Posts by David Plews

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

By David Plews • November 22, 2011
60″ LG 60PV250 1080p 600Hz Plasma HDTV with Free Shipping for $900

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.

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.

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.

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.