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Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Portable digital video players

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Portable digital video playersBuy a car insteadI think that's way too much money for what you get. You can buy a car for that kind of cash, one that would run at least 6-12 months. We got one that ran 8 years before we retired it.Seriously...

Tags: Digital media, digital video player, Holiday Gift Guide, Holiday Gift Guide 2008, digital video

Discussion threads 2008-12-23

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Last-minute stocking stuffers

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Last-minute stocking stuffersCredibility LostDid you really just include a 7" widescreen photo frame at $120 as one of your top picks???WOW!!! A) Don't go widescreen on digital photo frames unless you specifically want to display panoramic shots... go with a 4:3 aspect ratio. http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=p9uVW7Y5ndby9SmLKZDCJCwB) don't...

Tags: Last-minute, Holiday Gift Guide 2008, Holiday Gift Guide

Discussion threads 2008-12-22

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Best digital camera accessories

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Best digital camera accessoriesRE: Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Best digital camera accessoriesI'd like to add, would be a STABLE tripod. The Bogen/Manfrotto 190XDB tripod with the 486RC2 ball head is an excellent choice for less than $200. The tripod is quite heavy, but stable...

Tags: Digital cameras, Digital photography, digital camera accessory, Holiday Gift Guide 2008, Holiday Gift Guide, digital camera

Discussion threads 2008-12-21

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Budget home theater setups

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Budget home theater setupsYou can always try to get a brand-name on a budget.My husband and I were able to get a brand new 52" Sharp 1080P LCD HDTV for just $1199 a week ago. Most budget brands cost more than that. You just...

Tags: Home entertainment, TV & Home Theater, Consumer electronics, Branding, home theater setup, Holiday Gift Guide 2008, Holiday Gift Guide, home theater

Discussion threads 2008-12-17

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Top 10 camcorders

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Top 10 camcordersCanon is smoking crack and so are you for listing this model.Canon announced the updated X1 models in November that still use 5 year old 1440x1080 NON HD sensors and in the same month their SLR division releases a 21MP DSLR that does 1080p...

Tags: Canon Inc., Holiday Gift Guide, Holiday Gift Guide 2008, Top 10, camcorder

Discussion threads 2008-12-16

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Wireless routers

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Wireless routersNo D-Link?I've always used D-Link products and have always had good luck. I've had the DIR-655 for over a year now and have never had a problem. For the record, I'll never let another Belkin product thru the door of my house. ...

Tags: Home networking, Routers & switches, Holiday Gift Guide, Holiday Gift Guide 2008, wireless router, router, wireless

Discussion threads 2008-12-16

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: GPS personal navigation devices

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: GPS personal navigation devicesGPSI am finally glad to hear someone that has actually used the lane assist feature. I have read a couple of other reviews from people that were using the device in their home town and had not gone out on the road...

Tags: GPS, Holiday Gift Guide 2008, Holiday Gift Guide, navigation device

Discussion threads 2008-12-13

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Three Ultimate HDTVs

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Three Ultimate HDTVs70" Sony Bravia XBR LCDYou missed the 70" Sony Bravia XBR LCD Flat Panel HDTV, at a whopping $19,999. There, for but a fortune, go I.I mention this because 70" is a reasonable size for many home theaters, and LCD is not considered an...

Tags: TVs, Projectors, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, Ultimate HDTV, HDTV, Holiday Gift Guide 2008

Discussion threads 2008-12-11

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Laptop picks by the inch

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Laptop picks by the inchI Agree - DO NOT BUY HP NOTEBOOKS!I have wasted my money on a HP Pavillion dv9288ea with 17 inch screen and all the specs. Cost me a fortune and just after my 1 year warranty was up, the thing died. I...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co., Holiday Gift Guide 2008

Discussion threads 2008-12-10

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Geek gifts ideas

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Geek gifts ideasGift list...Nope, sorry I am not "[i]just[/i]" a computer geek, but I am also a [b]DIY[/b] geek. On my list? Parts: Transistors (small signal, UHF, silicon switching, FET's, UJT, Hall effect, etc), IC's (timers, drivers, voice modules, quad and decade counters, etc),...

Tags: Semiconductors, Geek gifts idea, Geek Gifts, Holiday Gift Guide 2008

Discussion threads 2008-12-09

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: High-end home theater setups

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: High-end home theater setupsDid this article say "High-end" home theater??High-end by whose standards...someone who usually shops at Walmart? I mean c'mon - high end Blu Ray player for $350.00? Denon and Marantz both have Blu Ray players that are over $3,000.00 to start. The stuff listed...

Tags: Home entertainment, Consumer electronics, TV & Home Theater, Blueray, home theater, Holiday Gift Guide 2008, home theater setup

Discussion threads 2008-12-05

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Feature phones

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Feature phonesHoliday Gift Guide 2008: Feature phonesI need a new phone. Currently have the original enV, not too crazy about the env2. The voyager sounds nice but if its a year old I'd want something a little newer. Decisions decisions.RE: Holiday Gift Guide 2008:...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, Holiday Gift Guide 2008

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: The best digital cameras under $200

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: The best digital cameras under $200Hope it's better than the V1273I bought a V1273 this past summer. You cannot use it outside, as the LCD is not bright enough to see. If you are going to purchase one of these, I would suggest trying...

Tags: Digital cameras, Digital photography, camera, Holiday Gift Guide 2008, digital camera, Cannon, Sony Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-11-26

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: The ultimate smartphones

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: The ultimate smartphonesLotus Traveler for Domino shops[i]> If you are looking for a BlackBerry alternative and have an Exchange server then you should ... [/i]I'm a Lotus Domino user, and Lotus Traveler works quite nicely for Domino shops.http://www-01.ibm.com/software/lotus/products/notes/traveler.html

Tags: Smart phones, E-mail servers, Groupware, Enterprise software, Handhelds, IBM Lotus Domino, Holiday Gift Guide 2008, IBM Corp., smart phone

Discussion threads 2008-11-24

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Best cars, trucks, minivans, SUVs and hybrids

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Best cars, trucks, minivans, SUVs and hybridsDon't forget the VW 'Clean Diesel' Tech!The '09 Jetta is available with VW's new 'Clean Diesel' TDI engine. I traded in my '04 TDI for an '09 model. What a step up in power and comfort!50 MPG at 55...

Tags: car, Clean Diesel, TDI, Holiday Gift Guide 2008, minivan, SUV

Discussion threads 2008-11-24

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: MP3 players

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: MP3 playersJust picked up a Zune for $80 a couple of days ago!Really liked Zune MP3 Player after trying out a friend's Zune. I ended up buying one after finding a good deal here for a brand new Zune for just $80 delivered. Also...

Tags: Digital music, Media players, Digital media, Archos, Microsoft Zune, MP3 player, Archos 605, MP3, Holiday Gift Guide 2008, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-11-22

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Budget hardware

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Budget hardware45nm Intel E5200 Processor for $95...AMD, hurry up!!!(I want AMD due to Hybrid Crossfire. :))

Tags: Budget Hardware, Holiday Gift Guide 2008, hardware

Discussion threads 2008-11-21

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: The best entry-level digital SLRs

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: The best entry-level digital SLRsEntry Level - NotPrices from 500 to 700 dollars for a digital camera. What is the need for SLR? A regular digital for under 200 is a better buy anyday.SLR Need IndeedIf you don't understand why a photographer, including amateurs, would want...

Tags: SLR, digital-SLR, camera

Discussion threads 2008-11-21

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Top 5 Netbooks

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Top 5 NetbooksWhat, No MSI Wind?I liked the Aspire One, and actually had no problems with the strange touch pad button layout, but ultimately choose the Wind. Better keyboard, bluetooth, easily upgradable (Per MSI, this no longer voids your warranty) and can run MAC OS-X...

Tags: Engineering, Operating systems, NOW IT, MSI, Top 5 Netbooks, Microsoft Windows XP, Holiday Gift Guide 2008, netbook, Top 5, Linux, battery, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-11-21

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Bargain Apples

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Bargain ApplesYawn!Don't worry! I'll eventually warm up to ???I bought a SATA dock....like the NewerTech Voyager at Microcenter for $29. Made by Inland. Piece of junk in terms of construction, but it works just fine.RE: Bargain? ApplesApple seems to be on...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Cellular phones, WIRELESS, Bargain Apples, Apple iPod Touch, Holiday Gift Guide 2008, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2008-11-20