Posts by David Plews

Vizio Unveils New HDTVs, Google TV players

Vizio Unveils New HDTVs, Google TV players

By David Plews • January 10, 2012

Vizio announced its offerings for the year today at CES. Most notably, their new products include HDTVs and Google TV powered players. These TVs include new value-priced 3D experiences, as well as new CinemaWide screens which sport 21:9 aspect ratios. Wider is better, apparently.

D-Link Announces Support for 802.11ac

D-Link Announces Support for 802.11ac

By David Plews • January 10, 2012

Today during their presentation at CES, D-Link announced their planned support fo the 802.11ac wireless standard. This technology is designed to provide Gigabit-like speeds over wireless, effectively putting Wireless-N to shame.

JVC Announces 2012 Everio 1080p Camera

JVC Announces 2012 Everio 1080p Camera

By David Plews • January 10, 2012

JVC has thrown a lot of cool features into its new 2012 Everio camera. For your money, four of the new models come with WiFi, allowing transferring clips and stills to your smartphone, and even full remote control of the camera itself.

Verbatim Updates Aging Thumb Drive Market

Verbatim Updates Aging Thumb Drive Market

By David Plews • January 10, 2012

Updating the increasingly old thumb drive market, Verbatim announced a new line of Store ‘n Go Plus drives with rugged rubber covers. Perfect for those rainy, outdoor-computing days.

Samsung Unveils New Line of Ultrabooks

Samsung Unveils New Line of Ultrabooks

By David Plews • January 9, 2012

Samsung is going head-first into the market for ultrabooks this year at CES, unveiling new offerings in all lines of their laptops. We take a look at the Series 9 and Series 5 ultrabooks unveiled earlier today.

Lenovo IdeaPad YOGA

Lenovo IdeaPad YOGA

By David Plews • January 9, 2012

Slated for release later this year, the Lenovo IdeaPad YOGA is touted as a “flip and fold” notebook that allows you to rotate the screen much like a spiral bound notebook. It’s a bit tablet, a bit laptop, and all high expectations.

Epson Debuts New Wide-Format Printer

Epson Debuts New Wide-Format Printer

By David Plews • January 9, 2012

Epson introduced the new Artisan 1430 wide-format printer today, featuring the ability to print photos up to 13″x19″. Complete with wireless functionality, the new offering is a serious addition to Epson’s existing line of devices.

Deal of the Day: LG 60″ 1080p Plasma HDTV

Deal of the Day: LG 60″ 1080p Plasma HDTV

By David Plews • November 22, 2011

60″ LG 60PV250 1080p 600Hz Plasma HDTV with Free Shipping for $900

Netgear N750 (WNDR4000) Router Review

By David Plews • September 6, 2011

This time last year we took a look at the WNDR3400 wireless-N router from Netgear, giving it good overall marks. This time around we’re taking a look at Netgear’s new Gigabit sporting model, the WNDR4000. Besides an overall increase in speed, what’s different? Not too much. Is it still a good router? Definitely.

HTC myTouch 4G Slide (T-Mobile) Review

By David Plews • July 31, 2011

For the past two weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of playing with HTC’s latest Android slider phone, the myTouch 4G Slide. I feel that to be entirely forthcoming, I must prefix this review by saying that this is not an advertisement for the myTouch 4G. In the time that I’ve had to test it out, I’ve just thoroughly enjoyed it. Find out more after the jump.

Sprint Nexus S 4G Review

By David Plews • May 24, 2011

Place the new Samsung Nexus S 4G next to its predecessor, the Nexus One, and you won’t be able to tell much of a difference. Therefore, immediately the Nexus S 4G is off to a good start. Taking a good design, and updating its feature set, Samsung and Google have teamed up to update the Android purist’s phone, complete with support for Sprint’s 4G network.

HTC Arrive (Sprint) Review

By David Plews • April 24, 2011

Announced all the way back in late 2010 (yes, it’s been awhile), the HTC Arrive made its way to Sprint late last month. Touted as the first, and currently only, Windows Phone 7 smartphone on the Sprint network, the Arrive is the de facto option for those who are disenchanted with the smartphone software leader, Android. Featuring a unique slider design that reveals a full QWERTY keyboard, the Arrive is sure to win the hearts of those who are die hard keyboard texters. But is it the right phone for you? You can decide for yourself as we dig a bit deeper into the HTC Arrive on Sprint.