The good: Terrific design, interface, and controls; wide-angle, 5x zoom lens; excellent price-to-feature ratio.

The bad: No optical zoom while recording video; soft photos.

The bottom line: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 is an excellent, well-balanced compact camera.

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The good: Broad manual feature set unusual in a camcorder its size; excellent video quality; attractive, functional design.

The bad: Relatively expensive.

The bottom line: While it's more expensive than its sub-$600 competitors, the Canon Vixia HF20 and Vixia HF200 deliver ...

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The good: The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 offers a sleeker and more solidly constructed design as well as a brilliant ...

The bad: The Curve 8900 lacks 3G support, and the smartphone can occasionally be sluggish.

The bottom line: We're disappointed by the lack of 3G, but the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 is a solid update ...

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The good: Adds SD card slot and reacquires FireWire; lower starting price; same solid unibody construction and giant multitouch trackpad.

The bad: Nonremovable battery; no matte screen or discrete graphics options.

The bottom line: Previously known as the MacBook, Apple's basic 13-inch aluminum unibody laptop has been promoted to the "Pro" ...

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The good: The Samsung Eternity has an attractive design with a intuitive touch-screen interface. It offers a solid assortment of ...

The bad: The Samsung Eternity's virtual keyboard isn't available when entering message recipients. It lacks a camera flash, ...

The bottom line: The Samsung Eternity succeeds as a multimedia device, but without Wi-Fi and full e-mail support, it stops well ...

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The good: Distinctive design; large touch pad, great battery life.

The bad: Bulky battery sticks out awkwardly; big screen bezel dwarfs display; wimpy audio.

The bottom line: Toshiba finally enters the Netbook market with the Mini NB205. It's got an upscale, distinctive look and ...

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The good: New slim design; clever hidden ports and connections; thin LED screen.

The bad: Near the upper end of the Netbook price scale; hidden ports and VGA dongle can take a little ...

The bottom line: Asus reinvents its iconic Netbook with the slim, attractive Eee PC 1008HA, a bold experiment that largely works.

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The good: Sleek design, seamless Blu-ray functionality, plenty of RAM, good battery life.

The bad: Midlevel discrete graphics, no 1080p screen resolution, no touch-sensitive media controls.

The bottom line: As an above-average Blu-ray-playing laptop with impressive looks and good under-the-hood power, Sony's Vaio FW480J/T is ...

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The good: Excellent battery life; improved keyboard; competitively priced.

The bad: Slightly faster Intel Atom CPU fails to impress; other Netbook-makers have shown more innovation.

The bottom line: Asus practically invented the Netbook market, and the Eee PC 1000HE is an overdue overhaul that offers a ...

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The good: First laptop to use new AMD Athlon Neo CPU; best-looking budget 12-inch laptop we've seen; 4GB of ...

The bad: Netbook-style performance at mainstream-laptop prices; no internal optical drive; unimpressive battery life.

The bottom line: HP's slick-looking 12-inch Pavilion dv2 carves out a niche between entry-level Netbooks and expensive ultraportables.

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The good: Compact wide-angle lens with 12x zoom; good build quality; uncomplicated operation.

The bad: Mixed performance; few manual features.

The bottom line: With a flexible lens in a pocketable package, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 is a pleasing point-and-shoot megazoom--both in ...

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The good: Terrific design, interface, and controls; wide-angle, 5x zoom lens; excellent price-to-feature ratio.

The bad: No optical zoom while recording video; soft photos.

The bottom line: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 is an excellent, well-balanced compact camera.

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The good: Compact body with wide-angle lens with 12x zoom; manual controls; very good photo and video quality for its ...

The bad: Mixed performance; no optical zoom in Movie mode.

The bottom line: More than just a point-and-shoot pocket megazoom, the Canon SX200 IS improves upon its forerunner, but not by ...

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The good: Excellent photo quality for its class; optical image stabilization; pleasing interface and design; wide-angle lens.

The bad: Mode dial spins a bit too freely; button positioning might bother some users; very noticeable fringing.

The bottom line: Simply put, the Canon PowerShot SD880 IS is an excellent point-and-shoot camera.

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The good: Speedy performance with solid battery life; articulating LCD; comfortable shooting design; can zoom during movie capture.

The bad: No HD movie capture or raw support; a few annoying design quirks; frustratingly narrow lens aperture at maximum ...

The bottom line: A nice evolution of the megazoom, the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS delivers some improvements over its predecessor and ...

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The good: The LG Vu is a super sexy touch-screen phone with a 3-inch display and haptic feedback. Features include ...

The bad: The LG Vu's camera lacks flash, and there's a learning curve involved with the touch screen. ...

The bottom line: Despite a few quibbles with the touch screen, its full features and excellent performance make the LG Vu ...

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The good: The Nokia N97 features a touch screen, a full QWERTY keyboard, and 32GB of internal flash memory. The ...

The bad: The N97's touch user interface isn't well integrated and can be inconsistent and confusing, especially compared ...

The bottom line: While the Nokia N97 is packed with features and offers the freedom of an unlocked phone, its clunky ...

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The good: The Samsung Memoir has a handsome and slim design with a styling that makes it look like a ...

The bad: The Samsung Memoir lacks Wi-Fi, its Web browser is not the greatest, and the touch-screen interface takes some ...

The bottom line: If you don't mind the price, the Samsung Memoir lives up to its promise as a top-notch ...

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The good: The T-Mobile G1 features a full QWERTY keyboard, 3G support, Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth. The Google Android operating ...

The bad: The G1 doesn't include a standard heaphone jack and lacks Microsoft Exchange support. There are some annoying ...

The bottom line: While we're not in love with the design and would have liked some additional features, the real ...

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The good: The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 offers a sleeker and more solidly constructed design as well as a brilliant ...

The bad: The Curve 8900 lacks 3G support, and the smartphone can occasionally be sluggish.

The bottom line: We're disappointed by the lack of 3G, but the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 is a solid update ...

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The good: Solid 720p video, particularly for a camcorder this size; ultraslim yet functional design; easy to use; one-touch video ...

The bad: Somewhat pricey; no SD/MMC card expansion slot; rechargeable battery isn't removable or replaceable; can't output ...

The bottom line: While it has its flaws and is a bit expensive, the ultrasimple Flip Video MinoHD produces impressive video ...

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The good: Generally excellent video quality; solid feature set for its class; well designed

The bad: Tape housing feels a bit flimsy; fixed eye-level viewfinder needs a better eye cup; manual focus dial a ...

The bottom line: An extremely minor upgrade from the HV20, the Canon Vixia HV30 remains a quality HDV camcorder with a ...

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The good: Broad manual feature set unusual in a camcorder its size; excellent video quality; attractive, functional design.

The bad: Relatively expensive.

The bottom line: While it's more expensive than its sub-$600 competitors, the Canon Vixia HF20 and Vixia HF200 deliver ...

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The good: Solid 720p video; comparatively large LCD; memory-card expansion slot; AA rechargeable batteries included along with protective carrying case ...

The bad: Insufficient onboard memory and price doesn't include an optional memory card; can't recharge batteries via USB ...

The bottom line: While bigger than most of its competitors and high priced for a mini camcorder, the Kodak Zi6's ...

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The good: Solid 720p video; ultraslim design; removable, rechargeable battery; easy to use; one-touch video uploading to YouTube and Photobucket; ...

The bad: No flash-memory slot; Mac users have to manually copy video files to their computers; white balance is slightly ...

The bottom line: The Creative Vado HD may fall slightly short of the Flip Video Mino HD in terms of video ...

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The good: Unique design; can be wall-mounted; excellent image quality on Blu-ray movies; Wi-Fi USB dongle included; Netflix and Pandora ...

The bad: Costs more than a PS3; unusual design won't fit all decors; compartment for connectivity is cramped; PC ...

The bottom line: Samsung's BD-P4600 Blu-ray player is packed with features and its unique design makes it wall-mountable, but most ...

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The good: Streams Netflix and YouTube; Profile 2.0 compatible; onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio Essential; ...

The bad: Competitors offer better image quality on Blu-ray and DVD; no Wi-Fi option.

The bottom line: LG's entry-level Blu-ray player packs Netflix and YouTube at a reasonable price, but the BD370's image ...

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The good: Excellent image quality on Blu-ray Discs; Profile 2.0 compliant; onboard decoding for all high-resolution soundtrack formats, plus ...

The bad: PlayStation 3 offers much more functionality and faster navigation, although it costs more.

The bottom line: The Panasonic DMP-BD35 represents the best value in standalone Blu-ray players, with excellent image quality, a comprehensive feature ...

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The good: Excellent image quality with Blu-ray movies; Profile 2.0-compliant; onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio ...

The bad: Competitors offer more next-generation features like built-in Wi-Fi, Netflix streaming, and onboard memory; operational speed slow compared with ...

The bottom line: The Panasonic DMP-BD60 offers excellent image quality and reliable Blu-ray playback, but it doesn't have as many ...

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Manufacturer description: PHL Reference Chroma Processor Plus is a high quality image-processing technology developed by Panasonic to precisely process each pixel of the Blu-ray Disc video signal in the vertical direction. It reproduces color data with twice the accuracy of conventional systems to keep colors faithful and sharp. Panasonic's developed high-precision 4:4:4 signal technology also processes each pixel of ... Read more