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                           Whats hot - Click image to download.       GADGET OF THE WEEK

       Each week Ronn and C/NET's Brian Cooley pick their favorites
 
 
Week
of
2/16
  

Ronn's Pick            Samsung MM-A900

The Samsung MM-A900 has an attractive design and offers a powerhouse of features, including support for Sprint's 3G EV-DO network, a 1.3-megapixel camera, an MP3 player, Bluetooth, and a speakerphone .      Read more here.
 

Brian's Pick            iGuitar

The iGuitar from Brian Moore Guitars has digital capacity far beyond the next note.  Read more here.

 

Week
of
1/12
  

Ronn's Pick            Motorola RAZR V3i

This update to the popular RAZR ultra-thin clamshell phone sports updated styling and adds a microSD memory card slot, iTunes music player, and speaker-independent voice control. The camera has also been upgraded to megapixel resolution and supports video capture. Other features include quad-band roaming, dual color displays, Bluetooth, and speakerphone. Read more here.
 

Brian's Pick            Blackberry and Google

Blackberry mobile email devices will be equipped for instant messaging, local search and maps from Google.  Google Talk allows users to send and receive instant text messages with other Google Talk members. The service will be available for download onto a Blackberry device this spring.  Read more here.

 

Week
of
1/5
  

Ronn's Pick            Logitech HS 200/210 Wireless Headsets

The HS 200 and HS 210 make listening to music on cellphones a bit more pleasurable while handling calls at the same time. The biggest difference between the two is that the HS 210 has square-shaped earpieces with a microphone embedded in the right earpiece, while the HS 200 has round earpieces with a small extended boom mic.  Read Scott Hares' review here.
 

Brian's Pick            Samsung's YP-Z5 MP3 Player

The Samsung YP-Z5 is a flash based player enclosed in stylish aluminum casing. It comes in 2GB and 4GB models and is capable of playing both MP3s and WMAs as well as displaying photos.  Read the CNET review here.

 

Week
of
12/22
  

Ronn's Pick            Backwards Bush Keychain

Tired of hearing almost everyone you know moan about how much longer Bush will be in office? Give them an easy way to count to the end of his administration by fractions of a second. The Backwards Bush keychain counts down the days, hours, minutes, seconds and tenths of a second until January 22, 2009. It's available online at www.backwardsbush.com for $8.95.
 

Brian's Pick            Kodak EasyShare V570

5 megapixels, 5X Dual Optical Ultrawide lenses, 5X zoom without requiring lens extension, a 2.5-inch display, included docking station, and an SD slot for storage. Read more here.

 

Week
of
12/15
  

Ronn's Pick            iPod Nano


Apple's black iPod Nano with 2 gigabytes of storage, or enough to hold 500 songs, was the sixth best-selling electronic gadget on Amazon.com's list of most popular items, which is updated hourly.  Read more here.

Brian's Pick            Vontage WiFi Phone

Vonage announced the availability of its long-anticipated portable Wi-Fi phone that will let people use the company's IP telephony when they're connected to any public hot spot.  Read the CNET review here.

 
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Week
of
12/1
  

Ronn's Pick            Sprint Sanyo 9000

Sanyo MM-9000
 Features:  Music, streaming television and video, On Demand, web, phone as modem, camera, camcorder, dual color LCD displays .  For more info click here.

 

Brian's Pick            StreetPilot 2730

The StreetPilot 2730 offers real-time XM NavTraffic, XM WX Weather, and XM Radio  capabilities. It comes ready to go, right out of the box—there's no need to download maps from your PC.  For more info click here.

 

Week
of
11/23
  

Ronn's Pick            Blackberry 8700

BlackBerry 8700c

 

 

 

Features:  The BlackBerry 8700c Wireless Handheld makes it easy to stay
connected while on the go.  You get uncompromising email, browsing
and voice performance in one thin, stylish, lightweight handheld with
a full QWERTY keyboard.   Read the C/NET review here.

Brian's Pick            Xbox360
 

Check out CNET's "Xbox 360 central," where you'll find in-depth looks at all the launch
titles, hot games coming soon, the best Xbox 360 accessories, a full FAQ section, and
even a complete list of compatible Xbox1 titles that will play on the Xbox 360.