PCWorld 100: The Best Tech Products of 2010

View this newsletter online | Newsletter Services | More Newsletters » Follow @pcworld on Twitter October 26, 2010 PCWorld.com Consumer Advocate

Best Tech Products 2010 PCWorld scanned the latest HDTVs, phones, tablets, PCs, e-book readers, apps, cameras, printers, and more, and picked the 100 best. - PCWorld Editors Share: Consumer Alerts Zynga Hit With Lawsuit Over Facebook Privacy Breach Sprint Sells Galaxy Tab For $400 Starting Nov. 14 Sony Walkman Cassette Player Dies In Japan, Lives On in U.S. Netflix's Streaming-Only Plan May Kill the DVD Facebook Sues Over Free Gift Card, 'Dislike' Button Scams Firefox Add-on Firesheep Brings Hacking to the Masses Blocked by Facebook: Chatty Moms Come Under Fire The Bell Tolls for Windows XP Get More Tips Online Consumer Advice and News PC World Tips and How-To Top 5 Products of the Year Readers choice! Take our Facebook poll and tell us your top 5. Vote here. Advertisement Get BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Express for Free The power behind the world-class BlackBerry experience is now free. Provide mobile solutions across the organization without sacrificing security and manageability.Download Now. » Most Popular Searches Windows 7 iPad Facebook Kindle iPhone 4 Product Reviews Canon PowerShot S90 89 Pros Extremely compact and lightweight; Excellent user interface; Outstanding image quality; RAW format support; Focus bracketing mode; Click ring around lens provides excellent control; Full manual controls Cons Lackluster battery performance; No high-definition movie recording; Control dial can accidentally change settings Read Complete Review » Best Point-and-Shoot Cameras for Shooting Video » Top Point-and-Shoot Cameras With Manual Controls » Top 5 Point-and-Shoot Cameras » Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 82 Pros Practically silent 8x optical zoom; Very fast autofocus in video mode Cons No aperture- or shutter-priority modes; USB-out is only connection option Read Complete Review » Top 5 Point-and-Shoot Cameras » Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75 68 Pros Fast autofocus speeds; Very good video quality in bright light; Very good image sharpness; Helpful touch-to-focus controls; Effective motion deblur mode and stabilization Cons Overpowering flash affects color and exposure; Need to use a stylus for some touchscreen features; No manual controls; Touchscreen-and-button interface can be confusing; Playback controls are unnecessarily complicated Read Complete Review » Best Point-and-Shoot Cameras for Shooting Video » Get Big Savings When you Shop at PCWorld.com Shop online at PCWorld.com, where you can compare product information, read trusted reviews, and find the best prices on consumer electronics. iMac All-In-One Desktop - Customizable Price: $1149.00 No User Ratings Yet Be the first to review Compaq Presario CQ5500F Mini-Tower Desktop Price: $329.97 No User Ratings Yet Be the first to review Browse more Best Prices on Desktops, Monitors, Printers, Laptops Top News on PCWorld.com Logitech Revue: Lots to Like and Dislike in This Google TV Box We like the keyboard-equipped remote, the desktop-caliber browser, and the cool videoconferencing--but this pricey set-top box is slow, and its searches can be confusing. Share: Apple: Master of Miracles Apple's track record in the past 10 years reads like fiction. So what's next? Share: Top Reviews on PCWorld.com Logitech Revue: Lots to Like and Dislike in This Google TV Box We like the keyboard-equipped remote, the desktop-caliber browser, and the cool videoconferencing--but this pricey set-top box is slow, and its searches can be confusing. Share: Fable III Lets You Kindle a Revolution and Rule a Kingdom Microsoft and Lionhead Studios' Xbox 360-exclusive action-fantasy game lets you foment a rebellion, depose a tyrant, then take responsibility for political pledges made along the way, but it's not entirely blemish-free. Share: Early Windows Phone 7 Apps Mimic the OS The first apps look great, but they may force you to do more scrolling and swiping than you'd like. Share: Avoid Poison Web Sites With Free Firefox Add-on Search Engine Security Firefox add-on Search Engine Security guards against online attacks that start with poisonous results from Bing, Google or Yahoo. Share: Downloads: Editor's Collection One Year Later: Must-Have Windows 7 DownloadsWhat an impressive first year the Windows 7 operating system enjoyed, receiving almost universal praise from critics and users alike. Of course, even the most nimble, secure, and versatile OS has room for improvement. That's why we're following up our popular Best Windows 7 Downloads with another collection of essential apps and utilities, all designed to help you make your 7-powered PC even better. And believe it or not, they're all free. WizMouse   22423 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under Peripherals Scroll non-active windows with this simple utility. Dexpot   13540 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under Desktop Corral your wayward windows into different virtual desktops for a cleaner, better organized workspace. Windows Live Mail   6014 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under E-Mail Manage your e-mail with this successor to Outlook Express and Windows Mail. See (6) more One Year Later: Must-Have Windows 7 Downloads » Browse DownloadsAntivirus & Security • Design & Multimedia • Utilities • Games • Chat, Email, & the Web • Sponsored Downloads 3D Spooky Halloween ScreensaverAdd Halloween bling to your computer for only $9.95! The Moon is full! Spooky Halloween is here! The haunted house deep in the woods invites you for a visit. The scary ghosts welcome you from a distance and the burning skulls escort you to the doors. The old raven has seen many visitors to this sinister place. (Win95/98/98SE/Me/2000/XP) SoundTaxi Media Suite5 essential media tools at 50% off! The bundle contains complete editions of SoundTaxi, RipTiger, TuneGet, GetRadio and 1Step DVD Copy. Convert any media, download online video, record internet radio, download free mp3s, copy any DVDs and much more. (WinXP/Vista)

Newsletter Subscription Resources You are subscribed to this newsletter as: messi1927@gmail.com Unsubscribe from this newsletter here. To add or remove newsletters, change your address, or change your format (HTML or text-only), please go here. If you have questions or comments about PCWorld e-mail newsletters, please contact: webmaster@pcworld.com PCWorld Privacy Policy © 2010 PCWorld Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of PCWorld Communications, Inc. is prohibited. PCWorld is a registered trademark of International Data Group, Inc. All other trademarks used on PCWorld are the property of their respective owners. PCWorld Communications, Inc., 501 2nd St., San Francisco, CA 94107.