PC World's Top Ten Funniest Videos of 2009

27.11.2009
While the editors at PC World are a serious bunch, they're not above a bit of goofing around. So here's our top ten list of our videos that made us laugh. Hope you agree! After you've watched a clip, hit the back button on your browser if you'd like to come back to this page and check out some more antics from the gang.

1. We've all been bored on a plane and picked up the SkyMall catalog. But have you ever wondered how good the products are? On a flight of fancy, intrepid editor Mark Sullivan took it upon himself to order a dozen products from the SkyMall catalog. In this video, he looks at four, including a roll-up USB Drum Kit and the Electronic Feng Shui Fortune Compass.

2. It's become an annual tradition: Apple releases a new iPhone, PC World tries to break it. We did it with the first . We did it with the . Now, it's the iPhone 3G S's turn. This year, our torture-- whoops -- coercive interrogation was more mental than physical. Could the phone's Voice Control, Compass and smudge-proof screen withstand the withering pressure? You'll see.

3. Take a look at some of Window's 7 User Account Control features, as well as the new System and Security Action Center, troubleshooting tools, and power management options. Senior Editor Robert Strohmeyer is your avuncular guide. His approach is humorous, but the tour is serious.

4. Senior Editor Tim Moynihan finally gets what he's been waiting for: A digital pen! The Mobile Digital Scribe from IOGEAR is a stylus setup that consists of a pen and a receiver that captures handwriting and translates it via OCR software into text documents.

5. Firefox 3.5 includes great new features and improvements for private browsing, geo-location, multi-tabbed browsing, and more. PC World's Nick Mediati takes a look.