Technology: Reviews

How does the new Prince of Persia compare to the 19-year-old classic that shares its title? To find out, we spent the past week playing the new game—and replaying the old one.
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After months of hype, the first Android phone is finally available. We've had the T-Mobile G1 for a few weeks already, and have stumbled upon a number of tips and shortcuts that make the experience ev...
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The newest survival horror video game is a major step forward in the genre, but what makes it so scary? Our gaming expert has some ideas, and he spoke to the EA wizards behind the game to get the deta...
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From the Amazon Kindle to a geek-chic generator and a new breed of saw, these gizmos represent the best of product designers who have already transformed the present.
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Google is hoping to transform cellphones the way it did the Web, but if it really wants to dominate the mobile market, it will have to prove that it can out-do (or get third parties like HTC to out-do...
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The sequel to Rock Band expands on and improves the original enough to supplant it as the most fun party game of the year, and perhaps of all time. If you love the first one, picking up the new game i...
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We pushed a trio of LED minilights from different price points to their limits, testing for battery life, light quality and the ability to handle falls on concrete.
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A new search engine launched yesterday, claiming to be the next, best alternative to Google. But if you’ve spent any time on the site—and we’ve spent a lot—you probably noticed that it's certainly not...
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When you back up your data, you want to make sure it stays where you put it. We ended up with three paperweights and one clear winner.
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E3 is over and the stage is set for the holiday season, with a slew of high-stakes showdowns and rematches. Here are our picks for the best games at E3 2008. Hopefully they'll all actually be availabl...
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Nintendo’s Wii Balance Board was already fun enough, and the flood of Balance Board games we were hoping for has been more of a trickle, but here are the board-plus-controller games we tested out at t...
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The next generation of music gaming stole the show at E3. The competition is tough, and it’s going to take more than a star-studded track list to stand out.
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We finally got our hands on some of the most anticipated titles that have showed up from E3 to E3—Killzone 2, Spore, LittleBigPlanet and Too Human—to give them a hard look as they make their way to st...
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In recent years the quality of cut-rate flat screens has improved immensely. Are high-end sets still worth it? To find out, we put a new Samsung 1080p LCD—the followup to our highest-rated TV of last ...
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Until recently, most headphone plugs didn't fit iPhone's recessed jack, leaving owners with one option: the bundled set. Now, other companies have stepped up. Here's how their products compare.
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HP enters the growing field of little laptops with their pint-sized Mini-Note 2133. Instapundit blogger Glenn Reynolds test drives one and tells us how it stacks up to other compact computers, such th...
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We took five GPS devices with comparable features and subjected them to a grueling road trip and lab test in order to rate their performances on a five-star scale. All units performed well, but even t...
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What you really want is a camera that sees at least as well as you do, and some brand-new cameras are bringing us closer. In a way, the comparison is unfair, but the differences and similarities show ...
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This computer rivalry has been elevated to a cultural divide on par with Pepsi versus Coke. Taking it beyond personal taste, PM crunches the numbers—with some surprising results (and detailed benchmar...
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When Arthur C. Clarke died last week at the age of 90, science fiction—hell, science in general—lost one of its greatest, most forward-looking masters. In his honor, PM's resident geek and sci-fi buff...
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To test the devices, we used a key and a knife to scratch the backs of a series of DVDs, CDs and games, and then attempted to heal them. The results: Both machines worked reasonably well on light mark...
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After Steve Jobs’ big keynote, I got a little hands-on time with the new MacBook Air. Obviously, two minutes of use isn’t enough for a full opinion, but the Air makes some great first impressions.
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This year's CES was filled with oddities that should never have been thought up. But we've seen it all, so it takes something truly special to make us turn (and scratch) our heads. This year, four gad...
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This electronics transformer fills different needs in different settings. Not only does the touchscreen make movies shine, it also pops in as a GPS unit, and can pinch-hit as a DVR. Still, in the age ...
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For all the tough talk urging people to stay green, there was little in the way of game-changing, eco-friendly technology at CES. Still, after scouring the floor for enviro-gear, we picked some of the...
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Shooting high-definition video on a camcorder used to require lots of time, lots of cords, and powerful computer processors. A slew of new cams provide painless HD by recording on to flash media.
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Gaming and gadgets are ungainly bedfellows. But every year we come to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with hope in our hearts. Here, then, are the best gaming gadgets we've seen at CES 2008...
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Amidst the thousands of gadgets and inventions on display in Las Vegas, the annual Consumer Electronics Show is a primer in innovation, smart business—and chaos. We waded through the clutter of the ha...
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Amidst the chaos of opening night, we did see an awful lot of stuff: new robots, remote controlled beer coolers, haptic phones, tingling chairs and laptops for both the rich and poor. Some of it we’ve...
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At this year's CES, there's been no shortage of new nav units. We took our time and got to play with the new offerings, and bring you some of our favorite features you can look forward to in the comin...
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