Perfect gift for Christmas night

You do not know what technology gift you should give your lover or loved one on this Christmas? A sleek mobile phone or a big HDTV head?

If you've ever been through many electronics and computer stores, or at least online shopping websites recently, you will probably see an unprecedented amount of goods available. you choose. But choosing the right gift for your family members, friends or for yourself is not easy. After all, you wonder if you have to choose something that is both affordable and good for your loved ones?

The following article can help you with some of the best and most popular technology products in this year's shopping season: desktops, laptops, mobile phones, digital cameras, portable camcorders ( camcorder), audio and video music player, HDTV, printer, game and many other rich products.

1. Desktop for living room or office

Finding a powerful desktop computer is not difficult, but it is not easy to choose a satisfactory computer. Currently there are some outstanding lines like HP Pavilion d4650y. The name is not very impressive but the device inside is very significant. The components of this model can meet most of the entertainment requirements as well as work requirements which are the race point of high-tech manufacturers.

HP Pavilion d4650y

d4650y won the 84th place in PC World poll, highlighting Windows XP Media Center Edition; Intel dual-core processor 2.4 GHz; 1GB SDRAM; 250 GB hard drive; LightScribe 16X versatile DVD burner; DVD-ROM sub-drive; nVidia GeForce 256MB graphics card TV-out. In addition the dual TV tuner with DVR functions, an FM channel, remote control, integrated 7.1 channel sound card; stereo system with subwoofer and 19-inch LCD monitor. Surely you will be pleased with this mirrored home entertainment system.

Dual tuner means you can watch a channel while recording another channel. With the Media Center Edition online TV tutorial being updated continuously, you can set the recording mode in the future with just one click.

This configuration has a reasonable price of about 1825 dollars, but you can adjust the internal devices more or less arbitrarily. You can refer to the HP website.

The gift with a more modest price than the Velocity Micro Vector GX Campus Edition ($ 1100) can fit your budget. This is the fastest, cheapest system we've ever seen. It is quite generous and occupies 88th place in PC World rankings.

2. Laptop for every job and play

Q : When is a laptop not a laptop?

Answer : When it is duplicated entertainment activities that do not depend on the Windows operating system. That's what the Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV650, the ultra-large multimedia distribution center can do. Just equipped with Windows XP Media Center Edition and Toshiba's QosmioPlayer, it allows you to watch TV, listen to CDs, HD DVD players and record TV shows that all don't need to boot the operating system.

When you start your computer, you will have incredible execution programs. This model is held WorldBench 5 ranked 87, one of the laptops hold the highest position. And the leading PC World Test Center magazine of the US rated it at position 96 in terms of configuration components and position 92 in design. Both have very high positions. But of course the price is not very pleasant: the G35-AV650 is priced at $ 2,300. This model also supports high-resolution mobile HD entertainment programs, 17-inch widescreen display with nVidia GeForce video card Go 7600, 1GB SDRAM and dual-core Intel T2500 processor with 2 GHz speed.

HP Pavilion dv6000z

The HP Pavilion dv6000z laptop is only half the price of the Qosmio ($ 1100), but the internal configuration may not make you happy. It has Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, Mobile AMD Turion 64 X2 processor, 15.4-inch widescreen display; SDRAM GB, multifunctional DVD drive and TV tuner. PC World Test Center has not yet rated this model but its previous generation (dv5000z) won an impressive position at WorldBench 5 of 86.

3. Small, multi-functional phones

Motorola has launched a breakthrough with the new Razr ultra-small mobile phones. Combining the sleek element of Razz and the QWERTY keyboard utility makes the new mobile line appealing to "digital" crushers right from the start. Moto Q also offers a video camera, music player and low-cost e-mail access with the South Beach micro-size package. This device was sold from the wireless version for $ 199, 2 years warranty.

Motorola Razr

There is also Windows Mobile 5.0, which supports Microsoft's Bluetooth Q with a fast, accurate 2.4-inch color LCD screen. The ability to display photos and videos is better than a 1.3 mega pixel camera (pixel). Full keyboard and flexible cursor make navigation and text review easy. The e-mail sender function is optimized on Microsoft Exchange client, but still supports e-mail from POP3 server as well as Web browser.

The built-in stereo speakers in the half-inch box (1.27 cm) make MP3 audio files (or any one of the other 7 supported file formats) not sound good. But they are enhanced with the speakerphone feature of Q. A headphone port (listening) provides optimal conditions for stereo audio and miniSD card slots that require more money.

If you are buying someone without too many functional components, think about Sanyo Katana (Sprint Nextel series only costs $ 80, 2-year warranty). Compact model with VGA graphics card, dedicated control components make the device easy to use; Support Bluetooth phone, can send photos by wireless connection or via e-mail. Pink and white, Katana seems completely like the Razr V3, but still has its own high-tech style.