Dana Wollman

It doesn't hold a candle to Twitter or Facebook on the desktop, but Google's ambitious social networking service makes it easy to share thoughts with friends while you're on the go.

This Foursquare competitor lets you broadcast your location to friends, but its lack of reader reviews and real-world rewards makes it an also-ran.

This location-based social network provides real-life rewards for telling the world where you are

This stylish big-screen notebook offers very good performance and graphics muscle for the price.

This netbook is rather lightweight and lasts almost nine hours on a charge, but its design could use some refinement.

This good-looking and durable business ultraportable offers a great combination of speed and battery life.

This lightweight and well-designed 13-inch powerhouse streams video wirelessly to your TV, but it's a bit pricey.

Sporting a social networking-friendly interface and a better keyboard than the Droid, the Devour is a good value.

This midrange DSLR shoots full HD video and delivers some of the best colors you'll find.

This simple but brilliant extension adds private messages to e-mails and tweets.

One of the most rugged and stylish DSLRs on the market.

This DSLR offers a beginner-friendly interface and pleasing, accurate colors.

Nikon's inexpensive DSLR delivers all the ease-of-use, speed, and excellent image quality a beginner could want.

This stylish and innovative notebook offers strong performance and can wirelessly stream high-def video to your TV.

This tiny device allows professionals to scan on the go, beaming their data to smart phones or laptops.