============================================================ ------ ProductWire ------ ------ First Looks Update ------ ------ for November 29, 2004 ------ ============================================================
============================================================ ********** Sponsored by Dell Small Business ********** FREE double memory on select Dell (TM) systems! http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1283-4-54-252229-123872-0-0-0-1 ************************************************************ ============================================================ Top experts bring you hard-hitting, hands-on labs reviews. IN THIS ISSUE: * First Looks Roundup: Portable Digital Music Players - Editors' Choice: Creative Zen Micro - Apple iPod Photo - iRiver H320 - Virgin Player * Laplink Gold 12 * NOD32 Antivirus System 2.0 * Gift of the Day: HP z545-b Digital Entertainment Center For more stories, log on to http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1283-4-54-252229-123875-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ First Looks Roundup: Feature-Rich Music Players Get a close-up look at the next generation of portable music players today on PCMag.com. New offerings from Apple, iRiver, and Virgin sport great features and capacious memories, so you can store more of your music (or photos, with Apple's iPod Photo). But the real winner here is the Creative Zen Micro, which joins the iPod Mini on our Editors' Choice list. Read the reviews and see the slideshows online now. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1283-4-54-252229-123878-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ All-Purpose Remote Computing App Browser-based remote control apps are great for connecting PCs via your "always-on" broadband connection. But what about machines without access to broadband? Laplink Gold 12 lets users access PCs remotely using dial-up or broadband, or you can even string them together using serial, parallel, or USB cables. Find out more in our online review. (4 stars) http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1283-4-54-252229-123881-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Antivirus for Experts The configurability of the NOD32 Antivirus System is both its best and worst trait. Advanced users will love the customization options and heuristic protection, but novices trying to configure the software will likely be stumped. Overall, our PC Labs experts were impressed by the powerful detection techniques of known and unknown viruses, and recommend NOD32 for users with sufficient know-how. If that's you, read their review online. (4 stars) http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1283-4-54-252229-123884-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Gift of the Day: HP z545-b Digital Entertainment Center Built on the new MS Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, the ultraquiet HP z545-b is the perfect solution for consolidating your myriad multimedia files into one place. 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