gift guide 2010

Get thee to the Applery! Apple’s Black Friday deals are now up and you can grab: $101 off Macs including the iMac, MacBook Air, and MacBook $41 off of the…

While I won’t claim that any of us on CrunchGear are writers – “hacks” is the more accurate term – we do know a thing or two about a thing…

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Video Hands-On: Hexbug Spiders

1:00 pm PST • November 24, 2010

Hexbugs are all about fun. You’ve probably seen these things in stores for years. Radio Shack is the exclusive seller of the Spider model this holiday season and I must…

It’s high time to recommend y’all some video games for your holiday perusal. Oh, I know my opinions aren’t always appreciated by some of you, but therein lies the beauty:…

Oh Scott Jordan, is there anything you can’t stick into your coat? The Carry-On Coat is the latest addition to the SeV family and boy does it look exciting. The…

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Black Friday Week: TokyoFlash Deals

4:16 pm PST • November 23, 2010

TokyoFlash is offering 50% off selected items and is also offering a 15% discount on all watches with the coupon code “BLACK” from on Nov 25-27. What can you get?…

Looking to buy a Kindle or two, but feeling a little cash-strapped? Well buddy, you better get up early on Black Friday, because Amazon has got a deal for you.…

A new DVD release has captured the attention of the American nation. The Six Million Dollar Man, one of the first prominent science fiction-y television shows in history, is now…

Free your hand and your mind will follow. Friends, that’s the message FreeOneHand iPad Holder And Stand is preaching and, personally, like what the Rock is cooking. Think of it!…

Well grow me from a chick in a massive pen full of other turkeys, feed me antibiotics, cut off my head and boil my skin briefly then shake and blow…

This probably isn’t up your alley if you’re into listening to really awesome, fairly loud music all the time, but if you rely on your iPod or iPhone and don’t…

Stocking stuffer alert! I never thought I’d be recommending underwear to combat an overreaching government, but this is just one of life’s little surprises. These briefs (and boxers and such)…

One of my favorites gadgets from CES this year was Microvision’s ShowWX pico projector, which they’d grafted onto a motion-sensing gun controller and plugged into an FPS. The laser-based image…

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Black Friday Week: Circuit City Sales

4:13 pm PST • November 22, 2010

CircuitCity.com just posted a big page of deals including a Samsung TV and a Flip camera. They’ve also got a refurb 3rd Gen iPod Touch for $249.

More and more households are cutting the cord and opting for legally or otherwise obtained content. This opens up a whole new world of potential holiday gifts! You could get…

Samsung is offering a nice package for nascent 3D lovers including a Blu-Ray player, two pairs of glasses, and a copy of My Dinner With Andre in vivid 3D (actually…

Here we go. Deals deals deals! This week Barnes & Noble is offering a free $10 gift card for every $100 in gift cards purchased in stores or online. They’re…

It’s important to accessorize! That’s why I wear the “private” bone of a racoon around my neck on a leather cord and that’s why you need one of two Swatch…

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CrunchDeals: Get A Boxee Box For $180

5:00 pm PST • November 19, 2010

The Boxee Box is about the hottest media streamer ever made. It has issues, but it’s still really impressive and most of the bugs should be squashed soon. Anyway, Dell…

http://player.ooyala.com/player.swf?embedCode=o4NTF1MTqTww-37TTvEiS1xM9jot2ndS&version=2 Oh, Microsoft. You just can’t seem to help but be the last one to every party you attend. You launched the Kin just as messenger phones began to die,…

Olive makes really nice, fairly expensive audio gear for audiophiles who still haven’t gone digital. While this is a shrinking market, I guess there are enough oldsters out there who…

DODOcase happens to be one of our fav iPad cases and so we’re more than pleased to pass along word that there’s now a Kindle case done up in the…

Good old Watchismo has created a page of ten nice “conversation starters” for your shopping pleasure. My favorites are the Issey Miyake auto and the Phosphor E Ink watch.

Say, for example, you’re the kind of person who abhors curves. You’re very linear, very Borg-like. Well, this is the egg cuber for you. For $5.99 you can hard boil…

Short version: Waterproof and attractive, the Defy is a solid smartphone with relatively rare selling points. It’s missing Froyo at the moment and MOTOBLUR isn’t for everyone, but I consider…

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Review: Dropcam Echo

12:15 pm PST • November 12, 2010

When I first wrote about Dropcam I was fairly excited. Why? Because I had been looking for a simple DVR/security system for my home so I could see if the…

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Review: Samsung Galaxy Tab On Sprint

1:53 pm PST • November 10, 2010

Short Version Android users rejoice! The same excellent operating system and interface you love in your phone is now housed in a stout and sturdy 7-inch case. Is it an…

Short version: Simple, convenient, and sounds decent, but reception issues might limit its utility for you.

Short version: A perfectly usable air mouse with the usual drawbacks, but simple and user-friendly configuration. A handy accessory for HTPCs and for those who just like to lean back.

Hardware

Review: Macbook Air 13-inch

9:11 am PDT • November 2, 2010

Short Version: There will be no pleasing either side of the Apple fanboy divide with this review so I’ll say it up front: If you’re looking for an alternative to…