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For HDTV owners who want a digital video recorder, the choice can be tough. The Comcast high-definition DVR is a cheaper, but flawed product and the TiVo Series3 is an excellent, but overpriced one.
The latest version of Microsoft Office, called Office 2007 and due out Jan. 30, is a radical revision, the most dramatic overhaul in a decade or more. (Video) Plus, Mossberg’s Mailbox.
The Samsung BlackJack smart phone has a slimmer design and longer battery life than the Treo 750. But if you can afford $499, you might want to wait for the Apple iPhone, Walt says.
Vista is the best version of Windows that Microsoft has produced, Walt Mossberg says. But while navigation has been improved, the successor to XP isn’t a breakthrough in ease of use.
A new program helps people who prefer to use keyboard shortcuts rather than moving their hands to use the mouse. And its commands needn’t be memorized, because they are entered in plain English.
A free Web site called Netvibes is poised to give My Yahoo a run for its money, writes Walt Mossberg. It allows users to create personalized pages with modules that gather headlines, email, weather and other data from all over the Web.
Walt Mossberg explains how he makes his weekly Web videos — and how viewers can easily do so as well.
After buying a new computer, migrating your files and programs from your old machine can be quite a hassle. Walt looks at the quickest, simplest methods for handling this problem. (Video)
Nokia is pursuing a radical product: a hand-held computer that isn’t a cellphone at all. The N800 has some nice features, Walt says, but the software is unpolished and it’s hard to imagine users carrying it around. (Video)
Some of the most interesting video online isn’t on YouTube. In some corners of the Web, people are producing real, episodic TV shows.
LG’s new combo player can handle both new formats vying to replace DVDs — Blu-ray and HD-DVD. At $1,200, it’s only for videophiles with deep pockets, but Walt hopes it’s the start of a trend that will end the DVD format war.
The FlipStart, part of a new wave of tiny Windows PCs, has a decent battery life, but its awkward, in-between size and $2,000 price tag is likely to keep it a niche product. (Video)
The fight between YouTube and Viacom isn’t primarily about consumers and their rights, and its outcome won’t necessarily make things better for Internet users, Walt Mossberg says.
Samsung’s radical new music phone, the UpStage, shows real creativity in cramming music player and phone into one slim gadget, but has too many downsides. (Video)
New PCs force consumers to spend hours weeding out teaser software and ads that slow down the machines. The problem is a lack of respect for the consumer: manufacturers don’t act as if the computer belongs to you.
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