Monthly Archives: November 2008

(Credit: Ubergizmo) Wouldn’t it be nice if you could manage all your home appliances, electronics, entertainment, and security, plus your climate control system, from your mobile phone? That is exactly what Nokia is promising with its Home Control Center solution. … Continue reading →

News.com Poll Consumer antics How far are you willing to go to be first in line for Black Friday deals? Have Thanksgiving celebration on sidewalk outside Best …

Tuan Anh Do shows off an unlocked iPhone 3G at one of his cell phone repair shops in Hanoi. (Credit: Dong Ngo/CBS Interactive) Editor’s note: CNET editor and Crave contributor Dong Ngo is spending the next month in his homeland … Continue reading →

(Credit: iLane) Ever since the State of California passed its hands-free driving law, I’ve actually started making more phone calls–in and out of my car–using my iPhone’s earbuds and mic. I guess the law made me more aware that I … Continue reading →

Best Buy will sell the Nikon D40 with a two-lens kit for $549 on Black Friday, or with the single lens for $449. Click on the above image for details on more post-Thanksgiving deals. (Credit: BFADs.net) For many, nothing says … Continue reading →

According to I4U, Alienware will soon be offering a $200 instant discount on the Area 51 m17x Notebook (which starts from $1,999) and the Area 51 790i Desktop (which starts from $1,349). This deal will be available from November 26 … Continue reading →

Enter our MP3 Insider contest to win a new 120GB Zune (Gears of War 2 Edition), courtesy of Microsoft. (Credit: Donald Bell/CNET Networks) Donald and Jasmine discuss Zune price drops and a Zune Pass deal that may put some pressure … Continue reading →

The Scosche TuneStream adds A2DP stereo Bluetooth to most recent iPods, but it has some quirks. (Credit: Donald Bell/CNET Networks) When Apple was set to unveil its second-generation iPod Touch back in September, stereo Bluetooth was among the features rumored … Continue reading →

A fully functional pink keyboard? Perfect! (Credit: Keyboard for Blondes) Blondes have suffered decades of ridicule, but it’s time they embrace the jokes. When it comes to a hot-pink boost of self-confidence (or at least a few good laughs), the … Continue reading →

Able Planet, known for developing headphones for those with mild to severe hearing loss, recently unveiled a new high-fidelity multimedia headset for PC gamers–the PS500MM. Able Planet’s chairman and CEO, Kevin Semcken, said: The NC500TF is pictured here; there are … Continue reading →

(Credit: Apple) Update: The promotion is now live on the U.S. Apple Store site. Apple will be holding a one-day shopping event on Black Friday, according to a teaser up on Apple’s Web site. Every sale on the Apple Store … Continue reading →

The Kindle 2 is now rumored to arrive early next year. (Credit: Boy Genius Report) Last month Boy Genius Report got its hands on some photos of what appeared to be the Kindle 2, so speculation was rampant that Amazon … Continue reading →

(Credit: James Martin/CBS Interactive) Well, Verizon Wireless is certainly kicking off the holiday season with a bang. In just the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen the release of the RIM BlackBerry Storm, the Samsung Saga, the HTC Touch Pro, … Continue reading →

(Credit: Blockbuster/2Wire) When 2Wire introduced its MediaPoint set-top box just two weeks ago, we told you that “it’ll be a matter of weeks–if not days–before you see a yet-to-be-named service provider offering its own version of the MediaPoint, possibly at … Continue reading →