Fall Product Launches 2010
By Richard M. Sherwin Bose-Os Logitech Wireless Trackball Microsoft Wireless Comfort Desktop 5000 Keyboard and Mouse Set Logitech MK520 WLS Combo Logitech Wireless Speaker Z515 Logitech Rechargeable Speaker S715i Logitech Alert™ 750i Master System JVC 3D-enabled D-ILA Home Theater Projectors Epson has seven new 3LCD 1080p high-definition home theater projectors Panasonic Digital Camera offers 3 new interchangeable lenses that combine compact size with high optical performance
Read MoreRichard Sherwin’s Consumer Tech:Sometimes We Really Have to Use What We Review
I have been in the consumer technology business so long that sometimes I get jaded the umpteenth time someone introduces the next easiest way to network your home entertainment content or shows off a security camera that lets you watch your Golden Retriever eat the couch or your new baby bibble. The leading security companies, including Schlage, Panasonic and ADT, don’t produce a mass market security product that you can easily install yourself. In reality, they usually require a third party installer or two solid days on the phone with tech support. In my experience, their products are difficult to install and operate no matter how adept you are at whole house network sharing or wireless home computing.
Read MoreScreen Future
Intel’s Brian David Johnson on exclusive video discussing the past and future of TV
Read MoreA Sharper Yet Easier Television Experience
By Jan Jaben-Ailon and Richard M. Sherwin
Highlights from recent trade shows including:
Sharp Electronic's AQUOS Quattron LE925 series TVs with 3D
Crestron Electronics' V-Panel, iPanL and Prodigy XP still leads in combining design and function
SpeakerCraft Pursues Next Gen Audience
Richard Sherwin’s Consumer Tech:Brother Can You Spare Some Tech Support
September 2010: New York, N.Y. Recently I worked with some of the greatest names in technology. Between my family, my friends and even a few frenemies that needed a bit of audio-video-computer home networking advice, I had to deal with Panasonic, Linksys, Sony, Nintendo, Brother, Kodak, Epson, LG, Schlage Lock Co., HP, Sharp, Verizon, Cablevision and several other manufacturers or service providers whose products had to be installed or were acting up and required technical support.
Read MoreEcho Smartpen by Livescribe
By Livia Bergovoy This pen has a learning curve. At first we thought it was too steep, but soon - within the day - we were continually drawn (no pun intended) back to it. We kept coming up with reasons to use it. Turns out the Echo Smartpen has marvelous utility. Let’s get the negatives out of the way:
Read MoreBarnes & Noble’s NOOK
By Susan Davis I’ve been trying to decide which I like better, the Nook or the Kindle (the only 2 e-readers we’ve tried), and at this point it’s a tie. Neither has a backlight, which I find very annoying when I’m trying to read in bed and my husband’s trying to sleep. I know by not having one, it saves battery life, but I don’t care, I think all e-readers should have them...
Read MoreSungale Kula TV Player
By Livia Bergovoy We removed the Sungale Kula TV Player from the box and charged the unit's battery. (Charger is included.) It is a handsome black unit with a 4.3" display. Once the unit was charged we could set up the clock and wifi without consulting...
Read MoreiRobot Roomba 530 Robotic Vacuum with Virtual Wall
By Susan Davis I tried a Roomba a few years ago and I must say I wasn’t impressed. Oh, it was fun watching it clean instead of me but it got tangled easily on carpet fringe and, what’s worse, I couldn’t use it where I really wanted to, which was upstairs, because it would immediately head for the stairs, which I had no way to block off. This new one, however, is a different story.
Read MoreReviews: Wuala; Logitech’s HD Pro Webcam; chicboom; MIO; EZ Writer II
Wuala by Lacie – Secure Online Storage Logitech® HD Pro Webcam C910 chicboom Keychain Speaker by chicBuds MIO Heart Rate Monitor EZ Writer II
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