From Fred Zahradnik, your About Electronics & Gadgets Editor
It's here, and it has a super-sharp Retina display: Is the new iPod Touch worth the money? iPod guide Sam Costello provides a hands-on review. Also this week, we road test Garmin's next-generation, 9mm-thin car GPS. Just announced: RIM launches a new, 7-inch "PlayBook" tablet computer. Get the full story.
Thanks to the inclusion on the 4th generation iPod touch of many of the new features introduced with the iPhone 4, the new touch invites comparison with the iPhone. But the choice for most people probably isn't between the iPod touch and the iPhone, but between the iPod touch and another media player or mobile game device... Read more
Garmin has always been aggressive about introducing new models, but the onslaught of smartphone competition in turn-by-turn navigation appears to have put Garmin in an even higher gear. The market wants very thin devices, with high-resolution touchscreens. Garmin's answer is the 3700 series, and the top-of-the-series 3790T model with voice command is reviewed here... Read more
RIM's new tablet will sport a 1GHz dual-core processor, a 7-inch high-resolution display, wireless connectivity, dual HD cameras, HDMI video output andBlackBerry smartphone integration... Read more
Outward appearances are definitely deceiving when it comes to LCD and Plasma televisions. Although both types of televisions are flat and thin, they employ different technology in an attempt to deliver similar results... Read more
