Sunday, December 25, 2011

Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet

Pros
Full-sized USB 2.0 port. Optional 3G. Excellent, though optional, keyboard folio case and accurate stylus pen.

Cons
A bit chunky. Frequent app crashes in our tests. Occasionally unresponsive screen. Subpar battery life.

Bottom Line
The Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet boasts excellent accessories that can transform the tablet into an on-the-go business machine. But short battery life and some stability issues make it a questionable choice for casual and corporate users alike.

Though tablets are growing more and more popular among mainstream consumers, they have yet to prove themselves as viable replacements for laptops when it comes to productivity. With the 10.1-inch ThinkPad Tablet ($499,16GB; $569, 32GB; $669, 64GB; direct), Lenovo puts forth a tablet aimed at business users, but it lacks reliability and performance that has made the company's ThinkPad line so successful in the corporate world. 

The most intriguing aspect of the ThinkPad Tablet is not the tablet itself, but its stylus and keyboard folio accessories, which cost an additional $140. There's some good design and functionality here including a full-size USB port, and an option to add 3G connectivity, but frustrating app crashes and some unresponsiveness hold this Lenovo tablet back.

Motorola Droid Xyboard 10.1 Tablet

Motorola Droid Xyboard 10.1 (Verizon Wireless)
Pros
Integrated LTE. Good looking.

Cons
Very expensive for what you get. No memory card slot. Poor Mac compatibility. Verizon's app store is awful.

Bottom Line
The Motorola Xyboard 10.1 is outpaced by other Honeycomb Android tablets which cost less.

The Motorola Xyboard 10.1 is not quite enough tablet, for too much money. While it's much more handsome than the Xoom tablet it replaces, the Xyboard can't overcome its high price or Google Android Honeycomb's ongoing trouble with third-party apps.

Physical Design and Pricing
Slim at 10 by 6.8 by .35 inches, the Xyboard comes with a soft-touch back and slightly cropped corners, like something out of "Battlestar Galactica." The front is dominated by the 10.1-inch, 1,280-by-800-pixel screen; it's not that bright, but has very rich colors and blacks. At 1.33 pounds, it weighs the same as the iPad 2 ($499-$829, 4.5 stars), which is an average weight for a tablet this size.

The Power button and Volume rocker, along with the main 5-megapixel camera and stereo speakers, are on the back panel; there's a VGA camera on the front. The battery isn't removable, and there's no memory card slot, so the whole thing feels like a single, solid, seamless slab. It's classy, to be sure.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus


Pros
Fast. Makes it easier to find Honeycomb apps. Attractive UI adds useful features.


Cons
Remote app doesn't work well. Honeycomb still lacks tablet-oriented apps.


Bottom Line
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus is as good as a midrange Honeycomb tablet can get nowadays.If anything can save the Honeycomb tablet field, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus ($399 list, 16GB) can. Slim, elegant, and entertainment-focused, this is about as good as a 7-inch Google Android Honeycomb tablet gets. But while Samsung manages to solve one of Honeycomb's most critical problems with a custom app store, this product line is still slightly uncomfortably wedged between budget and high-end tablets.

Physical Design and Connectivity
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus looks like a shrunken-down version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 ($469, 3.5 stars) and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 ($499, 3.5 stars.) These are the best-looking, best-built Android tablets on the market, slim black and gray slabs (in this case, 7.6 by 4.8 by .39 inches and 12.1 ounces) clearly made of quality materials. The Galaxy Tab 7.0 will slip unnoticeably into a coat pocket. It's lovely.

The LG CINEMA 3D LW5700 TV

No more worries about lack of 3D content. LG's CINEMA 3D provides remarkably improved 2D to 3D conversion function which offers more realistic 3D images at any moment. Enjoy any 2D content in full depth of 3D images.

Get ready for the finest, most cinematic 3D entertainment you've ever experienced in the comfort of your home. Forget the heavy, uncomfortable glasses and the dizzying picture quality of conventional 3D technology. You can now indulge in what 3D was meant to be, just like at the movies. The LG CINEMA 3D TV. The new standard in 3-dimensional excellence.

No more dizziness, nausea, or discomfort. LG's CINEMA 3D technology eliminates flickering shutters from the glasses, allowing you to freely indulge in 3D images for an extended time without dizziness or weariness. While our advanced CINEMA 3D glasses eliminate flickering images, our Next Generation 3D panel provides clearer, blur- free images. Enjoy a superior viewing experience with no overlapping images, or dizziness associated with conventional 3D technology.

LG's CINEMA 3D glasses weigh only 16 grams - almost half the weight of conventional 3D glasses. Unlike conventional 3D glasses, you don't have to worry about recharging your glasses. As LG's CINEMA 3D glasses are battery-free, there are no harmful electromagnetic waves generated. Avoid the high cost of conventional 3D glasses. LG's CINEMA 3D glasses are very affordable, so you can buy as many as you need to enjoy the 3D experience with family and friends.

Up to two times brighter than conventional 3D TVs. The LG CINEMA 3D TV produces brighter and clearer pictures by bringing the best out of the backlight units.

LG's CINEMA 3D gives you the freedom to enjoy consistently clear and bright 3D pictures in any position. Unlike conventional 3D TV's, LG's CINEMA 3D enables you to lie down or lean back without any image balckout. LG's CINEMA 3D technology provides a 3D viewing angle that is wide enough to allow bigger audiences.

Samsung GALAXY Tab 750

Samsung GALAXY Tab 750 gives you a better experience for work and play. Sharper HD quality screen, better web browsing with flash, better multitasking, and even better speed with HSPA. More possibilities on the go.

Better Design

The new GALAXY Tab 750 offers a superlative experience with the thinnest and lightest large screen tablet available! Enjoy unmatched mobility thanks to the amazingly thin and light body. At just 565 grams and 8.6mm slim, it's time to shed the load!

Better Web browsing

Thousands of top websites use rich Flash applications, so whether you’re browsing the web or viewing online multimedia content, you’ll be able to see it all with your GALAXY Tab 750 and Adobe® Flash® player support. It’s time to get browsing with ease!

Better Entertainment

Experience cinema magic with Full HD Playback on the glorious 25.65cm tablet screen. The dual speakers surrounding the screen create a surround sound effect that makes movie watching even more realistic. Enjoy having both front and rear-facing cameras built in on the tablet for better video chat on Google or Skype as well as HD photography! Ti's time to stay entertained, wherever you go.

Better Screen

High definition 25.65cm display delivers excellent screen sharpness. With 1280 x 800 WXGA display boasting a pixel density of 149PPI (pixel per inch), you can enjoy better details. With richer graphics for movies, photos and programs, it's time to enjoy life-like display.

Better Multi-tasking

1GHz Dual Core processor, takes multitasking to a whole new level. Now, switch between multiple windows with ease withought interrupting the various programs in the background. It's time to do it all, to get the jobs done!

Better Speed

With both HSPA (21Mbps) and WiFi access, you can be connected 24 x 7 wherever you are. Enjoy fast and stable connections to the internet for speedy browsing, downloads and more!

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Samsung GALAXY Tab 730

Samsung GALAXY Tab 750 gives you a better experience for work and play. Sharper HD quality screen, better web browsing with flash, better multitasking, and even better speed with HSPA. More possibilities on the go.

Better Design

The new GALAXY Tab 750 offers a superlative experience with the thinnest and lightest large screen tablet available! Enjoy unmatched mobility thanks to the amazingly thin and light body. At just 565 grams and 8.6mm slim, it's time to shed the load!

Better Web browsing

Thousands of top websites use rich Flash applications, so whether you’re browsing the web or viewing online multimedia content, you’ll be able to see it all with your GALAXY Tab 750 and Adobe® Flash® player support. It’s time to get browsing with ease!

Better Entertainment

Experience cinema magic with Full HD Playback on the glorious 25.65cm tablet screen. The dual speakers surrounding the screen create a surround sound effect that makes movie watching even more realistic. Enjoy having both front and rear-facing cameras built in on the tablet for better video chat on Google or Skype as well as HD photography! Ti's time to stay entertained, wherever you go.

Better Screen

High definition 25.65cm display delivers excellent screen sharpness. With 1280 x 800 WXGA display boasting a pixel density of 149PPI (pixel per inch), you can enjoy better details. With richer graphics for movies, photos and programs, it's time to enjoy life-like display.

Better Multi-tasking

1GHz Dual Core processor, takes multitasking to a whole new level. Now, switch between multiple windows with ease withought interrupting the various programs in the background. It's time to do it all, to get the jobs done!

Better Speed

With both HSPA (21Mbps) and WiFi access, you can be connected 24 x 7 wherever you are. Enjoy fast and stable connections to the internet for speedy browsing, downloads and more!

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The New Apple Mac mini



Up to 2x faster processors and graphics.*

High-speed Thunderbolt I/O. It’s mini in size only.

Now starting at $599.00

Up to 2x faster processors
The latest dual-core Intel Core i5 processors come standard on Mac mini. Choose a 2.3GHz or 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, or configure Mac mini with an even faster 2.7GHz Intel Core i7. With up to 2x the performance of the previous generation, Mac mini keeps up with computers twice its size.1

When you’re using processor-intensive applications, Turbo Boost 2.0 increases the clock speed up to 3.4GHz. Hyper-Threading lets each core run two threads, so OS X multitasks even more efficiently. And an integrated memory controller connects fast 1333MHz memory directly to the processor, so it gets right to work on your data. In short, Mac mini is a littlUp to 2x faster graphics.
Game on.

The 2.5GHz Mac mini features a discrete AMD Radeon HD graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR5 memory. That brings up to twice the power to graphics-intensive applications and gives you a super-responsive gaming experience.2 The Intel HD Graphics processor in the 2.3GHz Mac mini delivers plenty of power for everyday tasks like managing photos and editing HD video.
Thunderbolt. The fastest, most versatile I/O
in any desktop. Of any size.


The new Thunderbolt technology in Mac mini is phenomenally fast. It features two 10-Gbps channels for data transfer. That’s up to 12 times faster than FireWire 800 and up to 20 times faster than USB 2.0. But beyond speed, Thunderbolt technology gives you unprecedented expansion capabilities. You can daisy-chain as many as six Thunderbolt peripherals, including the new Apple Thunderbolt Display. And since Thunderbolt is based on DisplayPort technology, your Mini DisplayPort devices plug right in, tooe box of vroom.

Apple TV


Apple TV

HD movies and TV shows.

Play Netflix, YouTube, and Vimeo videos.

Watch MLB and NBA games — live or on demand.

Enjoy your music and photos from iCloud.

AirPlay streaming from your iOS devices.

802.11n Wi-Fi

Apple Remote

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$99.00

A lot of entertainment. In a very little box.
With Apple TV, everything you want to watch — movies, TV shows, photo slideshows, and more — plays wirelessly on your widescreen TV. No managing storage. No syncing to your iTunes library. HD movies and TV shows from iTunes and Netflix play over the Internet on your HDTV, and music and photos stream from your computer. All you have to do is click and watch.

Apple i Pad 2 Features

Now with iOS 5 and iCloud, it just got even harder to put down.

Starting at $499.00

Buy online and get free shipping or in-store pickup:
Two cameras for FaceTime and HD video recording. The dual-core A5 chip. 10-hour battery life.1 Over 200 new software features in iOS 5. And iCloud. All in a remarkably thin, light design. There’s so much to iPad, it’s amazing there’s so little of it.
Technology so advanced,
you’ll forget it’s even there.

When you pick up iPad, it becomes an extension of you. That’s the idea behind its innovative design. It’s just 0.34 inch thin and weighs as little as 1.33 pounds, so it feels completely comfortable in your hands.2 And it makes surfing the web, checking email, watching movies, and reading books so natural, you’ll wonder why you ever did it any other way.
Dual-core A5 chip.
It’s fast, times two.

Two powerful cores in one A5 chip mean iPad can do twice the work at once. Multitasking is smooth, apps load quickly, and anything you touch responds instantly. And with up to nine times the graphics performance of the first-generation iPad, everything on iPad 2 is even more fluid and realistic, from gameplay to scrolling through your photo library.
Instant On.
Touch and go.

Pick up your iPad, press the Home button, and it wakes from sleep instantly. That’s because iPad features fast, efficient, and reliable flash storage that lets you access data quickly. So everything effortlessly springs to life.
Battery life keeps on going. So you can, too.

Even with such a thin, light design, iPad has an incredible 10-hour battery life.1 That’s enough juice for one flight across the ocean, or one movie-watching all-nighter, or a week’s commute across town. Because iPad hardware and software are made for each other, the power-efficient A5 chip works with the iOS software to keep battery life from fading away.

Two cameras. And a big hello to FaceTime for iPad.