Category Archives: General

Back to School Sale? In July?! Best Buy Thinks So.

I think it is way too early to be thinking about back to school anything, but apparently Best Buy disagrees. They’re running an online only, eight hour back to school sale starting tonight at midnight EST, featuring deals on computing, … Continue reading

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Want to try Spotify? Get Klout

Long-anticipated music service Spotify has finally launched in the US, but it is currently invite only. If you want to try it and you’re not one of those fortunate enough to receive an invite, there may be another way in. … Continue reading

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Happy Friday

Hitler Reacts to Netflix Increase In Pricing Warning: The subtitles may not be safe for work. If you’re not familiar with the “Hitler reacts to…” meme. Uh, welcome to the Internet? You must be new here.

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Alpha and Omega

Father and Son: STS-1 and STS-135, a photo by arockalypse on Flickr. I admit this is only tangentially gizmo related, though the Space Shuttle is one hell of a gizmo. But this was just too good not to share, and … Continue reading

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Circuit City, Electronics Retailer, Dead at 59

Back in November, North American electronics retailer Circuit City filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced that more than a hundred of its locations would be closed, in an attempt to restructure the company’s debt load and keep the chain … Continue reading

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