PCWorld.com has teamed up with Retrevo.com to offer a time-saving, one-stop service, for anyone needing fast access to product manuals for consumer electronics products.

Retrevo has developed sophisticated artificial intelligence technology to collect, analyze, categorize, and deliver manuals for most popular consumer electronics products. You can even enter a topic and Retrevo’s technology will return the exact relevant page within the manual.

Here are some reasons to check out this new feature on PCWorld.com:

Find buried content fast – by adding a single keyword or phrase to your search

Not only can you find manuals for most consumer electronics products but we can also save you the time you might spend searching through the manual to find the specific information you’re looking for. Just enter a topic, problem, or feature along with the make and model number and there’s a very good chance you’ll get the exact relevant page in the manual.
Examples:
Want to set up your Treo for quick dialing? Try Treo 650 speed dial
iPod frozen and I need to reset it? Try iPod reset
Need help configuring your camera’s memory? Try Powershot SD430 memory card

Get up and running quickly with a time-saving interface that jumps directly to manuals

It’s fast and easy to use! You’ll find special search boxes on most PCWorld.com consumer electronics product Info Centers including digital cameras, printers, cellphones, PDAs, and other digital entertainment . Enter the make and model number and you’ll see a results page that includes a list of documents along with a resizable preview pane. You can expand the preview pane to make it more readable or shrink it into a small thumbnail. Search examples:
Olympus EVolt E-500
Treo 700p

Don’t stress about lost manuals or long hold-times on 800 number support lines

Now you never have to worry about misplacing or losing a manual. Let Retrevo and PCWorld.com keep them safe and easily available. Even on a vacation or away from home you can have fast access to the manuals for all your high-tech gear on PCWorld.com.

“Retrevo’s innovative search technology and accurate results for electronics manuals, guides and documentation are a great addition to PCWorld.com’s offering of comprehensive product information and analysis,” said Ulla McGee, VP/Business Development, PCWorld.com, a division of IDG.
Vipin Jain, Retrevo’s CEO said, “We are pleased to partner with such a respected publisher of high quality technology advise and information and look forward to providing PCWorld.com visitors to useful and easy-to-find product information.”

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