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LG Marquee (Boost Mobile)

CBS Interactive — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:09:04 PST

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Good: The LG Marquee has a svelte and ultralight design that complements its stunning Nova display. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera, a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, Bluetooth, GPS, and Wi-Fi. Call quality is great.
Bad: I don't dig the LG Marquee's sluggish performance and oddball Mobile ID customization feature.
Bottom Line: The LG Marquee's slim design and jam-packed feature set make it Boost Mobile's flagship phone. But its high price (even without a contract) and slow processor will make it a tough sell. [Read more]

Sony HMZ-T1 personal 3D viewer

CBS Interactive — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:50:25 PST

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Good: It's fun! Whether it's for gaming or movies, the Sony HMZ-T1 is one of the best 3D displays on the market with zero crosstalk. Based on OLED technology, the headset is capable of deep, deep black levels, and whether it's 2D or 3D, all images have surprising amounts of depth.
Bad: The headset is heavy and becomes quite uncomfortable with extended use. It's not possible to get the whole screen in focus at once, resulting in blurring at the edges. The effects of its lower resolution are apparent: detail levels aren't up there with an equivalently priced television, and pixel structure is visible.
Bottom Line: While the Sony HMZ-T1 personal headset is capable of some of the best 3D effects I've ever seen, it's uncomfortable to wear for extended periods and images suffer from blurriness. [Read more]

Clear Spot Voyager

CBS Interactive — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:06:26 PST

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Good: The tiny Clear Spot Voyager can provide Internet access to up to eight Wi-Fi devices at a time with fast 4G connection speeds, has good battery life, and comes with affordable unlimited data plans. The device immediately works as an Internet source when connected to a non-Wi-Fi computer.
Bad: The Clear Spot Voyager doesn't support 3G, Wireless-N, text messaging, and doesn't have a clear battery life gauge. The mobile hot spot doesn't go into sleep mode, so the battery runs down relatively fast even when there are no connected clients.
Bottom Line: Supercompact, affordable, and with fast performance, the Clear Spot Voyager would be a great mobile hot-spot device for those who live and travel within Clear's 4G coverage. [Read more]

Lenovo ThinkPad T420 (2nd-gen Core i5)

CBS Interactive — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:39:28 PST

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Good: The ThinkPad T420 has several things going for it: performance, plenty of ports, excellent battery life, and a very comfortable keyboard.
Bad: The design of the bulky, business-oriented T420 is positively Stone Age. It's also priced well above similar consumer laptops. No HDMI, no USB 3.0.
Bottom Line: The Lenovo ThinkPad T420 is as straight-up and unassuming as a business laptop can be on the surface, souped up with faster performance, long battery life, and a flexible selection of ports under the hood. [Read more]

2012 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Sport Premium

CBS Interactive — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:20:37 PST

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Good: Standard all-wheel drive helps the 2012 Subaru Impreza retain traction in slippery conditions. Its continuously variable transmission helps fuel economy and includes six virtual shift points. Bluetooth audio streaming shows full track data on the car's radio display.
Bad: Browsing a music library using the radio is not an intuitive process. There is no premium audio system available for the Impreza.
Bottom Line: With all-wheel drive a rare find in the 2012 Subaru Impreza's segment, the car makes a good showing, but the cabin electronics are not cutting-edge. [Read more]

Philips GoGear Connect 3

CBS Interactive — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:11:46 PST

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Good: The GoGear Connect 3 puts Android in your pocket for a relatively low price.
Bad: The GoGear Connect 3 has poor screen quality, a slow processor, no memory expansion, no cameras, no video output, and no GPS capabilities.
Bottom Line: The Philips GoGear Connect 3 is a fun idea, cut short by cheap specs and a relatively high price. [Read more]

TiVo Premiere Elite DVR

CBS Interactive — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:56:42 PST

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Good: The TiVo Premiere Elite can record from four tuners at once to its 2TB of storage. TiVo continues to offer a best-in-class DVR experience, plus a top-notch suite of streaming-video services, including Netflix and Hulu Plus.
Bad: Cable cutters and satellite subscribers will be disappointed that the Elite works with digital cable and Verizon Fios only. And even if TiVo does work with your cable provider, you won't be able to access any pay-per-view or VOD content. The Elite is $500 plus $500 for lifetime service or $19.99 a month, which is much more than the alternatives. And there's still no built-in Wi-Fi.
Bottom Line: The TiVo Premiere Elite might be a luxury, but it's definitely a luxury worth paying for. [Read more]

Parrot Minikit+

CBS Interactive — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:21:37 PST

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Good: The Parrot Minikit+ offers hands-free calling and A2DP audio streaming. It automatically downloads the phone book off a paired phone, enabling voice dialing of any stored contact. The noise- and echo-reducing microphone ensures clear calls.
Bad: Speaker quality is passably good, but could stand a bit of improvement.
Bottom Line: The Parrot Minikit+ makes good use of its voice controls and excellent microphone to deliver clear calls and a safer driving experience. [Read more]

Motorola Droid 4 (Verizon Wireless)

CBS Interactive — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:09:24 PST

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Good: Motorola's Droid 4 shows that a dual-core, 4G LTE Android slider phone with a QWERTY keyboard is possible. With fast data speeds and a great typing experience, the phone also serves up pleasing call quality over Verizon's network.
Bad: By bartering its powerful components and swift data radio for a chassis of considerable size and heft, the Droid 4 proves that life is all about making trade-offs. It lacks the latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, and its LCD screen lacks the oomph of AMOLED.
Bottom Line: Melding an excellent keyboard, swift LTE data, and a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor into one Android device, the Motorola Droid 4 is long overdue. Fans of the first Motorola Droid will find plenty to smile about here, but those who aren't married to a QWERTY may not enjoy carrying around such a massive phone. [Read more]

Samsung SPH-M370 - pewter gray (Sprint)

CBS Interactive — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:00:58 PST

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Good: The Samsung SPH-M370 has a familiar design, large, comfortable buttons, and strong call quality.
Bad: It's pretty bare-bones; a microSD card slot or music player on the M370 would be nice. You can't change the phone's text style or size, and the address book is relatively small.
Bottom Line: The comfortable Samsung SPH-M370 is a basic flip phone that does what it says, unadorned and unembellished, and at the right price. [Read more]

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX90 (Black)

CBS Interactive — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:21:04 PST

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Good: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX90 has a bright f2.5 ultrawide-angle Leica lens and good shooting performance for its class. Its built-in Wi-Fi lets you back up photos and movies to your PC, send them to your smartphone or Panasonic AV device, and upload to sharing sites.
Bad: The FX90's convoluted Wi-Fi setup made me want to smash the camera to bits. For its price, its photo quality is disappointing.
Bottom Line: While adding Wi-Fi to a point-and-shoot is a solid way to compete with smartphones, Panasonic fumbles it a bit with Lumix DMC-FX90. [Read more]

Kodak Office Hero 6.1 All-in-One Printer

CBS Interactive — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:03:31 PDT

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Good: The Kodak Office Hero 6.1 All-in-One Printer's ink tanks cost less than the competition's, and connection options include Wi-Fi, Google Cloud Print, and Kodak's own Email Print service.
Bad: The device can't print directly on blank discs and the fixed-angle display may inhibit the view for some users.
Bottom Line: If you're not in a rush to receive your prints, the Office Pro 6.1 makes a worthwhile sidekick with several cloud printing options, a generous 200-sheet paper input capacity, and a 35-sheet autodocument feeder for hands-free scans on the upgraded 2,400dpi scanner. [Read more]

BlackBerry Curve 9370 (Verizon Wireless)

CBS Interactive — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:02:09 PDT

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Good: The BlackBerry Curve 9370 runs BlackBerry 7 OS, and has a good 5-megapixel camera, 1GB internal storage, and a SIM card for traveling outside the U.S.
Bad: Unfortunately, the Curve 9370 lacks HD video capture, has uncomfortable side buttons, and is priced high for a phone of its caliber.
Bottom Line: Verizon's BlackBerry Curve 9370 brings you BlackBerry 7 OS and a global-ready SIM slot in an ultraportable package. Unfortunately, some design flaws and a high price for an entry-level device make the QWERTY handset hard to recommend to anyone except BlackBerry devotees. [Read more]

JBL OnBeat (White)

CBS Interactive — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:24:20 PDT

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Good: The JBL OnBeat is a fairly compact iPhone/iPad audio dock. It offers decent-enough sound for its size and a pass-through USB connection for computers that allows you to sync a docked iPod/iPhone/iPad with iTunes on your computer.
Bad: The iPad can't be rotated to landscape mode when docked; speaker sounds a bit thin.
Bottom Line: If you can look past its inability to dock iPads horizontally, the affordable JBL OnBeat is a decent little iPad/iPhone speaker dock that's well-suited for nightstand use. [Read more]

JBL OnBeat (Black)

CBS Interactive — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 04:10:28 PDT

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Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS (silver)

CBS Interactive — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:22:52 PDT

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Good: The Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS is a very good value, offering good photo and video quality outside and indoors, lots of fun shooting modes, and decent shooting performance for its class.
Bad: The 100 HS' photos look soft, even at lower ISOs, and its autofocus is regularly inaccurate.
Bottom Line: If you're after an inexpensive ultracompact with good low-light photos, the Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS is one to get. But you'd better act fast. [Read more]

Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS (blue)

CBS Interactive — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:21:24 PDT

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Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS (orange)

CBS Interactive — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:31:19 PDT

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Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS (pink)

CBS Interactive — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:30:12 PDT

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Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS (gray)

CBS Interactive — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:24:33 PST

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