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Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Digital cameras for kids: Kids love digital cameras. Whether it's the happy chorus of "Can I see? Can I see?" and subsequent jockeying to get a glimpse of the LCD, or the fact that you can just let them snap away randomly without worrying about wasting film, digital cameras make great gifts for kids....; Tags: Digital Camera, Holiday Gift Guide, Camera, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2009-11-25
Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Best Bluetooth headsets: If you've got a friend or family member who is always chatting away on their cell phone, a Bluetooth headset might be an easy, inexpensive gift that keeps their hands warm when the weather goes south for the winter. by Andrew Nusca; Tags: Headset, Holiday Gift Guide, Bluetooth Headset, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2009-11-23
Holiday Gift Guide 2009: E-book readers: Sony Pocket Edition?It seems odd that there was no mention of the Sony Pocket Edition (PRS300). Many of us just want to read and we don't need all the extra bells and whistles. With the pocket edition, we don't have to pay for them.; Tags: E-books, Holiday Gift Guide, e-book Reader; Discussion threads 2009-11-23
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: 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
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 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