It’s Friday! Maybe you just got paid. You could use that money for boring stuff like bills, rent, and food, or you could act like a wonderfully impulsive consumer and spend it on any number of products. Here are some ideas to get you started based on your taxable income bracket.
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The launch of Apple’s iPad is upon us and over the last few weeks we’ve seen more and more “details” pop up over the hyped tablet. Here’s a quick rundown of what you may or may not have missed.
Pricing: Apple is pricing iBooks to match Amazon’s Kindle pricing. 27 out of the 32 eBooks from the NYT Bestsellers section …
Do I really even need to type anything here? We’re looking at bookends with Darth Vader’s lightsaber piercing either side, creating the illusion that he came to your house, saw your Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants book in plain sight on your bookshelf, and decided to create a paperback shish kabob. Then he got on the bus! You’d …
Wii owners determined to use the console to stream Netflix movies will be happy to know that the discs that enable online access to select content have been shipped out and ought to arrive tomorrow.
And with that, the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii can all handle instant Netflix streaming. The Wii, however, won’t handle HD streaming, of
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Just a quick update for anyone remotely interested in the Joojoo tablet from Fusion Garage or for those who pre-ordered, the tablets have begun shipping and will arrive by March 29.
The Joojoo is a 12.1-inch capacitive touch-screen tablet at retails for $499. Check out our hands-on here.
This Kobo e-book reader looks like a Kindle without a keyboard. It also lacks the Kindle’s 3G connection and $260 price tag, although it will have access to a nice variety of content thanks to its partnership with Borders.
The device will sell for $150 this summer (no hard-and-fast launch date yet) and supports the ePub format. …
There are some pretty aggressive handsets pouring out of the CTIA conference this year. Case in point, Sprint’s upcoming HTC EVO 4G. It’s an Android 2.1 handset with a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 4.3-inch screen, 720p HDMI output port, visual voicemail, and more.
HTC’s done a nice job of making this thing relatively svelte but as …
Okay, now we’re talking. Samsung just announced an impressive little number in the Galaxy S, a 3G smartphone running Android 2.1 with a 1GHz processor and a 4-inch 800×480 AMOLED screen.
Other features include a “Daily Briefing” app that shows weather, news, stocks, and scheduling information, DLNA home networking compatibility, …
Skype Mobile will be available on nine Verizon smartphones starting this Thursday. The app will allow users to make free Skype-to-Skype calls and send Sype-to-Skype instant messages over Verizon’s network without using plan minutes or data allowances.
It’s a step in the right direction although if you think you’d be able to use …
Earlier this year, Eye-Fi released its “Pro X2” 8GB wireless SD card at $150. The card features Class 6 read and write speeds and an 802.11n Wi-Fi module for super fast image and video uploads directly from a digital camera or camcorder. Add to that the ability to use the card across an Ad Hoc network (no router needed), RAW image …
Yahoo! launched two new iPhone apps today at the CTIA Wireless conference in Las Vegas. The Yahoo! Search iPhone App appears to be somewhat similar to search features that were found in its all-around app that was released over a year ago—namely voice search and current location search—but focuses solely on searching while dropping …
Happy Monday-
Yeah, we all feel the same way. In the hopes of brightening up your day, we’re going to give something away every Monday going forward until we’ve rid ourselves of whatever swag is lying around the office. First up is a replica of Bayonetta’s Scarborough Fair. It’s quite nice and NIB! Leave a comment and we’ll …
