by Mir | Jun 3, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk
I remember buying myself a 16MB thumb drive, long ago. 16 entire megabytes! More space than I could ever possibly need! And I think I paid about $50 for it, on clearance, and I was plenty proud of myself for snagging such a great deal. Go ahead and laugh. I know I am....
by Mir | Jun 3, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk
Ooooh, looks like the 30 minute Flip Ultra Camcorder is down to $49.99 shipped at Amazon, today (thanks, Megumi!)—that’s crazy low for a non-refurbished unit! Has Dad been wanting one of these for Father’s Day? Have you been saving your pennies for...
by Mir | Jun 2, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk
Anyone who knows me knows that I can get lost on my way to my own house. It’s a special gift. The gift of directional stupidity! Thank goodness for my GPS unit. It has saved me more than once. And yeah, someday maybe I’ll upgrade to one with Text-To-Speech...
by Mir | Jun 1, 2009 | For the kids, Product Talk
Once upon a time I bought my daughter a karaoke machine for Christmas. It was surprisingly hard to find, and the stupid thing broke about half an hour after we gave it to her. This led to my heading to the store the next day to buy her a replacement at full price....
by Mir | May 27, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk
Okay, so, we all know we’re supposed to be switching over to rechargeable batteries—better for the environment, ultimately better for our wallets, etc. But lousy rechargeable batteries are worse than crummy alkalines; they die quickly and leave you...
by Mir | May 21, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk
… is, without a doubt, the portable DVD player. You don’t agree? Oh, okay. That’s fine. Clearly you’ve never taken a very long trip in a car with siblings. No, that’s fine. You’re entitled to your opinion, of course. As I’m...