As we hurtle helplessly towards the gift-wrapped apocalypse, the collective Techland hivemind is giving you a little help with possible present ideas for your nearest, dearest and most deserving. Doug fearlessly led the way like …
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Our Favorite Things: Last-Minute Gift Ideas (Day One)
In an effort to help out our fellow last-minute shoppers, Matt, Jared, Graeme, Keith and I will each be spotlighting some of our favorite tech products this week. I drew Monday! Here’s a list of some of the gadgets and gear I use …
Use Amazon’s Price Check App and Save $15 This Saturday
How’s this for a brazen move to steal business away from brick-and-mortar stores? Under normal circumstances, a shopper using Amazon’s Price Check app in a physical store can instantaneously check to see if Amazon sells the same merchandise for a better price. This Saturday, however, when a consumer uses the app, Amazon will undercut …
One Last Shot at a $99 HP Tablet
The HP TouchPad: If you blinked, you may have missed it. The tablet launched on July 1 and was killed off on August 18. TouchPad, we hardly knew ye.
In no time at all, HP dropped the TouchPad’s starting price—originally …
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First Look: OnLive’s Cloud Gaming Service Comes to Tablets and Phones
Know any serious PC gamers? The odds are sky-high that they’re also serious experts on PC hardware.
That’s because 3D gaming requires more sheer computing horsepower than any other home-computing task. Ardent game players, …
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The Top 10 Gadgets of 2011
The end of the year means two things around these parts: Top 10 lists galore and the holidays (ranked in that order). Also, being forced to don itchy, ill-fitting turtlenecks in the hopes of getting a cheap laugh. If just one …
Nabi Review: A Kids Tablet That’s Not a Toy
Young children look so darned cute playing with iPads on YouTube. But leave them alone with the things for too long, and they might end up with a serious addiction to Infinity Blade or other apps that aren’t suitable for their …
Cyber Monday Is Over, but Huge Online Discounts Keep Coming
While Cyber Monday is gone, the deals aren’t. Actually, in some ways, they’re better than ever: At least seven retailers are offering 40% nearly everything sold on their websites.
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Holiday Giftables: T-Mobile Prepaid 4G Mobile HotSpot
What is it? A pre-paid 4G hotspot that converts wireless data access from T-Mobile’s network into a Wi-Fi hotspot for use on up to five different devices.
How much? $130 at T-Mobile—or currently $92 at Amazon.
Who’d like …
Flash Fashion 101: How to Make the Most of Gilt, Rue La La and Other Sale Sites
It’s not surprising that fashion deal sites like Gilt Groupe, Rue La La and Ideeli, which often offer designer merchandise discounted up to 80%, have garnered more than 5 million members in just a few short years. As these …
Very Serious, Must-Buy Gadget of the Week: Air Table Tennis Paddle
You guys! How many times have you thought to yourself (or said out loud, between fits of tears late at night after you’ve watched your third infomercial in a row and polished off an entire six-pack of Ramen) “I wish I could play …