PCWorld Video Podcast

There's a huge range of point-and-shoot cameras on the market right now, but which one suits you best? Tim Moynihan, PC World's top fashionista, takes a look at three models from Canon, Panasonic, and Samsung. Guess which one he rates "Las Vegas?"

If you're tempted by a $500 tablet device designed for Web browsing, you should certainly check out Fusion Garage's JooJoo. With a 12-inch capacitive touchscreen display, 1GB of memory, and a 4GB SSD, the device appears to have enough power for the Web but will the fact that you can't store files or programs be a problem? Robert Strohmeyer takes a look.

Designed to run with low overhead on mobile devices such as netbooks, Google's Chrome OS has been recently released to the Open Source Community. PC World's senior editor Robert Strohmeyer has downloaded an early build to check out.

Almost everyone owns an iPod, so what could be a better gift than an iPod accessory? We take a look at a wallet that'll hold your Nano, and two adapters for the newest, buttonless Shuffle.

It can be tricky to pick the right accessory for an iPhone owner but we found some great ones: A solar charger, a hands-free Bluetooth device for your car, an adapter for your nightstand that turns the iPhone into an alarm clock, and a device that helps you use the extra space on your phone (or iPod) for a portable hard drive.

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Your laptop lover might like a classy stand for a Mac laptop, a protective sleeve that allows a hot notebook to cool down, or a backback to carry a laptop that's made of recycled materials. All are priced at under $90.

We like the clever Gorillatorch flashlight, the well-priced iKeySlim keyboard and Logitech's useful Harmony 700 universal remote.

Gateway's ultraportable EC1430u laptop is a good choice for someone on the go who is looking for a Windows7 machine with a large keyboard. With a 16:9 aspect ratio screen and HDMI-out it can also power an external monitor or TV.

The Pixi, the second smartphone to run the Web OS, is a good choice for those new to the smartphone arena. This little sibling to the Palm Pre has a lot going for it. Assistant Editor Ginny Mies shows us around.

Both Epson's PictureMate Charm PM 225 Compact Photo Printer and HP's Photosmart A646 Compact Photo Printer cost roughly the same, but which would better suit your needs? One printer has high quality photos but few options; the other printer's quality is not as quite good but it lets you print more sizes of photos and has other interesting features. Melissa Riofrio, PC World's printer expert, explains the differences.

We've all seen augmented reality in the movies: a character puts on a pair of glasses and suddenly data about their surroundings appears within their field of vision. However, this technology now is about to be available on a device near you. Senior editor Mark Sullivan takes a look at recent developments, including BMW's project that puts repair data on the inside of glasses for mechanics, an iPhone app that uses the camera and compass to provide location-based information, a demo of an augmented reality assisted GPS system, and the University of Washington's efforts to display data on contact lenses.

Dell's Latitude Z600 ultraslim laptop isn't your average PC--and with a starting price of $2500, you probably wouldn't buy it for yourself. However, this sleek dream laptop (#6 on the PC World 100 top products of 2009) geared for a business executive has the added luxury of wireless charging (a $250 option). The PC also has a separate ARM CPU--handy if you want to open your e-mail without booting up the entire notebook. Senior Writer Darren Gladstone tells you why this sharp PC opens a window into the future of computing.

The slimmest Micro Four-Thirds System camera yet, the industrial-looking Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 is the most enticing non-DSLR we've seen to date. With a compact frame, interchangeable lenses, HD video-shooting capabilities, and simple but versatile controls, this camera is an excellent alternative to an entry-level DSLR.

The Olympus Stylus Tough-8000 point-and-shoot and the Sonim XP3 Quest rugged phone are supposed to be tough. How tough? Sarah and Chris, PC World's Digital Demolition team, drop them, dunk them, toss them and run one over with an SUV. Take a look to see if they survive.