Archive for the 'Other Brands' Category

Toshiba Camileo X100 Camcorder Review–Robust Budget Hardware

If Monday's look at the substantial Panasonic HDC-TM900K left a bad taste in your mouth from paying that kind of money in a bad economy, well, don't worry. You can still take your videos on the significantly cheaper, and not even that much worse quality-wise, with things like the Toshiba Camileo X100. The Toshiba Camileo X100 ...

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ViewSonic DPG807BK Digital Photo Frame Review–A Sci-Fi Prop That Works

We carry on with our look at digital photo frames with a little item from the folks at Viewsonic. Maybe you're a little more familiar with them for their tablet PCs of late, but they do digital photo frames too, though not quite as well as they do tablets. We've got the ViewSonic DPG807BK up ...

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Aluratek ADMPF412F Digital Photo Frame Review–There’s Better Out There

We've been tackling cameras and camcorders lately, and as you know, eventually you're going to need a way to store and show off all those pictures (and even video) you've been taking. Sure, you could just carry your camera with you everywhere you go, but why not a digital photo frame? So we kick off ...

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Impecca DFM1512 Digital Photo Frame Review–Quality Appearance On All Fronts

To wrap up a week of looking at digital photo frames, we take a look at another in the lesser-known market, specifically we're talking about the Impecca DFM1512. You may not heard of Impecca--frankly, I hadn't heard of Impecca either before running into this one--but you'll be surprised by what's waiting for you in it. The ...

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Fidelity Electronics DPV-80GB Digital Photo Frame Review–A Huge Supply Of Storage

Today we've got a digital photo frame for you from an unlikely source. We'll be talking about the Fidelity Electronics DPV-80GB, and if you've got a lot of photos you want to present in a really eye-catching fashion, this might just be what you want. The Fidelity Electronics DPV-80GB is a twelve inch digital photo frame ...

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Panimage PI8004W01 Digital Photo Frame Review–Not The Best Value

We carry on with our look at digital photo frames by checking out one that's not going to be quite so good as some of the others we've seen. It'll do the job, yes, but it will also be a little pricier than its attendant value would merit. So if you're okay with overpaying or ...

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NASA’s All-sky Fireball network searches for meteorites over the U.S.

I think that we all know from watching films like Armageddon (directed by Michael Bay) and Deep Impact that we are probably not prepared for a giant asteroid from space to hit planet Earth. Well, I'm not certain how well you can prepare for an Extinction Level Event, but at least we might be able ...

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Pandigital PAN8003M01 Digital Photo Frame Review–A Terrific Value

And now we end our week of digital photo frames with a look at the Pandigital PAN8003M01, a frame with a nice look that also does a good job with your photos. And when you see the price tag, things will be better still. The Pandigital PAN8003M01 digital photo frame is an eight inch digital photo ...

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Coby DP1042-1G Digital Photo Frame Review–Surprising Quality

Coby is usually not first on my list of brands I think of when I think of quality hardware. Coby is, though, the first one I think of when I think of cheap hardware. And today, Coby's going to blow my mind by offering up the DP1042-1G digital photo frame, a frame that boosts both ...

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Philips SPF4080P/G7 Digital Photo Frame Review–Looks Strange, Works Well

After we go through a couple weeks of finding ways to take pictures, we always like to come back to the ways to show them off, especially the digital photo frame. And that's what we're kicking off this week, starting with the Philips SPF4080P/G7, a combination digital photo frame and "gadget hub" with a whole ...

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