Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Holiday gadget guide

Over at the Standard, we just wrapped up our first holiday gift guide. It's all about gadgets, electronics, and computers, but we themed it for shopping in a recession -- no Macbooks, iPhones, or other high-end items, but lots of other great stuff that won't break the bank:

"Holiday gift guide: 10 winning gifts in a down economy"

Chris Tompkins was the main author, but I also wrote and researched part of this, and I have to say that the cost of some consumer electronics is getting unbelievably cheap. A full-function portable media player (including video) for only $100? Chris even found a very powerful (dual core, 4 GB RAM, decent video card) HP laptop for about $550.

We're in the market for an HDTV, and while the model I profiled in the gift guide is too small (we're looking for a 47" screen) I was very reassured by the fact that prices have dropped a lot since the last time I looked in the summer.

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