السبت، 22 نوفمبر 2008
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Smart announces FourTwo Brabus
Click to view more photos of the 2009 Smart FourTwo Brabus.
(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CBS Interactive)Smart has revealed a new version of its FourTwo at the 2008 LA Auto Show, the FourTwo Brabus. Brabus being the German tuning house most famous for their close ties with Mercedes-Benz. If the ...
Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
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[Source: Crave: The gadget blog - Category: Cars - Posted by FreeAutoBlogger]
JVC Everio MG730 too expensive for a standard-def camcorder
It's not that the JVC Everio GZ-MG730 camcorder isn't good. The body is compact and comfortable to use. It produces solid-quality standard-definition video, and due to its 7-megapixel sensor you'll get above-average still photos out of it, too. There are manual controls for photos and video, a ...
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[Source: Crave: The gadget blog - Category: Camcorders - Posted by FreeAutoBlogger]
Chrysler unveils 'Web Edition' cars

"Web Edition" pre-packages an array of tech toys and rolling connectivity.
(Credit: Chrysler LLC/Autonet Mobile)Our eyes eventually glaze over at all of the car industry's "limited editions," "value editions," and "sport editions." But Chrysler has just announced a "Web edition." OK, now we're awake....
Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
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[Source: Crave: The gadget blog - Category: Cars - Posted by FreeAutoBlogger]
Fully Equipped: When will we see the $99 Blu-ray player?
Memorex: Leading the cheap Blu-ray charge.
(Credit: Buy.com)We've been keeping an eye on prices for Blu-ray players and it appears that a handful of budget brand models are starting to crack the $150 barrier. The other day Woot.com had the Memorex MVBD2510 player at $139.99
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[Source: Crave: The gadget blog - Category: Home - Posted by FreeAutoBlogger]
Photos: Ford offers a Fusion Hybrid
(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CBS Interactive)
The Fusion, Ford's bread-and-butter mid-size sedan, gets a significant update for 2010, complete with new body work, new cabin tech options, and an all new hybrid model. Ford built on the hybrid powertrain technology it already uses in the Ford Escape Hybrid, but significantly ...
Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
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[Source: Crave: The gadget blog - Category: Cars - Posted by FreeAutoBlogger]
Cheap Vizio plasma gives great picture

At $1500 list, the Vizio VP505XVT is one of the best values going among 50-inch plasma TVs.
(Credit: CNET)When we chose the Vizio VP505VXT as one of three finalists for Best in Show among HDTVs at CES 2008, it was due to three letters on the TV's spec sheet: HQV." That well-known video processing brand made the 50-inch plasma pretty compelling on paper.
Now that we've had a chance to review the VP505XVT, it's not HQV that floats our boat: it's this plasma's great overall price-to-performance ratio. At a list price of $1500, it's a great value, and we expect that price to fall a couple hundred on the sales floor at Costco. It will have to, because competing, name-brand 50-inch 1080p plasmas like the Panasonic TH-50PZ85U, the Samsung PN50A550 and the LG 50PG30 are also in the same price ballpark.
In our tests the Vizio delivered excellent black levels--as good as anything from Panasonic and better than the other two--and while it didn't have the color accuracy of the Samsungs, it was still pretty good in that category. HQV processing held its own, but we wouldn't consider it a major reason to buy this TV. The Vizio just gets the basics right, and that's what it's all about.
Read the full review of the Vizio VP50XVT.
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[Source: Crave: The gadget blog - Category: Televisions - Posted by FreeAutoBlogger]
Blue Shirts to solve digital TV transition
Geeks and nerds need not apply, but if you're still one of those facing your 10-year-old analog TV every night, I have some news.

You don't want to have this TV after February 17, 2009.
(Credit: Tech Liberation)On Tuesday, Best Buy announced that it will host workshops ...
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[Source: Crave: The gadget blog - Category: Televisions - Posted by FreeAutoBlogger]
Whisking, the hands-free way
When I was little, my grandmother would often draft me to help her in the kitchen. Invariably, she would hand me a whisk, position me at the stove, and instruct me to keep stirring no matter what. Whether there was gravy, pudding, or something else in ...
Originally posted at Appliances and Kitchen Gadgets
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[Source: Crave: The gadget blog - Category: Home - Posted by FreeAutoBlogger]
HDTV price drops: Black Friday comes early, stays late

Black Friday is still 11 days away, but for TV manufacturers looking to jump-start sluggish sales in the midst of a recession, it's already here--and will likely continue in spirit right through the holiday season.
Word of current and impending HDTV price drops is spreading rapidly. The HDGuru reports, for example, that Sony, Samsung, and Mitsubishi are rolling out MSRP reductions across the board, with some cuts as high as $500 on expensive models like the Sony KDL-52XBR6. Samsung is offering $200 off rear-projection models like the HL61A750, which was already a solid value to begin with. Looking for hot-selling prices last Friday, the Guru found deals like the 42-inch Panasonic TH-42PX80U plasma for $649 (although when we checked Monday it was back up to $729 online--still a great deal).
Looking for more? The latest Black Friday price watch (PDF) over at TWICE includes advertised price drops that range from 11 percent for the Sony KDL-46Z4100 to a drastic 33 percent for the LG 32LG30--one of the best deals we've seen so far at $549 at Best Buy. When we saw that price, we immediately added the LG to our Best cheap LCD TVs list.
We suspect even better bargains are yet to come. In past years, the best deals were available after Black Friday, in the weeks leading up to Christmas, especially on name-brand TVs.
The combination of the holiday season, nosediving economy and the impending DTV transition may be creating a perfect storm of low HDTV prices, but are people actually buying new TVs as a result?...
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[Source: Crave: The gadget blog - Category: Televisions - Posted by FreeAutoBlogger]
Video: Mini E Electric
It's not for sale, but 500 lucky people will determine if it should be. Learn more as Brian Cooley takes a look at the Mini E Electric on the floor of the ...
Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
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[Source: Crave: The gadget blog - Category: Cars - Posted by FreeAutoBlogger]