JBL partnered with Roxy to launch these headphones a month ago and I have tested them for a few days. I like the bright and fun design that for sure is appealing to the young generation and might be targeted to the female audience, given the color palette (pink and orange) and the picture on the product page, however there is also a green and blue version, for the boys who do not dare to wear pink. The product comes with a cool looking pouch ornamented with bright colored drawings (see gallery), I like the subtle organic design that "grows" on the headband as well.

Now that we've spent some quality time with the mBook, including a live blogging field trip, let's go over the pro and cons of using one of the smallest PCs out there. First, I would like to share the context: during a discussion with Intel, we were asked how we would use this MID and what kind of problem we could put it to work for. We thought that it would be useful to have a tiny computer during an expo so that we can go from booth to booth and post immediately. Intel loaned the mBook to us and we set out to try posting live from their Search Day and see how the mBook performs. The computer was subsequently returned to Intel.

As you can imagine, using such a tiny computer isn't without challenges, that's why the Mobile Internet Device (MID) category is still in "soul search" mode. The bottom-line is: it worked well for us, but we had to adapt our workflow to it.

By Sean Captain

Publisher's note: unlike the older Palm Pre mini Review, this post was written with the final retail version of the Palm Pre.

Remember the old "Don't call it a phone" ads for wireless company Helio? I was reminded of the "don't call it" imperative when I first laid my fingers on the new Palm Pre from Sprint this evening. Everyone wants to know how it compares to Apple's iconic handheld. Is it an iPhone killer?

No, it's not. And that's not a bad thing. It's simply different. Despite having a capacitive touchscreen, snappy animations and even many of the same designers (defects from Apple's iPhone team), the Pre is a very different device.

Thanks to its size, the Samsung NC20 is a 12" netbook that brings an appreciable level of comfort for typing and viewing - two things that their smaller cousins have come under fire for. In our minds, there's no doubt that PC makers are currently building a 12" to 13.3" category of low-cost laptops that cater to a simple customer demand: "good enough" performance, comfortable typing and long battery life.

Each of us has a different take on what that really means, that's why many variants will continue to exist. In this article, we will tell you if the Samsung NC20 was good enough for us.

In-depth review by Karsten Lemm

When U.S. television switched to broadcasting in high-definition, many shows were forced to change their production design: HD images are so crisp and clear that any blemish on the set – paint jobs, cracks in the wall, the old sofa in the corner – would have jumped out at viewers right away. Hollywood's plastic surgeons, needless to say, saw a similar boost in business as Home Depot did.

Now the HD revolution is shaking up the world of home video, and while the effect on Botox sales may be hard to predict, it's certainly easy to believe that high-defintion camcorders deliver the same pristine picture quality known from HDTV. After all, "high-definition" means an image size of at least 1280x720 pixels – roughly three times as many as a standard television picture contains. "Full HD" even stands for 1920x1080 pixels, big enough to make you go "Wow!" on even the largest home-theatre screens.

By Simon Barber*

I have just spent a week with a Kindle 2 Amazon lent me to review. Tomorrow I have to send it back and will be sorry to see it go. I am fairly certain that I will not be able to resist the temptation to buy one of my own although I do continue to have reservations about the $350 price tag and the longevity of the device.

On the latter score, I find it intensely irritating that I should be asked to pay $65, a fifth of the purchase price, to extend the warranty from one year to two. That is either a rip-off or, if an actuarially based insurance premium, a worrying omen.

I buy and read a lot of books, both for pleasure and for work. This past week I was preparing a column on Cass Sunstein, the University of Chicago, and latterly Harvard, law professor President Obama has just appointed head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the White House. Sunstein is a prolific author, though perhaps not yet a household name. I had no trouble locating Kindle editions of his works on the Amazon website at $9.99 a pop, beamed instantly and without additional charge to my device via Sprint’s wireless EVDO network. Dead tree editions, delivered, would have been closer to $30 and would have arrived too late to have been of any use to me.

Laptop magazine has taken the time to review the MSI X340 and has basically documented what we were expecting to see. You can read the full review here (video), but the bottom-line is that the MSI X340 is a great-looking laptop that has a Macbook Air look, without the CPU horsepower, the price ($1800), reported heat problems or short battery life.

Look at it like a "deluxe" netbook if you want, but the combination of ultra-portability, large display and decent battery life (3hrs38mn measured with a 4-cell battery) makes this a very interesting computer for those who don't require more power. But wait, the X340 is not impotent, it can play 720p videos and should handle productivity apps well, although no one has tested Microsoft Office on it.

In absolute terms, this is not a replacement for the Air. However, depending on your needs, it could well be a great alternative, especially for those who were going to install Windows on the Air (you could install Mac OS on it, with some hacking). Now what we really want is a MSI X Series with an Ion chipset. We hope that MSI jumps on that boat in June.

It looks as though we seem to have the innate need to be entertained no matter where we are - how else do you explain the iPod's phenomenal success as well as the recently announced Panasonic Strada system? Fujitsu Micro goes on the offensive by offering the first 1394 Automotive controller system in the world that is capable of transmitting high definition video over the interface via its in-vehicle multimedia network. This means the Fujitsu MB88395 controller can transmit multiple streams to all passengers in the vehicle simultaneously, letting them enjoy high definition video without any slowdowns or hiccups. Hopefully the driver will be able to keep his/her eyes peeled on the road with entertainment blasting from all directions.

Asus is the name synonymous with netbooks these days, and it is hard to believe that the past two years have seen significant leaps in terms of netbook technology from the humble Eee PC 701 that came with a 7" display and just 4GB of internal memory to boot, alongside a frighteningly short battery life. Fast forward to today and we have the Asus Eee PC 1000HE that hopes to pummel the competition into submission. What makes the 1000HE different from most of the other netbooks in the market? Well, it comes with the new Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz processor for starters which is faster and more energy efficient that the N270, hence allowing it to last much longer compared to regular netbooks.

The Nokia N85 might have been released late last year, and we have taken it for a spin for a considerable amount of time before publishing our findings. This can be considered to be the second generation of the N Series from the Finnish cell phone manufacturer, and from the moment one turns it on, you will realize that the entire device boots up a whole lot faster - more on its zippiness later. How does it compare to other smartphones in the market, and does the slider form factor work in its favor?

The Xperia X1 was one of the most anticipated smart phone of 2008. It came to the market very late, but it's never too late to play with it and publish our findings. Let's provide some context: The Xperia X1 is Sony Ericsson's first Windows Mobile smart phone and is the leading model in an "Xperia" family that will grow overtime. Among its numerous qualities, two set it apart from the Windows Mobile crowd: metal construction and panel-based interface. Does the X1 live up to the hype, and how does it compare to other top of the line Windows Mobile phones?

The HP MediaSmart Server EX-487 is the second generation MediaSmart Server. It runs on Windows Home Server, a flavor of Windows dedicated to network attached storage. The Ex-487 is in fact a small PC, however, HP made it quite easy to setup and manage and that's where the added value really is. Windows Home Server has a few basic functions that are very handy: its data store can recognize duplicate files (based on their binary signature, not their names) to save space, storage can be easily extended with a mix of any hard drive, data duplication over several drives is handled. On top of that HP has built some value by building a control center, easy setup for clients and router and web-based media sharing functionalities that are quite advanced. You can not only access your files and computers remotely, but the MediaSmart Server will act as a web server that can share media files or even stream them directly to another computer over the web. So, how does it perform?

Our friends from OhGizmo took the time to review the Clarion MiND, a mobile internet device (MID) that is equipped with a GPS receiver. Because it is a mini computer, the Clarion MiND can take on many roles such as GPS nav, portable media player, web browser and so on. Unfortunately, you dreams of convergence won't be fulfilled with this gadget. There are practical reasons: it costs $650 and requires a 3G subscription if you want always-on (slow) connectivity. The bottom-line? we're not there yet. Movie in the full post.