Acer C7 Chromebook (C710-2055)
 

More RAM for better, zippier performance. Swappable 6-cell battery lasts longer on the road. Very affordable. Big 320GB hard drive for a Chromebook. Full selection of ports, including Ethernet and VGA. Keyboard blends traditional and Chrome layouts.
Unchanged design is still clunky. Chrome OS is limited. No 3G option.
Though it still has a couple of faults, the new version of the Acer C7 Chromebook is faster, longer lasting, and better all around. All this and its very low price tag makes it the best inexpensive Chromebook on the market.

Acer Aspire S7-392-6411

Acer Aspire S7-392-6411
 

Very thin and light. Strong build quality/sturdy materials. Dual friction hinge. Very good benchmark test performance. Speedy wake from sleep. 8GB of memory. 2.4 and 5GHz Wifi support. No Bloatware. Very good battery life. Full size HDMI port.
Odd keyboard layout. Could use a larger SSD array. Thinness is expensive.
If you're looking for a svelte laptop to show off, yet still be able to do real work in Windows 8, the Acer Aspire S7-392-6411 is the ultrabook you want at the top of the list. It's the current pinnacle of the ultrabook trend and shows the brilliance that the PC makers can return under Intel's increasingly stringent standards for ultrabooks.

Samsung Galaxy Win Pro G3812

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 SIM Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Announced 2013, December Status Available. Released 2013, December Body Dimensions 132.7 x 66.5 x 9.7 mm (5.22 x 2.62 x 0.38 in) Weight 139 g (4.90 oz) Display Type Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Size 540 x 960 pixels, 4.5 inches (~245 ppi pixel density) Multitouch Yes Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones Loudspeaker Yes

3.5mm jack Yes Memory Card slot microSD, up to 64 GB Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM Data GPRS Yes EDGE Yes Speed HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Camera Primary 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. Secondary Yes, VGA Features OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS Browser HTML5 Radio No GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator Colors Blue, White - SNS integration - TV-out (via MHL A/V link) - MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Organizer - Image/video editor - Document viewer - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input

Samsung Galaxy Appeal I827

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 SIM Mini-SIM Announced 2012, May Status Available. Released 2012, June Body Dimensions 112 x 57.7 x 14.2 mm (4.41 x 2.27 x 0.56 in) Weight 114.2 g (4.02 oz) Keyboard QWERTY Display Type Capacitive touchscreen Size 320 x 480 pixels, 3.2 inches (~180 ppi pixel density) Multitouch Yes

Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones Loudspeaker Yes 3.5mm jack Yes Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 1.8 GB ROM Data GPRS Yes EDGE Yes Speed HSDPA, HSUPA WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Bluetooth Yes USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Camera Primary 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels Features Geo-tagging Video Yes Secondary No Features OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Chipset Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon CPU 800 MHz Cortex-A5 GPU Adreno 200 Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS Browser HTML, Adobe Flash Radio No GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator Colors Silver - SNS integration - MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player - Organizer - Image/video editor - Document viewer - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input

Apple MacBook Pro

 

Brilliant Retina Display. Almost nine hours of battery life. Comes with iLife and iWork software suites. Two Thunderbolt 2 ports. HDMI. Higher than 1080p HD screen. Intel Iris Pro graphics performs like discrete GPUs.

Glossy screen. Ethernet requires adapter.
With an updated Intel processor and speedier Flash Storage, the MacBook Pro 15-inch (2013) leapfrogs over the competition with workstation-class performance and a nine-hour battery life. It's our new Editors' Choice for high-end desktop replacement laptops.

Pebble Watch Connects to iPhone and Has its Own Apps


 

An exciting new project is being funded on Kickstarter, to the tune of $1 million in just 28 hours. The Pebble smartwatch links up with your iPhone and can be fully configured to run a variety of apps. Aside from customizing the e-paper watch face, Pebble owners will be able to receive information on their wrist without ever pulling out the iPhone.

Pebble will notify the user of incoming calls, emails, calendar alerts, Facebook messages, Tweets, and Weather alerts for starters. To clear a notification from the watch, simply shake your wrist thanks to the built-in accelerometer. Pebble includes a silent vibrating alarm as well.

Attached to a 22mm watch band, Pebble recharges via a special USB cable and will run up to 7 days on a single charge. Other specs include an ARM processor, backlit 144 x 168 pixel e-paper display, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, 4 control buttons, and a scratch and shatter resistant lens with anti-glare optical coating. The device will be water resistant and the developers of Pebble will launch an SDK for those looking to make their own watch apps.

Since Pebble is always connected to your iPhone, it pulls data from the Internet and the iPhone's GPS at will. Apps in development for the watch already include various offerings for activities such as cycling, running, many watch faces, music control and even a golf rangefinder. Apps are installed to Pebble via Bluetooth directly from the iPhone. Pebble can even send data from its buttons and accelerometer back up to the Internet.

Sony Xperia C

It is the company's first smartphone powered by a MediaTek chipset. Sony has so far always opted for either Snapdragons or (when the company still existed) ST Ericsson but, with China being the primary target market, it had little choice really. The latest MediaTek chips support both dual-SIM and quad-core processors, and they are light on the wallet too. Affordability is, of course, an important reason, considering Asian markets are teeming with sub-$200 quad-core droids and competition is fierce. The likes of Lenovo, Micromax, Xolo, and many more, are ready to offer a big enough screen and decent feature set on a bargain. What this means is the Sony Xperia C should be preparing for a full-scale war. Let's check the ammo: Key features

Tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dual-band HSPA support Dual SIM, dual stand-by support 42.2 Mbps HSDPA and 11.5 Mbps HSUPA 5.0" 16M-color TFT capacitive touchscreen of qHD resolution (540 x 960 pixels) at 220ppi Android OS v4.2.2 Jelly Bean Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 CPU, PowerVR SGX544 GPU, MTK MT6589 chipset 1 GB of RAM 4 GB of built-in storage (2 GB user available) microSD slot (cards up to 32GB supported) 8 MP autofocus camera, single LED flashlight, geo-tagging, touch focus, HDR, hardware shutter key; VGA front-facing camera 1080p @ 30fps video capture Wi-Fi b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP GPS with A-GPS Accelerometer, ambient light and proximity sensor Standard 3.5 mm audio jack; Walkman music player with many audio enhancements Stereo FM radio with RDS microUSB port (charging) Built-in LED strip provides a breathing light and notification light 2,390mAh Li-Ion battery, non-replaceable