We’re on year 3 of head to head competition between the three ultimate entertainment gadgets – Nintendo’s Wii, Sony’s Playstation 3, and Microsoft’s Xbox 360. Will sales keep up even in today’s tough economy? Who knows? But if you really do want a console for the holidays, you should definitely be looking now. Google Trends [...]

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Guitar Hero, Rock Band and all the variations of electronic music video games have two things in common: They can make players feel like rock stars, and they don’t teach a lick of music. Ok, maybe the drumming games do a bit, but you certainly can’t compare a Rock Band guitar with a real one, [...]

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It’s completely useless, and a total waste of money (aside from perhaps helping the economy a bit). But for the Obama fan in your life, this completely useless but possibly inspirational talking bobblehead might make the ideal gift. It also might make for a good investment. There are currently a limited number of these available [...]

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CNN made quite a splash tonight with their “holographic” interview of Jessica Yellin by Wolf Blitzer. But is it real? Not quite. Yes, CNN was capturing 3D information at the interview site by surrounding Yellin by 35 high def cameras. But despite what you saw on the screen, Wolf Blitzer was not actually seeing her [...]

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It’s that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach. The sweat and panic you experience when your computer, that’s worked so reliably for so long, suddenly won’t boot. If you’re lucky, it’s a configuration error – maybe brought about by some new software you installed. Or maybe a virus, but one that’s not totally [...]

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Welcome to The Thrifty Geek! Just because the economy is tanking and a long recession is being forecasted doesn’t mean we need to give up our love of technology and gadgets. It just means we need to get a bit smarter about it. Buying a new toy only to have it sit and gather dust [...]

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