Articles By: Ricky

TomTom Ease (U.S. Edition) – simple and budget friendly

Thumbs Up: TomTom Ease features simple menu interface and comes at low price with advanced features like text-to-speech. Its battery life is 3 hours. Thumbs Down: 3.5 inches screen may be small for getting large view. Integrated EasyPort mount is not so flexible like most of TomTom devices. The Whiz[...]
March 12th, 2010 | GPS | Read More

Sony PlayStation 3 Slim review – affordable and thin PS3

Thumbs Up: Free online game service, inbuilt Wi-Fi and Web browser; internal power supply; 1080p HDMI output; 120GB hard drive; works as both DVD and Blu-ray player; easy interface; high-definition games; slimmer and more compact; quieter operation with less fan noise; budget-friendly price tag of $299. Thumbs[...]
March 11th, 2010 | Game Consoles | Read More

Sony BDP-N460 review – excellent quality, missing internal memory and Wi-Fi

Thumbs Up: Perfect picture quality on Blu-ray movies; video streaming services such as NPR, Slacker, YouTube, Amazon VOD and Netflix; budget-friendly price tag; onboard decoding for DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby True-HD; Profile 2.0 compatible. Thumbs Down: Lacks onboard Wi-Fi and internal storage for[...]
March 10th, 2010 | Consumer Electronics | Read More

Asus K60I-RBBBR05 – Good keyboard

Thumbs Up: Multi-touch pad; excellent battery life; large hard-drive; energy-efficient, big and brigh LED backlit display; stylish and unique design; solid built. Thumbs Down: Various bloat-ware; uncomfortable and stiff mouse buttons; no HDMI. The Whiz Kid Speaks: Asus K60I-RBBBR05 laptop is powered[...]
March 9th, 2010 | Laptops | Read More

Gateway DX4300-15e – Wi-Fi and TV tuner with HD video output

Thumbs Up: It features wireless networking and TV tuner with general features and some upgrade options. Thumbs Down: The DX4300-15e does not have some external storage options that are found on other low cost Gateway desktops. The Whiz Kid Speaks: Gateway DX-43001e desktop is powered by 2.6 GHz AMD Phenon[...]
March 8th, 2010 | Desktops | Read More

Nintendo Wii – ultra-affordable luxury gaming experience

Thumbs Up: The revolutionary design of game controller offers motion sensor gaming experience. Inbuilt Wi-Fi delivers free online game play and other services. Virtual Console has the best appeal. The Wii console is completely compatible with GameCube, its games and controllers. You will get inbuilt[...]
March 5th, 2010 | Game Consoles | Read More

Sony Alpha DSLR-A550 – Excellent Live View Auto-focus

Thumbs Up: Above-average performance; perfect higher ISO levels output; fast Live View auto-focus; large and tilting LCD display. Thumbs Down: Awkward design for shooting through optical viewfinder; no video recording; poor color accuracy; Live View only gives 90% coverage. The Whiz Kid Speaks: Sony[...]
March 4th, 2010 | Digicam | Read More

MALIBAL Veda series – A gamer’s ultimate wet dream

Thumbs Up: Great support, pricing policies and best service; powerful gaming and multitasking performance. Thumbs Down: Mammoth notebook having small touchpad and keyboard; fingerprint prone surface; low speaker performance. The Whiz Kid Speaks: Mailbal is pronounced as mal-la-bull. Malabal Veda series[...]
March 3rd, 2010 | Laptops | Read More

Sony HDR-CX500V – Novelty camcorder with geo-tagging videos

Thumbs Up: High video quality and good performance; geo-tagging videos; compact design. Thumbs Down: Sticky control layout; no audio controls, iris and manual shutter speed; no wind filter and SD card slot; expensive price tag. The Whiz Kid Speaks: Sony HDR-CX500V is 1080i camcorder that features 150x[...]
March 2nd, 2010 | Camcorders | Read More

LG Lotus Elite – Fashion statement

Thumbs Up: LG Lotus Elite has fashionable design, numerous multimedia and excellent features, full QWERTY keyboard and external touch screen on the lid. The Elite also offers impressive call quality. Thumbs Down: LG Lotus Elite has similar features as its predecessor. The photo and speakerphone call[...]
March 1st, 2010 | Cell Phones | Read More