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    Gift Guide for Design Lovers

    The Four DSLR Cameras for Every Budget

    Passive-Aggressive Gifts for Geeks Who Are Late to Everything

    Gifts For Lazy People Who Could Use a Smarter Home

    Gifts for Apple Cultists Who've Grown Beyond Shame

    Car Gifts Too Dangerous To Actually Use While Driving

    Gifts For Space Geeks Who Can't Wait to Get Off This Blasted Rock

    Gifts For Pets Owned By Geeks Who Treat Them Like Spoiled Children

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    Image of dragon:ONE dragon:ONE
    12:05 AM

    In reply to Gift Guide for Design Lovers
    Only way I'd want a gadget case is if it was that fancy-pants new case Apple's using on their iPods for point-of-sale with the card swipe and barcode scanner on it.
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    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    11/26/09

    In reply to Gift Guide for Design Lovers
    Starting at 195$? I didn't know that you were payed an ounce of gold per article you wrote Mr. Diaz.
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    11/26/09

    In reply to The Four DSLR Cameras for Every Budget
    I'd love to play with a DSLR, but I just can't justify it... I know how to set the manual settings, but for the cost of the cheapest one here, I could get a Sony DSC-WX1 that does great night shots, automatic panoramas, and most importantly, it's small enough I could have it on me when I need to take a picture.

    I'm not coming out against DSLR or anything, but for my uses... they're just so huge I'd never have it with me, and the price is so high I couldn't buy one for non-professional use.
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    Image of Eruanno Eruanno
    11/26/09

    @fuchikoma: Heh, I've noticed that too about cameras. I can never be arsed to bring it with me. (I have a Panasonic-something-or-the-other better than your average compact camera but not as good as a DSLR making it pretty big, but not too big)
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    Image of DPYu DPYu
    11/26/09

    @fuchikoma: Exactly why I ended up with a Pany LX3. It's pretty much with me all the time.
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    Image of irfan irfan
    11/26/09

    @fuchikoma: most of us DSLR users have a P&S to go along. I take both on vacations, and the PS still gets plenty of use. But when you start looking at pictures from your trip when you get home, the DSLR advantages are quite clear and makes me wonder why I didnt lug the better camera around that day.

    But yes, the new Sony WX1 is quite amazing in low light and panoramics... havent seen 100% crops side by side tho, I just toyed with one at a friends house.
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    11/26/09

    @irfan: That would be ideal... but I'm not a photographer, so I'm afraid I can only drop $400 on a camera every 5 years or so.

    To me, I'd get a DSLR for more artistic effects like depth of field, very long exposures, bokeh, or HDR, but a while back a friend and I were comparing our cameras - he had some kind of 7MP Olympus DSLR and I had a 7MP Sony DSC-P150. In extreme darkness you could see the sensor noise on my camera, and he could just set a very long exposure, so that was a clear win for him if we were printing hi-res posters or competing in a photo competition.

    But ultimately, while he's very happy with it because he does make use of all the features, when we compare ordinary shots, his camera's pics look 3-5% better, but his camera cost about 220% as much before lenses. I'd love to have all the manual features he does, but I just can't pay that when I take about 50 shots a year and keep about half that many...
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    Image of SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
    11/26/09

    In reply to The Four DSLR Cameras for Every Budget
    I hooked up with a 500D (T1i) and I'm really happy with it. I'm with it right now on my office.
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    Image of jpitsch jpitsch
    11/26/09

    In reply to The Four DSLR Cameras for Every Budget
    No love for the Olympus E-620 or E-30, why don't you give Canon and Nikon a reach around?
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    Image of P3nnst8r P3nnst8r
    11/26/09

    In reply to The Four DSLR Cameras for Every Budget
    No d700 love?
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    Image of superberg superberg
    11/26/09

    In reply to The Four DSLR Cameras for Every Budget
    I realize it's consumermas, so we're supposed to crowd into stores to buy new things.

    But the best entry-level DSLR is a used one Craigslist, because you can get a body and lens for under $300.

    Of course, if someone wants to buy me a T1i to replace my XT, I won't complain.
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    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    11/25/09

    In reply to Passive-Aggressive Gifts for Geeks Who Are Late to Everything
    I WANT those Fivefinger shoes, my buddy runs in a pair and swears by them - I wanted them so bad for Zion Narrows...

    Damn webbed toes.
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    Image of silverhold silverhold
    11/26/09

    @Lizard_King: They are amazing. I've got a pair of them and ran all summer in them.
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    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    11/26/09

    @silverhold: Uhhhg. Wish I could get custom ones made.
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    11/25/09

    In reply to Passive-Aggressive Gifts for Geeks Who Are Late to Everything
    Black Black [greater than] Jolt.
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    Image of dingus dingus
    11/26/09

    @something_unique_and_descripti...: YES, CHEWING!
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    Image of Yerzriknot Yerzriknot
    11/25/09

    In reply to Passive-Aggressive Gifts for Geeks Who Are Late to Everything
    Number three looks awesome. Too bad everyone would make fun of me for wearing them.
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    Image of The Lab The Lab
    11/25/09

    In reply to Passive-Aggressive Gifts for Geeks Who Are Late to Everything
    Gizmodo has given much love to those questionably-stylish Tokyo flash watches. Good to see some critical feedback on them.
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    Image of Wburg Wburg
    11/25/09

    In reply to Passive-Aggressive Gifts for Geeks Who Are Late to Everything
    I wear vibram five fingers everywhere I go. They're absolutely the best, as long as you don't mind explaining them to everyone you meet.

    I had started running barefoot, but you either get blisters on concrete or step in dog poop on the grass. These are a perfect solution!
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    Image of chauncy that billups chauncy that billups
    11/25/09

    @Wburg: more power to you, but I just can't get on board with these things. Call me reactionary, but there are some design changes that are just too ugly, no matter the benefit to the user.
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    Image of Wireless Joe Wireless Joe
    11/25/09

    @chauncy that billups: Looks like nothing a couple of black Sharpie markers couldn't fix.
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    Image of kagekiri kagekiri
    11/25/09

    @Wireless Joe: They have solid color options (including black) for at least a few of their models, though your solution works too :P
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    Image of Wburg Wburg
    11/25/09

    @kagekiri: Yeah, mine are a solid greenish color.

    #tips
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    Image of ament001 ament001
    11/26/09

    @Wburg: They need to make higher tongued versions, so they look less like sandals and more like shoes.
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    Image of Wburg Wburg
    11/26/09

    @ament001: They do

    [www.vibramfivefingers.com]
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    Image of fakejezuzdiaz fakejezuzdiaz
    11/25/09

    In reply to Passive-Aggressive Gifts for Geeks Who Are Late to Everything
    Sorry I'm late to the comments, I must have got caught up in something or other... now what's this fuss all about?
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/25/09

    In reply to Passive-Aggressive Gifts for Geeks Who Are Late to Everything
    I was a long distance runner for years, the only thing I can see coming out of number three is a broken toe or even foot. Better to just run without shoes. Sheesus.
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    Image of RT100 RT100
    11/25/09

    @Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: they probably make it easier to run on a hot road in the summer, or through the early morning dew
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    Image of BERT BERT
    11/25/09

    @Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: Actually, barefoot running works muscles and ligaments in your feet, ankles, and lower legs that wearing a trainer would usually impair. The idea behind the vibram is that it allows you to train and develop these muscles, while protecting you from crack needles and other dangerous objects. I am currently a long distance runner, I'm only 17, but I still know how to train. Go with a Nike Free if you really desire to make the switch to barefoot running, it is a much smoother and healthier transition than the Vibram.
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/25/09

    @BERT: I'm not putting down barefoot running, I'm putting down these shoes. It looks like it has real potential for hurting your feet worse than just going without shoes. I'm in my mid thirties, spent twenty years running, and I know what looks dangerous to a runners foot. Go with flip flops if you must(now that'll give you some strong ankles). What if one of those toe things got flipped down, or something got jammed in between? Also, arthritis here you come.
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    Image of nick's after the gnarly necter.. 800. nick's after the gnarly necter.. 800.
    11/25/09

    @Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: Try them out sometime, I don't think they're what you think. I've run barefoot for years, the vibrams allow me to run in some more areas and in colder/wetter weather.

    I've never come close to an injury with them.
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    Shamoononon: I shave my legs. promoted this comment Edited by nick's after the gnarly necter.. 800. at 11/25/09 6:20 PM nick's after the gnarly necter.. 800. was starred nick's after the gnarly necter.. 800. was unstarred
    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/25/09

    @BERT: I just looked up the Nike Free shoes, they look a lot better.
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    Image of TetsuBo TetsuBo
    11/25/09

    @Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: I don't follow your reasoning.
    The Five Fingers are nothing more than reinforced gloves for your feet, they add a thin layer of protection and that's it. The toe things can't flip down under your foot no more then the finger of a glove would flip back.

    I will admit I didn't know strengthening the muscles in my feet gave me arthritis.
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/25/09

    @TetsuBo: A glove is much thinner and your toes are much shorter and thicker, also this looks to have a plastic sole.

    About the arthritis, I was referring to forcibly keeping your toes in a separated state, but good for you and your strong feet.
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    Image of Smitty Smitty
    11/25/09

    @Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: It's a rubber sole. If you look Vibram up, the company has been making soles for shoes forever. This is their first complete product.

    Only the sole of the VFF is remotely thick; the rest is a light fabric. The sides of the toes are fabric and stretch to fit toes; some people may have this problem, but my toes never feel separated.

    I say just go try them on once. Even if you don't plan on buying them, walk around in a pair if there is a retailer near you.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/25/09

    In reply to Gifts For Lazy People Who Could Use a Smarter Home
    I think it's pretty obvious why the Iomega's on the stove. It can't handle Fallon's intense midget porn, and decided to end it all.
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