Before the holiday I’ve got a large review for you. Last week I reviewed the Droid from Verizon Wireless, this week I’ve got one of their netbooks to review. It’s the HP Mini 311 and it’s one of the first netbooks to feature the Nvidia ION chipset in it. I was a bit excited …
If you’ve read any of my NAS reviews then you’d know that I’m a big fan of NAS boxes, I much prefer them over any other external storage system. They are and can be much more than just a storage device, they can run surveillance, FTP and Web servers, along with different types of media …
All of the phones I’ve reviewed up until now have been for the AT&T network, the obvious reason is that I’m on the AT&T network. Recently Verizon emailed me and asked me to check out some of their products and of course I said yes. They gave me several choices of phones to look …
I love gaming, I always have and I always will I think. I can remember way back when I was a kid enjoying playing games, and now that I’m an adult I still enjoy it quite a bit. My favorite types of games have to first person shooters, real time strategy and role playing games, …
A little over a year ago I reviewed the Epson WorkForce 600 All-in-One Printer, and yes I still use it, at least until the new WorkForce 610 arrived for review a few weeks ago. I used the WorkForce 600 almost everyday actually and have yet to have any problems with it, no paper jams, …
Reviewing the new SanDisk Extreme Pro Compact Flash card is easier said than done due to its blazing speed. The card is so fast that every device I tested with the SanDisk Extreme Pro Compact Flash Card was slower than the CF card.
The Reveal is for AT&T and it’s considered a messaging phone, it features a full slide out QWERTY keyboard and a regular dialer keypad as well. It’s got a 1.3MP camera in it, along with bluetooth, AT&T navigator and access to most all other stuff on the AT&T network as well. It’s not a smartphone by any means, but it resembles one. One of the nice features of the Reveal is that both keyboards are active at the same time so basically you’ve got a full QWERTY keyboard with a separate numeric keypad as well, so there’s no pushing a function button to access numbers.
I love network attached storage, or NAS boxes as they’re called because they’re extremely useful for many, many things. External hard drives are nice if you want portability, but how many people actually take a big external HDD with them. Most people I know use them for backups and storage, they just site there …
Kingston has just announced a new SSD drive, while that in itself isn’t that exciting as SSDs have been around for a while, the purpose of this particular drive though is different than others. The Kingston SSDNow V Series 40gb SSD is meant to be a boot drive only with the user putting their …
Gadget pron, gadget porn, unboxing, unpacking, uncrate, it’s been called many things, but it’s The Unboxing. Why is it that we love to unbox our gadgets, what is it that excites us so much about unboxing a new gadget or any tech related toy? My take on it is that it’s sort of like Christmas all …
Do you still laugh at Keyboard Cat, Kanye’s Interruption and Chuck Norris facts? You’re not alone… the reason memes become popular to begin with is they’re humorous and addictive. These 10 memes can still tickle the funny bone.
High Definition content is not limited to HDTVs, many people, myself included like to watch movies on our PCs, but to really enjoy the experience you need a full HD monitor. The majority of these monitors are rather expensive, especially for the larger sized one, but you can get them inexpensively if they are …
If you’ve paid any attention to what’s going on in a couple days then you’ll know that the new operating system from Microsoft is set to launch, October 22nd to be more specific. It’s called Windows 7, while I’m not attracted to the name of it, I do like the operating system itself. It offers …
Researchers’ diving into the correlations between video games and negative human conditions is nothing new. For over a decade, we’ve been reading about the mental effects that violence and subjective opinions of inappropriateness found in game content have on the average human’s mind. Columbine happened because of Doom. City crime happens because of Grand Theft …
The BlackArmor series from Seagate are aimed at small businesses, and professional users but they can be great tools for the everyday user as well. I’ve taken a look at two of the BlackArmor series of external hard drives the PS 110 and …
You have this really capable pocket computer in your, well… pocket, and it has a live data connection to the world at large. You’re also bored and want some entertainment. You have been scouring YouTube for the umpteenth time, but there are only so many times you can watch parody videos and keep …
A week or so ago we took a look at Wii Fit and other exercise games, examining whether or not they truly provide enough of a workout to do any good for the user. While fitness exergaming has become a very popular aspect of the industry over the past few years, it is not …
Sushi, Strawberry, BBQ Chicken, Cookie, Hamburger, Pizza, Watermelon and Shrimp, sounds like something you might find at a buffet right? Well throw in a ninja, a teddy bear, a fox, a shoe, a sandal and skull, then what do you have? One heck of a party that’s what! Seriously though, we could even add …
Recently on TestFreaks I had a little fun jousting with David K from Mobility Digest about the pros and cons of the iPhone versus Windows Mobile devices. In my article I was asked to play the role of an Apple fan boy. I think I did a good job after all the comments we …
In the early years of gaming, playing was all about getting that high score on the arcade machine that everyone else would see and revere. Making it through 574 identical levels of Pac Man meant that your score would hang out in infamy for quite some time, giving you bragging rights and a sense …
Yesterday we posted an article on why the iPhone is so wonderful, or Part 1 of the whole iPhone versus WinMo debate. Today I’ve got a guest blogger, David K from over at Mobility Digest and he has written up Part 2, so read on to learn why Windows Mobile devices are the best …
Hi, I am a Mac….Reviewer. As the senior Apple reviewer on TestFreaks I am here to tell you – the Internet viewer, why the iPhone 3G in the immortal words of Cassius Clay is “the greatest of all time”. This past month Apple released their 2nd Quarter Earnings which reported 3.79 million …
Open Office is the unsung software for personal computer usage. It offers two very convincing reasons to download: 1.) It’s free. And 2.) It comes with 24/7 online help. People tend to shy away from the software, either because they have never heard of it, or because they have heard that it is complicated. While …
There are several guides on the Internet on how to install Leopard OS X onto a Dell Mac Mini 9. This setup creates a netbook affectionately known as the MacBook Mini or MacBook Nano. Most of these guides involve the creation of a USB installation drive or the use of an external DVD drive. …
Projectors are something that most people don’t really think about when they think of their audio and needs. One of the main reasons is that they can get expensive, not just the projector but you’ll need a good screen to go with it. Projectors are also big and bulky, and …
As with most things these days, when it comes to Twitter clients for Mac OSX, you have a lot of options. Apps, widgets, websites – methods for answering the simple question “What are you doing?” are numerous. How do you know which tools are tops, or which ones will best suit your particular needs? …
As more and more devices become Internet capable there is a burgeoning need for access to the home network. Some appliances can work wireless while others require more bandwidth or consistent throughput of data. One such device is the recently TestFreaks reviewed SlingBox Pro HD. Although it is …
Good audio is a must, especially if you invest in a nice HDTV, nothing ruins a viewing experience quicker than bad audio. In my review of the Vizio 47" HDTV the other day, my biggest complaint was the sound, the built-in speakers are just terrible, I knew I had to …
I know very little about soccer. I live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – a city where we care about soccer as little as a city possibly can. However, I do know about games. New Star Soccer 4 is an immense game about not only playing soccer, but managing the route to …
Yep, I’m at it again, this time I’ve got an assortment of 16gb USB drives, 17 of them in total from many different companies. I went and did a bit of searching and collected some of the more popular drives out there today, along with many others as well. I think we’ve got …
Back in October I took a look at the Pantech Matrix and I found it to be a very nice phone overall. Recently Pantech released sort of an upgrade for the Matrix, aptly named the Matrix Pro, it’s a Windows Mobile enabled phone so you’ll find …