Archive for November, 2008
| Posted Nov 30th, 2008 by Chief Gadgeteer [e-mail, website]
In another hardware conquest for the Linux platform, it has been successfully ported to the iPhone. While the current version is not much more than a working, beta version, it does prove that a Linux iPhone is a viable proposition.
As Gizmodo points out in the headline of their article, this may be the start [...]
Posted in Phones, Portable | No Comments »
| Posted Nov 29th, 2008 by Chief Gadgeteer [e-mail, website]
Ok, so it’s a 5 minute video, made by some fans, but it’s worth the time. It’s a bit of fun no matter what franchise you like. Sorry, I’m not gonna give it away, and you can’t skip to the end without missing stuff in the middle. Enjoy!
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Posted in Miscellaneous | 1 Comment »
| Posted Nov 28th, 2008 by jasons [e-mail, website]
Two new services have been launched recently you may find interesting. The first is 123people, a real time people search tool, you can read more about in Who Are You? Find Out With 123people. If you are trying to find a friend, or simply want to find out what information exists about you then this [...]
Posted in Networking & Internet | No Comments »
| Posted Nov 27th, 2008 by Chief Gadgeteer [e-mail, website]
Get a headstart on Black Friday online without leaving your home or dealing with ridiculous crowds.
AmazonThousands of items on sale
Dell Thanksgiving Sales15% off Electronics & Accessories. Coupon Code: CTV2$2HX963145Xbox 360 Arcade with free Rock Band 2Inspiron 1525 laptop: only $559Inspiron Mini 9: only $289$80 off Inspiron 530XPS 420 desktop: only $649
Sharp 46SB TV! Only $899$800 [...]
Posted in Audio/Video, Home Theater, Books, Music and Movies, Cameras and Photo, GPS, Gaming & Toys, Gizmo of the Day, Holidays, Miscellaneous, Networking & Internet, Phones, Portable, Software, Sports, Health & Fitness, Outdoors, Tools, DIY, Home, Office | No Comments »
| Posted Nov 27th, 2008 by Chief Gadgeteer [e-mail, website]
For a limited time (Nov 28th->Dec 5th), you can snag a MvixBOX and get a rebate of $50 on it.
For more info about the MvixBOX, take a look at the recent post. You can pick up one now with or without drives.
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| Posted Nov 26th, 2008 by Chief Gadgeteer [e-mail, website]
Ready for some holiday shopping but don’t want to leave your warm, comfy house? Then pull up to a monitor or laptop and head over to Newegg’s Black Friday sale. Sale ends Sunday 11/30/08.
Black Friday—Ready, Set, Shop at Newegg.com, expires 11/30
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| Posted Nov 26th, 2008 by Chief Gadgeteer [e-mail, website]
Buy Now! HP’s tx2z series of tablet PC notebooks has a cool new feature - multitouch. Just like on the iPhone, you can use 2 fingers to perform different actions; for example, stretching out or zooming in on a photo or other object on the screen.
The tx2z is no slouch either despite its [...]
Posted in Computers, Gizmo of the Day, Portable | 1 Comment »
| Posted Nov 26th, 2008 by Chief Gadgeteer [e-mail, website]
Smarthome has some new holiday season offers just for our readers.
First up is 10% off of select Bose products including Bose headphones, the iPod SoundDock portable music system, and the Lifestyle home theater systems. Valid until 1/17/09.
Also, you’ll get $5 off if you spend over $30 and use Google Checkout (and that’s on any Smarthome [...]
Posted in Audio/Video, Home Theater, Gizmo of the Day, Holidays, Home Automation | 2 Comments »
| Posted Nov 25th, 2008 by Matt Whitlock [e-mail, website]
We’re but mere days away from our turkey feasts, and that can only mean one thing - Black Friday, the kickoff of the holiday buying season and craziest retail shopping day of the year, is almost upon us.
Given the current economy, it couldn’t come quicker. If your budget for Christmas gifts has shrunk along with [...]
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| Posted Nov 24th, 2008 by Chief Gadgeteer [e-mail, website]
Buy Now! This is kinda interesting, but only somewhat. Western Digital has entered the media player game, but in a limited fashion. This box, the TV HD Media Player, takes your USB stick/hard drive and outputs the content on those USB devices via HDMI to your TV @ 1080p.
The price is decent, but [...]
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