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iPod Touch and Logitech Pure-fi Extreme

September 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

If you are putting together the perfect “boom box”, then iLounge recommends the Logitech Pure Fi Elite if you want a bigger box with better sound or the nearly identical “Pure Fi Mobile” Paired with an iPod Touch, this is the dream stereo in a box. It’s incredibly reasonable at $96 at Pricegrabber

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3.5mm Audio Cable

August 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

I’ve been using the Belkin Retractable 3.5mm Stereo Cable and it is very convenient, but since it is unshielded, in cars, you get all kinds of interference. When you plug an iPhone in for charging, you get unbearable hum.
But when I use a decent home cable that is thicker those problems largely go away. [...]

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Canon Accessories

July 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

It was a terrible week in Wyoming, I ended up losing my 70-200 lens hood and the 17-55 lens hood as well as the viewfinder rubber piece for the camera. So it is insanely expensive to buy it:

Canon EW83J Lens Hood for Canon 17-55 F/2.8 EF-S IS USM. It is expensive but folks really tink [...]

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PC Joysticks

June 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

This genre of games is pretty much dead now. Too bad. After you are done with Call of Duty 4, it is nice to just fly a plane. In the old days, Falcon was something i could play for hours. Now you can’t even really find a review of a PC joystick anymore. Consumersearch.com has [...]

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