http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ en 10 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:14:22 +0100 http://img.bestofmicro.com/design/groupe/logo_toms_guide_us.jpg http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ http://www.tomsguide.com/us/digital-photo-frame,review-1182.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/digital-photo-frame,review-1182.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:00:00 CET Digital frames are great gifts. But what will they look like in the future? We look at four fancy frames to see what will trickle down to Grandma.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/SlingCatcher-video-television,review-1176.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/SlingCatcher-video-television,review-1176.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:40:26 CET Is the SlingCatcher just a limited home theater PC alternative without high-def support? Or a smart solution for bringing video to any TV?]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/video-editing-quicktime,review-1150.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/video-editing-quicktime,review-1150.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:50:00 CEST Which new software will help you make the hottest YouTube video: QuickTime Pro 7, TMPGEnc 4, or maybe even light Web-based tools?]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/pictures-story/23-HP-smarthome-automation.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/pictures-story/23-HP-smarthome-automation.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:50:00 CEST Think you’ve got a lot of gear? Try living in the HP SmartHome, with a screen on every wall and a fridge/oven with WiFi. Take the tour.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/pictures-story/21-mpeg-avi-formats.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/pictures-story/21-mpeg-avi-formats.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:40:00 CEST Swimming in a soup of confusing video codecs? Learn to compress and watch efficiently with our guide to video file formatting.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/pictures-story/18-gadgets-dorm-college.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/pictures-story/18-gadgets-dorm-college.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:30:00 CEST Go back to school with gear for your off-hours: Party video games, MP3 light shows, VR headsets and more. Make your room the place to be.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/bluray-burn-corel,review-1121.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/bluray-burn-corel,review-1121.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:10:00 CEST YouTube be damned—some of us still want to create fantastic DVDs and Blu-ray discs for home video. We compare offerings from Corel and NTI to see how they fare.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Sonos-wireless-music,review-1120.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Sonos-wireless-music,review-1120.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:50:00 CEST The multi-room wireless music network from Sonos frees your music from your iPod and computer hard drive. How does its product refresh compare?]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/oreilly-etech,review-1075.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/oreilly-etech,review-1075.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:20:00 CEST Robots, Google’s Android, zettaflop computing, browsers that make phone calls, the wisdom of crowds, brainwave controllers – O’Reilly’s ETech conference revealed a glimpse into the future.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/noise-canceling-headphones,review-1044.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/noise-canceling-headphones,review-1044.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:30:00 CET How well do noise canceling headphones quiet background sounds? The Gadget Guy finds some surprises and some competent designs.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/networking-digital-entertainment,review-1049.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/networking-digital-entertainment,review-1049.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:40:00 CET Many screens, home networking and remote control get easier, plus Casio revolutionizes high-speed photography.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/pictures-story/4-ces-2008-photos.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/pictures-story/4-ces-2008-photos.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:50:00 CET Check out the latest photos from the largest technology tradeshow in North America.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/celestron-telescope,review-1041.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/celestron-telescope,review-1041.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:50:00 CET This month, the Gadget Guy reviews a spectacularly priced telescope, the coolest gadget ever, a celestial object finder and a spotting scope camera. If you think a 14x zoom is good, wait until you read this!]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-ipod-review,review-1027.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-ipod-review,review-1027.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:10:00 CET Want the best of the iPhone's media playback capabilities without the phone? The iPod Touch offers just that, with all the advantages of the iPhone's musical interface and touch-sensitive screen.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/holiday-gift-guide,review-1023.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/holiday-gift-guide,review-1023.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:40:00 CET In Part 2 of our 6 part holiday gift guide our focus is on home and portable audio and video equipment, networking gear and prosumer monitors.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/zoom-h2-digital-audio-recorder,review-1011.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/zoom-h2-digital-audio-recorder,review-1011.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:40:00 CEST http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ipod-dock-roundup,review-1004.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ipod-dock-roundup,review-1004.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:50:00 CEST http://www.tomsguide.com/us/radiosophy-hd-radio,review-1003.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/radiosophy-hd-radio,review-1003.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:00:00 CEST http://www.tomsguide.com/us/more-ifa-booth-babes,review-998.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/more-ifa-booth-babes,review-998.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 20:36:10 CEST More lovely ladies from the IFA Consumer Electronics Show in Berlin.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/secure-and-remote-video,review-965.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/secure-and-remote-video,review-965.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:00:28 CEST Phanfare offers unlimited, secure, online, uncompressed, high-res/raw storage and access services. So what's not to like? Read on.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/delphi-skyfi-scramble,review-963.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/delphi-skyfi-scramble,review-963.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:06:16 CEST We take the Delphi SkyFi3 XM radio on the open road. Our goal? To see if it stands out against the crowd.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/cutting-bose-down-to-size,review-933.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/cutting-bose-down-to-size,review-933.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:36:06 CEST Smaller and lighter: can Bose's latest headphones give you less to carry and still sound good?]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/bottom-ipod-accessories,review-895.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/bottom-ipod-accessories,review-895.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:13:38 CET Useless, redundant and depraved, we're told.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/mercora-m-streams-desktop-audio-to-your-smartphone,review-864.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/mercora-m-streams-desktop-audio-to-your-smartphone,review-864.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:34:25 CET If you have an extensive collection of music on a Windows desktop hard disk drive, you might like Mercora M. It streams audio from a desktop PC to a smartphone running Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0 or 2003 SE and provides a fair number of bonus streaming audio channels.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/pinnacle-hd-pro-stick,review-844.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/pinnacle-hd-pro-stick,review-844.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:53:50 CET Mike Baggaley liked Pinnacle's diminutive SD/HD USB tuner-as long as he didn't have to use the bundled software.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/carefree-music-streaming-with-the-logitech-wireless-dj-music-system,review-834.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/carefree-music-streaming-with-the-logitech-wireless-dj-music-system,review-834.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:04:03 CEST Mike Baggaley found that Logitech's latest wireless music streaming system handles DRM-protected files as easily as your own ripped music.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/music-plus-phone-calls-minus-wires,review-826.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/music-plus-phone-calls-minus-wires,review-826.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:11:49 CEST We'd all love to go wireless and combine the quality of headphones with the convenience of a Bluetooth headset. The problem is not with the headphones and headsets Jabra offers to bridge the divide, but rather the gadgets you connect them to. If you have stereo and remote control Bluetooth profiles on your devices, these are the headphones for you; for everyone else, here's a glimpse of the future.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/money-no-object,review-815.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/money-no-object,review-815.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 14:11:19 CEST Two high-end, in-ear headphones from Shure: One good, one very good and both with price tags to match their stature. Which is the better buy?]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/zen-aurvana-creative-hn700-noise-cancelling-headphones,review-781.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/zen-aurvana-creative-hn700-noise-cancelling-headphones,review-781.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Thu, 03 Aug 2006 15:05:08 CEST Budget noise canceling headphones that cut costs rather than corners. The ZEN Aurvanas are small, light and impressive, with excellent noise reduction and sound. The bulkier HN-700s don't perform quite as well, but they do very well for their pocket-change price.]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/nvidia-hdcp-graphics-card-presentation,review-775.html#xtor=RSS-212341 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/nvidia-hdcp-graphics-card-presentation,review-775.html#xtor=RSS-212341 Sat, 29 Jul 2006 01:30:42 CEST Games may not be the only applications anymore that create an incentive for buying a faster graphics card. HD DVD and Blu-ray videos require enormous processing power to decode codecs and overwhelm virtually all CPUs available today. So, how much does it take to make HD look good on a PC screen? TG Daily got a first impression at an exclusive meeting with Nvidia.]]>