This is sort of a part two of the PR that I posted earlier about the new Samsung phones, but then not really since it is announcing a few new services for users of AT&T like AT&T Mobile Share, Address Book and Next Generation messaging. The address book is online so you …
Today for review I’ve got another printer for you, it’s an All-in-one from Lexmark called the Interact S605. The S605 is not a bad printer, the print quality is very good for everything, photos come out beautiful, and the regular printing is very good as well. This printer is a networked printer over wireless, …
Close your eyes and imagine you are falling deep asleep to the soothing sounds of your favorite songs (on a playlist that you personally created). The morning comes quickly and you are awakened by the sound of your alarm clock going off. …
Back in October of last year I took a look at the Kingston SSDNow V Series 40gb SSD boot drive, well Kingston has upgraded their SSD boot drive with TRIM support now. Today for review I’ve got that new version but it’s only a 30gb drive as opposed to the original 40gb capacity. So …
The majority of PC users out there have regular mechanical hard drives in their computers, it’s going to be a long time before SSDs replace them. Hard drive companies like Seagate know this and they’re not going to stop improving the technology, with the introduction of the new SATA 3 interface we’re starting to …
I’ve taken a look at a couple USB 3.0 PCIE card here at TestFreaks. I’ve got another one today, but this one is quite a bit different. It’s the ASUS U3S6 PCIE card that actually uses a standard PCIE slot as opposed to the small X1 style. This card is also a combo card that …
Today for review I’ve got another phone from Verizon Wireless the Motorola Devour. It’s an Android based phone that could be called the little brother to the Droid, it’s similar to the Droid in many ways but it can stand on its own. The Devour is a phone that I like quite a bit, …
The introduction of the low voltage Intel Atom Processor has led to a new phase in the evolution of the Home Theater PC (HTPC). More specifically the Atom in combination with the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M chipset dubbed the Ion platform makes high definition video playback including BluRay a possibility with this otherwise moderately performing …
They say size doesn’t matter, but I think it does… at least when it comes to a USB drives, and I’ll leave it at that… I’ve got an exclusive review for you, our friends over at Kingston have sent me a rather expensive USB drive, coming in at about $1100 it’s not one that …
Today for review I’ve got a little GPS receiver from Motorola just called the T805 from our friends at MobileFun. It’s small and portable, it fits right in the palm of your hand really. The T805 can be used with basically any …
Hey it’s Friday, I’m sure most of you are happy about that, but not me as we got hit with more snow overnight a few inches but enough to close the schools and since it’s below freezing the roads are all iced over under the snow. I’ve got an all wheel drive 2009 Subaru …
At the beginning of the month I posted my review of the Palm Pixi Plus from Verizon Wireless, today I have what you might call the big brother to that phone, the Palm Pre Plus. Overall the Pres Plus is a much better phone, it’s bigger and it just feels easier to use. The …
Happy Monday to you all!
Today for review I’ve got another USB3.0 enabled product, this time it’s actually a kit from Seagate. This kit includes the new BlackArmor PS110 500gb 2.5” portable hard drive that is equipped with a 7200RPM drive inside and of course a USB 3.0 interface. The kit also includes a USB3.0 ExpressCard …
SSD drives are the future of storage, but it will be a while before they entirely replace mechanical hard disks, the main reason being the cost of course. Some companies out there though have recognized this and have introduced lower priced or value lines of SSDs to bring them more into the reach of …
…and I’m back with the second review for today, or it could be considered part two of the earlier review I posted today. I couldn’t exactly test a USB3.0 PCIE card without something that was USB3.0, so I used a nice little enclosure for a 2.5” drive.
Today for review I’ve got another product from our …
It’s 2010 and it’s the year of SuperSpeed USB3.0, and that means I’ve to get my hands on whatever I can for review to let you guys know what’s going on with it. Over the next couple weeks you’re going to see a lot of USB3.0 related stuff being reviewed, so be on the look …
Today for review I’ve got one of my favorite types of products, yes it’s the NAS box! This one though is from a company that you might not expect, Patriot Memory. Today I’m taking a look at the Valkyrie 2 Bay NAS box, not only do I have the normal stuff to show you …
Happy Valentine’s Day to all of you out there, to the girls anyway… Today for review I’ve got another all-in-one style printer. I’ve taken a look at printers from HP, Epson and Brother but it’s time to add a Canon to the mix, specifically the Pixma MX340 Office All-In-One Printer. The MX340 is all …
Today I’ve got another media player review for you, I figured why not follow the CiragoTV Platinum CMC2000 Network Media Player with the Patriot Box Office review. You could call it a tale of two media boxes, not only is this a review of the Box Office but a comparison to the new CiragoTV …
Today for review I’ve got another multi-media player from Cirago. The product is called the CiragoTV Platinum CMC2000 Network Multimedia Player and it does come with a hard drive, a choice of 500gb or 1TB in capacity, I got the 500gb version for review. I’ve looked at two other Cirago media players here on …
Today I’ve got the first of my Palm cell phone reviews, the Pixi Plus from Verizon Wireless. The Pixi is the svelte little brother to the Pre Plus, it’s a candy bar style phone with the keyboard right there for you, while the Pre Plus is a slider. In my time with the Pixi …
Being a reviewer I get a lot of stuff, and the majority of it isn’t of much interest to my family really, but every once in a while I get something that every one in my house loves and that’s what I’ve got for review today a projector from Epson. My entire family just …
When I first came across the FreeAgent DockStar at last year’s Pepcom show I thought it was a unique device with lots of potential. Now after testing it out and playing with it I am even more impressed. This device uses the …
So I’m back with another review for you. After getting hammered with over 21 inches of snow and losing the power for almost 24 hours, I’m still here, and I discovered that someone stole my snow shovel…
Today for review I’ve got a green accessory for your cell phone to make you life a bit easier …
Today at Testfreaks we ponder the question — how much RAM is too much? During the days of Windows XP two gigabytes was considered a boatload of memory; as Windows Vista made its way onto the scene, 4 gigs became the standard. With the recent release of Windows 7 more people are adopting 64 …
There are some gadgets and products that I really like out there, and monitors, specifically LCDs have to be on the top of the list. I run three monitors for my setup, and now with what I have for review today I’ve got four monitors running. You might wonder why all of those monitors, …
Cameras hooked to our computers were originally just for playing around, like a webcam for example, and their quality just wasn’t that good. As technology progressed of course they got better and even more features were added, eventually the IP camera was introduced and we had a whole new way of using our cameras. …
I’ve taken a look at a few printers here on TestFreaks, but most of them have been more on the expensive side so I thought I’d take a look at one that’s very inexpensive. Geeks.com has sent me over the HP DeskJet F4480 for review and it costs about $53, not including shipping. The F4480 …
It’s important to keep the drivers in your system updated to make sure everything runs as it should. You’ve got many drivers in your computer that help keep things working correctly, but as technology progresses these drivers will need updated to keep up. Most people think it’s fairly easy to update your drivers, just …
Hmm.. see a trend here lately with audio stuffs? Well don’t worry this would be the last headphone / earbud review I’ve got for you. In the last week I’ve taken a look at regular headphones and earbuds, so today I have a gaming headset to round things off a bit. Mionix is a …
If you’re sitting at your computer right now look down and you’ll see one of the most under appreciated components of your system, the keyboard. Many people out there have finally realized that the mouse and mouse pad you use can make a big difference, but yet I know people that just assume a …
Last week I posted about the new Arctic Cooling Arctic Sound Ear Buds that were just launched, and today I have my full review of them for you. In my time with them I used them with both my PC and my Zune MP3 player and I found that they’re honestly not that bad. …
So today I’m taking a look at the Xbox360 version of Divinity II Ego Draconis. I reviewed the PC version HERE last month so I’m not going to be as in-depth with this review as I was with the PC version, it’s primarily the same game just on a different platform, but there are …
Today I’ve got a quick review for you of a product from a company called Uniea. They’ve recently introduced a new line of sleeves for netbooks called the U-Sleaf, January 4th actually and they have an MSRP of $19.99. These are made from neoprene and can be used alone or you can put them …
When you buy an MP3 player you buy one because you like music usually, but what I can’t figure out is why are most people happy with the stock ear buds. You can easily spend a couple hundred dollars on the player itself so you can take your music with you, but then you’re using …
Last week we took a look at the Composer Lens for DSLR cameras from Lensbaby. Today we will check out two optics designed to be used in conjunction with the Composer – the Soft Focus and FishEye. These optics are a part of the Lensbaby’s Optic Swap System. Lensbaby designed these optics to breathe …
The DROID is popular now, last month I looked at the Motorola DROID from Verizon Wireless and this month they’ve sent me its little cousin the DROID Eris for review. I’ve been using the DROID Eris now for more than a couple weeks and I have to honestly say that I’m glad to be …
Last month Verizon Wireless sent me the HP Mini 311 Netbook for review, and they’ve sent me another one this month. Today for review I’ve got the Gateway LT 2016u netbook which is an Intel Atom based computer that is really not that much different than any other Atom based netbook out there today. …
The Nintendo Wii is a great little console, there’s no doubt about that, with it’s motion sensing abilities and the balance board add-on it’s spawned a rather large collection of fitness type games that work rather well with it. I’m sure everyone knows The Biggest Loser TV show, me personally I’m not into watching …
At TestFreaks we have a rather strange affinity for USB Flash Drives as seen here, here and here. So when Verbatim offered us the chance to test out the Tuff N Tiny 8GB Flash Drive; we couldn’t refuse. Verbatim a highly regarded name in data storage and Flash Drive media sounds like a match …