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Maybe the time has finally come. To get an iPod. I am the kind of shopper who totally AVOIDS the mad rush to pay one year’s wages for the latest technology. (Plus, I hate standing in lines!). SO I watched with slight amusement and disgust when the craze for the high-priced iPod rose. I’d much, [...]

Here’s the latest in wacky tech news: You ready for a wristwatch cell phone yet? San Diego-based Kempler & Strauss this morning rolled out an incredible $199 wristwatch cell phone called the W PhoneWatch. The gadget sports a calendar, address book, a calculator, stopwatch, a vibration mode for silent alarms, a no-stylus touch screen, microSD [...]

I know FOR A FACT that this has happened to you: It’s night time. Everyone is sleeping soundly in their beds, but you can’t sleep and want to switch on the TV or movie for a little while. You press the “on” button on the TV, and BLAMMO!! 500 decibels of TV audio screams throughout [...]

Remember the good old days when life was simpler? That is– when we just had ONE remote? Maybe TWO? But holy cow, look at our skyscraper of remotes! And from what I hear, that’s a SMALL amount compared to other families that have Xboxes, 4-5 TVs, separate DVD players, BluRay players… I don’t know how [...]

I don’t have an iPod. Don’t need one. I doubt I will ever get one. I don’t like ear thingies in my ears, nor do I like headphones- I prefer to hear the sounds around me when I go out. I guess I kinda feel like Mrs. Bobbie here! She may have something going! Hat [...]

The Asus Eee 900A first came out months ago. I waited and watched in the wings to see how it would perform, and if prices would go down. I was soooo tempted to pick it up when prices bottomed out at $250. But it was still too expensive. I finally got my chance when the [...]