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Asus' Eee PC T91 has gotten its first review ahead of the reported late May / early June UK launch, and those cats at TechRadar seem quite smitten with the swivel-proficient touchscreen netbook. Battery life is said to be solid, though points are deducted for not being replaceable. Some issues with the resistive touchscreen also plagued the pre-production model, and while the company assures thos
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By Andrew LiszewskiAnd speaking of the newest iPod Shuffle, it looks like Scosche Industries will be one of the first accessory makers to sell a headphone adapter for Apple’s tiniest player to date. The IRM35 tapLINE Control Adapter lets you use any pair of headphones with the 3rd generation iPod Shuffle, while still being able to control playback, adjust volume and activate the VoiceOver f
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If there is one fault we'd have to say most chairs possess nowadays, it's that they're just too darn stationary. Well, they used to be, anyway, as some ingenious gentlemen have come up with a cool chair mod in what they have affectionately dubbed The Beancat, a labor of love that incorporates the Wii's Nunchuk controller into a device that not only controls Mario on-screen, but also keeps you fro
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Last week, Jonathan B. sent me the following e-mail:Maybe I’m just not seeing it, but is there a way for you to put up a consolidated list of your favorite personal finance books? This can include ones you found entertaining, made the biggest impact on your personal finance goals, etc.I shared a list of my favorite money books once before, but that was over two years ago. I’ve read d
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Kris and I recently bought another side of beef. Well, to be more accurate, we purchased one third of a cow. Every year, we go in with several other families to split an animal. This year, our portion of the purchase comprised:46 pounds of lean hamburger (in 24 packs)36-1/8 pounds of roasts (in 10 packs)31-1/4 pounds of steak (in 20 packs)We also received 2-1/4 pounds of beef tongue that we’
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By Shane McGlaunI’ve never felt the need to spend thousands of dollars on a car stereo. Some folks can’t imagine having a stock audio system in their car and for these types of people there are a huge amount of aftermarket systems available to choose from.Pioneer has announced a new high-end in-dash navigation system called the AVIC-Z110BT. The system allows users to control an iPod, iPhone
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By Gilberto J PereraThis guest post was written by Gilberto who is the main article contributor for Laptoplogic.com, where you can find the latest laptop reviews.How would you like to set your thermostat at home while you’re at the office? Wouldn’t it be nice if you forgot to turn off your water heater for a two week vacation and you were able to log on to an online portal and turn it
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By Andrew LiszewskiClearly not content with just providing the world with accurate weather forecasts, Oregon Scientific has branched out into other electronic endeavors, including possibly overpriced fitness aides. Their Marathon Pedometer uses an accelerometer to track your footsteps, distance, calories burned and time, so it can be worn around your neck or strapped to a part of your body, and i
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This post is from GRS staff writer April Dykman.On 02 August 2005, my friend Frank and his partner awoke at 2:45 a.m. to the dog barking and a neighbor knocking on their door. The apartment complex was on fire. They grabbed their dog and whatever they could carry and ran from the building.“We lost everything,” he says. Later they’d find out that it was arson. A former employee o
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Several of the UKs big supermarket chains have begun offering FIFA 10 for up to half its recommended retail price, with Tesco currently selling the game for GBP 24.97. Released today, the game comes with a RRP of GBP 49.99, however Tesco, Morrisons and Asda are all selling at vastly below that price.
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