lightning review

Phones

Sprint Hero Review: Faster, Stronger, Uglier

2:01PM Matt Buchanan | Take the most daring Android phone yet, but make it faster, stronger and better (but blander). You have the Sprint take on the HTC Hero, which happens to be the best Android phone you can buy. More »
Music

Klipsch Image S4i Lightning Review

4:00AM John Herrman | The Gadget: One of the only non-Apple iPhone headsets on the market that supports both the iPod Shuffle’s VoiceOver function and the iPhone 3GS’s Voice Control. More »
Cameras

Pentax W80 Camera Review: Waterproof And Slightly Ruggedised

9:00AM Brian Lam | The Pentax W80 is their last in a long line of waterproof cams that take decent shots, but have always been my favourite because of their compact size. This one is a bit bigger, but gains ruggedisation and depth. More »
Screens

Samsung LED LCD UN46B7000 HDTV Lightning Review: Avoid!

12:00AM Brian Lam | Generally, I love LED LCDs. The UN46B7000 is Samsung’s set with 120Hz refresh and internet widgets. It’s not backlit, like the XBR8, but sidelit, and is as thin as two of your fingers. You should avoid buying this set. More »
Computers

Asus Eee T91 Touch Tablet Review: Keep Dreaming

11:00PM Matt Buchanan | The Asus Eee T91 is a return to netbooks gone by—a tiny 8.9-inch screen, 16GB SSD—except for one thing: It’s a touchscreen tablet. More »
Music

Lightning Review: Panasonic Quadraphonic Turntable And GE 8-Track Receiver

11:00PM Dan Nosowitz | The Gadgets: Panasonic’s SL-850 quadraphonic turntable, featuring the unusual 4.0 discrete-channel format for stereo-besting sound. (As the brochure says, “In the real world, sound comes from literally every direction.”) Plus, GE’s 4-Channel Receiver, with a built-in 8-track cassette player. More »
Hardware

Promise SmartStor NS4600 Network Storage Review

4:30AM Jason Chen | The Gadget: A RAID-enabled, four drive, DLNA supporting, internet streaming, Apple Time Machine supporting NAS that, while not a Windows Home Server, has tons of functionality built into the tiny box. More »
Gadgets

Nite Coaster Nighttime Illuminated Coaster Lightning Review

6:40AM Jason Chen | The Gadget: A motion detecting bedside coaster that will make sure that your glasses (both eye and drinking) are bright enough for you to see in the dark, while at the same time not too bright to wake you up. More »
Software

MyVibe: Hands-On The First iPhone Vibrator App Approved By Apple

12:40PM Jesus Diaz | MyVibe is probably the first x-rated app approved by Apple—following the introduction of content rating in iPhone OS 3.0—and certainly the first vibrator. Sexual health expert Dr. Debby Herbenick has tried it. Here are her thoughts about it: More »