tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880Wed, 06 Nov 2024 03:03:47 +0000DesktopcomputerprintersgadgetnotebooksoftwareDellDigital CameracameraconsolesnewsHPLaptopSonyscannerEpsonMFPsPhoneCanonGame SystemGoogle TVHTCInkjetLaser PrintersLenovoMicrosoftNikonPixmaSamsungXboxAcclaim SCH-R880AdobeAntivirusAsusAsus U45Jc-A1AudioBackupBrother MFC-9320CWCell PhoneCompaq 6000Coolpix S4000Dell 3330dnDell XPS 15EasyShare M580Envy 14-1110NRFinepix Real 3D W3FujifilmHD7IdeaCentre Q150Inspiron One 2305Inspiron iM501RInternetKodakMP3 PlayerMicrosoft Windows Phone 7 OSMiniBox X5800x-3DMotorolaNetworkingNikon D3100Officejet 7500APS3 120GBPavilion Elite HPE-410yPerfection V300Perfection V600 PhotoPhoto EditingPhotoshop CS5Pixma iP2702Pixma iX7000PlayStationPlustekPolywellPortege R705-P35Samsung SCX-5635FNSecuritySony Alpha55Sony PSP goSpiceworks 5.0Strobe 500Stylus NX625TechnologyToshibaTrustPortUtilityVisioneerWalkmanWalkman NWZ-E353Xbox 360 (250GB)eMachines EL1352-10eHitech-trends is your complete information about PC computers, peripherals, Internet-related products, gadget reviews, technology trends and newshttp://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Blogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-1073844137548402495Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +00002014-11-28T20:36:03.855+07:00EpsonMFPsprintersStylus NX625The Epson Stylus NX625 continues the tradition of Epson's NX line's tradition as a modestly priced multifunction printer geared mostly to home use. It has some big shoes to fill, as the model it's replacing—the Epson Stylus NX515—is an Editors' Choice. Although the NX625's text quality doesn't match the NX515's, the new model is even faster (and more well-rounded) than its notoriously speedy http://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/11/epson-stylus-nx625-reviews.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-1217920626567520184Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +00002010-11-21T07:00:01.240+07:00Envy 14-1110NRHPLaptopnotebookWhen I think of high-end mainstream laptops, brands like Apple's MacBook Pro, Dell's XPS, and Asus's U-Series are usually what come to mind. Another rising star in this category is the HP Envy 14-1110NR ($1,050 list), found at Staples. As its name suggests, it's the 14-inch version of HP's Envy line, lavished with features such as a glass-covered screen, a backlit keyboard, and some of the http://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/11/hp-envy-14-1110nr-reviews.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-7097816711208845227Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:32:00 +00002010-11-19T23:32:44.370+07:00Compaq 6000computerDesktopHPThere's no doubt that the Apple iMac (Core i3) ($1,199 list, 4 stars) and its brothers have affected all-in-one desktop design. The HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-One Business PC ($1,109 list) takes some of the iMac's most distinctive design features, and puts it on an enterprise-class PC. It has the power to produce everything from Web sites to Word docs to digital photos. If you're looking for an http://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/11/hp-compaq-6000-reviews.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-5273207105772778623Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +00002010-11-18T07:00:02.505+07:00newsYou know that thing where you just tap your credit card to pay for stuff at the store? That functionality will be coming to smartphones in the U.S., this time apparently for real, via a national phone payment network called Isis, spearheaded by AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. Besides negating the need to pull out your credit card, the "mobile wallet" in your phone is planned to incorporate http://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/11/us-pay-by-phone-system.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-3633028463095043170Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +00002010-11-17T07:00:01.883+07:00AntivirusSecuritysoftwareTrustPortA two-headed calf might cause a sensation at the State Fair, but two-headed antivirus tools are more and more common. The concept makes sense. By integrating two antivirus engines into a single product you get better detection without the potential conflicts from using two separate antivirus tools. TrustPort Antivirus 2011 ($34.10 direct) integrates two well-known antivirus engines, but doesn't http://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/11/trustport-latest-antivirus-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-8863979205026936320Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +00002010-11-16T07:00:01.288+07:00consolesGame SystemPS3 120GBSonyTo the casual observer, there's nothing particularly slim about the new Sony PlayStation 3's ($299.99 direct) sleek black housing—it's only when you compare it with its nearly three-year-old counterpart, the previous-gen PS3, that you see how much smaller it is. The bigger news here, however, is the $100 price drop; the original PS3 retailed for $600 when it launched in 2006, and up until last http://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/11/sony-ps3-120gb-reviews.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-2301860203440714463Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +00002010-11-15T07:00:02.551+07:00Cell PhonegadgetHD7HTCThe first Windows Phone for T-Mobile, the HTC HD7 ($199 with contract) is a big, beautiful device well-suited for media and gaming. Like AT&T's Samsung Focus ($199, 4 stars), it steps out of the way to let Windows Phone 7's beautiful graphic design take center stage. But the HD7 still needs a few improvements, and we still recommend T-Mobile's more mature Android devices over this http://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/11/htc-hd7-product-reviews.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-7040847916785430008Sun, 14 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +00002010-11-14T07:00:02.381+07:00cameraDigital CameraEasyShare M580KodakIf you're looking for a camera with big zoom, without breaking the bank, the 14.1-megapixel Kodak EasyShare M580 is a fantastic choice. This pocket shooter delivers 8x optical zoom, along with excellent image and HD-video quality, all at a $199.95 (direct) price that's hard to beat. The M580 doesn't have the slim build you'll get on some other cameras in this price range (like the Canon PowerShothttp://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/11/easyshare-m580-from-kodak.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-3748685519839594560Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +00002010-11-13T07:00:01.649+07:00scannerStrobe 500VisioneerThere's nothing new about a portable device that you can plug into a dock to use as a desktop unit too. Lots of laptops have let you do that for years. Somehow, though, the idea of a scanner doing the same thing seems like an exciting new trick, and it's the one feature in the Visioneer Strobe 500 ($399.99 direct) that's most likely to grab your attention. It firmly plants the scanner in two http://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/11/scanner-visioneer-strobe-500.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-5192011245349130751Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +00002010-11-12T07:00:04.388+07:00HPInkjetMFPsOfficejet 7500AprintersMany small businesses could use the ability to print documents on larger than legal-size paper, but few affordable options have existed, particularly in multifunction printers (MFPs). The HP Officejet 7500A Wide Format e-All-in-One joins the Editors' Choice Brother MFC-6490CW in this small niche. Moreover, the 7500A's combination of supertabloid printing (up to 13 by 19 inches), fast print speedshttp://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/11/officejet-7500a-from-hp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-415366046136294350Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +00002010-11-11T07:00:01.410+07:00DellDell XPS 15notebookThe Dell XPS 15 ($1,115 direct), a desktop replacement laptop, is a wonderland of lavish features and cutting-edge components. Even more impressive is that most of its parts are customizable before finalizing your purchase: The XPS 15 can be completely over the top or priced to meet a certain budget. It's one of the few 15-inch laptops that has support for a full 1080p screen resolution, a http://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/11/trends-dell-xps-15.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-5024465180981706256Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +00002010-11-10T07:00:03.256+07:00DellDesktopInspiron One 2305The Dell Inspiron One 2305 (IO2305-3114MSL) ($849.99 list), available at Best Buy, is an all-in-one touchscreen desktop PC with a large 23-inch widescreen display. It has a 1080p HD display, wireless everything, decent design, and an attractive sub $900 price. However, it's a little sluggish on most functions, particularly the multimedia tasks like photo and video work that would look great on http://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/11/dell-inspiron-one2305-reviews.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-1896476887678293418Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +00002010-11-09T07:00:00.183+07:00computerconsolesMicrosoftXboxHas someone already won the $2,000 bounty for delivering open-source drivers that work with Microsoft's recently released Kinect motion-tracking system? Odds are looking good! Here's the background. Adafruit Industries announced a $2,000 prize last week for anyone who managed to hack into the Kienct in an effort to unlock the device for use with hardware other than the Xbox 360. In short, here'shttp://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/11/microsofts-kinect-hacked-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-3826364965998214511Mon, 08 Nov 2010 04:41:00 +00002010-11-08T11:41:44.848+07:00NetworkingsoftwareSpiceworks 5.0Affordable, feature-rich, and easy to use small and mid-sized business network management applications are hard to find, but they do exist. Case in point: The free Spiceworks, which has enjoyed popularity in the SMB network management crowd thanks to its vendor independence and ease of use. Cisco's Network Magic does a lot of what Spiceworks does, but we found it worked a bit buggy with non-Ciscohttp://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/11/spiceworks-50-software-reviews.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-7748897233299391146Sun, 07 Nov 2010 01:37:00 +00002010-11-07T08:37:12.019+07:00consolesSonySony PSP goThe Sony PSP has been a premier mobile gaming platform for the past five years, but it was always a bit large for a portable system. Sony's answer: The PSP go ($249.99 direct), a shrunken-down version of the PSP that eschews the UMD optical drive and game cartridges for 16GB of internal storage, download-only titles, and a new slider design. The screen is bright, the controls are responsive, the http://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/11/trends-sony-psp-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-3338967818492890024Sat, 06 Nov 2010 15:43:00 +00002010-11-06T22:43:15.981+07:00gadgetMotorolaThink all those new touch screen smartphones look too much alike? Motorola has finally hit on a fun new formula with the Flipout, a nifty pivoting square with a highly usable keyboard and (given the phone's small size) a large LCD. You'll pay for the Flipout's originality, as it has one near-fatal flaw and several smaller ones. But it's much more compelling than the bizarre Motorola Backflip ($http://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/11/motorola-at-product-reviews.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-3960151863358142450Sat, 06 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +00002010-11-06T07:00:00.241+07:00cameraCoolpix S4000Digital CameraNikonThe 12-megapixel, Nikon Coolpix S4000 is among the least-expensive cameras on the market to offer a touch screen interface. The touch experience on this camera isn't particularly glitzy, but it's perfectly functional and is complemented by a few, smartly selected physical buttons. Also, the 3-inch display is much sharper than most other under-$200 point-and-shoot cameras. The S4000 also performs http://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/11/trends-nikon-coolpix-s4000.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-3244297597199140460Fri, 05 Nov 2010 05:19:00 +00002010-11-05T12:19:40.957+07:00EpsonPerfection V300scannerScanner technology tends to improve over time, benefiting consumers mostly through lowering the cost for a given level of capability. The Epson Perfection V300 Photo scanner ($99.99 direct, which includes a one-year parts-and-labor warranty) is a case in point. Coming a year after the now discontinued V350 Photo scanner, it is $50 cheaper and can run rings around the V350 in performance, http://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/11/epson-perfection-v300-reviews.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-3791548432518044510Thu, 04 Nov 2010 05:28:00 +00002010-11-04T12:28:57.855+07:00CanonPixmaPixma iP2702printersManufacturers tend to label low-end home inkjet printers such as Canon Pixma iP2702 Photo Printer ($49.99 direct) as photo printers, and these tend to print decent to very good photos (by consumer standards, at least), often to the neglect of text quality. In our testing, the iP2702 stood that model on its head. Its photos were rather disappointing, and it did surprisingly well in printing text. http://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/11/canon-pixma-ip2702-reviews.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-3004798914943890612Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:42:00 +00002010-11-03T23:42:59.636+07:00notebookPortege R705-P35ToshibaToshiba has had a long, outstanding history of making desirable ultraportable laptops. Today, it continues to crank them out as thin and as light as ones that cost over $2,000. Indeed, the Toshiba Portege R705-P35 ($899.99 list) costs a fraction of what the Sony VAIO VPC-Z116GXS ($1,800 direct, 4 stars) is selling for, yet both are easily the lightest 13-inch ultraportables (with optical drives) http://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/11/toshiba-portege-r705-p35-trends.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-2328783212210798638Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:51:00 +00002010-10-26T11:52:09.208+07:00computerDesktopIdeaCentre Q150LenovoWe meet again with Lenovo product reviews. The Lenovo IdeaCentre Q150 ($399 direct) is a simply designed nettop, made to be placed on your desk or bolted behind an HDTV or large LCD monitor. It's one of the best Web video/photo/music media consumption devices out there, once you've hooked up to a big screen. Design and Features At 6.75 by 0.80 by 6 inches (HWD), the Q150 is even more compact http://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/10/trends-lenovo-ideacentre-q150.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-6469218491394957045Sun, 24 Oct 2010 00:58:00 +00002010-10-24T08:03:48.462+07:00computerDesktopeMachines EL1352-10eIf you're looking to spend $500 period, then the eMachines EL1352-10e ($499.99), a Costco desktop, is a complete desktop PC that includes a 20-inch widescreen monitor in a single box. It's more capable than other nettops in its price range, plus it's still more compact than most of the mini-towers out there. The EL1352 is a good example of a simple PC that can serve many functions for a decent http://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/10/emachines-el1352-10e-product-reviews.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-9142642928876336311Sat, 23 Oct 2010 02:08:00 +00002010-10-23T09:09:39.451+07:00InternetnewssoftwareIt seems as if Google is concerned, once again, about developing a social network which will enable it to compete with Microsoft's conjunction with Facebook. This is going to be the comedy act of the year. Numerous articles floating around seem to promote the idea that Google may be unable to compete with the likes of Bing once the great social network of Facebook opens the kimono to Microsoft. http://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/10/bing-versus-google.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-7508447574681460961Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:14:00 +00002010-10-22T07:16:13.535+07:00gadgetMicrosoftMicrosoft Windows Phone 7 OSPhonesoftwareWindows Phone 7 is a brand-new thing. Microsoft's total mobile OS reboot is bold and fresh. It's also definitely a Version 1.0. Zune fans will be immediately impressed, but for everyone else, buying into Windows Phone 7 is taking a gamble that Microsoft will sand away the rough edges quickly. For now, Windows Phone 7 is arriving on six phones in the U.S.: the Samsung Focus ($199.99, 4 stars), http://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/10/trends-os-windows-phone-7.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479812678344218880.post-2719945323871513146Wed, 20 Oct 2010 03:26:00 +00002010-10-20T10:26:16.760+07:00AudiogadgetMP3 PlayerSonyWalkmanWalkman NWZ-E353Sony E Series Walkman (NWZ-E353) MP3 player is very reasonably priced. Not only do you get 4GB of storage, a 2-inch screen, and photo and video support, but for far less than the new Apple iPod nano ($149; 8GB, 2.5 stars), which has a smaller 1.54-inch screen and offers no video support at all. Sony could have stopped there and had a modest-but-cheap product on its hands, and that's what the http://hitech-trends.blogspot.com/2010/10/trends-sony-walkman-nwz-e353.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0