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Good: The Phorus PS1 Speaker offers wireless audio streaming using your existing Wi-Fi network. The speaker doesn't distort at full volume and lacks the boxiness often heard from other small speakers. There's also built-in Bluetooth.
Bad: Sound quality is overall unimpressive and overly midrange heavy. Playback of any file format other than MP3 is spotty or doesn't work at all. The system suffers from frequent connectivity issues, even when wired. Initial streaming service support is limited to Pandora, unless you use Bluetooth. There's no Ethernet, without purchasing a separate adapter. And for the same price, the excellent Sonos Play:1 is available.
Bottom Line: With lackluster sound quality, limited app support, and unreliable connectivity, there's little reason to choose the Phorus PS1 wireless audio speaker over the superior Sonos Play:1. [Read more]

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Good: The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 is a faster, longer-battery-life version of the original model, upgraded with a current-gen Haswell processor. The keyboard cover is also improved with backlit keys, and is among the best tablet accessories ever devised.
Bad: The Surface Pro 2 remains stubbornly thick and heavy compared with some sleeker competitors. The base 64GB version may leave you starved for storage, and the keyboard cover, practically required, should be included instead of sold separately.
Bottom Line: Microsoft's subtly updated Windows 8.1 tablet feels more like Surface Pro 1.5 -- improved battery life and better accessories make it a worthwhile (albeit pricey) laptop replacement, but it's still not an iPad-level category killer. [Read more]