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John Brandon


Review: The HP Veer Smartphone

A look at the Veer, a phone that runs on Palm’s updated webOS2 platform  Read story

Can You Make Your Own App?

Tech Trends columnist John Brandon gave two DIY app building tools a whirl. Here are the results.  Read story

Tangle-Free Laptop Speakers

Here’s the skinny on Altec Lansing’s new Orbit USB stereo speakers, which are designed for travel.  Read story

3 Rugged Digital Cameras

We put three rugged cameras through the paces. Here are the results.  Read story

How to Use the Cloud as a Disaster Recovery Strategy

The cloud is being used for almost everything but is using it as part of a disaster recovery strategy good for your business? Learn how to decide and implement.  Read story

Best Phone for Travel: HTC Aria

This Android phone has a 3.2-inch touchscreen, a 5-megapixel camera, and a great app selection. Calls on the AT&T phone sounded crisp, even in ...  Read story

Best Hotel for Fitness: W New York - Downtown

This new financial district hotel has a 1,450-square-foot gym with boxing stations and yoga equipment, plus stationary bikes and elliptical machine...  Read story

Best Laptop: Lenovo Thinkpad X220

It might be time to rethink your laptop. The 3.3-pound ThinkPad, which had a battery life of 6.5 hours after fully charged, aced our Photoshop test...  Read story

Cool New Summer Gear

You may have plenty of gear for staying productive. Now, how about a little fun? We hunted down the coolest new summertime gadgets and accessories and gave s...  View slideshow

3 Handy Browser Plug-Ins

These add-ons to manage bookmarking and surfing could make your online time more productive.  Read story

A Better Way to Meet Online

Tech Trends columnist John Brandon recently tried out iMeet, a new Web-conferencing service that all the tech blogs seem to be raving about. Here’s what he...  Read story

4 Fabulous Golf Resorts

These stay-and-play resorts are great for business travelers who want to get back to nature.  Read story

Can Apps Make You a Better Networker?

Tech Trends columnist John Brandon gave several networking apps a whirl at a recent event for teleworkers. Here’s what he found.  Read story

4 Great New Business Laptops

We tested four new notebooks with fast processors and loads of features. Here are the results.  View slideshow

4 Geeked Out Cars for Business

These four sedans have the best new tech features and are great for business travel.  Read story

Review: Playbook Shows Promise, But Fails to Deliver Apps

The Blackberry Playbook excels at allowing multiple programs to be used simultaneously, but falls short on third-party apps and no e-mail client.  Read story

New Smartphone Security Apps

Here’s a look at mobile apps designed to make your phone safer.  Read story

3 New Superfast Printers

We tested three speedy printers with powerful processors. Here are the results.  Read story

Can You Fly Solo With a Tablet?

Tech Trends columnist John Brandon hopped on a plane with a tablet and a laptop to see how they stacked up. Here’s what he found.  Read story

A New Way to Pay With Credit Cards

Citibank recently announced a new type of credit card with a built-in computer chip that allows users to pay with the push of a button.  Read story

A Keyboard With a Built-in Scanner

The KeyScan Imaging Keyboard looks like a regular keyboard, but it is also equipped with a built-in scanner. How's that for multitasking!  Read story

Is It Time to Buy a 4G Gadget?

A review of the Samsung Epic 4G smartphone and the Dell Streak 7 tablet at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas  Read story

4 New Projectors for Any Surface

Here's a look at four new projectors that can make any surface interactive. No whiteboard required.  View slideshow

4 New Internet Headsets

We've tested four innovative models of internet headsets to determine which is best for daily use. Here's what we've found.  View slideshow

A Real-Life Jetpack

Martin Aircraft founder Glenn Martin was inspired to build a jetpack after watching Lost in Space as a child.  Read story

Communicate Via Brainwaves

NeuroSky is developing ways for people to communicate using only their thoughts, kind of like the aliens in the upcoming sci-fi movie Battle: Los Angeles...  Read story

A Computer Controlled by Hand Gestures

After serving as a science adviser on Minority Report, John Underkoffler set out to make a real version of the gesture interface he mocked up for th...  Read story

Scale Tall Buildings

Batman served as inspiration for Nathan Ball, the creator of the Atlas Power Ascender.  Read story

More Advanced Iris Scanner

The InSight VM by AOptix is much more advanced than the iris recognition device in The Simpsons Movie.   Read story

Star Trek-Style Communicator Badge

Vocera is outfitting hospital workers with personal communicators like the ones used by Captain Kirk and his crew.  Read story

Underwater Car

Inspired by James Bond's amphibious vehicle in The Spy Who Loved Me, Frank Rinderknecht created a car that drives underwater.  Read story

4 New Windows Phones

A review of devices that run on the new Windows 7 Phone platform  View slideshow

A New Way to Text in Flight

The Line2 Professional iPhone app lets you send and receive text messages on an airplane using Wi-Fi.  Read story

3 Tax-Preparation Apps

These mobile apps help you estimate your tax bill or refund, organize receipts, and find answers to tough tax questions.  Read story

Hollywood Innovations Made Real

Meet the entrepreneurs who are making Hollywood's futuristic gadgets a reality.  Read story

4 Cool New Video Game Devices

Tired of playing the same old games? These add-ons liven up by letting you throw faster punches, play instruments like a rock star, and control the action wi...  View slideshow

CES Wrap-Up: What Small Business Needs to Know

Every year, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas attracts about 140,000 people to a confab of geekdom unrivaled anywhere in the world. Bloggers, indust...  Read story

Tech Start-ups to Watch in 2011

Even online stalwarts like Amazon.com and eBay started out as start-ups once upon a time. Check out how these entrepreneurs are using technology to try to ma...  Read story

4 Tools for Creating Video Blogs

A video blog can be a great way to spread company news, talk about products, and stand out among traditional company blogs. Thanks to easy-to-use editing sof...  View slideshow

Android in Everything?

Google is taking no prisoners when it comes to the Android OS. It's already capturing smartphone users but what comes next? Could Android show up on computer...  Read story