For a quick solution, especially for something like a laptop that can't even get a better quality bit of hardware, it's probably worth taking a look at. A "Pro" version should be out soon that includes a remote.

Read - ATI TV Wonder USB 2.0 [ViperLair]

First DVD+R9 Burners Reviewed

MT3d Reviewed

No Noise PC Reviewed

Reviewed: Documents To Go 6

Find out how version 6 can dramatically increase the value of your Palm in Brian's review.

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Gravis G-Pod Reviewed

Gravis, a division of the snowboarding outfitter Burton (and not related to the gamepad and soundcard company, to my knowledge) sent me one of their G-Pod third-generation iPod cases to review, and I have to say I'm fairly impressed. There's a number of subtle but intelligent decisions apparent in the design, like a stiff, sturdy nylon that protects almost the whole unit except for the top left corner, where the remote/minijack plug resides (I'll presume they had a reason for covering up the hold switch, since it wouldn't have affected the design in the least to move the flap to the other side). Essentially two, hard flaps of material held together by an elastic mesh, the G-Pod really seems to hold tight to the iPod -- maybe too tight, if you ever want to pull it out of the case -- and protects the unit from damage by sticking out a little past the edges of the iPod. Unless you clipped the exposed corner, your iPod should stay pretty much unscathed.

Mac OS X Unwired Reviewed

Yahoo 360 Reviewed

Sharp LL-151-3D Reviewed

There's no doubt that the Sharp LL-151-3D is a cool product—3D displays without any goofy headgear is the double pluses. But are any of you guys actually using them? I can think of a few situations (medical, 3D imaging) where they'd be handy, but the 15-inch size seems a little down market for hot-to-trot medical researchers/Science Officers. And it's too expensive for gaming, costing more than most gaming PCs do in total. Anyway, just curious. There's got to be a way I can justify buying one for work.

Sharp LL-151-3D - 3D LCD Monitor [TrustedReviews]

Neuros II Reviewed

The Register has a properly in-depth review of the Neuros II 20GB HDD music player, a bulky and sort of awkward device whose main claim to fame is swappable 'backpacks' that allow additional hard drives to be added without the need for buying a whole different unit. Sadly, it seems that the implementation is less than the sum of its concepts, although I have to say I was intrigued by one aspect of its direct-to-MP3 recording of FM radio. By using a service called HiSi ("Hear it. Save it.") the Neuros is able to identify - after being plugged back into your computer - songs you've recorded from the radio by comparing short audio snippets to those in HiSi's database, which returns the correct ID3 tag. It even color codes the results depending on how certain it is that it's identified the song correctly.

Unfortunately, that's about the best part. The 20GB Neuros II is a pretty good value, though - an 80GB model can be had for just $450.

Re ad - Neuros II 20GB HDD music player [TheRegisterUK]

IBM ThinkPad R51 Reviewed

BIOS reviews the IBM ThinkPad R51 and finds it to be an excellent value for a solid laptop, as long as you stay away from adding lots of the overpriced options from IBM's catalog (generally good advice when buying any laptop, really). For less that thousand dollars you can bring home a ThinkPad of your own, albeit one that is wholly unsuitable for gaming or other performance-intensive activities. That's okay, though - it's still a ThinkPad, one of the best laptops you can buy.

ThinkPad R51 Review [BIOS]

Reviewed: SWF Desktop

Find out more about interactive desktop creator in Brian's review.

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Rio Carbon Reviewed Some More

< img src="http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/images/gearlive_carbon.jpg" alt="gearlive_carbon.jpg image" width="398" height="299" class="center border"/>GearLive got a hold of the Carbon, Rio's 5GB player that just came out a few weeks back. I like the Carbon a lot and not just because of the extra gig of space over the iPod mini. Rio has a nasty habit of making seriously quality products that get passed over too often.

< b>Read - Rio Carbon Review [GearLive]

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Rio Carbon Reviewed

Pocket-Lint manages to score the first proper Rio Carbon review I've seen, and certainly the first to use Guns & Roses as their test music. One thing that is a nice is the Carbon's drag-and-drop ability, because while music managing software can be very nice, it's also nice to have the option to just copy over some music (or whatever) via Windows' Explorer or the Mac's Finder. From the sound of it, it seems Rio has a real winner in the 5GB hard disk music player. The question is, will the consumer market think so?

Read - Rio Carbon - First Look [Pocket-Lint]

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Vonage reviewed

The Edison, New Jersey based company gives you one Cisco ATA186 and a phone number in an area code of your choosing (I had a little piece of northern New Jersey in my living room). You have a choice of two different levels of service to go along with this box: for $25.99/month you get unlimited local/regional calling (where local/regional is defined by the area code you choose for your phone number) and 500 minutes of free US long distance, and for $39.99/month you get unlimited long distance. And you also get international rates that rivals most common calling cards. The only problem is that the service only delivers one ATA186, and that specific model is required to use the service -- no other SIP compatible devices are supported yet. If you want to use more than one phone with the box, you will either have to rig up a network of telephone splitters and wires; or you can do what some have done and hack your house to plug the Cisco box into your house's in wall telephone network.

Scribus 1.1.6 Reviewed

Spider-Man 2 Reviewed

iRiver PMP-140 (P)Reviewed

Soroban Geek's Portable Media World got their webbed hands on a pre-release version of the iRiver PMP-140, the upcoming personal media player that is the one that isn't the Windows-branded Portable Media Center (that's the PMC- models). Although the review is a little heavy on pictures and a little light on opinion, they seem fairly impressed with the device. It does look nice enough (from a feature perspective, at least; its case is ugly as sin), and I've got fairly high hopes for this one. DRM-free means, if nothing else, greater ease of use as a rule of thumb.

Read - Teasing Preview iRIVER PMP-140 (UK/US) [PMW.SorobanGeeks]

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Sony VAIO U50 Reviewed

HandtopHQ review the Sony VAIO U50 mini PC, the little 900MHz computer stuffed into a black, paperback-sized slab. He's a little more positive about it than I was, claiming that anyone who can afford one will probably want to use it as an entertainment device, a function at which it excels. I say that's a cop out argument and the thing is still to expensive to warrant the sort of rough handling a portable media device (full-blown computer or not) is going to get.

Read - U50 review [Handtops]

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Dell Pocket DJ Reviewed

PC Magazine reviews the Dell Pocket DJ and likes it just fine, calling it "fine, affordable, [and] no-frills." Some people have harped on about the DJ series' interface, preferring a touch-pad or wheel over the rocker switch, but if you're going to choose a cheaper player you're going to have to skimp somewhere. In the Pocket DJ, that also happens to be the lack of FM tuning and recording and calendar sync-up, but for something that costs $180 (and likely much cheaper once Dell turns on the coupon faucet for the device) you can't really complain.

Dell Pocket DJ [PCMag]

Motorola V3 RaZr Reviewed

< img src="http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/images/32260755.jpg" alt="32260755.jpg image" width="166" height="200" class="borderyes" border="0" align="right" vspace="5" hspace="15"/>Howard Forums' Bengal Boy reviews the hot new Motorola V3 RaZr, the first new all-metal (and glass) cell phone in the US since the Nokia 8890 (at least that's what he says, and I'm buying it). The verdict? Well, with the exception of an extraordinarily crappy phonebook application, it looks like a dream. I expect the V3 RaZr to sell out as soon as it hits the streets.

Did I mention the review has like 20 hojillion pictures? It does. I should have.

< b>Watch - Review [HowardForums]

Verizon LG VX8000 Reviewed

Mobiledia has a nice review of the LG VX8000, a pedestrian-looking but otherwise very swanky clamshell that works on Verizon's high-speed EV-DO network. They seem to be pretty impressed with the capabilities that a high-speed cellular network affords, like streaming television and really fast internet (durrr). The VX8000 even has enough oomph to play 3D games, which look sort of awful compared to a PSP, let's say, but decent enough compared to the last generation of mobile gaming gear. On the flip side, it doesn't have Bluetooth or memory cards (two things that would challenge Verizon's ability to sell you content over and over and over again).

That's because you'll be sitting inside Verizon's walled garden to get any of the high-speed content, paying a monthly subscription fee to play games or watch television. I hope you're starting to figure out why that's a bad thing, but if you need a little reminder, Doctorow wrote a great column in this month's Popular Science about just this very problem. By this time next year, I hope we're all using unrestricted smartphones on open cellular networks.

LG VX8000 Review - First Look [Mobiledia]

Motorola V3 "Razor" Reviewed

Mobile-Review has a breakdown of the new Motorola V3 "Razor" phone, an almost all-metal clamshell that surprisingly doesn't forego a lot of features to reach its tiny size. Similar in function to the v600, the titanium-clad V3 is still fairly wide, but manages to remain less than 14mm thin in profile even with lots of built-in features (like Bluetooth).

To launch this September between $650 and $750, this spiritual successor to the StarTac is yet another hot phone from Motorola that manages to waltz into a crowded phone market and instantly make its own segment. It may be small, but I expect sales of the V3 to be big (I can't believe I just wrote that).

Rea d - Peppot - New Remote Pet Camera on Japanese Market [Mobile-Review via NYOpinion]

Razer Boomslang Boomer Speed Reviewed @ GeekExtreme.com