From the Amazon Kindle to a geek-chic generator and a new breed of saw, these gizmos represent the best of product designers who have already transformed the present. (Published in the November 2008 issue)

The sequel to Rock Band expands on and improves the original enough to supplant it as the most fun party game of the year, and perhaps of all time. If you love the first one, picking up the new game is a no-brainer.

A new search engine launched yesterday, claiming to be the next, best alternative to Google. But if you’ve spent any time on the site—and we’ve spent a lot—you probably noticed that it's certainly not the most effective one.

E3 is over and the stage is set for the holiday season, with a slew of high-stakes showdowns and rematches. Here are our picks for the best games at E3 2008. Hopefully they'll all actually be available before we go again next year.

The next generation of music gaming stole the show at E3. The competition is tough, and it’s going to take more than a star-studded track list to stand out.

In recent years the quality of cut-rate flat screens has improved immensely. Are high-end sets still worth it? To find out, we put a new Samsung 1080p LCD—the followup to our highest-rated TV of last year—against a budget Vizio set with similar specs. (Published in the July 2008 issue)

HP enters the growing field of little laptops with their pint-sized Mini-Note 2133. Instapundit blogger Glenn Reynolds test drives one and tells us how it stacks up to other compact computers, such the Asus Eee.

What you really want is a camera that sees at least as well as you do, and some brand-new cameras are bringing us closer. In a way, the comparison is unfair, but the differences and similarities show how far digital cameras have come and where they're going.

When Arthur C. Clarke died last week at the age of 90, science fiction—hell, science in general—lost one of its greatest, most forward-looking masters. In his honor, PM's resident geek and sci-fi buff analyzes the most eerily predictive, prescient films of the future.

After Steve Jobs’ big keynote, I got a little hands-on time with the new MacBook Air. Obviously, two minutes of use isn’t enough for a full opinion, but the Air makes some great first impressions.

This electronics transformer fills different needs in different settings. Not only does the touchscreen make movies shine, it also pops in as a GPS unit, and can pinch-hit as a DVR. Still, in the age of iPhones, the unresponsive touchscreen was unimpressive. (Published in the February 2008 issue)

Shooting high-definition video on a camcorder used to require lots of time, lots of cords, and powerful computer processors. A slew of new cams provide painless HD by recording on to flash media.

Amidst the thousands of gadgets and inventions on display in Las Vegas, the annual Consumer Electronics Show is a primer in innovation, smart business—and chaos. We waded through the clutter of the halls, showroom floors and more for the products that will make a difference this year.

At this year's CES, there's been no shortage of new nav units. We took our time and got to play with the new offerings, and bring you some of our favorite features you can look forward to in the coming year.

Sony press conferences are exhausting. Every jaw-dropping innovation (TransferJet) the company debuts seems punctuated by dog-eared blasts from the past, and the occasional laugh-out-loud misfire (TransferJet).