(CNet) – The good: The 2012 Audi A7 boasts a Google Earth-based navigation system and many connected features, such as Google local search, gas prices, and Wikipedia landmark entries. Quattro all-wheel-drive torque vectoring combines with the braking system for excellent cornering. The bad: The A7′s sport suspension can feel harsh at times. Bluetooth audio streaming is [...]
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Amazon announced today its new Kindle Fire, a 7-inch Android-based tablet that will cost $199. In addition, the e-commerce giant also unveiled the the Kindle Touch, which will run $99 and a standard Kindle for the reduced price of $79. The Fire has an IPS display with 169 pixels-per-inch resolution. Super-tough Gorilla Glass protects the [...]
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(CNET.com) – The good: The standard air suspension in the 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS550 delivers a very comfortable ride, and the Harman Kardon audio system reproduces music with excellent fidelity. Adaptive cruise control, blind-spot detection, and lane departure systems all work very well. The bad: The engine creates uneven acceleration in certain power bands. The bottom [...]
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The GT’s body panels are superheated and shaped by air pressure to reduce visible seams and welds. (Architectural Digest) – Bentley has always had a touch of an identity problem. A British brand universally known for comfort and elegance, it has also won Le Mans—road racing’s most grueling endurance challenge—five times. Queen Elizabeth owns a [...]
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Product Summary The good: In an act of aggressive tech convergence, Apple has consolidated your Netbook, e-reader, gaming device, photo frame, and iPod into an elegant, affordable supergadget. Features such as Bluetooth, 802.11n Wi-Fi, movie rentals, 10 hours of battery life, optional 3G wireless, and the most-celebrated App Store on the planet have us pretty [...]
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PRODUCT SUMMARY The good: The Samsung Rogue has a gorgeous display, a 3.5mm headset jack, a great keyboard, and an impressive array of features that includes a 3-megapixel camera, EV-DO Rev. A, GPS, and a HTML browser with Flash Lite. It has good call quality as well. The bad: The Samsung Rogue is a tad [...]
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PRODUCT SUMMARY The good: An impressive body design and cool features such as night vision and massage seats make the 2009 Mercedes-Benz CL550 an impressive tech car. Blind-spot detection is a great new feature, as is the all-wheel-drive system. The bad: The add-on iPod kit is poor, at best, while the list of compatible Bluetooth [...]
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