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Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology.

It's not often that we feel a keen sense of déjà vu while writing a review, but here we are.

The EVO View 4G ($399.99) is a first, but also something you've most definitely seen before.

It's not exactly a minty fresh concept, but if you're bored with networked media streamers slinging content and content alone, Awind's McTiVia might just

We've been big fans of Lensbaby for quite some time, but up until now, its wares weren't exactly ideal for the professional crowd.

PowerSuit's no stranger to the reload-and-refuel arena, and just months after ushering out the

Here in New York at Acer's Global press event, the company's talking touch.

Lots and lots of touch.

Hello, trend.

The Crux 360 is the third such device that we've seen in the past two months, and if we had to guess, we'd say it probably won't be the last.

And this, friends, is why Japan is a marvelous place. Panasonic has just removed the wraps from its new DIGA DMR-BF200, which is being hailed as the planet's smallest Blu-ray recorder.

Nah, this trio isn't nearly as flashy as Motorola's spate of new smartphones, but those still rockin' the earpiece (or trying to avoid a 'talkin

C'mon, let's all color ourselves shocked at once.

It'll be fun. We promise. If you've been calling the underside of a rock home for the past decade or so, you may have missed out on a Chinese outfit by the name of Meizu.