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For $800, you get 15mp, ISO to 3200, full 1080p movie mode and it is $800. That is really a value leader compared with the amazing 21MP Canon 5DII that I have. Maybe I should get as the low end body 🙂 Canon unveils HD Rebel T1i / EOS 500D…

They have a site where you can look at all their mileage promotions https://www.ua2go.com/mppromo/. Here are some good ones: Beijing bonus miles most relevant to me. Get 10K bonus miles in First, and Business C and D

Consumer Reports really likes the Walmart Ever Start but there are so few Walmarts around here. So alternatives are. Kirkland (Costco) auto batteries any good? Johnson Controls makes Diehard (Sears), Duralast (AutoZone), Interstate, Kirkland (Costco), Motorcraft (Ford), and some EverStarts. If you bring your core back, then you get $5…

These are folks who didn’t get the memo that we are in a global recession 🙂 J.M. Weston – – Upper East Side – New York Store & Shopping Guide With occasional resoling, these timeless, hand-cobbled French shoes last for life. A good thing, since they cost you your life…

What the heck is this Audyssey thing and all these new audio modes? In short, you use a little microphone, the system walks you through 6-8 listening locations and it trys to calculate the right equalization (that is which speakers should be louder or softer) and does it dynamically as…

Wow, some cool new features for the iPhone in July. If you can stand it, wait for the new software and faster phone. Copy and past, MMS, landscape view for mail (finally!), google calendar sync, Spotlight search, tethering your PC to the iPhone, faster 3G are amonth the many features..…

AppleInsider | Apple’s 2009 iPhone to support faster 3G networks – report How fast this year’s new iPhone will get actually depends upon the radio components Apple can source. AT&T’s long term plans include an upgrade to 3GPP Release 7 (HSPA+) and later Release 8, also known as LTE (Long…

Man, I have such trouble with batteries on the cars I don’t use much. Both the Volvo 850 and the Acura are always discharging. Finally blew what must be my fifth battery. Read in Consumer Reports that the Wal*Mart Everstart is good. Thanks to autobatteries.com now I know I need…

Well, this is one complicated preamp. I must say fortunately AVS Forum has an owners thread. Most amazing features are the Audyssey (what a spelling) system which does automatic speaker calibration. There is even a microphone included and super easy graphical interface. Wow. Also it autodetects an ethernet connection so…

Wow great for security applications. SANYO introduces 1080P Full HD network camera SANYO introduces 1080P Full HD network camera Full HD and face recognition has made it into the CCTV camera market too, as Sanyo introduces the VCC-HD4000, the world’s first 1080P Full HD Network camera for security applications. The…