During CES, many top digital camera manufacturers introduced their latest point-and-shoot and compact cameras. Most DSLR announcements, however, are likely to be made later this month at the PMA tradeshow. Nonetheless, we decided to highlight the hottest cameras to come out so far in 2010 to ensure they get their due before getting lost in the post-expo shuffle. Be sure to check back at the end of the month for even more top picks, as we take a sneak peek at the year’s top offerings for both amateur and professional digital photographers.
Category: Buying Guides
Best Laptops and Desktops of 2010
Whether you’re looking to surf from an ultralight netbook at your favorite coffee shop, tear into opponents on a gaming PC, or edit family videos on a touch-friendly all-in-one desktop, this year’s crop of laptops and desktops offers a bounty of power and flexibility at prices that have never been more reasonable. We’ve compiled some of the most worthy machines on the market today, along with a few of the most promising upcoming hardware, to highlight some of 2010’s best laptops and desktops.
Best HDTVs of 2010
As we saw at CES 2010, a new year brings new TVs. Lots of them. But with release dates stretching well into fall, not all that you can ogle over on the Internet can find its way into the living room. With that in mind, we’ve highlighted a few of the most stunning TVs in stores now alongside some of the most promising technology of tomorrow – behold the best HDTVs of 2010.
The Best iPhone Apps
It’s now been over a year since we first gazed upon the well-stocked shelves of the iTunes App Store. While our Top iPhone Apps were tough to choose the first time around, the task was even tougher a year later, with over 65,000 apps now cluttering up the marketplace. Even for a specific task like calculating your blood alcohol content after a night of drinking, you can find over a dozen apps that fit the bill. That’s a lot of apps. Which ones belong on your phone? We scoured the App Store yet again to deliver our favorites in five different categories.
2010 Super Bowl XLIV (44) Tech Guide
Super Bowl XLIV may be all about the New Orleans Saints crunching heads with the Indianapolis Colts on the field, but unless you’re sitting in the stands in Miami with a pair of binoculars, you’re going to need to some tech to get there. Besides the obligatory big-screen TV (which we’ve lovingly hand-selected for you), we’ve compiled a guide full of tech that’s as essential for your Super Bowl XLIV party as salsa, nacho cheese and beer.
The Best Windows Mobile Smartphones
Not impressed by all the whiz-bang features in Apple’s iPhone, Palm’s Pre, or any of the dozens of phones now running Google Android? Hey, not everybody drives a Mercedes, and not everybody needs a phone that can augment its camera view with ratings for surrounding restaurants in real time. For folks who like to get things done, Microsoft’s Windows Mobile operating system still cuts it, and more recently, manufacturers have been going to wild extremes to make it look and behave like something different entirely. Here are five of the best Windows Mobile smartphones on the market today.
Best Premium and Luxury DSLR Cameras
Nikon D90
Street Price: $1100
The Nikon D90 is ample proof that one no longer need drop immense gobs of money for a truly great quasi-professional digital camera. At a hair above the $1000 mark, it has received more accolades than the vast majority of the cameras currently available and will handle most everything that demanding photographers could want, except “full frame” duties (more on that in a moment).
Check out our Nikon D90 Review.
Best Micro Four-Thirds Cameras
Olympus PEN E-P1
Street Price: $600
One of the first Micro Four-Thirds cameras on the market, the PEN E-P2 features a retro styling and a rather basic control set that appeals to many. Now that Olympus has released the follow-up (the PEN E-P2, see below), the original has become that much more affordable. If SLR-like operation and interchangeable lenses appeal to you, yet you yearn for compactness and a near-blowout price, by all means check this one out.
2010 Walmart Coupon Codes
Walmart is having some killer New Year’s sales during January that you may want to jump on before the month’s end. Anything from exercise equipment to MP3 players and videos games to GPSs. Now, Walmart does not provide coupon codes for its online sales, only for its print ads. These items are all on sale for a limited time offer, so follow the links below and take advantage of these great online sales.
Digital Cameras and DSLR Cameras – Ultimate Shopping Guide 2010
When the digital camera first snapped its way onto the public consciousness amidst a spray of flashing lights in the early 1990s, the reaction was somewhat less than stellar. Why? While the promise of a camera that didn’t require film and allowed us to instantly preview images was positively magical, early representations of the concept weren’t quite as impressive, leading many to believe the film camera would still be with us for a very, very long time.
