Sharky's Notebook

The Sony VAIO VPC-F121GX is the fastest laptop in Sony's arsenal, but other brands will give you better bang for the buck.

The Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 8100 offers an extraordinary level of capability for the price.

The Mobile Edge EVO Backpack is great for carrying around your laptop and other accessories you'll need.

Poor phishing protection. Antispam limited to Outlook and Outlook Express. Firewall displays innumerable popup queries about behavior of valid programs.

For the same price as a smartphone or multimedia tablet, the eMachines Mini-e ER1402-05 gives you a full-fledged PC computing experience.

The Asus U33Jc-A1 is an elegant bamboo-clad laptop that's eco-friendly, and durable, but is it worth the $100 premium over the U30Jc-A1?

If you're a Mac user who's more comfortable using a trackpad than a mouse, get yourself to your local Apple store and pick up the Magic Trackpad.

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty returns players to the sci-fi world they've been pining for for more than a decade. It was worth the wait.

If you're looking for a light day bag and a fresh design, this backpack delivers.

Trillian could be the most feature-laden instant messaging client on earth, but is it the most usable? And is it worth $25 when the competition is free?

With a great design, stellar performance, and pretty kickass price, the Apple iMac 21.5-inch (Core i3) is the system that can convert your friend/relative/significant into a Mac-faithful.

If you're looking for a green backpack solution then Mobile Edge Eco Backpack is right up your alley.

Your complete communications hub, Digsby offers multiprotocol instant messaging, social network dashboards, and even video chat.

The Samsung Intercept offers Sprint subscribers a solid, if unremarkable, Android device with a recent version of the OS and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.

The Toshiba Portégé R705-25 is an ultralight, modestly-priced laptop with an optical drive.

The HP Pavilion dv6-3033cl includes a fast Core i5 processor and a Blu-Ray drive that only Costco can pull off for $900.

The 55-inch LED-backlit Bravia KDL-55HX800 delivers solid 3D imagery, and an even-better 2D picture. Features are plentiful, but you'll pay dearly for this cutting-edge HDTV.

The nascent category of touch-screen, widget-based, Wi-Fi alarm clocks gets its first winner with the Insignia Infocast, which is well designed, fun, and easy to use.

There's a lot to like about Samsung's 55-inch LN55C650 LCD HDTV, from its outstanding HD and SD picture quality to its well-stocked catalog of interactive Web apps.

The Alienware Orion backpack is a like a "bag of holding" for the travelling gamer. It will carry your largest laptop, and a nettop, and the chargers, and a whole lot more!