Gadget World

Let’s be straight here: we’re a little perplexed by the new MacBook Pro line. On one hand, Apple didn’t really make enough changes to warrant a whole new review of the unibody lineup, and minor speed bumps aside, briefly using one of the new machines feels pretty much like using most any recent Mac: it’s [...]

Sony announced today a new entry into its VAIO series, the NW, complete with a Blu-ray drive and what they’re hoping is an aggressive pricing point. It’s packing a 15.5-inch WXGA display with XBRITE, 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, ATI Mobility Radeon HD4570 with 512MB VRAM, a 4x BD-ROM drive, 4GB of DDR2 RAM, [...]

Well, well — what’s this? Amazon’s Kindle DX just arrived a little earlier than we expected, looking every bit like the big brother to the Kindle 2 it did at launch. Seriously — apart from new, less comfortable keyboard, externally you’re just looking at a Kindle 2 with a bigger screen. Turn it on, though, [...]

LeapFrog’s Text and Learn QWERTY BlackBerry-styled educational toy for the little ones left such an impression on us that we went back to check out its latest offerings. Two things caught our eye — up first, the Scribble and Write, which is a Text and Learn-style device applied to writing skills. Designed for children about [...]

Looks like Chris’ hatred wasn’t totally unfounded. We just got our hands on a Google Ion — which as you can tell is a spitting image of the HTC Magic — complete with 30 days’ worth of T-Mobile service on an included SIM card. It’s not a public release model, but seems fully capable. Yes, [...]