the PCG-Z1 a Centrino device, through and through. Why Sony went for the 1.5 GHz Pentium-M model and not the slightly faster 1.6 GHz variety becomes clear after casting a glance at the price difference between the two models. Intel Pentium-M CPU Price 1.6GHZ...

that sort of thing. Only simple effects are possible, such as making the video look like scratchy silent film in black-and-white with image gremlins or casting artificial color over a scene for a twilight effect. A practical option, however, is the Caption...

we need to give the nod to Apple’s iTunes App Store. With a slew of applications, outstanding hardware sales, and unprecedented success, the future is bright for Apple. Indeed, the shadow it’s casting over its competitors is big and daunting. Will they...

Bang For Your Buck and Canon’s T1i . Canon EOS50D MarkII. Think Canon's new pro-level DSLR that also shoots HD video is perfect for you? Odds are that it isn't, unless you've got mad skills.. For prosumers who have been wistfully casting their eyes on a more...

Cast away with Crusoe. cast away with crusoe. The Sony Vaio Picturebook/C1VE Notebook shows a different approach to mobile computing with the Transmeta Crusoe TM5600, a built-in camera and a total weight of less than 1kg/2.2lbs. Is this tiny notebook worth...

a DivX-compatible SD card reader and an Ethernet port that can access both DLNA and Viera Cast content, the V10 has just about everything you could expect from a high-end TV. With Viera Cast, you can access online content via the Internet, as well as files...

It's useful and intelligent - IBM's ThinkLight casts a light on your keyboard. As with many other high-end ThinkPads, the A31p includes the ThinkLight, which is a feature that is built into the top of the screen. It allows you to cast light on your keyboard...

that much light pointed at them. Normal lights, which include the worklights, will cast shadows everywhere. Professionals use "softboxes", which are lights enclosed in a cloth box. The cloth diffuses the light, so it doesn't cast as much shadow. Think of...

This has several advantages, starting with the fact that it makes it easy to update the firmware. We did that as soon as we connected the player, and after the update we were able to enable the Viera Cast function, that lets you access online content like weather...

the scanning sensor sees, so you can wriggle and jiggle the tray accordingly. Just don’t expect much in terms of image quality. My first portrait scans had a very greenish cast and almost looked like a Photoshop sketch filter had been pre-applied. But as...