The good: The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 offers a sleeker and more solidly constructed design as well as a brilliant ...

The bad: The Curve 8900 lacks 3G support, and the smartphone can occasionally be sluggish.

The bottom line: We're disappointed by the lack of 3G, but the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 is a solid update ...

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The good: The Nokia N97 features a touch screen, a full QWERTY keyboard, and 32GB of internal flash memory. The ...

The bad: The N97's touch user interface isn't well integrated and can be inconsistent and confusing, especially compared ...

The bottom line: While the Nokia N97 is packed with features and offers the freedom of an unlocked phone, its clunky ...

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The good: 7.1 home theater system with excellent sound quality; includes component-size AV receiver; four HDMI inputs; iPod dock ...

The bad: Large speakers will overwhelm small rooms; competing Onkyo has a better-sounding subwoofer; cannot assign audio inputs; onscreen display ...

The bottom line: The Yamaha YHT-791BL home theater system sounds nearly as good as the Onkyo HT-S9100THX (while costing less), and ...

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The good: Superb black-level performance with excellent shadow detail; highly-accurate primary colors and grayscale in THX mode; great color saturation; ...

The bad: Expensive; less-accurate green color decoding and secondary colors of magenta and cyan; limited light output in THX mode; ...

The bottom line: With excellent picture quality marred by only a couple of flaws, the Panasonic TC-PG10 series sits at the ...

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The good: Adds SD card slot and reacquires FireWire; lower starting price; same solid unibody construction and giant multitouch trackpad.

The bad: Nonremovable battery; no matte screen or discrete graphics options.

The bottom line: Previously known as the MacBook, Apple's basic 13-inch aluminum unibody laptop has been promoted to the "Pro" ...

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The good: Rock-bottom price; slimmer size; improved touch pad buttons.

The bad: Weak speakers; battery life mediocre; small keyboard.

The bottom line: For the price, it's hard to find fault with Acer's even cheaper version of the 10....

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The good: HP's already excellent Netbook adds 3G; subsidized Verizon price.

The bad: Expensive total cost of ownership with two-year data contract; fewer ports and connections than other Netbooks.

The bottom line: The HP Mini 1151NR's marriage of 3G with a Netbook feels like an obvious mashup of two ...

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The good: First laptop to use new AMD Athlon Neo CPU; best-looking budget 12-inch laptop we've seen; 4GB of ...

The bad: Netbook-style performance at mainstream-laptop prices; no internal optical drive; unimpressive battery life.

The bottom line: HP's slick-looking 12-inch Pavilion dv2 carves out a niche between entry-level Netbooks and expensive ultraportables.

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The good: Outstanding feature set includes Centrino 2 platform, backlit keyboard and media control keys, fingerprint reader, remote control, and ...

The bad: No FireWire; glossy touchpad doesn't provide best feel.

The bottom line: Best Buy listened to its customers and then teamed up with HP to create the Pavilion dv3510nr, one ...

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The good: Budget-friendly version of one of our favorite Netbooks.

The bad: Thicker and heavier than previous versions; included file-syncing software didn't impress us.

The bottom line: While the new, less expensive, HP Mini 110 doesn't stray far from the Mini 1000 mold, there ...

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The good: Very good photo quality; fast; video capture; articulated LCD; nice kit lens; built-in wireless flash controller.

The bad: Small, dim viewfinder; middling video quality; too easy to accidentally change focus points.

The bottom line: Though it falls short in its design, the Nikon D5000 delivers a nice feature set, speedy performance, and ...

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The good: Terrific design, interface, and controls; wide-angle, 5x zoom lens; excellent price-to-feature ratio.

The bad: No optical zoom while recording video; soft photos.

The bottom line: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 is an excellent, well-balanced compact camera.

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The good: Excellent photo quality for its class; optical image stabilization; pleasing interface and design; wide-angle lens.

The bad: Mode dial spins a bit too freely; button positioning might bother some users; very noticeable fringing.

The bottom line: Simply put, the Canon PowerShot SD880 IS is an excellent point-and-shoot camera.

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The good: Solid photo quality for its class; well-rounded if rudimentary feature set; slim, sturdy body; simple operation.

The bad: Lackluster video; only a three-shot burst.

The bottom line: Kodak's EasyShare M1033 is a better-than-average budget ultracompact.

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The good: Compact wide-angle lens with 12x zoom; good build quality; uncomplicated operation.

The bad: Mixed performance; few manual features.

The bottom line: With a flexible lens in a pocketable package, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 is a pleasing point-and-shoot megazoom--both in ...

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The good: The RIM BlackBerry Storm features an innovative touch screen that provides tactile feedback to confirm your selection. The ...

The bad: The Storm's SurePress touch-screen takes some acclimation and the onscreen keyboard is a bit cramped. The smartphone ...

The bottom line: The RIM BlackBerry Storm may blow in a frenzy for Verizon Wireless subscribers wanting a touch screen similar ...

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The good: The Palm Pre's multitasking capabilities and notifications system are unparalleled. The smartphone features a vibrant display with ...

The bad: The Pre's keyboard is cramped. Battery life drains quickly and the smartphone can be sluggish at times. ...

The bottom line: Despite some missing features and performance issues that make it less than ideal for on-the-go professionals, the Palm ...

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The good: The Samsung Memoir has a handsome and slim design with a styling that makes it look like a ...

The bad: The Samsung Memoir lacks Wi-Fi, its Web browser is not the greatest, and the touch-screen interface takes some ...

The bottom line: If you don't mind the price, the Samsung Memoir lives up to its promise as a top-notch ...

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The good: The Samsung Eternity has an attractive design with a intuitive touch-screen interface. It offers a solid assortment of ...

The bad: The Samsung Eternity's virtual keyboard isn't available when entering message recipients. It lacks a camera flash, ...

The bottom line: The Samsung Eternity succeeds as a multimedia device, but without Wi-Fi and full e-mail support, it stops well ...

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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 ...

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The good: Shoots 720p HD video; high-quality video for its class; easy to use; uses rechargeable AA batteries; FlipShare software ...

The bad: Somewhat pricey; no memory card slot; no cable included for HD output to HDTVs.

The bottom line: The Flip Video UltraHD may not be the sexiest mini camcorder out there, but it offers a respectable ...

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The good: Compact and attractive; above-average low-light video.

The bad: Not terribly great lens; occasionally awkward design.

The bottom line: You can tell where Sony cut corners on this compact, flash-based HD camcorder. While it's decent, there ...

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The good: Solid 720p video; ultraslim design; removable, rechargeable battery; easy to use; one-touch video uploading to YouTube and Photobucket; ...

The bad: No flash-memory slot; Mac users have to manually copy video files to their computers; white balance is slightly ...

The bottom line: The Creative Vado HD may fall slightly short of the Flip Video Mino HD in terms of video ...

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The good: Ultracompact design; 37x optical zoom; mic, headphone jacks.

The bad: No optical image stabilization; no extended-life battery option.

The bottom line: Though its video isn't perfect, the Canon FS200 is one of the better standard-definition consumer camcorders available.

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The good: Solid 720p video, particularly for a camcorder this size; ultraslim yet functional design; easy to use; one-touch video ...

The bad: Somewhat pricey; no SD/MMC card expansion slot; rechargeable battery isn't removable or replaceable; can't output ...

The bottom line: While it has its flaws and is a bit expensive, the ultrasimple Flip Video MinoHD produces impressive video ...

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The good: Excellent image quality on Blu-ray movies; Netflix and Pandora streaming; speedy load times and operational speed; Profile 2....

The bad: Design marred by an annoying flip-down panel; Wi-Fi dongle is very expensive.

The bottom line: The Samsung BD-P1600 has a great mix of features and performance for a standalone Blu-ray player, with only ...

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The good: Excellent image quality on Blu-ray movies; integrated 802.11n Wi-Fi; Netflix, YouTube, and CinemaNow streaming; superfast disc loading; ...

The bad: Costs as much as a PS3; CinemaNow doesn't stack up to Amazon Video On Demand.

The bottom line: The LG BD390's combination of excellent image quality, superfast loading times, and its currently unbeatable feature set ...

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Manufacturer description: PHL Reference Chroma Processor Plus is a high quality image-processing technology developed by Panasonic to precisely process each pixel of the Blu-ray Disc video signal in the vertical direction. It reproduces color data with twice the accuracy of conventional systems to keep colors faithful and sharp. Panasonic's developed high-precision 4:4:4 signal technology also processes each pixel of ... Read more

The good: Streams Netflix and YouTube; Profile 2.0 compatible; onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio Essential; ...

The bad: Competitors offer better image quality on Blu-ray and DVD; no Wi-Fi option.

The bottom line: LG's entry-level Blu-ray player packs Netflix and YouTube at a reasonable price, but the BD370's image ...

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Specs: Blu-Ray disc player, Tabletop, Remote control, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD High Resolution, DTS-HD Master Audio, Stereo, 7.7 lbs

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