Want a waterproof camcorder?

by Mir | Mar 9, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

We have a Flip camcorder and love it. In fact, we love it so much, we ordered a waterproof casing for it so that we could play with it in and around the pool. But it leaked. So we ordered another one… which also leaked. We gave up. And we still love our Flip, in...

In which I praise Discover

by Mir | Mar 6, 2009 | Product Talk

Longtime Want Not readers know that I refuse to get on the cash-only bandwagon. While I am (obviously) all about spending smart, getting the best deal, and—above all—knowing exactly where your money is going, I’m a huge proponent of responsible credit card use....

Picture it

by Mir | Mar 3, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

Looking for a quality point-and-shoot that you can stick in your purse or pocket? Today’s Amazon Gold Box Deal is the Canon PowerShot SD770IS for $144.95. It’s a lot of camera for not too much money, and has great reviews. I own an earlier version of this...

Cook for a crowd

by Mir | Feb 25, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

If you’ve gotten yourself a snazzy new set of Calphalon thanks to a Friday Sale —I know a bunch of you have—you might be feeling like your cookware needs are complete, except that you still need a nice big roasting pan for those special meals. Look...

Picture perfect

by Mir | Feb 24, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

Today’s Amazon Gold Box Deal is the Canon Pixma iP90v Photo Inkjet Printer for just $109.99 shipped. Check out the CNET review of it for more information—it garners a “Very Good” editors’ rating, and that’s at roughly twice the...

For your take-out

by Mir | Feb 23, 2009 | Product Talk

About once or twice a month, we get Chinese take-out. And I eat mine with chopsticks. My children think I do this to be more authentic, but the truth is that I do it do that I’ll eat more slowly. And most Chinese food is—after all—amenable to...