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Wow. Today's Cowboom deal is downright spectacular. I'm almost hesitant to post it because I know it'll sell out quickly. Anywhere, here goes.

Today only, Best Buy outlet store Cowboom has a Kodak EasyShare 8.2-megapixel camera and a 7-inch digital photo frame for $49.99 shipped. Both items are refurbished new; Cowboom doesn't list warranty information, but does offer a 30-day money-back guarantee.

The camera is Kodak's EasyShare C140. CNET hasn't reviewed it, but Google's product page shows an average of 4 stars out of 5 from nearly 50 users. Bottom line: … Read more

It's never too early to start your holiday shopping. And I can tell you firsthand that as gifts go, it's hard to beat a digital picture frame.

Today only, Pennywise.biz has a pair of refurbished Pandigital 10.4-inch PAN100T digital picture frames for $99.99 (plus a penny for shipping). That's two, two, two frames for less than what you'd pay for one of them elsewhere. (At Amazon, for example, they run $169 apiece.)

With a deal like this, you'd probably expect a couple of no-frills frames--and you'd be wrong. Let's start … Read more

If you ever wished for a way to view your iPhone snapshots on a bigger screen (without first copying them to your PC), here's your answer. WiiPhoto transmits photos to your HDTV by way of your Wii game console.

It's a terrific idea, but one marred by a couple of gotchas and the limitations of the console itself.

The app works with any iOS device that's connected to your home Wi-Fi network: iPhone, iPod, iPad, and so on. You'll also need the Wii Internet Channel on your console if you don't already have it.

When … Read more

Available on Best Buy's Insignia label, the Infocast ($169) is a surprisingly unique product based around the same Chumby apps platform as the Sony Dash and Chumby One. It works as a photo frame, video player, news reader, game console, Internet radio, alarm clock, and weather forecaster, along with hundreds of extra features provided through free, Flash-based apps.

Best of all, unlike any previous Chumby spin-offs, the Infocast uses an extra-large screen that measures 8 inches diagonally, putting it in league with digital photo frames.

Do you need one? Well... no. As with all of these Chumby-based products, the … Read more

When it comes to graphics performance in OS X, Apple has taken the conservative approach and focused on compatibility and stability in drivers instead of including the cutting-edge and highly tweaked drivers and graphics systems that bring the best quality to performance-related applications like games.

This compatibility-based approach may be good for productivity applications to prevent potential crashes, but has kept Apple behind when it comes to gaming performance. For awhile this was not an issue, but the recent release of Valve's "Steam" client for the Mac along with a few other gaming titles have not only … Read more

Pansonic belatedly toddles into the minicamcorder market, a bumper crop of sub-$250, candy-bar-style products currently dominated by models such as the Flip UltraHD and Kodak PlaySport. The company doesn't bother going for a catchy name, instead sticking with its typical product-naming conventions--in this case, the HM-TA1.

Though the company is late to market, the TA1 does offer a relatively nice design and feature set for its $169.95 price. The camcorder itself is one of the smallest available, has a streamlined front design, and comes in basic--but attractive--red, dark grey, and purple. It's got a lot of … Read more

As a fan of the Chumby and Sony Dash, the HP DreamScreen seemed like a natural addition to my collection of Internet-connected superscreens. HP offers two models, one with an 10-inch screen ($249), and a version with a 13-inch screen ($349) for those who live large.

Like the Sony Dash, the DreamScreen promises to be your one-stop solution for a digital photo frame, Facebook status updates, Internet radio, video player, weather reporter, and alarm clock. Unfortunately, sluggish performance and a few big bugs make the DreamScreen mostly a pain in the butt.

To HP's credit, the screen part of … Read more

TheWorld 3.1 is a Web browser based on the engine that powers Microsoft Internet Explorer. Like Internet Explorer 7 and 8, TheWorld has a multithreaded frame that is supposed to prevent window freezing.

The browser's default appearance is simple, yet it feels cluttered because its toolbar is packed with icons. Its user interface is similar to that of Internet Explorer 7 and 8 except for a few minor details. The icons are bubble-like and the top toolbar is on the right-hand side of the screen next to an extra option that lets users hide it. TheWorld also supports … Read more

Before the iPad, it was often said that there has never been a successful electronics device in a screen size between the cell phone and the laptop. Indeed, the form factor and functionality of such devices have been tough nuts to crack, but there have been a few successes.

While the most widely adopted of these was the so-called "portable" DVD player embraced by many top-tier consumer electronics brands, a more modest success story has been the digital picture frame.

Cleverly branded, overgrown multimedia players that had undergone battery removal surgery, the digital picture frame was a star … Read more