November 11th, 2009

Viewsonic premieres the VPD400 MovieBook media player for $130

Posted by Rachel King @ 4:25 am

Categories: MP3 & portable media players, Monitors and displays

Tags: ViewSonic Corp., Media Player, Media Players, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rachel King

Just in time for holiday shopping, Viewsonic has announced the availability of their sleek new portable media player that can fit in the palm of your hand: the VPD400 MovieBook.  Read the rest of this entry »

October 20th, 2009

NPR and Livio partner for Wi-Fi radio device

Posted by Rachel King @ 5:27 am

Categories: MP3 & portable media players

Tags: NPR, Radio, Wi-Fi, National Public Radio Inc., Livio, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Rachel King

Hearst has said it is developing an e-reader, and now another news organization is simply creating its own tech gadget. Livio and National Public Radio (NPR) have partnered for the first Internet radio device, aptly named the NPR Radio. Read the rest of this entry »

October 16th, 2009

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Acer Aspire One netbook, Sony CyberShot digital camera, KEF PicoForte 1 iPod speaker

Posted by Jennifer Bergen @ 7:30 am

Categories: Acer, Cameras, Camcorders and Software, Computers, Digital Cameras, Gadget Gal's Daily Deals, Home Theater, Laptops, MP3 & portable media players, Netbooks, Sony, Toybox Highlights, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone original, iPod classic, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, iPod touch

Tags: Sony Corp., Apple iPod, Speaker, Digital Camera, Acer Inc., Sony Cyber-Shot, Camera, Netbook, KEF PicoForte 1, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs

A KEF PicoForte 1 iPod speaker system, an Acer Aspire One netbook, and a Sony CyberShot 12.1-megapixel digital camera. Here are your daily deals for Friday, October 16, straight form the Gadget Gal:

1. Get the KEF PicoForte 1 Speaker System for iPod for $99.88 at OneCall.  The KEF PicoForte 1 has a list price of $399.99. It features two 35-watt KEF 1001 speakers and an amplifier base with integrated iPod Dock connector. It doesn’t support the iPod shuffle, but you can plug the shuffle another players in through the auxiliary input. There’s a $15 fee for shipping, but you’re still saving a major chunk off of the original price. The deal expires at the end of the day.

[read the review] [find the deal]

2. Get a refurbished Acer Aspire One D150 10.1-inch netbook at Woot.com today for $229.99. The netbook has a list price of $499.99. It has an Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor, 1GB DDR2, a 160GB hard drive, a six-cell battery for up to 6.5 hours of life, and comes with XP Home. It comes in black, blue, red, or white.

[read the review] [find the deal]

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October 13th, 2009

WikiReader: Over 3 million Wikipedia entries in the palm of your hand

Posted by Jennifer Bergen @ 1:38 pm

Categories: Hardware, MP3 & portable media players

Tags: Wikipedia, WikiReader, Wiki, Online Communications, Jennifer Bergen

Remember when we were told not to trust Wikipedia as a reliable source? Well, those were the old days. Now, Wikipedia is the first place we look when searching for useless trivia — or to write a term paper. If you’re ever in the situation where you’re arguing with friends about whether it was Bill Paxton or Bill Pullman in that one movie, then why not whip at your WikiReader. The WikiReader, available as of today, is a palm-sized device that puts over 3 million Wikipedia entries at your fingertips.

For those of you with smartphones, you may be chortling at the thought of buying a gadget whose sole purpose is to display Wikipedia pages. The WikiReader can’t play your iTunes, it can’t tell you where to go if you get lost, and get this, it doesn’t even use Internet access.

The WikiReader has a a low-power CPU with a monochrome touchscreen display, and the device will run for months on a set of two AAA batteries. With Wikipedia constantly being updated, you may be worried about the fact that the WikiReader doesn’t have online capabilities. Never fear; users can access quarterly updates that can be downloaded for free from the WikiReader Web site. In addition, there’s a $29 yearly subscription plan which provides the updates through microSD cards sent via snail mail.

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October 13th, 2009

Gadget Gal's daily deals: 60GB iPod, Canon PIXMA wireless printer, Senneheiser Bluetooth headset

Posted by Jennifer Bergen @ 8:29 am

Categories: Apple, Bluetooth headsets, Canon, Gadget Gal's Daily Deals, Hardware, MP3 & portable media players, Printers, Toybox Highlights, iPod classic

Tags: Apple iPod, Photograph, Canon Inc., Printing, Wireless, PIXMA MP560, VMX-100, Printers, Document Management, Digital Music

A Canon PIXMA wireless all-in-one printer, a 60GB iPod, and a Senneheiser Bluetooth headset. Here are your daily deals for Tuesday, October 13, straight from the Gadget Gal:

1. Get the Canon PIXMA MP560 Wireless Inkjet All-In-One Photo Printer at Amazon.com today for $84.99, down from $149.99. The PIXMA MP560 has built-in 2-sided printing, and a maximum of 9600 x 2400 color dpi2 for high-quality photo printing. It allows you to easily print photos from compatible memory cards and USB Flash drives.

[find the deal] [compare with other Canon Pixma printers]

2. Get the refurbished Apple iPod 60GB Generation 5 Digital Music/Video Player for $119.99 at Buy.com. The iPod costs $399.99 new, so you’re saving 70 percent off of the original price. It holds up to 15,000 songs and full-color album art, up to 25,000 photos, or up to 150 hours of video. It has up to 20 hours of battery life.

[read the review] [find the deal]

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October 9th, 2009

Gadget Gal's daily deals: iPod nano, Acer Aspire notebook, LG HDTV

Posted by Jennifer Bergen @ 8:02 am

Categories: Acer, Apple, Computers, Gadget Gal's Daily Deals, HDTV, Home Theater, LG, Laptops, MP3 & portable media players, Toybox Highlights, iPod nano

Tags: Apple iPod, LG Electronics Inc., Apple iPod Nano, Buy.com, HDTV, Acer Inc., Notebooks, Digital Music, Digital Media, Hardware

An iPod Nano, an Acer Aspire notebook, and a 42-inch LC LCD HDTV. Here are your daily deals for Friday, October 9, straight from the Gadget Gal:

1. Get a reconditioned iPod nano from Buy.com for $69.99, down from $149.99. The 4-gigabyte nano has a 2-inch screen, and can hold up to 1,000 songs. It has a video player and a photo viewer. The offer is only available in silver.

[read the review] [find the deal]

2. Get the Acer Aspire 5335 Refurbished Notebook PC at Buy.com for $349.99. The notebook has a list price of $899.99. It has a 15.6-inch LCD display with 1366 x 768 resolution. It features 2GB of DDR2 memory and a 250GB SATA hard drive.

[compare with similar notebooks] [find the deal]

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October 8th, 2009

How much is too much for an iPod speaker dock?

Posted by Jennifer Bergen @ 1:54 pm

Categories: Apple, Home Theater, MP3 & portable media players, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone original, iPod classic

Tags: Apple iPod, Bose, Speaker, Bose SoundDock 10, SoundDock 10, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jennifer Bergen

I realize it would be nice to have the finer things in life — champagne wishes and caviar dreams –, but how much would you pay for an iPod dock? Bower & Wilkins just made its new Zeppelin Mini iPod speaker dock (pictured above) available for pre-order on Amazon for $400. Bose, who’s known for continually releasing high quality, but expensive, products, also just released a new iPod dock, the Bose SoundDock 10 at $600.

The Bose SoundDock 10 boasts a pair of proprietary Twiddler transducers, also known as a speaker, which is the secret behind the high fidelity sound. The SoundDock 10 is available now.

The Zeppelin Mini streams digital data straight from the iPod and uses an internal digital-to-analogue converter (DAC) to bypass the DACs in the iPod itself. Of course, it works with any MP3 player, but B&W claim that by using the internal DAC, the sound is unparalleled by any other iPod speaker system. The Zeppelin Mini will be available in November, but is available for pre-order now at Amazon.

With all that said, how willing are you to dish out $600 just to have something to plug your iPod into? With digital music becoming more and more of the norm, and CDs and vinyl taking a backseat, then maybe it is worth the extra money to get the best out of your digital music.

Let us know what you think in the comments below.

October 5th, 2009

Gadget Gal's daily deals: RCA sport media player, Dell Inspiron desktop, Sony digital photo frame

Posted by Jennifer Bergen @ 7:24 am

Categories: Computers, Dell, Desktops, Digital Picture Frames, Gadget Gal's Daily Deals, MP3 & portable media players, Sony, Toybox Highlights

Tags: Sony Corp., Dell Computer Corp., Digital Photograph, Photograph, Dell Inspiron, Media Player, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Desktops, Consumer Electronics

An RCA sport media player, a Dell desktop computer, and a Sony digital picture frame. Here are your daily deals for Monday, October 5, straight from the Gadget Gal:

1. Get the RCA S2001 Jet 1GB Rechargeable Sport Media Player from Woot.com today for only $7.99. The  player has an FM Tuner with 20 presets. You can record radio to MP3 format, which later you can listen to or download to your computer for personal use. It also has a BMI calculator, a stopwatch. It has 1GB of flash memory and can store up to 340 songs. The S2001 comes with an armband, a wristband and sport clip earphones. It has a list price of $79, but Amazon sells it for about $26. Even with the $5 shipping at Woot, this is the best deal you’ll find on the S2001 Jet.

[read the review] [find the deal]

2. Dell is starting its Eight Days of Deals promotion, and today is day one. One of today’s deals is the Inspiron 537s desktop computer. It has a list price of $644, but you can get it for $499 from now until October 7 at 6 a.m. CT. The 537s features include: Intel Pentium dual-core E5400 (2MB L2, 2.7GHz, 800FSB), and a 500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) wit DataBurst Cache. It comes with an 18.5-inch HD monitor.

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October 2nd, 2009

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Apple iPod 30GB, 3M micro projector, MartinLogan Helos in-wall speakers

Posted by Jennifer Bergen @ 6:17 am

Categories: Accessories, Apple, Gadget Gal's Daily Deals, Hardware, Home Theater, MP3 & portable media players, Toybox Highlights, iPhone original, iPod classic, projectors

Tags: Apple iPod, Speaker, 3M Co., Apple Inc., Projectors, Hardware, Components, Jennifer Bergen

A refurbished Apple 30GB iPod, MartinLogan Helos in-wall speakers, and a 3M micro projector. Here are your daily deals for Friday, October 2, straight from the Gadget Gal:

1. Get the MartinLogan Helos 20 In-Wall Speakers for $149.99 at Amazon today. The speakers have a list price of $399, but you can save 63 percent off of that price. It has twin 3/4-inch tweeters, aluminum woofers, and top crossover for great stereo sound.

[compare prices] [find the deal]

2. Get a refurbished white or black Apple 30GB 5th Generation iPod at Sellout.Woot for $99.99. The 30GB iPod holds up to 15,000, 25,000 photos, or 1,000 videos.

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October 1st, 2009

Gadget Gal's daily deals: MSI Wind Top touchscreen PC, 8GB Zune MP3 player, Sony BRAVIA HDTV

Posted by Jennifer Bergen @ 5:30 am

Categories: Computers, Desktops, Gadget Gal's Daily Deals, HDTV, Home Theater, MP3 & portable media players, MSI, Microsoft, Toybox Highlights, Zune

Tags: Touch Screen, Sony Corp., PC, MP3 Player, Microsoft Zune, HDTV, MSI Wind, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Media Players

A MSI Wind Top touchscreen PC, a Microsoft Zune 8GB MP3 player, and a Sony BRAVIA 40-inch LCD HDTV. Here are your daily deals for Thursday, October 1st, straight from the Gadget Gal:

1. Get the MSI AE1900 Series Wind Top All In One 18.5-inch Touchscreen PC at Woot.com today for $429.99. The computer comes in black or white, and has an 18.5-inch touch widescreen display. The computer features an Intel Dual Core 1.6Hz Atom 330 processor, 2GB memory, a 250GB hard drive, and Vista Home. The MSI Wind has a list price of $549.99.

[read the review] [find the deal]

2. Save $55 off of the Microsoft Zune 8GB MP3 Player from Dell. The second-generation Zune has a list price of $145, but you can get it for only $90. It features FM radio, wireless syncing and sharing, and top notch audio quality.

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