Is There a Doc in the House?
Video
You could hardly turn a corner at CES without seeing some sort of iPod docking station. One model stood out from the others for its practical design. The Philips DCP951 ... Read more
The Dancing Rolly
Gadgets
One of the coolest gadgets at this year’s CES was the Sony Rolly. It’s a robotic MP3 player that moves its six moving parts — arms, shoulders, and wheels — ... Read more
Researchers Abuse Discs
Storage
Surprise! Some brands of DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW discs may be unreadable in less than ten years. “We found that some media are capable of lasting several tens of ... Read more
Ribbon Worthy
Software
I had read about the new ribbon interface in Microsoft Office 2007, but didn’t have a chance to try it until my meeting with Microsoft at the Consumer Electronics Show ... Read more
Creature Comforts
Gadgets
You know you’re getting older when the high-end gadget that inspires your techno-lust at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a massage chair rather than a large screen TV or ... Read more
Ear Full
Audio, Tips
I’m a big fan of Shure’s E500 earphones. They’re the best in-ear audio solution I’ve experienced so far. To be fair, they won’t sound as good as a similar priced ... Read more
Pinstripe Skype
Peripherals
Lost among all the cool new gadgets at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was a nifty Skype-compatible accessory from Polycom. You might wonder why Polycom would be releasing a ... Read more
Flash-Forward
Audio, Video
If you want your MP3 player to be small and lightweight, you’ll need to go with a player that uses flash memory for storage. Hard drives — even the smallest ... Read more
Keychain Video
Audio, Video
Portable video players are becoming smaller and smaller, but this is one is downright tiny. It’s 3.7 inches by 1.8 inches by 0.57 inches. At a DigitalLife press event in ... Read more