• New digital cameras can coach as well as capture

    Updated: 2012-08-31 16:00:00
    Nearly every camera comes with some kind of instruction manual, either in the form of a paper booklet or an electronic document. But human nature being what it is, few of us ever get around to reading those guides. So...

  • Demo Days Success!

    Updated: 2012-08-30 20:04:48
    Michael Phelps, Gabby Douglas and…the Consumer Electronics Association?

  • (ARW) Arrow Electronics Announces Decision to Aquire Redemtech

    Updated: 2012-08-30 17:06:08
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  • Sony announces the Bravia XBR-84X900, its first 4K TV

    Updated: 2012-08-29 22:30:00
    Sony today announced the 84-inch Bravia XBR-84X900, its first 4K television. If you'd like to experience what a TV that has four times the number of pixels as a current 1080p set actually looks like, your best bet is to...

  • Sony Xperia Tablet S plays nicely with your TV

    Updated: 2012-08-29 22:00:00
    Sony announced today the new Xperia S Tablet, the first tablet to use the Xperia smart-phone sub-brand. It comes with several features that make it useful as a "second screen" in the living room. The Xperia S has a slim,...

  • T-Mobile myTouch, myTouch Q, other new smart phones are big on features, low on price

    Updated: 2012-08-29 21:30:00
    One trend among Android-phone makers is the repackaging of last year's hot technologies into entry-level models. That's why you'll find lower-priced models in our latest smart-phone Ratings with 4G network access and 4-inch displays. Among the new and notable models...

  • Samsung Galaxy Note II has a brilliant 5.5-inch LCD—but no universal search

    Updated: 2012-08-29 20:00:00
    Samsung today introduced the Galaxy Note II "phablet" phone: It features an enormous 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED screen and enhanced on-screen functions that make excellent use of the phone's trademark S Pen stylus. But there's one major disappointment: The phone...

  • Samsung Galaxy is the first Android camera with 3G/4G connectivity

    Updated: 2012-08-29 19:30:00
    Samsung today unleashed a doozy of a superzoom camera: The 16-megapixel Samsung Galaxy has Wi-Fi wireless connectivity and uses the Android operating system (version 4.1, a.k.a. Jelly Bean), which lets you download a variety of apps. But the biggest news...

  • Sony's new Action Cams cost less than GoPros, and one has built-in Wi-Fi

    Updated: 2012-08-29 17:00:00
    Sony today unveiled its first tiny, sports-oriented camcorders, entering a market that has until now been dominated by GoPro, which has spent megabucks at various extreme sporting events and produced some popular models. The Action Cam will come in two...

  • California DTSC Extends Comment Period for Proposed Safer Consumer Product Regulation

    Updated: 2012-08-24 20:34:23
    Responding to requests from IPC and other associations, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has announced a 30-day extension for the comment period on their proposed Safer Consumer Product regulation.  The new deadline for submitting comments is October 11, 2012. IPC will file comments on behalf of IPC members. The proposed regulation was [...]

  • T-Mobile announces unlimited-data plans, but don't assume they're a better deal

    Updated: 2012-08-22 22:00:00
    Just when you thought unlimited-data plans might be on the way out for major carriers, T-Mobile has brought them back: The carrier announced today that on September 5, it will begin offering such plans on its 4G network. Just make...

  • Koss Striva Pro headphones, first to use Wi-Fi, tested in CR labs

    Updated: 2012-08-22 17:00:00
    The Koss Striva Pro are the first wireless headphones to use Wi-Fi transmission, which gives them a longer range—a claimed 300 feet—than Bluetooth and RF, the other wireless protocols used in headphones, can provide. And when in range of a...

  • Nikon Coolpix S800c is the first Android camera

    Updated: 2012-08-22 06:01:00
    The Wi-Fi-enabled 16-megapixel Nikon Coolpix S800c is the first camera we've seen that runs Google's Android operating system, which was previously limited to smart phones and tablets. Supporting Android and its apps is a ground-breaking innovation in digital cameras that...

  • TV maker Vizio puts its stamp on all-in-one computers with CA27-A2

    Updated: 2012-08-20 15:00:00
    Vizio's new 27-inch all-in-one makes good on the company's promise to bring some of the design flair of its TVs to the world of computers. But the company didn't break any new ground in pricing. At $1,350, the CA27-A2 falls...

  • CR Lab tests show differences in new processors' performance

    Updated: 2012-08-20 14:00:00
    You might think the latest processors will get you the best performance. But it's not just the processor you're buying—it's the whole system. For example, budget-friendly laptops, even those with new processors, typically have small, slower hard drives and 4GB...

  • Check your privacy settings on Facebook apps

    Updated: 2012-08-17 21:30:00
    Facebook offers over 9 million apps, many of which are quite entertaining—but some apps may be revealing more about you than you realize or want them to. Consumer Reports senior electronics editor Donna Tapellini visited the Into Tomorrow radio show...

  • New Google TVs, 21:9 ultra-wide sets do well in CR test labs

    Updated: 2012-08-17 21:00:00
    When you test as many new TVs as we do, you always get a bit excited when something new and different comes in through the door. That was the case when we finally got our hands on two much-awaited new...

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