Netbooks are wonderful things truly, they’ve changed the shape of how we think of portable computers but with that portability comes sacrifice. The majority of netbooks out there don’t come with an optical drive, and there are times you need to have one. Sure you could put everything on a USB drive but with movies …
These new Gateway ID Series notebooks are nice looking, they’re thin and sleek… There’s three new ones just announced in 14”, 15.6” and 17.3” sizes. All of them have aluminum allot lids, and the ID49 and ID59 have touchpads that glow blue when touched. Each one has different specs like either Corei3, …
Imagine having your own personal stenographer to transcribe our recorded words into printed text. With today’s review item you need hire your own personal secretary as the Mac OS X based MacSpeech Scribe does the job for you. For those such as myself who detests typing, this program sounds like a godsend. Scribe works by …
Wow.. Samsung has been really busy lately it seems with many phones launching across all of the carriers. Today we’re seeing another for Verizon called the Intensity II, it’s similar to the Gravity phones that I just reviewed but this one has infrared with night vision, can your phone do that?! Anyway …
The Motorola Rambler is a unique looking phone for sure, it’s like a fat little flip phone, don’t think I’ve ever seen one like this. It’s the flip-phone style, but it features a full QWERTY keyboard for quick and easy text messaging and emails.. It also features 1.3mp camera and will be available …
Ok, I’m sick, just miserable, everything hurts especially my head… all I want to do is sleep really, but I can’t because there’s stuff to do.. What’s going on with us? Well I’m loving the Samsung Captivate, I think I might like it better than the Droid X I’ll have …
This looks to be Samsungs answer to the Flip camera, and it seems like a good one! The new HMX-E10 camera features full 1080p HD resolution with a swiveling lens that goes 270 degrees. It also has a built-in USB connection for transferring photos, movies and charging the battery, so no cored needed. Samsung has also …
Ok, so yeah I want one.. but I have a thing for USB drives, still though these are just great. ATP and Sesame Street have teamed up to create some very cool themed drives. the drives are waterproof, dustproof and drop proof and come with a movie on them! …
Title says it all, a new update for you Safari users! Apple® today released Safari 5.0.1, turning on Safari Extensions and introducing the Safari Extensions Gallery. Apple introduced extensions support in Safari 5 in June so developers could begin creating extensions with HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript web standards. With …
The Sandisk Cruzer Blade is supposedly the smallest USB drive out there today, at least in north America anyway. I don’t see any actual specs in the pres release as to the actual size, just that it’s the size of the paperclip. paperclips though are varying sizes, and I’ve seen …
The new GT660 from MSI is the fist notebook to combine Dynaudio surround-sound and USB 3.0 along with three DDR3 slots as well for a massive amount of memory. The GT660 also includes a Corei7 and GTX 285M graphics, all for about $1650.. “Quality notebooks capable of high performance and extreme …
Up on the review block today I’ve got another phone from Samsung called the Gravity 3 and it’s a phone that is a messaging phone at heart, but it’s got decent email functionality and of course you can browse the internet and the social scene too. The Gravity 3 is a large sized …
and look, even more Apple news today with this announcement about their new 27-inch Cinema Display. It offers a massive 2560×1440 resolution with built-in MagSafe charging, iSight Camera, speakers and USB ports as well. The new, larger 27-inch LED Cinema Display features a beautiful 16:9 edge-to-edge glass display …
…and in more Apple news today they’ve just updated the iMac line with new Core i3, i5 and i7 processors and better graphics. They’re also introduced the Magic Trackpad which is an aluminum and glass design giving iMac users the same multi-touch gestures as Mac notebook users. Dual-core Intel …
What only 12 cores? Seriously though how many cores do we need?! Not just Apple though any company, it kind of reminds of the razors, how many blades do we need on them?! Sure there is a use for multiple cores, but I’m sure the average user out there doesn’t …
Ok.. so the Goldtouch Ergonomic Mouse is back.. too bad I never heard of it the first time around! It’s supposedly a mouse that will prevent injuries and help users to relive suffering from wrist and arm injuries. The mouse does this be helping maintain a natural wrist position to help relieve …
The new Warpia Easy Dock takes docks to a whole new level, wireless is the way to go surely! Most other docks out there require you to hook up cables or actually dock your notebook or netbook, this one though is just a USB dongle plugged into your laptop to …
If you’re into speed and want to track your progress then this is certainly the GPS for you. The new BT-Q818XT GPS receiver utilizes a 10Hz GPS update rates allowing for real-time position tracking. This is good for racing, boating, aviation, skiing etc. It also features a 1Hz mode for …
The web has grown by leaps and bounds since its inception, and technology has struggled to keep up with the demand. The rule of the day appears to be a series of quick fixes and patches to keep everything together, and practically every browser available today has had more than its fair share of work …
How did I get on the Library of Congress mailing list? oh well.. I’m happy I’m on it I guess or I wouldn’t have gotten the full PR about the new DMCA ruling to share with you. What does all this mean though, and does it really mean anything to the average …
It’s been a bit since I’ve taken a look at any USB 3.0 related products hasn’t it? I think the last thing was an enclosure, and while enclosures are nice I much prefer docks, they’re just so much more useful and so much more easier to use. Today for review I’ve got a product …
The new Acer displays come in varying sizes from 20 inch up to 23 inches in size. They have an ultra slim profile ranging from 13mm up to 15mm depending which model you select. All of the S1 models feature white LED backlighting which as we know looks better and …
Chances are if you have an iPhone 4, want an iPhone 4, or can spell iPhone 4, then you’ve heard all about AntennaGate. The synopsis is this: Touching both sides of the external antenna that cleverly wraps the phone is claimed to diminish the signal, negatively impacting operation. While I can’t say for certain if …
Hey it’s Friday woo-hoo!! Upcoming I’ve got the Samsung Captivate and Gravity 3, along with a portable Samsung DVD drive, an Epson printer and a lot of other stuff as well. For now though let’s check out all of the news from sites around the world Storage …
It seems that Samsung has been very busy lately with all these phones that have been popping up on various carriers. The latest phone from Samsung for Verizon is the Haven which is a flip phone style phone, it’s basic yes but it’s easy to use and inexpensive. It actually won the Good …
Apparently these new designer my passport drives were designed with the help of design student at California state university. Does that make them special? I guess it does in that they’re certainly unique, but other than the designs they’re not much different than the original My Passport Essential portable drives. …
Hello, I’m back again with new products this week on TestFreaks. This week we’ve added several Vizio HDTVs to the line up, I like Vizion myself, I’ve got one of their TVs and love it really. It’s one of their 120hz ones and the picture is just beautiful really. Anyway, …
The new Samsung PL200 is a compact point-and-shoot camera that that offers 14.2 mp and 7x optical zoom with the ability to do 720p video. The camera measures just 3.9” x 2.3” x 0.83 making it very compact and portable and with a price tag of $179.99 it’s affordable too! …
Ok I really want one of these.. why I’m not exactly sure, but they’re cool aren’t they?! These new DualView cameras are exactly that, they’ve got screens on the front and the back making those self-portraits picture perfect! The new flagship models of the Samsung DualView camera family, the …
Today for review I’ve got another Samsung phone called the Smiley and it’s meant to be a very user friendly and social centric phone. It’s a slider phone that does have a qwerty keyboard, along with a 1.3mp camera. The Smiley is meant to be a messaging device above all and that’s where it …
When Google launched the Nexus One in January, the “super phone” was destined to be a game changer in the mobile industry world. Not only was it to be one of the premier Android phones on the market, but even its distribution was revolutionary. Google was poised to sell the game changer directly to the …
How would you like the internet in your pocket, to be able to take it with you everywhere you go? Well now you can with a MiFi! The MiFi I have today from Virgin Mobile offers you the same features that others offer, but this once doesn’t require a contract, it’s a pay as …
Wow, a 1TB 2.5” drive, laptops have just got a nice boost in capacity with the new Samsung Spinpoint MT2. It’s a 540RPM drive with 8mb buffer, SATA3 and it comes equipped with native command queuing. Employing industry-leading 333GB per-platter technology, the new Spinpoint MT2 drive offers up …
The Kyocera Domino is a basic phone for sure, but the Cricket service is one of the least expensive out there. Their service is the all-you-can-eat buffet style for one price so it’s not bad overall. The Domino has a price of $99.99 and offers a talk time of up …
USB drives are convenient little devices, but they aren’t exactly secure. Not many of us actually carry encrypted USB drives, but I think we should really as there are so many of them floating around with our data on them. If we lose a drive we lose our data unless …
When people think of a bluetooth headset most think of the kind that stick in your ear for making calls, but there are others out there like the one I have for review today. MobileFun has sent me one from Sony Ericsson that’s just called the MW600 but despite its unoriginal name it’s a …
The gang over at Gizmodo have taken a an in-depth look at the new Windows phone 7… I don’t know about you but I’m looking forward to the new Windows phone 7 when it finally hits the streets. Sure Android is nice, very nice in fact, but for me Windows Mobile is …
I hadn’t even realized that you folks up in Canada didn’t have streaming via Netflix yet, but you’ll have it soon, no official date of arrival just “this fall”. You can hop on over to the Netflix site and sign up to receive an email when the service is officially …
So if you’re on AT&T and you’ve been waiting for a decent Android phone then it looks as if the wait is no more, the Captivate from Samsung is now shipping. It offers a 4” super AMOLD screen, along with 5mpo camera, 16gb onboard memory and it’s all powered by a 1ghz …
The Seagate GoFlex line seems to be an ever expanding thing, and that’s a good thing as it becomes more versatile and usable through each new product that comes out. The new GoFlex Home is similar to the GoFlex Net that I reviewed not long ago actually, but it’s using …