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Next big PS3 price cut set for April?

David Carnoy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:57:00 +0000

No shocker: more talk of a price drop on the 80GB version of the PS3.

(Credit: Sony)

This rumor's a little dubious, but several blogs are reporting that Sony plans to cut the PlayStation's 3's price tag by $100 in April. That would put the 80GB PS3 ...

Monster Turbines: The world’s best-sounding earphones?

David Carnoy — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:48:00 +0000

In marketing materials for its new $150 in-ear headphones, Monster headlines its package with the question, "The world's best-sounding earphones?" I'm not sure if we should take this as a declaration or an actual question, but so far the answer from Amazon reviewers and some blogs is a ...

The eSlick: Budget e-book reader due to arrive in early 2009

David Carnoy — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:20:00 +0000

(Credit: Foxit Software)

You can't always judge an e-book reader by its cover--or at least its model name. If you've been perusing gadget blogs in recent days you may have noticed that another e-book reader, the eSlick, from Foxit Software, has entered the digital reader fray.

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Creative Vado HD vs. Mino HD: Too close to call

David Carnoy — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:48:00 +0000

(Credit: Creative)

Several people have e-mailed me wondering when we'd have our review up of the Creative Vado HD mini camcorder. Well, now it's up, and the big question everyone is asking is whether it's better than the Flip Video Mino HD. The short answer is yes--and

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Creative readies the Vado HD: Is it better than the Flip Video Mino HD?

David Carnoy — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:14:00 +0000

Amazon is selling the Vado HD for $200.

(Credit: Amazon)

Things are heating up in the HD mini camcorder space as Creative gets set to release its new Vado HD next week. The camcorder retains many of the design traits of the original Vado but it doesn't share the

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Review: Razer Moray gaming earphones

David Carnoy — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:13:00 +0000

(Credit: Razer)

Razer is a gaming brand, and as such, it markets its Moray headphones as in-ear noise-isolating "gaming" earphones. And while there really isn't anything that distinguishes them from other soft earbud-style headphones in their price class, they do indeed pair up quite nicely with the PSP, DS, ...

Flip Video rolls out new HD mini camcorder: The Mino HD

David Carnoy — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:01:00 +0000

The Mino HD looks identical to the regular Mino.

(Credit: Pure Digital Technologies)

With Kodak and RCA putting out so-called HD versions of their YouTube-friendly mini camcorders, we knew it was only a matter of time before Pure Digital Technologies, the maker of Flip Video mini camcorders, put out an

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