Before we got this gadget in our labs for testing, we saw a few advertisements of it in local newspapers and were quite intrigued by the heart shaped design of the player. We aren’t fans of such compact music players but this design did draw our attention quite easily. The player is also extremely light weight at just 35 grams. You will barely feel it in your hands. This player has been made especially for people who like to work out a lot at the gym. There will be no cable mess and you won’t be bothered much because of the lightweight. This is not the only player we have seen in our labs to sport this design. We have had a couple like iRiver N12. Sony NWZ-W202 W-Series Walkman’s controls are hidden under the right ear module. They are all easy to reach and press but you cannot see the controls when the player cuddles up in your ears. On the bright side, you will get used to this easily as you will remember  [...]

Sony made millions with the S-Series Walkman when it was released in 2008 and for its successor; the manufacturer has made the player more compact and sleek. There are plenty of useful features including a big battery life and awesome sound quality. When it comes to newer generation devices, I usually assume that it is better than the previous iteration but this is not true for the second generation Sony S-Series Walkman. The great battery life and stellar audio quality is still there but the feature set is shrunk. On the bright side, the price has been brought down. This player costs $130 for 16 GB model and the 8 GB version will cost you $110. The price along with battery life and audio quality saves the day for this player. Sony S-Series Walkman, second generation is bigger than the previous iteration. A bigger device might come in the way of portability but you get a bigger screen. This player has a 2.4 inch QVGA screen which gives bright, color  [...]

The primary advantage of a Bluetooth headset is that you can wear it easily while you work out because they don’t come with any cable clutter. Lots of manufacturers are now giving headsets which have a sports centric design. We have also seen a Sony MP3 player based on the design where in the player is housed between the two ear modules and there is no cable clutter at all. Speaking of the design, Motorola Rokr S9 HD is the most popular in this category. Now it seems that Bluefox is trying to cash in on the popular theme with the BF-401. The headset is lightweight, the audio quality is decent and is now supports multipoint technology. The cost of this headset is $80 but it can be found cheaper online. On the right earpeice’s base, there is the battery and control of the headset. The latter consists of two rocker button; one for controlling the volume and for power while the one located at the back relates to controls of the music player. You can  [...]

When we saw the ‘water resistant’ label on this player, we instantly realized that this is a player made for people who work out in the gym. Sony first gave us such headphones in 2009 and their success in the market has instigated a new model with the same design. The player is made for fitness freaks and it comes with two GB internal memory which should suffice for your gym sessions. The manufacturer has also knocked off $10 from the MSRP (as compared to its predecessor), the price is now down to $59.99 and we have no reason not to recommend this player to you. You will also love this design if you are sick of headphone cords dangling out of full fledged MP3 players. We were concerned if this player would fit well in our ears. Fortunately, it had no problems regarding this and the Sony W-Series Walkman got a secure fit in our ears. We jumped, jogged, walked and still this player refused to budge out of our ears. But we were then concerned about  [...]

This is an entry level camcorder and records video in a built in hard drive. The highlights of this device is the small size, big storage capacity and also the megazoom lens. All this seems really tempting at a price of $400. The interface is also user friendly in spite of the menu system which seems endless. You won’t find much shooting options in here but this is not unexpected in a basic camcorder like this. Another typical features of such camcorders is the mediocre photo quality. This will be apparent if you are watching the videos on a large HDTV. Sony Handycam DCR-SR88 is recommend if you are not too concerned about the video quality and just want to shoot no matter what. The camcorder has a megazoom lens and yet fits easily in the pocket of your coat. This video recorder has 120 GB of storage space and if you don’t need this big space, then check out the SR88 which has the same features but comes with an 80 GB hard drive. The battery of the Sony Handycam DCR-SR88 protrudes  [...]

Gaming laptops were once a luxury in notebook market but things are changed now and they do give tough competition gaming consoles. There are big players out in the market like Alienware and Voodoo and the price of their products are going up as the manufacturers assume that laptop gamers can afford to spend big. Contrary to this Origin are offering more of a boutique angle to the gamers and are giving it a personalized touch, variety of components and better customer service. Origin took off in late 2008 and majority of the staff consists of ex-Alienware employees. Till now, there are laptops EON 18 and EON 15. Both of them come with lots of options for graphics card and processor and. We liked the EON 18 because it gives tons of options with regards to hardware and it still remains good for portability. But, this isn’t the only manufacturer to give customizable options for the hardware. Our test model had a black exterior but you get options for metallic or solid finish on the  [...]

Apple iPad is here and we think it is the sexiest computer ever made. It looks like an iPhone on steroids; the specs are pretty close to a Netbook and there is some extra eye candy put in for the apps. When you have such a great computer that can be easily carried in your cargo pocket, you’d want to get most out of it when you are outdoors. You also need to make sure that the battery juice is maximized so that the iPad remains alive when you need it. We have compiled a few to-dos in which will help you get the most of your iPad battery. Disable Wi-Fi: If you are not using Wi-Fi, turn it off or else it will keep looking for signals and the battery will be used in this process. Wi-Fi also puts extra strain on the internal hardware of the computer. So if you are not using it, then turn it off and the iPad resources will remain free. For switching it off, go to Settings and from there click on Wi-Fi option. By default, the Wi-Fi is switched on, on your iPad.

Samsung ML-2525W is a simple device which prints just black and nothing else. But it does come with a few goodies like double sided printing, wireless networking and single sheet tray. All these are a boon when it comes to small office or home printers. The cost of this printer is $150 and it is one of the most inexpensive printers we have ever had in our test centers. We will recommend you this device for it good print quality and dirt cheap price. Samsung ML-2851ND’s top has a power button alogn with two LCDs which show network status and print activity. There are also two buttons located there, one to cancel the print job and the other for demo sheet print. The input tray goes in to the bottom of the printer and has a capacity to hold up to 250 paper sheets. There is also a 250 sheet drawer sold separately. The manual tray is located below the toner access handle through it, you can feed single paper sheets to the device. There are various ways to connect the Samsung ML-2851ND to  [...]

The best introduction to Canon PowerShot A480 would be a camera with whom no one expects anything exceptional, and that is what we also will say about it. The PowerShot A480 has got basic low-end camera features and specifications, and is priced accordingly at $100. If you want to get any sort of the modern features then you will have to spend twice the price mentioned here and the same is the case with A480 as well. But in general the camera takes pretty good photos, mentioned that you keep your expectations essentially at ground levels and is modest. The PowerShot A480 comes in four color choices of red, silver, black and blue. The camera might not be huge in terms of length and width, but definitely is thicker than most of the other cameras and hence even though it will easily get into any pants pocket or small handbag, it wont be a easy fit, rather will be a squeeze. The frontage of the camera is pretty stylish, and the camera has a narrow 35mm  [...]

Now as we have mentioned above that liking or disliking the Gateway FX6831-01 will largely depend on your aesthetic sense, so there is no sense of talking about that here. So let’s concentrate on the areas that everyone will use and will have somewhat similar opinions. To start with it’s the front accessible hard drive of Gateway FX6831-01; this feature has been seen in many other PC’s as well, so it’s nice to see that it has been accepted by the users. The Gateway FX6831-01 gives access to its two hard-drive bays and both the drive bays traits a removable tray. Just place the hard drive on the tray and it will automatically line up with the data and power inputs, so you won’t have to deal with the any sort of mess of cables. The makes the data transfer and taking the data drives easier and faster, and that is what we all want in modern times. One another prominent feature for FX6831-01 is its media card reader/port hub, which is  [...]