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Adobe Acrobat 9
Pro Extended


Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0

Adobe PhotoShop Elements 6.0

Adobe Photoshop
 Elements 7


Adobe Premiere
 Elements 7


Aegis mini 120 Gig
Hard drive by Apricorn


Animoto.com
Free Video Creation


AT&T SYNC by
Samsung SGH-A707


AT&T Blackberry Curve

AT&T Blackjack II
by Samsung


AT&T Video Share Phones


Audible.com

AverTV Cardbus

AVG Security Internet
Suite Version 8.0


Backup-Pal Backup
 Cell phone Contacts


Blackberry Storm
from Verizon Wireless


Brookstone Earbuds

Buffalo DriveStation
Combo


CardScan Executive

Casio Exilim Z22 - 7.2 MP
Digital Camera


Casio Exilim EX-Z80
Digital Camera


Casio Exilim 10.1 MP Digital
Camera EX-Z1080


Casio Exilim EX-S10
10.1 MP Digital Camera


Cingular 3125 Phone

Cingular Blackberry 8800

Clear Harmony Headphones
Ableplanet


CyberDefender
Service Call


Dymo LabelWriter
400 Turbo


DISKGO 1 MINI HD

DiskGO 3.5 DRIVE

Diskeeper Pro Premier
2007


DocuPen RC800
Executive Kit


Duracell PowerSource
Mobile 100


Dymo Discpainter

ETON Red Cross Radio
FR300


Energizer Energi To Go

Franklin Speaking
Global Translator
TG-490


Franklin USB Dictionary
& Thesaurus


Genius Bluetooth Stereo
Headset BT-03A


Genius Look 313 WebCam
5 in One


Genius 10 inch Photo
Frame PF-A01


Genius PenSketch
 9by12


Genius SW-T2.1 1800
Speaker System


H2 Handy Recorder
Samson


i2! Stream Two Pack

Jaybird HB-200
Bluetooth Stereo Headset


JVC GR-D750
Mini DV Camcorder


Kingston DataTraveler
Mini Thin Thumbdrive


Kingston DataTraveler
150 32 Gig USB Drive


Lenovo IBM ThinkPad

Lenovo 22” Wide Monitor
 L220X


Lenovo THINKPad
 REVISITED


Lenovo Thinkpad
R400


Lenovo ThinkPad
Bluetooth Laser Mouse


LG enV2 Phone For
Verizon Wireless


LG Dare Phone From
Verizon Wireless


LG Decoy Phone
Verizon Wireless


LG Voyager in Titanium
for Verizon Wireless


LITE-ON LightScribe
External Drive


Logitech QuickCam
Ultra Vision SE


Logitech X-240 2.1
Speaker System


Love Hate Relationship

MagicCables From
Data Drive Thru


McAfee Internet Security

NETGEAR Travel Router

OPEN IT!
CUTTER TOOL


Panasonic PV-GS31

Panda Security

Pictureal

PictureITPostage.com

Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11

Plustek Mobile Office D28
Corporate


Plustek OptiCard 821

PowerDVD v7 Max

Proshow Gold

PUROSOL CLEANERS

RCA JETSTREAM
MP3 Player


REBIT EXTERNAL
Backup Appliance


REBIT 500 GIG EXTERNAL
Backup Appliance


RoboForm

SAITEK

S. beat MP3 Swiss Knife

SandiskSansa Clip
MP3 Player


Sandisk Sansa Fuze
Mp3 Player


Sandisk Sansa
slotMusic Player


Sennheiser CX300

Sansung NV10
 Digital Camera


Samsung L77
Digital Camera


Samsung L830
Digital Camera


Samsung Glyde SCH-u940
Touch Phone


Samsung SGH-339 Cell Phone
For T-Mobile


Simply Audiobooks

SPRINT ACE PHONE
FROM SAMSUNG


StealthSurfer

SuroundX Portable
Speaker System


Targus PR700 Easy
Roller Notebook Case


Targus WiFi Scanner
ACW20US


Targus Wireless
Laser Mouse


The Tornado
USB FILE TRANSFER


Verbatim Store “n” Go
12 GB USB hard drive


Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless FlipShot
by Samsung


VideoStudio 10 Plus

Warranty Thoughts

WebEasy Pro 6.0

Western Digital
My Passport Elite 320 Gig


Western Digital
My Book Studio Edition II


ZONET USB Firewire
 

 

Reviews For You

January 2009
 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

January 1, 2009

BlackBerry® Storm™ 9530 Smartphone
by RIM from Verizon Wireless
I am testing a Blackberry Storm from Verizon Wireless until after the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). More details soon. See the basics click here.

CES 2009
I will be attending CES from January 6th to January 11th. Although the word is fewer booths and lower attendance I am finding plenty to do and see. I will be atttending Storage Vision, CES Unveiled, Lunch@Pieros, Digital Experience, and Showstoppers. Of the 2700 booths I have made plans to visit about 100 and take a guided tour of 20. That does not include Press sessions or parties.

 

LENOVO ThinkPad R400
webr4001
Last month I waved goodbye to the trusty Lenovo ThinkPad Z61T and then said hello to the new loaner. It is a Lenovo ThinkPad R400. The case is all black. I will miss the snazzy Titanium cover and solid service the old one provided during its life but it was time to move on. The new R400 is a very capable machine. At just under 5 pounds it is lighter than I am used to toting around.

The R400 is smaller, lighter weight, and has a brighter screen (14.1 in TFT active matrix) than the previous ThinkPad loaner. The 4 gigs of memory provide speedier access to programs.

Another big thing for me was the recent addition of free wireless connections in my condo complex. Even better it was installed on the outside wall of our unit. I now get excellent wireless service all the time. This has nothing to do with the R400 but everything to do with easy access to the web.

THE BASICS
14.1 inch wide screen
4 gig of memory
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.40GHz 1066MHz 3MBL2) 25W
4 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)
180 Gig drive
Bluetooth
Wireless

The Lenovo R400 is everything I need for testing an on the road.

Thank you for your continued support Lenovo

Watch www.Reviews4you.com to see how I am using the R400 to test software and hardware products and accessories during the loan period.
Click Here for information on the R400 and other Lenovo products.

 

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Harry Skevington has been involved with computers since 1981. He has taught, written for, and provided support to, computer users since 1985. Information that will help consumers with buying decisions is more important than ever due to the current convergence of computers and other consumer products .
Harry attends CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas on assignment as a working press writer each year to find and write about emerging technology that seems to fit the needs of his readers.
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