleased with ...
The bottom line: The LG Dare is an innovative and feature-rich handset with several surprises that sets it apart from other ...
The good: The Samsung Glyde offers great call quality, a broad selection of features, and a full alphabetic keyboard.
The bad: The Samsung Glyde's display is too small to do its touch interface justice. Also, the photo quality ...
The bottom line: The Samsung Glyde is a powerful cell phone with decent performance, but its touch-screen design and controls don'...
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The good: The second-generation Apple iPod Touch has it all: music, videos, photos, podcasts, e-mail, Web browsing, Internet radio, games, ...
The bad: The second-generation iPod Touch may be overwhelming to users looking for a simple music player; audio quality is ...
The bottom line: The second-generation iPod Touch includes features that are light-years ahead of the competition, its design has improved, and ...
The good: The fourth-generation iPod Nano is more attractive and colorful than its predecessor and includes Apple's new Genius ...
The bad: To use the new Nano, you must upgrade to Apple's iTunes 8 software with its laundry list ...
The bottom line: The fourth-generation iPod Nano is easy on the eyes and the wallet, and you can't beat its ...
The good: The Samsung P2 offers fantastic audio quality and a large, brilliant touch screen. The interface is fun and ...
The bad: The touch screen of the Samsung P2 is not always precise, and the lack of tactile controls may ...
The bottom line: The Samsung YP-P2 is an excellent-sounding MP3 player that will appeal to those looking for a cool touch-screen ...
The good: The second-generation Apple iPod Touch has it all: music, videos, photos, podcasts, e-mail, Web browsing, Internet radio, games, ...
The bad: The second-generation iPod Touch may be overwhelming to users looking for a simple music player; audio quality is ...
The bottom line: The second-generation iPod Touch includes features that are light-years ahead of the competition, its design has improved, and ...
The good: The Cowon O2 is an affordable and powerful portable media player with outstanding audio and video format support, ...
The bad: Screen resolution is disappointing on the Cowon O2; menus lack ID3 tag sorting; DRM-protected WMA and WMV formats ...
The bottom line: The Cowon O2 isn't flashy, but it's an incredible value for a convenient way to take ...
- Popular mp3 players
Specs: 12 channel, Automotive, Warnings, Navigation instructions, 5.1 oz
- CNET Editor rating: Not yet rated
- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 87 reviews
The good: The Garmin Nuvi 265WT offers integrated Bluetooth and a lifetime of free traffic alerts. The portable GPS also ...
The bad: We wish the audible traffic alerts and route recalculations were a little faster. Call quality was mixed.
The bottom line: Despite some minor performance issues, the Garmin Nuvi 265WT is a good value GPS, offering a number of ...
The good: The Garmin StreetPilot c550 offers real-time traffic information, Bluetooth, and MP3 playback. The compact GPS device also has ...
The bad: The Garmin StreetPilot c550 is occasionally slow to acquire a satellite fix, and it's a bit pricey.
The bottom line: The Garmin StreetPilot c550 offers accurate driving directions, integrated Bluetooth, and real-time traffic info in one slick package.
Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, 5.2 oz
- CNET Editor rating: Not yet rated
- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 39 reviews
The good: The Nokia 500 Auto Navigation system offers text-to-speech functionality and traffic information capabilities. The GPS device also features ...
The bad: The Nokia 500's user interface and navigation software isn't as intuitive or easy to use as ...
The bottom line: The Nokia 500 Auto Navigation improves over its predecessor and offers a decent set of features and performance, ...
- Popular GPS
The good: Superior selection of games, including several console-exclusive titles; all games in high-definition; easy-to-use Dashboard interface; excellent online gaming ...
The bad: No support for next-generation HD discs, like Blu-ray; early versions of the console prone to "red ring of ...
The bottom line: Now that Blu-ray has become the pre-eminent high-definition standard for discs, the Xbox 360 has yet to support ...
The good: The Nintendo DS employs innovative dual-screen and microphone-enabled gameplay without load times on a higher-resolution display than Game ...
The bad: Third-party support for the system hasn't matched the originality and ingenuity of Nintendo's games, and multimedia ...
The bottom line: While it lacks the multimedia and graphical finesse of the Sony PSP, the feature-packed Nintendo DS is a ...
The good: The Nintendo DS Lite is slimmer and much sleeker that the original DS. The device employs innovative dual-screen ...
The bad: Playing online games via Wi-Fi can be a hassle. The darker models are just as susceptible to scratches ...
The bottom line: With a slick new design, brighter screens, and a growing library of fun and innovative games, the Nintendo ...
The good: Swanky design with quiet operation; all games in high-definition; PSP-like, easy-to-use interface; plays Profile 2.0 high-definition Blu-ray ...
The bad: Lacks full backward support for PS2 games; only comes with two USB ports; no infrared port means non-Bluetooth ...
The bottom line: Even though PS2 backward compatibility has been dropped from this version, the 80GB PS3 is still a superb ...
The bottom line: The Core System is a cheaper, bare-bones version of Microsoft's Xbox 360.
- CNET Editor rating: Not yet rated
- Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 13 reviews
- Popular game consoles
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