by Mir | Sep 14, 2011 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk
A couple of years ago, I finally made the leap to HDTV. I am now completely spoiled and don’t know how we ever lived without 50″ of real estate within which to best view “Storage Wars.” Heh. I remember being so pleased with myself for snagging...
by Mir | Sep 13, 2011 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk
If you remember the ice cream maker giveaway that happened earlier this summer, you may recall that it was this bad boy that I gave out—the Cuisinart ICE-30BC 2-quart model. It’s the nicest machine I’ve ever owned, and what’s not to like about...
by Mir | Aug 30, 2011 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk
If you’ve been looking for a decent point-and-shoot camera, you might want to take a look at today’s Big Steal at Meijer—they’ve got the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS6 for just $143 shipped. Sure, it’s refurbished, but it’s also over $100...
by Mir | Aug 29, 2011 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk
Last Christmas, I finally ponied up and bought the Taylor Swift Band Hero bundle for our Wii, so that we’d have all the instruments. And then I gave the kids Lego Rock Band. You may be surprised to learn that even my teenager would rather play the Lego game than...
by Mir | Aug 28, 2011 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk
Remember when Flip camcorders were new and exciting and hideously expensive? Yeah, me neither. But I do remember when it was announced this past spring that Cisco would no longer be manufacturing the Flip line. And then I knew it was only a matter of time before the...
by Mir | Aug 25, 2011 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk
Because I’m mean, I once spent a goodly portion of a road trip trying to convince my children that I’d shouted, “Turtle!” because I saw a real, live animal strapped to the top of a passing car. Eventually I had to admit that I was merely...