The good: Outstanding sound quality for the price; four HDMI inputs; can connect an iPod/iPhone directly to its USB ...

The bad: Advanced controls can be difficult to setup; confusing manual.

The bottom line: The Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K delivers an excellent feature set and outstanding sound quality for its price, making it our ...

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The good: The Samsung Omnia features a spacious touch screen with customizable Home screen, haptic feedback, and accelerometer. The Windows ...

The bad: You're still limited to the preloaded widgets. The onscreen keyboard is a bit cramped, and the Omnia ...

The bottom line: Though slightly more expensive, Verizon customers looking for a touch-screen smartphone will get a better user experience and ...

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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: 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 RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 offers world-roaming capabilities as well as Bluetooth, GPS, and a 3.2-megapixel camera. ...

The bad: The smartphone lacks Wi-Fi. The Web browser falls short of the competition, and there's a bit of ...

The bottom line: With a winning design and fast performance, the RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 is one of Verizon Wireless' top ...

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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: 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: Budget-friendly version of one of our favorite Netbooks.

The bad: Thicker and heavier than previous versions; included file-syncing software didn't impress us.

The bottom line: While the new, less expensive, HP Mini 110 doesn't stray far from the Mini 1000 mold, there ...

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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: Outstanding feature set includes Centrino 2 platform, backlit keyboard and media control keys, fingerprint reader, remote control, and ...

The bad: No FireWire; glossy touchpad doesn't provide best feel.

The bottom line: Best Buy listened to its customers and then teamed up with HP to create the Pavilion dv3510nr, one ...

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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: Very good photo quality; fast; video capture; articulated LCD; nice kit lens; built-in wireless flash controller.

The bad: Small, dim viewfinder; middling video quality; too easy to accidentally change focus points.

The bottom line: Though it falls short in its design, the Nikon D5000 delivers a nice feature set, speedy performance, and ...

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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: 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: 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: The Samsung Omnia features a spacious touch screen with customizable Home screen, haptic feedback, and accelerometer. The Windows ...

The bad: You're still limited to the preloaded widgets. The onscreen keyboard is a bit cramped, and the Omnia ...

The bottom line: Though slightly more expensive, Verizon customers looking for a touch-screen smartphone will get a better user experience and ...

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The good: The RIM BlackBerry Bold boasts one of the sharpest displays we've seen on a smartphone and offers ...

The bad: The Bold is a bit bulky and expensive. The Web browser isn't as easy to navigate as ...

The bottom line: For those who waited, the RIM BlackBerry Bold won't disappoint. The Bold impresses with its brilliant display, ...

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The good: The LG enV3 has a slim and sleek appearance, with a spacious QWERTY keyboard, colorful dual displays, easy-to-use ...

The bad: The LG enV3's number keypad is a little flat to the surface, and we would've preferred ...

The bottom line: The LG enV3 has an impressive design and feature set that make it one of Verizon's top ...

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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: Ultracompact design; 37x optical zoom; mic, headphone jacks.

The bad: No optical image stabilization; no extended-life battery option.

The bottom line: Though its video isn't perfect, the Canon FS200 is one of the better standard-definition consumer camcorders available.

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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: Excellent video quality and performance; nicely designed interface; fast battery charging.

The bad: No eye-level viewfinder; expensive; lens cover rattles when closed.

The bottom line: An excellent flash-based prosumer HD camcorder, you may nevertheless pass on the Canon Vixia HF S10 because it ...

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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; 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: Profile 2.0-compatible; onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio Essential; excellent video quality on most ...

The bad: Cannot access streaming video services such as Netflix; no Wi-Fi option; no eject button on the remote; relatively ...

The bottom line: The Sony BDP-S360 handles all the Blu-ray basics with ease, but it lacks the streaming Internet content found ...

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

The bad: PlayStation 3 may still offer a better value for some buyers; some disc compatibility issues; relatively slow loading ...

The bottom line: The Samsung BD-P2500 adds Netflix to an already well-featured and top-performing Blu-ray player, with only some minor disc ...

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The good: Excellent image quality on Blu-ray movies; Wi-Fi USB dongle included; Netflix and Pandora streaming; superfast operational speed and ...

The bad: Costs as much as a PS3; front-panel controls are located on top of player; PC streaming setup is ...

The bottom line: The Samsung BD-P3600 is a huge leap ahead for standalone Blu-ray players, with blazing-fast operational speed, tons of ...

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Manufacturer description: Elevate your HD experience with the BDP-S560 Blu-ray Disc player. Featuring Full HD 1080p video output, you can take full advantage of your HDTV and the unparalleled detail of Blu-ray Disc video content. Plus, this player upscales your existing DVD collection to near HD quality via HDMI. With built-in wireless functionality, you can connect to the Internet to download and ... Read more

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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