Plus: Roomba's New Virtual Walls For Robo-Cleaning
As wonderfull as it sounds...having a robot to do the dirty work...its more geek toy than actual workhorse. I was given a roomba by someone who found it didnt live up to its hype so I thought I would give it a try. No matter how much the dust bin ... [... more]
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Plus: Our Top 5 Gripes
Another minor complaint: alien-built glass panels that are unbreakable, even by a direct rocket hit. The purpose of this uber-glass? Make certain firefights inexplicably easy. Getting pinned down by enemy fire is common in Halo 3, which is ... [... more]
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Halo 3: Hands-On
Our only gameplay gripe: equipment. These are the new power-ups, such as a temporary force field or a flare that blinds your enemies. With enough practice, these are definitely fun. But there?s something about the simplicity of Halo?s action that ... [... more]
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Smartphone Showdown
One of the common observations about the iPhone since its launch in June is that it wouldn?t have seemed so innovative if it weren?t for the fact that other smartphones are so frustratingly difficult to use. Anecdotally, we at PM can confirm ... [... more]
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Test Drive: 3 Road Bikes At 3 Price Points
I bought a 26" Huffy Lakota from Toy's R Us, for my son's Birthday in April 2007. I have had to call more than once because the back tire keeps going flat. I have replaced the tube more than 4 times since I bought it. The operator that I talked ... [... more]
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New Underwater Digital Cameras: Summer Vacation Test Drive
During the idle days of late summer, fun in the sun often means fun in the water. So it?s the perfect time to test two new cameras on their ability to perform in water and on land. The rough-and-tumble Olympus Stylus 770 SW fears no element ? ... [... more]
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Big-Screen Lcd Hdtvs: Abusive Lab Test
When it comes to 1080p HDTVs, do you really get what you pay for? To find out, we stuck three testers in a room with three new LCD sets and showed them scenes from an old movie (The Road Warrior, on a Blu-ray and an HD DVD player), a newer movie ... [... more]
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We Came, We Saw, And We Played Til They Kicked Us Out. ...
BioWare's 2003 roleplaying game, Knights of the Old Republic, was a lesson in how to do Star Wars right. Compared to the laughable dialogue and wooden performances in the prequel movies, BioWare's characters and plotting seemed masterful, helping ... [... more]
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Test Drive: Sony Vaio Ux 490 Vs. Nokia N810
The bottom line? Neither of these two gadgets is quite where I want it to be, but they're getting there. For the money, I'd have to call the Nokia a better buy. It's much cheaper, significantly smaller, and yet still more user-friendly. (And the ... [... more]
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Plus: Asus' Wimax Pc Wins Pm Gadget Award
How it works: Now that Media Center is built into every copy of Vista, conceivably any computer can be hooked into a TV and serve as an entertainment machine. Trouble is, there haven't been many good ideas addressing how to control these machines ... [... more]
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Disc Repair Gadgets Go Head-To-Head: Test Drive
For deep gouges, however, the Skip-Away came up flat, while the Disc-Go-Pod Plus revived most seriously sliced discs. However, the Disc-Go-Pod was messy (it must be cleaned after each use) and required an enormous amount of polish, making upkeep ... [... more]
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Top 5 First-Look Gadgets At Ces Unveiled 2008 (With Video)
Cables To Go, which might ring a bell as one of the cheaper (but completely worthwhile) HDMI cable-makers, has a smart solution for anyone attempting their own home entertainment installation. If we haven't lost you yet, check this out: The ... [... more]
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