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The Nikon Coolpix S570 is a solid digital camera offering at the popular $199.99 price point.

Simple and stylish, the camera has a bright, wide-angle lens and 5x zoom helping it standout from the competition; as does its consistently good photo quality below ISO 400.

A new specialty mode for portraits and its pedestrian shooting performance make the camera best suited for still subjects and landscapes, though. Also, despite its capability to keep shooting at full resolution in low-light conditions (the sensitivity goes up to ISO 3,200), doesn’t mean you’ll like the results.

Available in pink, red, blue, and black versions, Nikon Coolpix S570 is a slim, lightweight camera easily slipped into a pants pocket or small bag. The metal body gives it a sturdy, higher-end feel than its price might suggest. Its lens specifications add to that, hitting all the things good to find on an ultracompact camera.

Strengths: Good lens specifications; Smart Portrait System works well; nice design, feature set.

Weakness: Middle-of-the-road performance; ISO 1,600, 3,200 not worth using.

Summary: The Nikon Coolpix S570 is a respectable ultracompact camera, despite average point-and-shoot performance and some high-ISO overpromising.

The Nikon Coolpix S70 digital camera is an impressive leap forward in design and functionality from its predecessor, the S60.

That camera, while it had an excellent design, had a touch-screen LCD that was occasionally frustrating to use; that’s not great considering operation was nearly all touch-based.

The S70’s OLED screen is not only bright and beautiful, but very responsive, allowing for a few cool new features along with improvements to older ones. It’s a little slow for much more than portraits and landscapes and its photos are merely very good for a point-and-shoot–hard to swallow given its price.

But if you love having a touch screen and don’t mind paying for it, Nikon Coolpix S70 digital camera is a lot of fun.

iPhone Specs

* Manufacturer: Apple
* Part Number:iPHONE3GS32GBBLKATT

General

* Product Type Smartphone With digital camera / digital player / GPS receiver
* Service Provider AT&T
* Width 2.4 in
* Depth 0.5 in
* Height 4.6 in
* Weight 4.8 oz
* Body Color Black

Cellular

* Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
* Band WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
* Phone Design Candy bar
* Antenna Internal
* Polyphonic Ringer Yes
* Call Timer Yes
* Conference Call Capability Yes
* Speakerphone Yes
* Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g , Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
* Additional Features aGPS , Integrated digital compass

Communicator Features

* Operating System OS X
* User Memory 32 GB

Messaging & Data Services

* Mobile Email Yes
* Supported Email Protocols POP3 , IMAP4
* GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Yes
* EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates For Global Evolution) Yes
* Internet Browser Yes
* HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) Yes
* Messaging / Data Features PDF support , Microsoft Word support , Microsoft Excel support

Multimedia Features

* Playback Digital Video Formats H.264 , MPEG-4

Digital Camera

* Camera highlights With a resolution of 3 megapixels, this model will give you higher quality pictures than other phones.
* Sensor Resolution 3 megapixels
* Focus Adjustment Automatic
* Video Recorder Resolutions 640 x 480 (VGA)
* Features Geo-tagging , Video recording

GPS System

* GPS Navigation GPS receiver

Organizer

* Calendar Yes
* Calculator Basic

Display

* Type LCD display
* Technology TFT
* Display Resolution 320 x 480 pixels
* Diagonal Size 3.5 in
* Color Support Color
* Display Illumination Color White

Digital Player (Recorder)

* Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC , MP3 , WAV , AIFF , Apple Lossless

Memory

* Internal Shared Memory Yes
* Flash Memory 32 GB

Connections

* Connector Type 1 x Headset jack – Mini-phone 3.5 mm

Miscellaneous

* Included Accessories Hands-free headset
* Cables Included USB cable

Power

* Type Power adapter

Battery

* Technology – Lithium ion
* Talk Time Up to 600 min
* Standby Time Up to 300 h

Iwata Explains Wii Price Cut Not Due to Competition; Profits Falling Due to Lack of Content

November 3, 2009 | 9:37 AM PST

No one expected the Wii boom to last forever, and eyes have been on Nintendo lately as profits have begun to decline, with people wondering what Nintendo may have up its sleeve to remedy the situation.

President Satoru Iwata explained during an Investor Relations meeting that, rather than being driven to cut the price of the Wii as a result of mounting pressure from Sony and Microsoft, “underperformances were attributed primarily to the lack of continuous release of software titles which could strongly drive hardware sales and price cut of Wii hardware.”

Nintendo Dpad reports that Animal Crossing and Wii Music failed to drive sales of hardware as Nintendo had hoped, leaving them a high and dry come Springtime. “Interesting enough though, Nintendo could have been in a better position had they not delayed Wii Sports Resort, which was supposed to come out in the spring. We have a feeling they regretted that decision greatly after the price cut.”

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In our review of Panasonic’s G10 plasma we discussed how it competed for picture quality supremacy against Pioneer’s now-discontinued Kuro PRO-111FD–still the best HDTV ever–and how ultimately it couldn’t quite match the Kuro. The same basic story stays true for the TC-PV10 series, but it’s even better than the G10.

This Panasonic plasma has the same deep blacks that grace its less expensive little brother, and adds a couple of key improvements: better video processing to handle 1080p/24 sources, and more picture adjustments that allow it to transcend the limitations of THX mode. Its picture should satisfy all but the pickiest of videophiles, and it also outperforms any LCD-based display, LED or otherwise, we’ve ever tested. Beyond image quality, the V10 delivers plenty of features and an eye-catching one-sheet-of-glass design, for a combination that deserves serious consideration from buyers willing to pay for it.

Strengths: Superb black-level performance with excellent shadow detail; relatively accurate color in Custom mode after adjustment; great color saturation; properly handles 1080p/24 sources without flicker; uses less power than previous 1080p plasmas; VieraCast provides access to select Internet services; plenty of connectivity with four HDMI and one PC input.

Weaknesses: Expensive; less accurate primary and secondary colors in non-THX modes; somewhat limited picture controls; still less efficient than comparable LCDs.

Resume: The high-end Panasonic TC-PV10 series of plasmas delivers the overall best picture quality of any flat-panel HDTV we’ve tested so far this year.

The Panasonic G10 series is the new king. No, it’s not as good overall as the soon-to-be-extinct Kuro Elite, but it comes closer than ever in the arena of black-level performance, and mounts a good fight in just about every other field of picture quality, with the exception of some color accuracy issues. Panasonic steeped the G10 in extra features compared with its less-expensive brethren, adding a THX mode that’s largely responsible for its excellent picture, along with VieraCast for access to a limited range of Internet extras. The downside, as always, is that it costs significantly more than lower-end models, but if you’re looking for the best picture quality in a post-Kuro world, the Panasonic TC-PG10 series is the safest bet so far this year.

Strengths: Superb black-level performance with excellent shadow detail; highly-accurate primary colors and grayscale in THX mode; great color saturation; uses less power than previous 1080p plasmas; VieraCast provides access to select Internet services.

Weaknesses: Expensive; less-accurate green color decoding and secondary colors of magenta and cyan; limited light output in THX mode; skimpy picture controls; still less efficient than comparable LCDs.

Summary: With excellent picture quality marred by only a couple of flaws, the Panasonic TC-PG10 series sits near the head of the class of 2009.

If you watch football, chances are you’ve noticed ads for Samsung’s so-called LED TVs. The company has released three series of these super-thin LED-based LCDs so far this year, the 6000, the 7000, and the 8000 models, but it’s saved the best for last. The fourth series is dubbed UNB8500, but you can remember it best as the king of LCD–for now.

Unlike the other three Samsung models, which use LED elements arranged along the edge of their screens, the company’s two 8500 models employ a full array of local dimming LEDs behind the screen, yet maintain an ultraslim profile. As a result, this expensive HDTV handily outperforms its brothers and, yes, every other LCD-based display we’ve ever tested. It still can’t match the best plasma, the legendary and discontinued Pioneer Kuro, and its off-angle picture leaves plenty to be desired, but people who claim the sweet spot in front of a Samsung UNB8500 will be treated to the most impressive flat-panel picture quality of the year.

Series note: We performed a hands-on evaluation of the 55-inch Samsung UN55B8500, but this review also applies to the 46-inch Samsung UN46B8500. The two share identical specs aside from screen size and should have very similar picture quality.

Strengths: Deeper black levels than any HDTV available aside from Pioneer Kuro; solid shadow detail; reduced blooming compared with other local dimming LED-based LCDs; accurate, highly saturated color; excellent video processing with adjustable dejudder; numerous picture adjustments; extensive interactive features including Yahoo widgets; beautiful styling with 1.6-inch deep panel; extremely energy efficient.

Weaknesses: Expensive; poor off-angle viewing; some blooming effects; benefits of 240Hz difficult to discern; glossy screen reflects ambient light.

Summary: It costs a mint, but Samsung’s local dimming, LED-based UNB8500 series delivers the best picture quality of any LCD we’ve tested.

Just a few months ago, Acer launched the first 10-inch version of the Aspire One Netbooks, the AOD150. In February it cost $350, and we called it very good, but it had its limitations: a terrible touch pad, somewhat bulky size because of a six-cell battery, and a keyboard that was positively cramped compared with the competition.

The AOD250 weighs less and is thinner than the AOD150 because it has a three-cell battery now, not a six. The specifications on processor, hard drive, and RAM are identical, but the new Aspire One’s more compact design makes it feel a bit less like a budget product.

Strengths: Rock-bottom price; slimmer size; improved touch pad buttons.

Weaknesses: Weak speakers; battery life mediocre; small keyboard.

Summary: For the price, it’s hard to find fault with Acer’s even cheaper version of the 10.1-inch Acer Aspire One, as long as you’re not expecting top-of-the-line features.

Acer’s new Timeline series of laptops, including the 13-inch Aspire 3810T, aims to combine the thin, sexy designs of more expensive laptops with cost-saving, low-power processors. But that’s a direction many PC makers are moving in, thanks to budget-friendly CPUs such as the AMD Neo and Intel CULV family, so Acer needed a bigger hook, such as the Timeline’s claims of all-day, 8-hour computing.

We generally take such claims with a grain of salt, as they usually require a fairly rigid set of preconditions: Wi-Fi turned off, screen brightness turned way down, and so on. However, the Aspire Timeline 3810T managed to impress us with its 5-plus-hour battery life in our much more rigid testing regimen (and it would probably get closer to 8 hours under casual use). Add in the decent industrial design, light weight, and reasonable (at least compared with other slim 12- and 13-inch laptops) performance, and it all adds up to a compelling 13-inch alternative.

Strengths: Slim, attractive design; excellent battery life; reasonably priced.

Weaknesses: No optical drive; clunky single mouse button.

Summary: The 13-inch Aspire Timeline 3810T largely lives up to its lofty battery claims, while keeping the chassis slim and the price down.

The definition of a Netbook keeps getting fuzzier around the edges, with displays growing from the original 7-inch designs, and the selection of CPUs expanding to include Intel, AMD, and Via. If we are to take 12-inch systems such as the HP dv2 and Samsung NC20 as Netbooks (we’ve so far let them slip in under the wire), than an 11.6-inch model is a sure thing.

We found the slightly larger chassis of the Acer Aspire One AO751h-1545 to be an excellent compromise between size and usability, and we could see this becoming a popular choice. The catch is that Acer has decided to use the 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 as its CPU, instead of the faster (and much more common) 1.6GHz Atom N270 version.

It doesn’t make for a huge difference in raw performance, but in an already pokey Netbook, and powering a higher-res 1,366×768 display, it made the Aspire One AO751h just slow enough to be noticeably annoying–so much so that we got frustrated with it on a regular basis.

Strengths: Big (for a Netbook) 11.6-inch display; great keyboard.

Weaknesses: Slower version of the Intel Atom CPU makes even basic tasks annoyingly laggy.

Summary: Acer’s 11.6-inch Aspire One AO751h might usher in a new standard for Netbook sizes, but the slower-than-usual processor can lead to frustration.