November 2006

“12 Gizmos of Christmas”: #3, Portable Audio Players

The iPod (or Portable Audio Player) category has been dethroned! For the past two years, Portable Audio Players (well, we called the category MP3 Players two years ago) has been in the top spot of the “12 Gizmos of Christmas”. This year the category drops to #3. The Geeks are still quite impressed with how [...]

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Television Series on DVD

Television Series on DVDs is our last pick in the “Video” category. It seems just about every television series is available on DVD allowing you to pop in and watch your favorite TV show on your own schedule. If you you’re a Richard Dean Anderson fan, you can watch “Macgyver” followed by an episode of [...]

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Sling Media Slingbox PRO

Sling Media created an innovative product in their original Slingbox, but at the end of September Sling Media came out with a family of Slingboxes. The top end Slingbox is the Pro. Having the Pro for only a month or so, I am at a loss as to how I lived before the product came [...]

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TiVo Series3â„¢ HD Digital Media Recorder

Tivo arguably made one of the largest splashes this year in the DVR market with the release of their Series 3 box. And it was certainly a big splash with their $800 HD-ready (1080i output), cable-ready, 300hr (32 in HD) unit. Billed as the World’s only DVR with THX®-certification, the Series 3 can also manipulate [...]

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“12 Gizmos of Christmas”: #4, Video

Video products come in as #4 on our survey of most wanted items under the Christmas tree. Oddly enough, none of the three items we picked to represent Video products include a VCR. The first item we feature made a big splash earlier in the fall with it’s $800 price tag and is TiVo’s first [...]

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Geek Bloggers and Interns Wanted

The Geeks need help expanding our Geek network. We are in need of bloggers looking for revenue sharing opportunities as well as interns looking for media experience, industry contacts and have a passion for all things technology related. Check out the article on Geek 4 Sale.

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LEGO Mindstorms NXT

Lego Mindstorms NXT would make a good gift for kids and “adult” geeks as well. You not only program your robot but design and build it from scratch as well. Including sensors for touch, sound, light and ultrasonic the NXT includes Bluetooth support and a 32-bit processor which is highly evolved from Lego’s last offering. [...]

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T.M.X. Tickle Me Elmo

Good luck getting a T.M.X. Tickle Me Elmo before Christmas. Amazon sellers have a few for sale starting around $120 and ebay auctions are coming in around $80 (retail is $39.99). So, is T.M.X. Tickle Me Elmo worth it? Some of the early reviews from parents are that the younger kids are scared when Elmo [...]

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Roboreptile

The first toy we are featuring is actually the Exclusive Roboreptile from Discovery (not just the normal Roboreptile) which includes Chromashift color-changing technology. This autonomous robotic reptile stalks prey on four legs, chases on two legs and can jump. While the Roboreptile is deemed as not appropriate for small children due to small parts that [...]

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“12 Gizmos of Christmas”: #5, Toys

We suspect not only kids have toys on their wishlists, but “adults” do as well. After all, I know this Geek has a few toys listed! “Pickup Sticks” and “Lincoln Logs” won’t make our list, instead look for high tech toys that perhaps hunt, giggle or can be programmed.

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