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more about #electronics more comments → Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Gah, I do the same... only with computer parts. Oh, nice, extra SATA cable, might be useful someday. Old computer case? All rusty? No, leave it there.... more » skierpage: I don't collect junk. Instead I keep accessories in case they might be useful, that turn into junk when I should have dumped them for free immediatel... more » Segador: There's help, my friend. There's help. [www.aetv.com] more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: My father-in-law is like this. Only, his rooms are so full that it's like trying to shop in Japan-town in SF. You're afraid an avalanche of junk is... more » nutbastard: "I was doing better, I really was, and then I visited the DeAnza flea market in Cupertino last year, and it all fell apart again." going to a flea ma... more » Adam: Is this an advertisement? more » geekymitch: You know, I find it hard to consider purchasing "up to date" electronics from a store that is named for an invention from 1894, and a synonym for a sm... more » STFU_FPU!: Wait a minute! does that Headline read "Leaked RadioShack Black Friday Ad comes with Wordplay"? oh..cool. but it's "The Shack" no more "radio" just ... more » Gary_7vn: Clive Sinclair did NOT invent the first electronic pocket calculator.. It was the Japanese. The first portable calculators appeared in Japan in 1970... more » infmom: We owned a Sinclair ZX-80. Our first home computer. more » Navin R Johnson: I left my first Sinclair Spectrum turned on overnight on my living room floor because I was in the middle of a huge basic program. When I woke up the... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: I still have the JVC P-100 version of that portable TV packed away somewhere. I wonder if it still works... more » jeffk: I wanted a Timex/Sinclair, when my high school had terminals typing on paper rolls for displays. I am not kidding or exaggerating. I was also bicycli... more » S-Express: Surely their greatest ever invention was the C5 electric 'car' more » EpiphyteCorp.: Great read Sean. Thanks! more » -
#junk
Confessions of an Electronics Junk Collector
Some of it I really do plan to use. Some of it I can't even identify. Hi. My name is Vin and I'm an addict. I can't stop buying electronic junk. More » -
#retromodo
A Brief History of Sinclair and Its Five Most Interesting Gadgets
You may remember Clive Sinclair as the inventor of the pocket calculator, but you may not realize that his company still exists. In fact, Sinclair released a super-compact, folding "A-Bike" only a few years ago. It still lives!
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#amazon
AmazonBasics Is Company's Foray Into Private Label Consumer Electronics
With AmazonBasics, the online retail giant is jumping headfirst into the consumer electronics space with its own private line of low-cost accessories. More » -
#circuitcity
Circuit City to Liquidate, Prices May Go Up to MSRP
After failing to find a buyer or a refinancing deal, Circuit City will be liquidating the merchandise in its 567 US locations. This is the end. More » -
#processors
Breakthrough Spintronics Single-Electron Pump To Bring Faster, More Efficient Processors
Stay with me for a second here: Imagine a chip that can transport electrons while controlling the way they are rotating. OK, forget about this. I don't really know what I'm talking about. They do: More » -
#ads
Best Buy Has Your Last Minute Gift Ideas Squared Away
We know it can be difficult to differentiate between endless mounds of faceless electronics to pick the perfect gift. Luckily, a recent Best Buy podcast was quite specific as to exactly which products are best. -
#dealzmodo
Free Shipping Day Today For Last Minute Gadget Gifts
We are really getting down to the wire here, but if you hurry you can take advantage of the free shipping deals offered by over 250 stores in honor of Free Shipping Day. More » -
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#circuitcity
Samsung: Hey Circuit City, Where the Hell Is Our $74 Million?
Sony isn't the only company that tried to rips its gear out of Circuit City's broke, zombie clutches. Samsung has been asking for the bankrupt company to return $74 million of merch from September.UPDATED 4:00PM -
#pumpkins
Truly Scare Neighbour Kids with CNC-Carved Geek-o-Lantern
With just one day to go, the novelty Halloween pumpkins have been slowly building up: but I say none of them, none, have the scariness factor of this. It's a geek head pumpkin, geekily precision-carved using a geekily cool open-source DIY CNC machine into a genuine geek pumpkin. OK, so the last part is a lie, but the rest is real: check out the video of the carving in action. It's like a mini babyfood maker colliding with high-tech electronics. More »
