Holiday Gift Idea: The Beatles USB Discography

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Alright, so the remastered Beatles discography still isn't available on iTunes. Honestly, at this point it looks like that might never happen. Thankfully, EMI and Apple Corps have found a way to bring us digital copies of everyone's favorite British foursome. Sure, $280 for an Apple-shaped USB stick filled FLAC and MP3 versions of all the remastered CDs seems a bit pricey but, as Gizmodo notes that's only $60 more than you pay for the new CD set.

For you audiophiles out there, the FLAC quality is listed as 44.1Khz 24 bit, and the MP3s are 320 Kbps. Now, the bad news. 'Only' 30,000 of these special edition sets are being made. They go on sale November 8th, but you can pre-order now at TheBeatles.com.

Posted on Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:16:17 CST | by Robert Evans

Top 10 Home Electronics Holiday Gift Tips

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It is that time of the year again - the Holiday Shopping season is about to start. Like every year Black Friday will be the beginning of Holiday shopping for most people.
Just as we did last year (Top 100 Tech Gifts 2008) I4U News presents our huge Top 100 Holiday Gift Guide, featuring tons of cool electronics, gadgets and toys to give to your loved ones or treat yourself.

Like last year we have 10 categories, each featuring top 10 gifts including Notebooks and Netbooks, Gadget and Toys, Video Games, Video Game Hardware, TVs, Cameras, Video Cameras, Portable Media Players, Home Electronics, and Mobile Phones.
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Posted on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

ToysRUs Biggest Big Book Holiday Gift Catalog Previews Today

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ToysRUs announced their highly anticipated Big Book Toy catalog for the 2009 Holidays. The 80 page ToysRUs Big book will arrive this weekend. The online version will go live on Sunday November 1st on ToysRUs.com. ToysRUs will give a special preview of the ToysRUs Biggest Big Book to fans of the official ToysRUs Facebook fan page today.
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Posted on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sears Reveals Top Holiday Gifts for 2008

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Sears asked Americans to list their top choices for holiday gifts and has compiled the results into a list of the most requested gifts. Results for the first week included in order, video game system, MP3 player, Notebook computer, Digital Camera, Diamond Ring, Wii Game, LeapFrog LeapPad, Diamond Earrings, Cell Phone, and Diamond Pendant.

You can tell from all of the diamonds that lots of women have voted. Sears says that men are two times more likely than women to want electronics with the men's top gift list having (in order) MP3 player, notebook computer, digital camera, electronics, entertainment system, video game system, outerwear, jeans, shirts, and watches. Read more

Posted on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Amazon recommends these nice Holiday Gifts

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Amazon published a gift guide with recommendations from Amazon editors. We published the list of selections that include for instance the Samsung LN52A630 52 inch HDTV (photo).
Amazon offers gift ideas in categories like Under $10 - Stocking Stuffers, Under $25 - Savvy Shoppers, Under $50 - Great Buys, Under $100 - Practically Perfect, Under $500 - Worth Every Cent, Under $1,000 - Wish List and ver $1,000 - Dreams Come True.
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Posted on Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Holiday Gift Guide Round-up

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This year we have been very busy preparing holiday gift guides that are aimed at helping you to find great gifts for this Christmas for you and your loved ones.
For a comprehensive Gadget and technology Gift Guide explore our Top 100 Holiday Gift Guide 2008.
We also joined up with other experts from tech sites and published the Top Tech Gifts Guide. Top Tech Gifts features the hottest gadgets in the following categories: toys, phones, portable devices, netbooks, cameras, and more.
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Posted on Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Top 10 portable Gadgets Holiday Gift Guide 2008

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Our Top 100 Holiday Gift Guide is nearing completion. As you know we started the our main Gift Guide for 2008 100 days before Thanksgiving Day to prepare you for the big Thanksgiving and Black Friday sales. We segmented our 100 tech gift tips in 10 categories and several are already complete like the Top 10 portable Gadgets Gift Guide.

Our Top 10 portable Gadget Gift tips include music players, GPS devices, eBook readers and more.
The list of the top 10 links to a description of the product and why we recommend it and for whom.

Top 10 portable Gadgets:

• 1. Archos 5 250GB PMP
• 2. Knight Rider GPS
• 3. Amazon Kindle
• 4. Microsoft Zune 120GB
• 5. Apple iPod nano 4G
• 6. Apple iPod touch 2G
• 7. iRiver Spinn
• 8. Garmin Oregon 400 Outdoor GPS
• 9. Pink Sony portable DVD Player
• 10. Unique Wireless Earbuds
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Posted on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Flip MinoHD is I4U Holiday Gift Guide Tip #86

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The Flip MinoHD just got revealed today, but already makes it in our Top 100 Tech Gift Guide 2008.
The Flip video camera line is winning through its simplicity of use. The VGA resolution recording Flip Mino is already in our Top 10 Video Camera List.
The new Flip MinoHD improves on the resolution side of things quite a bit by recording 720p HD video. Read more

Posted on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

103 inch Panasonic Plasma HDTV is Holiday Gift Guide Tip #85

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If you want to place a really big box under your Christmas Tree this season then check out the largest Plasma HDTV you can buy today.
The 103 inch Panasonic TH-103PF10UK full HD HDTV is one big TV. I have a 50 inch Panasonic on my wall. The 103 inch Pana has 4x the display surface - an amazing imagination that blows my mind. It would be really, really nice if the price of the Panasonic TH-103PF10UK would also just be 4x, but we are looking at a monster price tag of $69,995. Read more

Posted on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Wii Speak is Holiday Gift Guide Tip #84

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Despite the fact that the Wii console is still hard to find and out of stock, there are millions of Wii consoles already in households throughout the nation. There are actually not many new hardware accessories for the Wii this holiday shopping season.
The Wii Speak actually stands out to offer something really new for the Wii console that has been standard on the Xbox 360 for a long time - voice chat. Read more

Posted on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mitsubishi LaserVue Laser TV is Holiday Gift Guide Tip #82

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The first Laser TV is really here this Holiday. It was long delayed but finally Mitsubishi has managed to bring the LaserVue Laser TV to the market. It is still expensive, but hey this way your neighbor cannot afford one. This is your chance to get something brand new this Holidays for your living room.

The Laser beams of the Laser TV provide an extensive range of rich, complex colors, truly distinct clarity, and immersive depth of field. Additionally the Mitsubishi LaserVue has about half the operating power consumption of similar-sized LCD TVs, and a third of Plasma.
The LaserVue TVs also come equipped with 3D-ready viewing technology.
Other features of the Laservue L65-A90 include x.v.Color, PerfectColor, 4 HDMI ports and wired IR input. Read more

Posted on Sat, 8 Nov 2008 13:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

RC Helicopters are still hot Holiday Gifts this Year

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Tiny RC Helicopters for indoor use really took off two years ago. Today there is a huge selection of tiny RC helicopters in all shapes and forms.
The dual blades have become a standard and offer better flight stability.
The Electric Mini Hughes 300 Fairy 2 Ch RTF RC Helicopter you see here is one of the bestsellers on Hobbytron, which carries a huge selection of RC Toys. Read more

Posted on Fri, 7 Nov 2008 15:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 is I4U Top 100 Holiday Gift Tip #76

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Panasonic announced the world's smallest interchangeable lens camera in September called the Lumix DMC-G1. The G1 uses the new Micro Four Thirds system and weighs 0.85 pounds making it also the lightest interchangeable lens camera available. It is actually not a conventional DSLR camera, as it has no internal mirror box, but many list it as DSLR including Amazon.

Panasonic also says that the G1 is also the first DSLR camera to be offered in multiple colors. The G1 will be available in black, blue, and red. The rear LCD is a 3-inch model that can swivel 180 degrees horizontally and 270 degrees vertically. Other features include MEGA optical image stabilization, intelligent ISO, face detection, scene selector and more. The G1 offers 12.1-megapixels. Read more

Posted on Sun, 2 Nov 2008 12:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

The Sennheiser MX W1 is I4U Top 100 Holiday Gift Tip #75

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The cables on earbud headsets are just a big annoyance for everybody. There is always a knot in the cables that needs sorting. There are wireless headsets, but they are usually rather big and not designed for on the go.
Gadget shop Hammacher offers the solution with the first wireless earbuds. The high price of $499.95 underlines the statement that these are the only wireless stereo earbuds on the market. These Sennheiser MX W1 are also available on Amazon.com, but the price is the same. Read more

Posted on Sat, 1 Nov 2008 14:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

HP Mini 1000 Netbook is I4U Top 100 Holiday Gift Tip #74

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HP announced a new netbook series with the HP Mini 1000 this week. The HP Mini 1000 is coming in lots of configurations to cater to your needs or the needs of your loved ones.
Netbooks will be one of the top holiday gifts this year. These little notebooks are affordable, small and get the job done without the Desktop or Multimedia Notebook overhead. Our Top 10 Notebooks and Netbooks Gift Guide is therefore heavy on the netbook side. Read more

Posted on Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Logitech Pure-Fi Anytime is I4U Top 100 Holiday Gift Tip #73

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One thing most people don’t look at and think about upgrading is their alarm clock. Despite that fact, the alarm clock is one of the things that almost all of us need. There is an argument to be made for the better your method of waking up, the better your mood is. If you are tired of waking up to a buzzer or radio station that doesn't play your favorite genre of music, the Logitech Pure-Fi Anytime is for you.

The Pure-Fi Anytime is more than just an AM/FM alarm clock with dual alarms and good looks. The device has a built-in iPod dock that charges your iPod and allows you to listen to music from it at the same time. The gadget also has a wireless remote that allows you to control all aspects of playback from across the room. Read more

Posted on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:03:07 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Nikon Coolpix S60 is I4U Top 100 Holiday Gift Tip #66

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Despite the poor economy in America, consumer electronics sales are expected to grow significantly in the US this holiday season. Among the top items of holiday, wish lists are computers, phones, and digital cameras.

One of the most interesting digital cameras to hit the market recently is the Nikon Coolpix S60. The interesting feature of the camera is that the clean design is not cluttered by knobs or controls other than the power switch. All functions and controls of the camera are done via the large 3.5-inch touchscreen on the rear of the camera. Read more

Posted on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:41:58 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

SmartShopper is I4U News Top 100 Holiday Gift Tip #37

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One of the biggest pains for many people when it comes to grocery shopping is making the shopping list. The easiest way to make the shopping list is to categorize everything by food type like produce. We have all been to the store thinking we are almost done only to realize you have to go back to the far side of the store for an item that was in the wrong place on the list.

The SmartShopper is a unique kitchen device that makes automatic shopping lists for you. All you have to do when you realize you need an item is hit the record button and say what you need to get. When you are ready to do your weekly shopping you hit the print buttons and you get a full list that has all the stuff you need broken out by store category. Read more

Posted on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:21:32 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Kyocera KYOTOP HIP 6-inch Chef's Knife is I4U Top 100 Holiday Gift Tip #36

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Everyone needs a good knife; sure, you can run down to Wal-Mart and grab an entire knife set for $20. However, as many owners of cheap knife sets can attest, they simply don’t cut well. When you are trying to make dinner after a long day at work the last thing you want is a knife that makes cutting meat or vegetables more difficult than needed.

When you say knife most of us think about metal cutting utensils, what many don’t think of is ceramic. In fact, some of the sharpest and most durable knives you can buy are made from ceramic. The Kyocera KT-155HIP-D 6-inch Chef's /knife is a great example. Not only does it look cool, but also the ceramic is harder than metal and keeps a sharp edge much better than metal. Read more

Posted on Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:19:04 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is I4U Top 100 Holiday Gift Guide Tip #33

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The market is certainly flush with netbooks today. Many of the netbooks come from brands that many of us may not be familiar with. One brand we are certainly familiar with is Dell and it has recently announced its first netbook called the Inspiron Mini 9.

The Mini is one of the smaller screened notebooks on the market with an 8.9-inch LED backlit display. It runs an Intel Atom N270 processor like virtually all of the other netbook systems on the market. It can be had with Linux and Windows XP Home operating systems and storage of 4GB to 16GB depending on the model. All versions run a 4-cell battery and feature integrated Wi-Fi. Pricing for the Mini runs $349 for the Linux model, $399 for the low-end XP version and $449 for the high-end XP version.

Dimensions for the Mini are 9.13" x 1.07" x 6.77" and it weighs 2.28 pounds. It also has an integrated Ethernet jack, three USB ports, AC adapter, and audio jacks built-in. A webcam is optional with 0.3 or 1.3MP. Bluetooth is optional as well. The 8.9" screen has a resolution of 1024x600. Read more

Posted on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Panasonic DMP-BD50 Blu-ray Player is I4U Top 100 Holiday Gift Guide Tip #32

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You want the latest in Blu-ray technology, but do not want to deal with a Sony PS3 console in your living room? The Panasonic DMP-BD50 is the answer. The BD50 features the latest Blu-ray profile 2.0 (BD Live) support and as another added value has an integrated decoder for lossless Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio formats.
This means you can keep your existing Audio Receiver and still enjoy the new audio quality the new formats available on Blu-ray discs offer. Read more

Posted on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr