How to Buy Second-Hand Tech Without Getting Ripped Off
There are some fantastic bargains to be had if you can live without the shiniest, newest gadgets—but diving into the second-hand market comes with its own set of potential pitfalls and problems.
How Budgeting Your Gadget Purchases Could Blow Your Budget
We all know what it's like: you decide you finally need to get a new computer, TV or camera. The first thing you do is work out how much you can spend, then start looking for the best products in your price range. Big mistake, because budgeting like that will likely cause you to spend more. Here's how to wise up.
Which Tech Features Aren't Worth Your Money?
The NYT's got a dandy writeup of seven tech perks that you should eschew in favor of saved cash: oversized megapixelage, pointlessly fast CPUs, and as our dear Matt Buchanan hits, unneeded TV screen size. But how do you skimp?
BGR Breaks It Down: How to Shop For a New Phone
Absolutely dread going to your location wireless provider's store and having to be social? If it's one of your worst nightmares, hopefully this will help you change that.
Netbooks: What You Need to Know About the Next 6 Months
A bunch of great netbook upgrades are on the way—next-gen Intel processors in January; smooth HD video playback—but to spare you the brain hemorrhage of keeping track, we've laid it all out. Here's what you need to know.
Consumers Choose Products With More Tech Specs
A recent study in the Journal of Consumer Research reveals that we are heavily influenced into choosing products with heavy technical specs—even when those specs mean nothing.
Circuit City Severance Package About As Crappy As Its Service
Sure, election coverage is getting the most play tonight, but we're equally (well, almost) invested in the destruction of everybody's favorite mediocre consumer electronics chain – Circuit City. A tipster has sent us a sneak peek at Circuit City's severance pay, and it's not pretty. Part-time associates get an extra…
Buying or Selling Gadgets? Try Flippid
Second hand tech usually go the way of Craigslist or eBay. One is a den of cheapskates and scamsters, and the other is a den of cheapskates and thieves. What's a guy to do? Perhaps this new Flippid service is the solution.
