HandsOn Reviews http://www.handsonreviews.net Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:00:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 HTC Legend Google Android Touchscreen Smartphone Review http://www.handsonreviews.net/mobile-phones/2010/03/10/htc-legend-google-android-touchscreen-smartphone-review/ http://www.handsonreviews.net/mobile-phones/2010/03/10/htc-legend-google-android-touchscreen-smartphone-review/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:00:34 +0000 Vito http://www.handsonreviews.net/?p=1029 As we mentioned before we love our HTC Hero mobile phone so we are very excited to see how it’s successor will perform. Edward Chester at TrustedReviews posted a review on the HTC Legend Google Android Touchscreen Smartphone and his conclusion was that the HTC Legend is without any doubts the best Google Android handset so far due to its responsive touchscreen, aluminium chassis and a great set of features. But it might not be best for long as both Google Nexus and HTC Desire are about to debut as well.

]]> http://www.handsonreviews.net/mobile-phones/2010/03/10/htc-legend-google-android-touchscreen-smartphone-review/feed/ 0 Alienware M17x 17 inch Intel Core i7 Gaming Notebook Review http://www.handsonreviews.net/notebooks/2010/03/09/alienware-m17x-17-inch-intel-core-i7-gaming-notebook-review/ http://www.handsonreviews.net/notebooks/2010/03/09/alienware-m17x-17-inch-intel-core-i7-gaming-notebook-review/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:52:51 +0000 Vito http://www.handsonreviews.net/?p=1026 Alienware amazed us couple of weeks ago with world first portable gaming notebook the Alienware M11x now it’s ready to blow us away or better said blow your competition away with Alienware M17x Intel Core i7 17 inch gaming notebook that packs 1 GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 dedicated graphics chip which scored 15151 points in 3Dmark06. Florian Glaser at NotebookCheck thinks that  the Alienware M17x delivers amazing performance thanks to the overclocked Intel Core i7-620M 2.66GHz and ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2. It features a solid aluminium chassis design that stays pretty much all the time. There are some glitches though such as loud noise, heavy weight and some software and graphics driver crashes. We can digest the noise and weight it’s a gaming notebook after all but crashing is not acceptable especially if it the middle of a an intense fight that you are about to win. So Alienware and ATI get to work on fixing those drivers as fast as your notebook is.

]]> http://www.handsonreviews.net/notebooks/2010/03/09/alienware-m17x-17-inch-intel-core-i7-gaming-notebook-review/feed/ 0 Panasonic G2 and G10 Details + Hands On Photos http://www.handsonreviews.net/digital-cameras/2010/03/08/panasonic-g2-and-g10-details-hands-on-photos/ http://www.handsonreviews.net/digital-cameras/2010/03/08/panasonic-g2-and-g10-details-hands-on-photos/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:38:38 +0000 Rok Krznar http://www.handsonreviews.net/?p=1022 Those cheeky PhotographyBLOG guys got into an exclusive Behind the Curtains presentation of the upcoming Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 and DMC-G10 and even got a few moments to play with them. They compared the new models to the original G1 and captured some comparison photos for the rest of the world to see. The headline feature of the G2 is it’s tilt/swievel /touch screen while the G1 omits just those features in order to achieve what Panasonic calls the “world’s lightest” interchangeable lens camera with a viewfinder.

Panasonic G2, G10, G1 Comparison
Panasonic G10 Hands-On Photos
Panasonic G2 Hands-On Photos

]]> http://www.handsonreviews.net/digital-cameras/2010/03/08/panasonic-g2-and-g10-details-hands-on-photos/feed/ 0 Bluetooth 4.0 coming to all devices still missing it later this year http://www.handsonreviews.net/hardware/2010/03/07/bluetooth-4-0-coming/ http://www.handsonreviews.net/hardware/2010/03/07/bluetooth-4-0-coming/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:14:25 +0000 Rok Krznar http://www.handsonreviews.net/?p=1010 Last Wednesday the  Bluetooth Special Intrest Group said that we could even be seeing devices utilising Bluetooth 4.0 wireless specification later this year! Thanks to lower power requirements of the new standard, many consumer electronics devices like cameras and even watches will now be able to include Bluetooth without a significant battery life footprint. Read the article at GOODGEARGUIDE.

]]> http://www.handsonreviews.net/hardware/2010/03/07/bluetooth-4-0-coming/feed/ 0 Toshiba Satellite T130-11H 13.3 inch Intel CULV Notebook Review http://www.handsonreviews.net/notebooks/2010/03/05/toshiba-satellite-t130-11h-13-3-inch-intel-culv-notebook-review/ http://www.handsonreviews.net/notebooks/2010/03/05/toshiba-satellite-t130-11h-13-3-inch-intel-culv-notebook-review/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:19:08 +0000 Vito http://www.handsonreviews.net/?p=1006 Yesterday we posted review on the 11.6 inch Toshiba Satellite T110-10R Intel CULV notebook and today its bigger 13.3 inch brother is in the spotlight. It’s pretty much the same machine running the disappointing Intel Core SU2700 single core processor but in a slightly bigger case. We had problems getting the 11.6 inch single core notebook so we have even bigger problems getting a bigger one and Andy Vandervell at TrustedReviews that posted the review somewhat agrees with us as the overall rating given to the Toshiba Satellite T130-11H 13.3 inch Intel CULV Notebook is 5/10. Back to the drawing board Toshiba. And while you are at it replace the glossy plastic palm rest as it is a fingerprint magnet like the world has never seen.

]]> http://www.handsonreviews.net/notebooks/2010/03/05/toshiba-satellite-t130-11h-13-3-inch-intel-culv-notebook-review/feed/ 0 Toshiba Satellite T110-10R 11.6 inch Intel CULV Notebook Review http://www.handsonreviews.net/notebooks/2010/03/04/toshiba-satellite-t110-10r-11-6-inch-intel-culv-notebook-review/ http://www.handsonreviews.net/notebooks/2010/03/04/toshiba-satellite-t110-10r-11-6-inch-intel-culv-notebook-review/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:57:29 +0000 Vito http://www.handsonreviews.net/?p=1003 Felix Sold at NotebookCheck posted a review on the Toshiba Satellite T110-10R 11.6 inch Intel CULV Notebook. He thinks the Toshiba Satellite T110-10R looks good and is a well built notebook. The hardware isn’t anything to shout about as it features a single core Intel CULV SU2700 1.3 GHz but as the result of this it can achieve a 10 hour battery life. We thinks that if one is happy enough with a single core CPU should go for a netbook so manufacturers should really only pack dual core CPUs in notebooks. This is 2010 so we all like and need multi-tasking. Hopefully Toshiba will realise that and in update the T110 series with a dual core as deserved by otherwise this attractive notebook.

]]> http://www.handsonreviews.net/notebooks/2010/03/04/toshiba-satellite-t110-10r-11-6-inch-intel-culv-notebook-review/feed/ 0 Acer Aspire One 532 10.1 inch Intel Pine Trail Netbook Review http://www.handsonreviews.net/notebooks/2010/03/03/acer-aspire-one-532-10-1-inch-intel-pine-trail-netbook-review/ http://www.handsonreviews.net/notebooks/2010/03/03/acer-aspire-one-532-10-1-inch-intel-pine-trail-netbook-review/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:38:07 +0000 Vito http://www.handsonreviews.net/?p=1000 Acer also joins the Intel Pine Trail party with Acer Aspire One 532 10.1 inch Netbook. Felix Sold at NotebookCheck posted a review and thinks that the aside from longer battery life that Intel Pine Trail brings there is nothing special about the Acer Aspire One 532 apart from stylish and somewhat elegant chassis design.

]]> http://www.handsonreviews.net/notebooks/2010/03/03/acer-aspire-one-532-10-1-inch-intel-pine-trail-netbook-review/feed/ 0 Alienware M11x 11.6 inch Gaming Notebook In-depth Review http://www.handsonreviews.net/notebooks/2010/03/02/alienware-m11x-11-6-inch-gaming-notebook-in-depth-review/ http://www.handsonreviews.net/notebooks/2010/03/02/alienware-m11x-11-6-inch-gaming-notebook-in-depth-review/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:32:02 +0000 Vito http://www.handsonreviews.net/?p=997 We have posted as much info on the Alienware M11x 11.6 inch Gaming Notebook as other websites posted on the Apple iPad. But unlike the iPad the Alienware M11x actually is quite revolutionary as it is the first portable notebook with enough power for serious gaming… if you keep the graphics details on medium of course. Jerry Jackson at NotebookReview was first to post an in-depth review on Alienware M11x – lucky him! His final verdict was the Alienware M11x truly is an inspiring notebook due to its solid design, compact size, capable gaming performance and most importantly an affordable price. It might not be the ultimate gaming notebook but it definitely is an ultimate gaming portable notebook as it packs enough power to run latest games while also delivering a respectable 8 hour battery life. So Dell and Alienware pretty much achieved what they aimed and filled the last whole in the gaming notebook market. Now who is next to follow this suit. Our money is on Asus.

]]> http://www.handsonreviews.net/notebooks/2010/03/02/alienware-m11x-11-6-inch-gaming-notebook-in-depth-review/feed/ 0 New HP ProBook S-series Notebooks Bring Style and Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 to the Corporate World http://www.handsonreviews.net/notebooks/2010/03/01/new-hp-probook-s-series-notebooks-bring-style-and-intel-core-i3-i5-and-i7-to-the-corporate-world/ http://www.handsonreviews.net/notebooks/2010/03/01/new-hp-probook-s-series-notebooks-bring-style-and-intel-core-i3-i5-and-i7-to-the-corporate-world/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:40:13 +0000 Vito http://www.handsonreviews.net/?p=995 No longer corporate world needs to suffer from boring black notebooks (Yes, Lenovo we are looking at you) thanks to HP’s latest ProBook S-series. Aside from being updated with latest Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 platforms they also bring refreshed chassis design that features brushed aluminium in either brown or red color schemes. If you are working for a big business you better start begging your boss to get you one of those. Read the full story for some hands-on photos from Engadget.

]]> http://www.handsonreviews.net/notebooks/2010/03/01/new-hp-probook-s-series-notebooks-bring-style-and-intel-core-i3-i5-and-i7-to-the-corporate-world/feed/ 0 Samsung Genio Qwerty GT-B3210 Social Networking Mobile Phone Review http://www.handsonreviews.net/mobile-phones/2010/03/01/samsung-genio-qwerty-gt-b3210-social-networking-mobile-phone-review/ http://www.handsonreviews.net/mobile-phones/2010/03/01/samsung-genio-qwerty-gt-b3210-social-networking-mobile-phone-review/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:30:56 +0000 Vito http://www.handsonreviews.net/?p=992 Have you always wished for a QWERTY mobile phone but don’t like the serious looks and high price tag of BlackBerries? Love to twittering and facebooking? Then you will love the cheap and cheerful Samsung Genio Qwerty GT-B3210 Social Networking Mobile Phone. Edward Chester at TrustedReviews posted a review and thinks that the Samsung Genio GT-B3210 mobile phone certainly doesn’t offer most features found in business QWERTY smartphones but it does positively surprises with the quality of its QWERTY keyboard and the inclusion of the 3.5 mm headphone jack.

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