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Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Laptop computers

Not High Tech - but some think it's wiredHere is a unique not high tech affordable Gift that I give to my friends, family and students who enjoy plants, nature or gardening. ?A TickleMe Plant! Ever see a plant move when you tickle it? The TickleMe Plant grows year round...

Tags: computer, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Best iPhone & iPod touch apps

Christmas creep hits the blogosphereIt's November 2nd. Can't we wait on holiday gift guides just a few more weeks?

Tags: Blogging, Christmas Creep, Apple iPod Touch, Apple iPod, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Hardware components

Another ideaThe KH family must look forward to Santa's arrival if those are your ideas of gifts!One I think worth considering is and external drive and a back up program. You know which friends need those. (Sorry Zack :- Well, those choices were...... different.Why the i7 extreme, when you can...

Tags: Games, Holiday Gift Guide 2009, Holiday Gift Guide, Holiday gift, hardware component, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

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TechRepublic's Geek Gift Guide 2009

Regardless of their current economic situation, technology geeks love to give and receive electronic gadgets. And, it is not just any gadget they want, but the best electronic gizmos. TechRepublic once again brings together our unique perspective reviews of some of the best geek gifts on the market, all just...

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Geek, E-books, Ethernet, Quality, Personal Technology, Networking, Business Operations

Download resources 2009-11-18

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Digital Media Players

what about cowon??the cowon s9 is a very nice touchscreen player. and the creative x-fi2 is pretty nice too.

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, digital media

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Digital SLR camera accessories

OK shootLoved the picture of the camera holster!Presumably this Tombstone resident was going for a shoot at the OK Corral?HolsterBlackrapid's R Strap is another way to keep a camera or two to hand.The holster here looks to reduce the camera's tendency to bounce around as you're moving. If you...

Tags: camera

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: The best all-around pocket digital cameras

Here are my five choices for the best all-around ultracompact cameras on the market this holiday season for an avid photographer in your life. by Rachel King

Tags: Digital Camera, Camera, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Five camcorders under $300

Here are five camcorders under $300 that could please the videographer in your life this holiday season. by Rachel King

Tags: Camcorder, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Digital SLR camera accessories

There's probably nothing a digital camera enthusiast likes better than gear and gadgets, which makes shopping for your favorite shutterbug a cinch. If you're looking for a great holiday gift for someone who already has his or her dSLR of choice, one of these dSLR camera accessories -- ranging...

Tags: DSLR, SLR, Accessory, Camera, Janice Chen

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Digital SLR cameras

It's been a great year for digital SLR shooters: There have been no fewer than 17 new dSLRs released this year, with HD video shooting coming to the low-end and long-awaited updates to stalwarts like the much-loved Nikon D40. To help you narrow down the options, here's a list of...

Tags: DSLR, SLR, Camera, Janice Chen

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Hardware components

As the Holiday season approaches, people start thinking about gift ideas. To help you give or receive the perfect holiday gift this year I've put together a list of five cool tech gift ideas. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Holiday, Hardware Component, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Best iPhone & iPod touch apps

It's that time of the year again! It's hard to believe, but this time last year, we only had 5,000 apps to choose from in the App Store â€" this year there's more than 85,000 apps to choose from. What a difference a year makes. Whether you're looking...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Twitter Inc., Video, Road Trip, Apple iPod Touch, App, Smart Phones, Corporate Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Top Five HDTVs

Whatever the size of your wallet, every living room should have a respectable television set. Good news: HDTVs are cheaper, bigger and better than ever. Here are my top five picks for this year. Splurge: Samsung UNB8500 Series ...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., HDTV, Video, 1080p, TVs, Corporate Communications, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Blu-ray Players/Home Theater Systems

With prices for both players and discs plunging, this may be the holiday season for Blu-ray. Already online movie streaming is making inroads—even on Blu-ray players themselves. Some of these picks are integrating on-demand video services into their feature sets, hoping to keep themselves relevant in...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Disc, Blu-ray, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: E-book readers

In the second half of 2009 we saw some major updates to the market leading ebook readers, followed by announcements of new products coming at the end of 2009 and into 2010. We now see wireless and touchscreen functionality being added to these electronic readers, as well as access to...

Tags: Touch Screen, E-book Reader, Keyboards, E-books, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Components, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Digital Media Players

For this Digital Media Player Holiday Guide we will be taking a look at the best devices that offer a complete music playing and video watching experience. There are still some devices that specialize in one or the other, but the capability has improved in most of them so that...

Tags: Video, Music, Corporate Communications, Digital Media, Digital Video, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Personal Navigation Devices

Personal Navigation Devices PNDs were very popular gifts in 2008 and throughout 2009 we saw some changes in smartphone technology and adoption that resulted in a couple of strong competitors left standing the the PND space. Garmin and TomTom are the primary players in the PND game and have some...

Tags: Smart Phone, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, GPS, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Smartphones

The lineup of cell phones has expanded a bit, but a significant number of what we see in that category are updates to existing models. The real innovation in the mobile phone world is in the area of smartphones where we see the Apple iPhone, Palm WebOS, Google Android, RIM...

Tags: Mobile, Smart Phone, Cell Phone, Smartphone, Carrier, Cellular Phones, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Cell Phones

Even though 2009 was a difficult one for many in regards to finances, the mobile phone market continued to grow and manufacturers continued to roll out some excellent phones for the consumer. In this issue of the 2009 Holiday Gift Guide we will take a look at two selected mobile...

Tags: Phone, Mobile, Cell Phone, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Laptop computers

This year the laptop list was a tough assignment for several reasons. First, the emergence of a new class of ultra-thin laptops--spawned by lower-cost processors from Intel and AMD--has made things more complicated. Second, there's a fresh crop of Windows 7 laptops, and...

Tags: Processor, Hard Drive, Performance, Apple MacBook, Memory, Graphics, Laptop Computer, Netbook, Computer, Intel Corp., Compaq Computer Corp., Compaq CQ61z, Timeline 1810T, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows 7, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-11-01