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In Depth: TechRadar's best gear of 2011

By TechRadar, published 16-12-2011

TechRadar's best gear of 2011Every year, we review hundreds of bits of hardware here at TechRadar, and every year the standard gets better and better. The phones get more advanced, the PCs get faster and the TVs get a picture quality we never though possible.Of course, it can be hard to follow all those reviews, especially when some products get so much hype, but turn out to be disappointing.Well, we say the best kit always rises to the top, and the list below is definitely the cream of the crop. Our experts selected the products that stood out far above the rest, either because of having top features, excellent quality, a bargain price or all of the above, so you can be sure that this is the best kit of 2011.Best LCD TV: Philips 46PFL9706HThis Philips set wins out for one very good reason...

This week's hottest reviews on TechRadar

By MaximumPC, published 25-11-2011

This week we've reviewed Google's new Galaxy Nexus - the first Android 4.0 handset as well as the new, souped up Apple MacBook Pro. We've also checked out a brand new 46-inch LCD from Philips as well as Sony's whacky personal 3D viewer. Read on for all the reviews posted on TechRadar this week. Philips 46PFL9706H review The Philips 46PFL469706H is a milestone in TV design. Picture quality on an LCD TV was simply not possible until now, and it's all made possible by the new 'moth eye' filter. It uses tiny nodules to mimic similar structures found on moth's eyes and is used to eliminate reflections on the screen, resulting in a greatly enhanced perceived contrast range. You have to see it to truly believe it, but it takes this TV from being a great contender to a market leader. There are a ...

Review: HP Photosmart 7510

By TechRadar, published 24-11-2011

With print quality very high and prices ultra-low, what can multifunction printer manufacturers do to improve on previous models? This new HP Photosmart 7510 sets itself apart by offering a huge range of features, but it also leaves a few behind. The HP Photosmart 7510 uses five ink tanks: CMYK, plus a pigmented black for clear, waterproof text. It connects to your Mac through USB or to your home network using Wi-Fi b/g/n, and has AirPrint for printing from iOS devices. With ePrint, you can email a document to your printer from anything that can send an email, and eFax lets you send and receive faxes over the internet. The Photosmart 7510's clear, responsive 4.3-inch touchscreen and intuitive icon-driven interface makes it very easy to use, though the screen isn't a detachable tablet like ...

Review: HP Photosmart 7510

By TechRadar, published 24-11-2011

With print quality very high and prices ultra-low, what can multifunction printer manufacturers do to improve on previous models? This new HP Photosmart 7510 sets itself apart by offering a huge range of features, but it also leaves a few behind. The HP Photosmart 7510 uses five ink tanks: CMYK, plus a pigmented black for clear, waterproof text. It connects to your Mac through USB or to your home network using Wi-Fi b/g/n, and has AirPrint for printing from iOS devices. With ePrint, you can email a document to your printer from anything that can send an email, and eFax lets you send and receive faxes over the internet. The Photosmart 7510's clear, responsive 4.3-inch touchscreen and intuitive icon-driven interface makes it very easy to use, though the screen isn't a detachable tablet like ...

Printer Review: HP Photosmart Plus (210a), A Web-Enabled Printer

By DigitalVersus, published 10-12-2011

A 3-in-1 colour inkjet, the HP Photosmart Plus (210a) is part of the 2010 range, which is something of a nightmare in terms of reference numbers. Like all the...

Buying Guide: Best all in one printer: 8 reviewed and rated

By TechRadar, published 19-06-2011

All-in-one printers are an attractive prospect. Not only can you print with them, you can also scan, photocopy, fax and email documents without the need for separate machines, saving you space as well as money. They can be awkward devices though, with the façade of a home office utopia often crumbling to reveal a disappointing reality of sub par print and scanning quality – as well as other evidence of too many features spread too thin. This is especially true at the lower end of the market. You could easily get an all-in-one printer for around £60, but corners may have been cut in too many areas to make this purchase worthwhile. If you spend a bit more on a mid-range all-in-one, around the £100-£150 price range, you'll notice remarkable improvements across the board. If you want an ...

Review: Canon Pixma MG5250

By TechRadar, published 30-04-2011

As you might expect from a Canon printer, the Pixma MG5250 has clearly been designed with amateur photographers in mind. Thankfully, it does photos justice with excellent colour reproduction, especially when printing on photo paper. Photocopying is also fast, quiet and accurate. A photocopy of hand-written notes was practically indistinguishable from the original; as with the Brother MFC-J6510DW, subtle details were picked up perfectly. Even with more complicated documents, the Pixma MG5250's copying function produced very good results, proving equally adept with documents and photos. Scanning is impressive, with resolutions up to 600dpi. While the more expensive all-in-ones can scan at much higher resolutions, the resultant file sizes are very large. If you don't need incredibly detailed ...

Review: Epson Stylus Office BX625FWD

By TechRadar, published 30-04-2011

Rather than a sleek touchscreen like the Lexmark Genesis S815 or HP Photosmart Plus, the Epson Stylus Office BX625FWD is controlled via a slightly intimidating array of buttons. It also has a colour LCD screen on the front, but none of the step-by-step guides provided by HP Photosmart Plus B210a or Kodak ESP 7250. As the name implies, this is an all-in-one that focuses on the job at hand. There's no button for printing Sudoku puzzles here. This aversion to bells and whistles is admirable only if the resulting device is of a high quality. Thankfully, when it comes to prints, the results are just that. The colour and detail outperform many more expensive printers. Full A4 photo printouts not only look very good, but are printed quietly and quickly. Increasing the print quality reduces the ou...

Review: HP Photosmart Plus B210a

By TechRadar, published 29-04-2011

Most all-in-one printers concern themselves with four main areas: printing, scanning, faxing and photocopying. The HP Photosmart Plus B210a adds web apps to this list. While almost every all-in-one can connect to your home network, this one supports third-party apps, giving you even more options for what to do with your photos. For example, the Snapfish icon lets you upload photos you've scanned to the Snapfish website, where you can edit and share them. You can also use Snapfish to transform photos into canvases, photo books, calendars and more. Other apps let you find and print articles from the internet without turning on your PC, and print out calendars, notepaper and even games. A press of the touchscreen gives you a sheet of Sudoku puzzles, for example. All the apps and other functio...

Buying Guide: Best gaming keyboard: 9 reviewed and rated

By TechRadar, published 16-04-2011

The humble PC with its keyboard and mouse is the best games controller known to man. Granted, playing a racing game on your keyboard makes you look like a drunken midget trying to use a fruit machine, but in the world of the FPS and MMO, the keyboard rules the roost. There's one problem, however. The standard keyboard that came bundled with your PC will do nothing but hinder your chances of topping the Call of Duty board, or downing Deathwing in World Of Warcraft. Dell and its bundled keyboards want you to fail, but you can stick two fingers up at OEMs by investing in a gaming keyboard, which can boost your playing potential. The best gaming keyboards come with extra macro buttons, which you can map to spells, weapons and god-mode cheats for faster access in the heat of battle. Most high-e...

Buying Guide: Best gaming keyboard: 9 reviewed and rated

By TechRadar, published 16-04-2011

The humble PC with its keyboard and mouse is the best games controller known to man. Granted, playing a racing game on your keyboard makes you look like a drunken midget trying to use a fruit machine, but in the world of the FPS and MMO, the keyboard rules the roost. There's one problem, however. The standard keyboard that came bundled with your PC will do nothing but hinder your chances of topping the Call of Duty board, or downing Deathwing in World Of Warcraft. Dell and its bundled keyboards want you to fail, but you can stick two fingers up at OEMs by investing in a gaming keyboard, which can boost your playing potential. The best gaming keyboards come with extra macro buttons, which you can map to spells, weapons and god-mode cheats for faster access in the heat of battle. Most high-e...

Catch up: this week's most popular posts

By TechRadar, published 02-05-2011

This week, an online crime map of the UK went live, and soon crashed under the weight of traffic, while a new PS3 update had some people criticising Sony for building in a backdoor that enables remote control of your console.Also on TechRadar we took a look at how the Motorola Xoom and PlayBook stack up against the iPad and updated our Android 3.0 article with a whole load of new features that are coming to the OS.Read on for this week's most popular stories on TechRadar…Top five news storiesOnline crime map of the UK launchedThe Home Office has created a new website that allows you to look up towns in the UK and see what the crime is like in that area.The website, found at www.police.uk, is currently overburdened with worried folk who want to scare themselves even more by seeing just ho...

Across the pond: This week on TechRadar

By MaximumPC, published 02-05-2011

This week on TechRadar, an online crime map of the UK went live, and soon crashed under the weight of traffic, while a new PS3 update had some people criticising Sony for building in a backdoor that enables remote control of your console. Also on TechRadar we took a look at how the Motorola Xoom and PlayBook stack up against the iPad and updated our Android 3.0 article with a whole load of new features that are coming to the OS. Read on for this week's most popular stories on TechRadar… Top five news stories Online crime map of the UK launched The Home Office has created a new website that allows you to look up towns in the UK and see what the crime is like in that area. The website, found at www.police.uk, is currently overburdened with worried folk who want to scare themselves even m...

Review: Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse

By TechRadar, published 02-03-2011

The Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse is yet another innovative addition to the long-line of classic designs that the Microsoft Hardware group has blessed the world with over the years. The Arc Touch Mouse attempts to take style and function to a new level in the modern mouse world by combining a wireless portable mouse with touch-sensitive features and the BlueTrack sense system. The result is the Arc Touch. The name partly gives away its key design feature: a flexible rear section that doubles as the main wrist support and also folds flat turning the mouse off and leaving it perfect for carrying.Beyond its physical design, the Arc Touch mouse uses an Apple Magic Mouse besting touch-sensitive wheel. With built in haptic feedback this adds a sense of style beyond just its design through unobtrusiv...