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EGBTMagus
11/29/09

In reply to I Wish I Had the Box4Blox Lego Sorter as a Kid
He's way to serious for selling a product like this.
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BubbleF**kingBuddy
11/26/09

In reply to The Best Gadgets
I can't believe the COWON S9 got no love in the PMP section. It straight-up blows the iPod Touch and Zune HD out of the water.
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Odin
11/26/09

In reply to The Best Gadgets
The best gaming PC will always be one you build yourself.
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MitchellChris
11/25/09

In reply to The Best Gadgets
Razer Mamba beats the Sidewinder X8 hands down.
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Odin
11/26/09

@MitchellChris:
I disagree.
In terms of performance they match up pretty evenly, both use bluetrack, have similar wireless speeds, both have macro options, and both have an insane amount of DPI (most of which is superfluous). The play and charge cable for the Sidewinder has received more praises than the Mambas equivalent in comparative reviews though combined with the Sidewinders awesome vertical side button positioning.

The biggest reason why the Mamba doesn't beat the Sidewinder in my opinion though?

The Mamba is twice the price of the X8.

The Mamba is good I'll grant you that but it's not worth the cost of two Sidewinders by a long way.
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UnderLoK
11/26/09

@Odin: I used to be a Razor guy, but I switch over to Logi about a year ago. Their mice are just getting too damn small.
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Odin
11/26/09

@UnderLoK:
Yeah that's the only complaint people have had about the Sidewinder is that it's too large. I personally find it more comfortable that way, it's not really excessively large anyway. But I still don't think the Mamba is worth paying twice as much over it.
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Duckspwn
11/25/09

In reply to The Best Gadgets
I considered putting something about how "The Best Video Game Console: Xbox 360" made me let out a heavy sigh of disappointment. But then I decided not to. Oh, wait a minute...
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Yerzriknot
11/25/09

In reply to How to Try the New Google Search
It worked; awesome!
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zeroprime
11/25/09

In reply to The Best Gadgets
Looks like it goes without saying, but...

Best Gadget Site: [www.gizmodo.com]
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Sam
11/25/09

In reply to How to Try the New Google Search
If you are sent to a localised Google page(I was to .co.nz) go to the mainpage and click 'Go to Google.com', then follow the instructions.

It works from there.
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VenomIreland
11/25/09

In reply to The Best Gadgets
The Best Video Game Console is going to get you some serious flak.
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chauncy that billups
11/25/09

@VenomIreland: well, mostly because they provide no explanation in the article proper (didn't check the link). The ps3 has seen some incredible first party titles this year, has BD built in, free online network, introduced slimmer hardware, lower price point, netflix (with no Gold subscription required). Not to mention that ps3 reliability trumps the xbox all day (RROD's are reportedly less frequent, but failure rates are still high). Add banning for modded xbox's, and I find it hard to argue xbox's continued superiority just because of a slightly larger gamer community and left 4 dead 2 (which admittedly, I'd love to have on the PS 3).
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Fractal the Meek
11/25/09

In reply to The Best Gadgets
It pays to be a Gizmodian. Me and the brothers want to get Mom some HDTV love this year, but know little about it. Your HDTV review was very helpful. #Thanks!
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aThingOrTwo
11/25/09

In reply to The Best Gadgets
Three things:
[1] For headphones. Sony's MDR-EX500 provide a great performance at the price. I think they'd make a great gift.
[www.amazon.com]

[2] For Mice: Microsoft Explorer offers a good value alternative to the Logitech.
[www.amazon.com]

[3] For vacuum cleaners, don't run to Dyson without first taking a look at the Miele S7 series. Expensive, but top class German engineering. Plus unless your a slob then you need to vacuum regularly, so its a gadget you can justify…
[miele.com]
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Xagest
11/25/09

In reply to The Best Gadgets
Speaking of Zune Pass, Napster is doing something similar for 5 dollars a month (with 5 songs you get to keep). Anyone use Napster know if this is any good?
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Bigbadbikernerd
11/25/09

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iPod dock? Check out the Kicker docks. I have one for my Zune HD and it kicks butt.
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MartinLeGood
11/25/09

In reply to The Best Gadgets
the best netbook in my opinion is ACER 1410.

or if by netbook you mean atom based, the ASUS 1000HE.
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zeroprime
11/25/09

@MartinLeGood: Couldn't agree more, the Acer 1410 is a great choice right now for the 11.6" "netbooks" (the netbook/thin-and-light line is really starting to blur with all these ION and CULV releases). I think the netbook choices best break down like this:

ION - Mini 311
Atom 10" - ASUS 1005HA-PU
CULV - Acer 1410 (dual core)
Hackintosh - Mini 10v
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Nathan Obbards
11/25/09

In reply to The Best Gadgets
I second the Dell Mini 10v. You can get them on sale refurbished for $200, toss in a cheap 2GB stick of RAM (I paid $20 for a stick of Geil that works great) and hackintosh away. I've been using mine for two-three weeks now and it's great.

Now who wants to buy me a MBP and a Nikon D3s?
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