Top 100 2012 Outstanding hardware,software and cloud [Part 1]

100 PINBALL ARCADE. Whether you are pinball wizard or have never heard of these classic amusements, you owe it to yourself to check out these faithful reproductions on your smartphone or, better yet,on your tablet. The physics alone are absolutely mind-blowing. The adsupported games are free ;most ad-free versions can be purchased for $3.	99 SONY PS3 PULSE WIRELESS HEADSET. Not prepared to drop $300 for the Astro A50? Check out this alternative. Compatible with both the pc and Sony’s PlayStation 3 game console, the Pulse sounds terrific and remains comfortable during long gaming sessions. When used with the PS3. BassImpact technology vibrates the headset to provide tactile feedback 98 V-MODA CROSSFADE M-80 (R2). Few headphones can match the Crossfade M-80 for its deft combination of great sound quality, rock-solid construction, extended-listening comfort, and stunning looks—expecially the White Pearl Version. The Crossfade M-80 even offers suprisingly good noise isolation for an on-ear headphone
97 CETON INFINITV 4 USB Anything a DVR can do, a PC can do better. If you’re a cable subscriber, connect this box to your service and yo your computer, and you can program it to record up to four TV programs simultaneously,including premium channels such as HBO and Showtime	96 RTPMIDI. Yes, this choice is a little esoteric, as it’s designed for musicians; but if you fall into that category, the software is worthy of your attention. Updated in September, rtpMIDI lets you control MIDI devices – includeing other computers running MIDI software – with a networked computer or even an iPad 95 BROTHER MFC-J4510DW. This inkjet printer’s innovatice design finally gives Brother a good reason to say '”follow me”. A wider printhead prints more of the page at a time, thereby accelerating performance, while a wider paper path permints paper sizes of up to 11 by 17inches. Best of all, this printer uses low-priced inks. 94 SONY CYBER-SHOT RX100 With a sensor nearly three times larger than most rival cameras, a lens with a maximum aperture of F1.8,and manual controls for both stills and 1080p/60fps video, Sony’s RX100 is the king of the compact-camera crop.
93 SEAGATE MOMENTUS XT HYBRID DRIVE (750GB) By marrying an 8GB SSD with a midsize hard drive, the momentus XT delivers some of the speed of a solid-state drive with the superior capacity of a hard disk drive. Highly recommend it as a laptop upgrade : for desktops, endorse using a discrete SDD with a second, larger HDD	92 CINEMAGRAM. Select any area of a still image and the Cinemagram app will animate it woth always interesting, sometimes mind-boggling, and occasionally creepy results. 91 APPLE EARPODS, Products bearing the Apple Logo typically carry a hefty premium, so we’re delighted that these high-quality earbuds cost just $29. The deliver very good acoustic performance for the price, are quite comfortable to wear, and have an inline mic and remote control compatible with Apple hardware