Archive for July, 2009
First Look: Samsung 8500 Series LED HDTVs
Samsung has just upped the game with their new 8500 Series LED HDTVs, bringing out both 46- and 55-inch 1080p models. These aren’t any ordinary televisions either, they offer some unique features popping up in new TVs all over the place. The new TVs have the new Samsung Medi@2.0 suite including the Internet@TV service powered [...]
First Look: 2TB Apple Time Capsule
Apple has quietly updated its Time Capsule network backup product and router to include 2 terabytes of storage, and has discontinued the 500GB model, dropping the 1TB capacity down to $299. The 2TB model is available for $499. Both models ship today from the Apple Store online. If you’re not familiar with the Time Capsule, [...]
First Look: Western Digital My Passport Essential SE External Hard Drive
Have you ever wanted to store up to one terabyte (that’s 1000 gigabytes) on the go? Well, now you can with the Western Digital My Passport Essential SE. The new drive is perfect for backing up your photo and home movie collection and carrying files back and forth from the office. The My Passport Essential [...]
Back to School Guide 2009: Gateway NV5807u Laptop
As part of our Back to School coverage this year, we’ll be taking a look at a few laptops that would make perfect companions for any student. Today we’re taking a look at the Gateway NV series. More specifically, the 15.6″ Intel-powered Gateway NV5807u.
First Look: Sony BDP-CX960 Blu-Ray Disc Changer
If you’re one of the few who have a 400-disc Blu-Ray movie collection, then the Sony BDP-CX960 is for you. Today Sony announced the BDP-CX960, a 400-disc MegaChanger with support for full 1080P and 24p True Cinema Output. The BDP-CX960 and it’s bigger brother, the BDP-CX7000ES also support Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus via [...]
Back to School Guide 2009: Software Essentials
Another school year is just around the corner and the craze for purchasing students laptops, iPods, and all other necessary college devices has just begun. However, often overlooked is the software needed to help fully utilize and protect all your new toys. We’re going to be taking a look at both the PC and Mac options for certain categories of software and help you prepare for the upcoming year of partying learning.
New Changes to ConnectReviews
You may have noticed some changes to ConnectReviews recently, and that’s because we’ve upgraded our design to the awesome Mimbo Pro 2 theme which builds on top of the great Mimbo Pro theme we were using until today. Not a whole lot has changed in terms of design, but there are code refinements and other cool new features which help us bring more content to you, the reader.
First Look: Speck SeeThru Hard Cases for Unibody MacBooks
Speck has introduced new updated versions of its highly popular SeeThru and SeeThru Satin hard cases for unibody MacBooks and MacBook Pros. The new design will fit all unibody Apple notebooks including the first-generation launched in October 2008. The new cases are available for $49.95 MSRP each and are available at Apple retail stores and [...]
First Look: Shure SRH840 Headphones
Shure has introduced three new professional headphone models, and the company’s first over-the-ear headphones for studio use. The SRH840 headphones are geared towards studio recording and critical listening, and feature reference quality frequency response, rich bass, clear mid-range, and extended highs. The SRH440 are tuned to deliver accurate reproduction and are optimized for professional audio [...]
First Look: Zoom Q3 Video Recorder
If you’ve ever used a pocket video camera like a Flip Mino HD or even the new iPhone 3GS, you know that audio isn’t that great. That’s exactly why Zoom has released the Q3 Video Recorder. It combines the portability of a pocket video camera, with a high quality portable mic similar to their voice [...]
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