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 Omnia features a spacious touch screen with customizable Home screen, haptic feedback, and accelerometer. The Windows ...

The bad: You're still limited to the preloaded widgets. The onscreen keyboard is a bit cramped, and the Omnia ...

The bottom line: Though slightly more expensive, Verizon customers looking for a touch-screen smartphone will get a better user experience and ...

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The good: The Klipsch Image S4 earphones offer exceptional sound quality for the money. They're also very comfortable and ...

The bad: The cable of the Image S4 earphones doesn't seem very durable, and the included eartips may not ...

The bottom line: The Klipsch Image S4 earphones offer up sound quality on par with and better than sets that cost ...

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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: The RIM BlackBerry Bold boasts one of the sharpest displays we've seen on a smartphone and offers ...

The bad: The Bold is a bit bulky and expensive. The Web browser isn't as easy to navigate as ...

The bottom line: For those who waited, the RIM BlackBerry Bold won't disappoint. The Bold impresses with its brilliant display, ...

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The good: New slim design; clever hidden ports and connections; thin LED screen.

The bad: Near the upper end of the Netbook price scale; hidden ports and VGA dongle can take a little ...

The bottom line: Asus reinvents its iconic Netbook with the slim, attractive Eee PC 1008HA, a bold experiment that largely works.

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The good: Excellent battery life; improved keyboard; competitively priced.

The bad: Slightly faster Intel Atom CPU fails to impress; other Netbook-makers have shown more innovation.

The bottom line: Asus practically invented the Netbook market, and the Eee PC 1000HE is an overdue overhaul that offers a ...

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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: 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: 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: Speedy performance with solid battery life; articulating LCD; comfortable shooting design; can zoom during movie capture.

The bad: No HD movie capture or raw support; a few annoying design quirks; frustratingly narrow lens aperture at maximum ...

The bottom line: A nice evolution of the megazoom, the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS delivers some improvements over its predecessor 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: 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: 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: Very small; simple operation; very good photo and HD movie quality; HDMI out.

The bad: No optical zoom in Movie mode; generally soft photos; mixed performance.

The bottom line: If you need an ultracompact camera for your pocket or purse, strongly consider the Canon PowerShot SD780 IS.

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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 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 LG Vu is a super sexy touch-screen phone with a 3-inch display and haptic feedback. Features include ...

The bad: The LG Vu's camera lacks flash, and there's a learning curve involved with the touch screen. ...

The bottom line: Despite a few quibbles with the touch screen, its full features and excellent performance make the LG Vu ...

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The good: The T-Mobile G1 features a full QWERTY keyboard, 3G support, Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth. The Google Android operating ...

The bad: The G1 doesn't include a standard heaphone jack and lacks Microsoft Exchange support. There are some annoying ...

The bottom line: While we're not in love with the design and would have liked some additional features, the real ...

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The good: The LG enV Touch has two beautiful displays, a nice touch-screen interface, and a great QWERTY keyboard. It ...

The bad: The LG enV Touch's touch-screen interface could use some refinement, and the Web browser experience is not ...

The bottom line: The LG enV Touch's combination of great design and top-notch features makes it one of the top ...

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The good: Excellent video quality; fast focus; compact, attractive, and comfortable design.

The bad: Wind filter not as dependable as previous Canon models; manual focus pretty useless.

The bottom line: One of a pair of Canon's first flash-based camcorders, the Canon Vixia HF100, delivers excellent HD video ...

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The good: Solid 720p video; comparatively large LCD; memory-card expansion slot; AA rechargeable batteries included along with protective carrying case ...

The bad: Insufficient onboard memory and price doesn't include an optional memory card; can't recharge batteries via USB ...

The bottom line: While bigger than most of its competitors and high priced for a mini camcorder, the Kodak Zi6's ...

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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: 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: Excellent video quality and performance; nicely designed interface; fast battery charging.

The bad: No eye-level viewfinder; expensive; lens cover rattles when closed.

The bottom line: An excellent flash-based prosumer HD camcorder, you may nevertheless pass on the Canon Vixia HF S10 because it ...

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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: 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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The good: Excellent Blu-ray image quality and very good DVD upscaling; compact size; onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and bit ...

The bad: Recessed USB port can be difficult to access; no onboard DTS-HD Master Audio decoding; quick start option uses ...

The bottom line: The combination of its small design, solid feature set, and excellent image quality make the Sony BDP-S350 a ...

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The good: Profile 2.0-compatible; onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio Essential; excellent video quality on most ...

The bad: Cannot access streaming video services such as Netflix; no Wi-Fi option; no eject button on the remote; relatively ...

The bottom line: The Sony BDP-S360 handles all the Blu-ray basics with ease, but it lacks the streaming Internet content found ...

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The good: Excellent image quality on Blu-ray Discs; Profile 2.0 compliant; onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master ...

The bad: PlayStation 3 may still offer a better value for some buyers; competing players offer more features or lower ...

The bottom line: The Sony BDP-S550 offers excellent image quality and a solid feature set, but only consider it if you ...

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