HTC is making a try to redefine the smartphones with its new Android device – Tattoo. We think that it is one of the best smartphone in Android devices. According to the company, it is upgradeable to Android 2.1 OS. HTC Tattoo features revamped Sense UI, stereo FM with RDS, 3.5mm standard headset jack, micro-SD card slot, stereo Bluetooth, accelerometer, 3.15-megapixel camera, quad-band and 3G support. The Tattoo is unique package for the users who wants to express themselves with their smartphone. Being a first generation Android device, it inherits all the previous Android drawbacks. We do not like that you are getting a small touch-screen display with low resolution. Moreover, the Tattoo has resistive touch screen instead of capacitive one and HTC is not supplying any stylus inside the box. We hope that most of the youngsters will forgive about small screen size and low resolution after  [...]

Pioneer AVIC-Z110BT is one of the best car audio receivers as well as GPS navigation devices. Its stereo quality plays every whizbang, whistle and bells that are played back during a video or audio. In addition, it can integrate with your iPod and provides completely indexed voice commands. It has a conventional design with 7 inches touch-screen. The Z110BT has only one major drawback that you have to additionally purchase MSN Direct service with its ND-MDT10 Direct Tuner for getting real time fuel price and traffic information. It might be so for cutting down the cost. 7-inches touch-screen LCD display has 800×400 pixels resolution and 16:9 image aspect ratio. The illuminated ribbon located beneath the display consists of open/eject, forward and back, mode, home, volume up and down, voice command buttons from right to left. You change the illumination color of these buttons with  [...]

Microsoft Xbox 360 was the first next-generation game console launched in 2006. The company had tried to capture back the market from Sony PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii. In September 2009, Microsoft has replaced Xbox 360 Elite with Microsoft Xbox Pro 60GB console, which we had reviewed earlier. Now, let us through a light on the Elite. You purchase the Xbox 360 Elite from Xbox website or any nearby store. It costs $300 and offers 120GB hard drive with HDMI connector. Does Elite worth its $80 more cost than original Xbox 360? The answer is “No” for all original Xbox 360 users because they are getting the 120GB hard drive as an accessory for $180 only. Moreover, the Elite do not include Wi-Fi adapter as well as HD DVD drive inside the box and you have to purchase both of them additionally. Obviously, the Elite is a simple version of previous Xbox 360 model and does not have any  [...]

You must need a sound bar HTIB (home theater in a box) system for a simple and absolute home theater. JVC TH-BA1 is such a standard configuration of long speaker with wireless sub-woofer. It does not have any pesky wires and AV receiver. It has standard and classified features, but does not include HDMI connectivity. If you are looking for a HDMI connection enabled sound box then you have to go for Sony HT-CT100. However, JVC TH-BA1 is the best deal amongst others Denon DHT-FS33 and Yamaha YSP-900. It has transparent black grille covering all the four speaker drives and you can easily recognize the 3.19 inches drivers. JVC TH-BA1 is self-amplified and provides 30 watts per channel. We appreciate the JVC to include the basic LCD display on front. The LCD display is dark, but lights up automatically when you use the controls. You can turn off or dim the centered blue light on the display. JVC  [...]

When we talk about the GPS navigation device especially for cars, the first name to come our mind is – Garmin. The company has launched Garmin Nuvi 880 – first Internet connected portable GPS navigation device with MSN Direct Data service. Now, the company had partnered with AT&T to bring branded data service – Garmin NuLink. After this, Garmin has launched new – Nuvi 1690. Both NuLink data service and Garmin Nuvi 1690 works together for providing live traffic data and fuel prices, Google White and Local pages search in one package, and turn-by-turn directions. All these features do not have any annoying monthly fees and free at least for first two years. 4.3 inches touch screen display is located on the front. Garmin Nuvi 1690 has micro-SD card slot for external storage to save additional points of internet (POI) and regional maps. However, this micro-SD card slot does  [...]

$830 priced Dell Inspiron i580-5108NBC will be the best match for professional as well as home computer users. It has 3.2GHz Intel Core i5 processor to provide better performance even for multitasking situations. Dell also includes a 3D graphics card to provide excellent graphics for gaming and other multimedia applications. If you need the best performance oriented and a gaming desktop, then you can surely buy this new desktop – Dell Inspiron i580. The front panel has media card reader slot, two audio jacks and two USB ports. Dell Inspiron i580-5108NBC has dual-layer DVD burner on the top of its front and another optical drive located below. HP Pavilion Elite HPE-112Y costs $900 and includes seven-core 2.8GHz AMD Phenon II X4 924 processor. HP Pavilion model could not perform better than the Dell Inspiron i580 in our tests. The Pavilion model only succeeds by providing Blu-ray drive,  [...]

TomTom is one of the famous manufacturers across the U.S. The company is trying to low down the curve for fresh entry-level GPS users its new navigation device – Ease, which falls below previous TomTom One. The Ease is similar to previous TomTom Star that was debuted in Europe last year. TomTom Ease has 3.5 inches QVGA touch screen display and EasyPort Mount just like that of the One 140S. Its power button has been moved to the back, whereas combined mini-USB port for sync/charging sits on the bottom edge. You have to use this port for updating the maps as the GPS device does not have the micro-SD or SD card slot. Previously, we had to clip the EasyPort mount on rotating swivel at the back of TomTom One. That fitting was a bit difficult for new users. Now, the company has provided some nice changes. We like that there is a housing integrated in TomTom Ease for  [...]

In November 2009, Sony had introduced Netflix to its PlayStation 3. The Netflix subscribers can order free PS3 Netflix Blu-ray Disc at its Web site. They have to use that disc always to stream a movie. Now, the company has launched Sony PlayStation 3 Slim for overtaking the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. If you are a big fan of Sony PlayStation 3 and waiting for its price to come down up, then be ready to buy $299 priced 120GB Slim PS3. On the dark side, Sony has removed the backward compatibility and capability to install any other operating system such as Linux. The Slim PS3 features inbuilt Wi-Fi, inbuilt Profile 2.0 Blu-ray player, two-USB port for charging and using external storage. Sony PlayStation 3 Slim supports MPEG4/H.264, MPEG2 and MPEG1 video formats and JPEG picture viewing from disc based or USB external media. It can also work as media hub to stream contents from  [...]

Sony was the pioneer of the Blu-ray technology but now they have been surpassed by Samsung, LG and Panasonic. The company makes another attempt with BDP-N460 to top the Blu-ray player market. It’s streaming services including NPR, Slacker, YouTube, Amazon VOD and Netflix and challenges LG BD390 at low price. There are a few shortcomings though, the BDP-N460 does not have inbuilt storage, Wi-Fi, network media streaming and multi-channel analog outputs. These drawbacks make the BDP-N460 a poor alternative to other players like LG BD390. Moreover, the PS3 Slim is available for $100 more and it offers media streaming and high-definition gaming experience. Sony BDP-N460 offers a good combination of Blu-ray playback and streaming functionality at a budget friendly price. Although the LCD display of Sony BDP-N460 is small in size, yet it is readable from distance. You can dim and turn off  [...]

Asus K60I-RBBBR05 will draw your attention at any store like Best Buy with its $529 cost for dual core processor, 4GB RAM and 500GB hard drive. In addition, $499 priced Toshiba Satellite L505-ES5018 and $529 priced Dell Inspiron i545-4266iBU also draws your interest because both of them offers similar Intel Pentium T4400 dual core processor. Although the T4400 is not the latest one, yet it is one of most used processors for budget-friendly laptops. Asus K60I-RBBBR05 has unique design, superior feature set, and more battery life as compared to that of Dell model. The Asus model offers Wireless-N Wi-Fi as compared to IEEE 802.11 b/g of the Dell laptop. 16-inches display of Asus K60I-RBBBR05 is a bit larger than common 15.6 inches display of other laptops. It has 1366×768 pixels resolution and uses LED backlight that is more energy efficient than typical fluorescent tubes. Moreover,  [...]