Gift Guide – Stocking Stuffers

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Review: TravelRest pillow

5:44 pm PST • February 9, 2009

I may bitch and moan about having to travel every couple weeks for some press conference or event, but my job is probably better than most and I get to…

Last week I mentioned this Golden Tee Golf CrunchDeal and said that I’d even buy it for myself. Well you may have thought, “That Doug, he’s all talk — sitting…

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Review: Official PS3 Bluetooth Headset

6:20 pm PST • December 16, 2008

This is the Official PS3 Bluetooth headset that was released with SOCOM: Confrontation earlier this fall. It is made specifically for the PS3 but also works on any other Bluetooth…

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Review: Sleeptracker Pro

5:20 pm PST • December 15, 2008

Quick Version: If you’re a light to moderate sleeper and you can’t seem to wake up on the right side of the bed, the $179 (MSRP) Sleeptracker Pro might be…

I’m not suggesting we turn off old Rudolph here, but which holiday TV show or movie would you turn off at your next holiday get-together? The Charlie Brown special? That…

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Review: Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player

5:18 pm PST • December 14, 2008

For months now, I have been trying to play .MKV and other video files on my living room front projector. At first I tried to connect a laptop directly to…

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Review: Targus File Share Cable for Mac

11:31 am PST • December 14, 2008

Guest review: John Ha I recently bought a Macbook to replace my aging Windows XP laptop. I figured that, like any new computer migration, I would load the applications I…

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Why we need to go digital this holiday

5:19 pm PST • December 12, 2008

What I’m about to say will anger a lot of CE manufacturers, but this has been the laziest year in consumer electronics to date and I’m recommending that rather than…

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Review: Energizer 15-minute charger

1:00 pm PST • December 12, 2008

There are only a handful of gadgets in my possession that can’t be charged over USB: TV/Cable/Blu-ray player remotes and my DSLR. My Xbox 360 controller was a battery hog…

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Review: Nyko Charge Base 360

11:40 am PST • December 12, 2008

What’s worse than having your Xbox 360 controller die during the middle of a game? Not being able to find replacement batteries, of course. Rechargeable batteries are a viable option,…

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Review: Targus USB Hub for Mac

10:00 am PST • December 12, 2008

Yeah, I know, it’s a USB hub. But this little guy from Targus is pretty neat. It’s geared towards the Mac crowd with its color scheme, but that shouldn’t deter…

Short Version: I love wirelessness. I was using Bluetooth to connect handhelds, phones, and headsets since ~2004. While smart phones have mostly killed the PDA, their media capabilities scream for…

Sven at BD is offering a special deal for CG readers: buy two watches, get one free. You can get a couple for your employees, your groundskeepers, or your massage…

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Review: JVC HA-NC250 Noise Canceling Headphones

12:30 pm PST • December 11, 2008

Short Version: The first time you put on noise canceling headphones, you can’t believe your ears. When you flip the noise canceling circuitry on, it’s like hitting a mute button…

I know, I know. The VGA HD AV cable has been out for three years, but I was in between TVs and only had a monitor to game on. I’ll…

Casio’s G-Shock recently celebrated its 25th anniversary and for good reason, they’ve been constructing solid time pieces that are technically sound and built like tanks. Types like John won’t be…

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Review: Mophie Juice Pack for the iPhone 3G

8:06 pm PST • December 9, 2008

Mophie’s Juice Pack for the iPhone 3G is without a doubt a must-have if you can swallow the high price tag of $100. But I’d gladly pay the extra $100…

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Review: Lexar Shoot-n-Sync Wi-Fi memory card

4:00 pm PST • December 9, 2008

By now most of you have heard of the Eye-Fi Wi-Fi SD memory card and what it’s capable of, right? Okay, good. Earlier this year, January to be exact, Lexar…

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Review: IOGEAR 3-Port USB 2.0 Mobile Hub

7:00 pm PST • December 8, 2008

Short Version: It’s small, it’s inexpensive, and it pulls double duty as a three-port hub and mini-USB device charger all in one.

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Review: Buscum Ducis

5:00 pm PST • December 8, 2008

Starting your own watch company is hard. Unlike, say, hiring a factory in Taiwan to make a bunch of MP3 players for you, creating a watch takes patience, an understanding…

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Review: Ultimate Ears Super.Fi 5

3:00 pm PST • December 8, 2008

Having recently been exposed to all sorts of high-end in-ear monitors from the likes of Shure and Etymotic, my ears are quite sensitive to craptacular headphones and low grade MP3s.…

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Review: Jack Zatorski's Push Up Pro

1:09 pm PST • December 8, 2008

Head over to your local drug store and, next to the other crap marked “As Seen on TV,” you’ll find these Push Up Pros – not to be confused with…

This will be a quick one! What we have here is a dead-simple, compact 500GB external USB hard drive. To be honest there’s very little else to add. That won’t…

Quick Version: We take a look at three different iPhone/iPod chargers from Kensington, RichardSolo, and i.Sound, weighing the pros and cons of each.

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Review: Kensington ShareCentral 1 USB switch

11:41 am PST • December 4, 2008

Short Version: Kensington’s “ShareCentral 1” provides an easy, hassle-free way to share a USB device between two computers. At $39.99, it’s not too expensive, either.

Keep the Windows Mobile, Android, and Symbian goblins that live in your closet (waiting to destroy your iPhone) at bay with the Scosche “reviveLITE” – a nightlight and iPhone charger…

When I was in Europe two weeks ago I fell in love with Moleskin notebooks. I know I am neither a college-age girl or a pretentious artist but these things…

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Review: Griffin AirCurve

2:40 pm PST • November 26, 2008

Short Version: An iPod amp that sounds great – until you try to use it.

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Review: De Profundis

10:21 am PST • November 26, 2008

Quick Version: Mail-based role-playing for those who love the sound of many-tentacled hellbeasts in the darkness.

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Review: Belkin Coolstrip

8:35 am PST • November 25, 2008

Short Version: This thing goes under your laptop to keep it cool. It works and it’s great for a quick back massage mid-day.