If you don't mind signing up for a credit card, here is a way to get a free Nuvi 200,

http://www.mygpsoffer.com/

That's a cool deal, I'm going to send it to my dad.

Vox and I decided to skip the GPS for now. For the one I want, and the number of times I would really use it, it's not a cost effective purpose.

Plus, we used the GPS on Vox's blueberry to direct us to VoxJr's doctor's new office, and it still wanted us to drive after we had parked the car in front of our destination.

lol blueberry

It's a shame they'll cost more than my car payment, I'd wear 'em.

I want Ripley's shoes from Aliens:



The best pair of sneaks I ever had were a pair of black Airwalk high-tops that had that velcro thing that covered the laces - it was cool.

[This alarm clock] actually dials a random number in one's mobile contact list for every three minutes that the sleeper doesn't address the obnoxiously loud ringing. In other words, unless you pick yourself up out of bed within ten minutes of the alarm going off, you'll have three angry friends wondering why they're getting phone calls from you everyday at O-five-hundred hours.

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So we used my Dad's new TomTom One Edition Three or whatever today to get us to a local biggish city.

My thoughts on usability was that the screen was too dim to compensate for the glare of the overly bright South Carolina sun. I also thought that for my older eyes, the text was a little small.

What no one here talked about was the ability to select dialects! My parents choose the southern bubba guy, so the GPS is all, "You want to turn right to leave this high speed roadway", and "left left left left left", and "you might want to think about turning right up here". But best of all, was "uh-oh. bear left. cow right." That actually made me turn left before I was supposed to, because the "uh-oh" made me think I missed me turn".

Because my children have no adventure in their palates, and my parents have no adventure in their hearts, we ended up going to burger king for lunch. We tried using the TomTom to find one, and it both locations it gave us were wrong. There ended up being one on the way to the second location we were trying (making VoxJr completely happy to add Turtwig to his Pokemon happy meal toy collection).

But despite all that, I did like the fact that when I left the zoo in search of some place to eat, I really couldn't "get lost" because the GPS would get me back out to the highway and on the way back to my parents. That was cool.

When GPS's first came out for non-military use, I thought they were a silly gadget, just fun to have. I read maps well, have a glove compartment full of them, and use google maps regularly. Who needed more? AND THEN the BF (the one that makes me crazy) got one. I really like it. I like that it automatically recalculates the route if you miss a turn (even if you do it intentionally), and the "look up" feature really comes in handy. His is a garmin--I'd recommend it.

THE JETPACK IS HERE. I WANT ONE.

NIPPLE NIPPLE, TWEAK TWEAK



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iPod nano finally died this morning- posting from new iPod touch.

Not exactly a fancy gadget, but I've got a question nonetheless...

Anyone know anything about night-vision binoculars? My dad wants a pair for Christmas and my mom's put me in charge of finding them.

I've already seen there's a wide range of prices, and I'd assume the higher price the better, but was looking for any information y'all could share.

Disclaimer: Anyone who has extensive knowledge about night-vision goggles will be put on the list.

get one of these w/ your night-vision goggles

(it's the "world's first solid-state battlefield laser" and we're all going to die)

Victorinox -- makers of the original Swiss Army knife -- made its first trek to CES with this, its new Presentation Pro. Tucked away with insane precision are a removable 32GB USB drive with fingerprint authentication, laser pointer, and Bluetooth remote control for your Windows-only PC or laptop presentations. Yep, key ring and scissors too. It even features a blade to fight off your enemies and a file to scrape away any fingerprints after the deed is done. We went hands on with the device and were truly impressed with the build quality. Here's the rub: it'll cost you $330 when it ships in May. Did we say it had a laser?

-engadget.com

MrsVox wrote:So we used my Dad's new TomTom One Edition Three or whatever today to get us to a local biggish city.

My thoughts on usability was that the screen was too dim to compensate for the glare of the overly bright South Carolina sun. I also thought that for my older eyes, the text was a little small.

What no one here talked about was the ability to select dialects! My parents choose the southern bubba guy, so the GPS is all, "You want to turn right to leave this high speed roadway", and "left left left left left", and "you might want to think about turning right up here". But best of all, was "uh-oh. bear left. cow right." That actually made me turn left before I was supposed to, because the "uh-oh" made me think I missed me turn".

It would be more authentic if the directions referred to rocks, trees, people's homes, and stores that haven't been there for over a decade.

TenuredVulture wrote:It would be more authentic if the directions referred to rocks, trees, people's homes, and stores that haven't been there for over a decade.

Or, for South Jersey, diners.

the harmon kardon bridge is the 2nd best gadget ive purchased in the last year

DelayPlayRadio

http://delayplayradio.com/

Delay radio broadcasts to sync up with your TV

Is the HD Tivo ($199 refurb) plus lifetime subscription ($299 for customers with existing service) plus cable card (about $3/month) worth getting over a cable company DVR (about $20/month)? It would take roughly 2 and a half years to break even, assuming the box doesn't break. Alternately, there's a $10/month plan and a $100/year plan, so the lifetime service itself reaches a break even point at around 2 and a half to 3 years, depending on the plan. My Series 2 is going on 4 years now with the lifetime subscription, so I'm not worried about the quality of the product.

Worth it for the interface alone?

Comcast DVR sucks balls. I think all of the cable companies basically use the same one (scientific atlanta?)

That said most folks I know who never had a Tivo (aka a DVR that works right) don't have a problem with Comcast DVR, it's just people who know better.

You do lose OnDemand access, though - which might be worth somethign to ya.