Holidays 2007
CrunchGear’s 2007 Year-End review round-up
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by Matt Hickey on December 31, 2007

here or here.

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T-Mobile keeps on giving
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by Peter Ha on December 27, 2007

No disrespect to the original, but BHIC does a damn good job here. Give it a minute before you hit the jump for the one and only.

Looking to switch carriers? T-mobile near the top of the list? Well, the deal just got sweeter because they’re waiving the $35 activation fee for n00bs until the end of the year. So scoot on over to your local store or check out the site. The Curve, Sidekick LX, N95, Stripe and Shadow are good choices for your impending exodus.

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What did you get?
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by John Biggs on December 25, 2007

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Tell CG what you got for Christmas! I got a Noon Solar bag and Omega GMT Seamaster. My son got this crazy hot wheels thing with a dragon that knocks a car off of a track. I remember when my parents used to give us twigs and dirt. Those, my friends, were the days.

Have a great night
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by John Biggs on December 24, 2007

Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night. From all of us at CG to all of you in TV-land, here’s to a great year gone by and a great year ahead. We couldn’t have done it without you. Now, let’s hear it for the CG team:

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CG Holiday 2007 Recommendation: Picknik, the online photo editor
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by Nicholas Deleon on December 24, 2007

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Hate opening Photoshop, that resource hog, just to resize an image? Me, too! That’s why I use Picnik, an online photo editor that uses the magic of Web 2.0 to—get this—edit photos. It can grab photos from your Flickr, Facebook, Picassa, Photobucket and Webshots account, or edit photos you have on your computer. There’s a premium version, too, that, for $25 a year, gets you access to a bunch more photo filters and effects. I personally don’t use the premium, but that’s only because I rarely do anything beyond cropping, resizing, etc.

Better still, the Picnik team seems to be a fun bunch. The site is peppered with little witticisms and whatnot that make you realize the people behind the curtain aren’t total jerks. I appreciate that.

Picnik

CG Holiday 2007 Recommendation: Onkyo HT-SR800 all-in-one home theater
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by Nicholas Deleon on December 24, 2007

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It may be a little late to be recommending things for Christmas, but if you find yourself with a couple of extra dollars come tomorrow and have been in the market for a decent sound system and you live in an apartment, then I’d recommend you check out the Onkyo HT-SR800. It’s one of those all-in-one home theater deals, only it doesn’t suck (according to some of the folks over at AVS Forum, my home away from home).

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For $400, you get 7.1 channel processing, two HDMI inputs (and one output) with full 1080p support and the speakers and subwoofer to go along for the ride. It’s not bad for the money and takes all of the guesswork out of figuring out how to make your little home theater sparkle.

Additionally, HALA MADIRD.

Onkyo HT-SR800 [Onkyo]

CG Holiday 2007 Recommendation: “Blade Runner: Final Cut”
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by Nicholas Deleon on December 21, 2007

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Check the calendar, last-minute Christmas shopper. You’ve only four days (if you count today) till D-Day, so here’s a gift that should be easy to find at pretty much any retailer: “Blade Runner (Five-Disc Complete Collector’s Edition).” This is the final, that’s-all-she-wrote version of the cult classic starring Harrison Ford. Director Ridley Scott and some mega fan had complete creative control over the project, so rest assured that this version of the movie is exactly what Scott originally had in mind.

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That it’s in HD only adds to the value: $28 for pretty much the best sci-fi movie ever made.

Blade Runner [Amazon] (HD DVD version)

Blade Runner [Amazon] (Blu-ray version)

CG Holiday 2007 Recommendation: Van Damme in “Timecop”
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by Peter Ha on December 21, 2007

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CG Holiday 2007 Recommendation/Review: Rain Design’s mStand
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by Peter Ha on December 21, 2007

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Rain Designs had and I instantly fell for the mStand. It’s made from a solid piece of aluminum and my only regret is that I don’t have a MacBook Pro for the matching anodized look. It looks almost exactly like the iMac stand doesn’t it?
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CG Holiday 2007 Recommendation: XtremeMac’s XtremeHD HDMI switcher
by Matt Hickey on December 20, 2007

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Wi-Fi finding watch [Think Geek, thanks, Ro!]

Dear Mom: KITT is up on eBay
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by Matt Hickey on December 20, 2007

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Oh, yah, here’s the auction. [eBay]

CG Holiday 2007 Recommendation: My Word Coach for the DS, Wii
by Peter Ha on December 19, 2007

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CG Holiday 2007 Recommendation: Visit the TerraPass store
by Peter Ha on December 19, 2007

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Smart Strip would do you some good. It says it will turn off your peripherals automatically and works with the sleep mode function on computers. If it can actually save up to 260 watts per hour then sign me up. Grab one for $32.95.

If you want to know exactly how much power your devices are using then plug em into the Kill A Watt and see just how efficient or inefficient they are. The LCD will give you important stats like the kilowatt-hour and shows you volts, amps, watts, Hz and VA. It’ll give you a rough estimate as to how much you’ll be paying at the end of the month. It’ll set you back $29.95.

The TerraPass store is full of other eco-friendly gadgets so check it out and help save the earth. Seriously.

CG Holiday 2007 Recommendation: Merrell’s Universal Jacket
by Peter Ha on December 19, 2007

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Holiday Horror Contest winners
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by John Biggs on December 19, 2007


I’m pleased to announce the two winners in our Holiday Horror contest:

* beaudeal’s Holiday Horror: Canada has too much snow
* XDonBoard’s Holiday Horror: Rompin’ through the desert with illegals and no cash!

These two crazy kids got the most total votes and comments. Special thanks to AT&T and TeleNav for the great prizes.

Holiday Recommendation: “The Wire”
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by Blake Robinson on December 19, 2007

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The Wire on Amazon

CG Holiday Recommendation: Once
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by John Biggs on December 18, 2007

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Holiday Contest: Tell us your holiday travel horror stories, win a Blackberry Curve with Telenav
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by Peter Ha on December 18, 2007

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Over the river and through the woods indeed — the next few weeks are going to be some the nastiest travel weeks ever. Take snow, sleet, the flu, poor logistics, and a few million roadside assistance calls and you’ve got a nightmare waiting to happen. We want to make your holiday travel a little easier and, thanks to the good people at AT&T and Telenav, we have two Blackerry 8310 with three months Telenav service to give away to two lucky — or actually unlucky — readers.
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HD Radi-who? An HD Radio Buyer’s Guide makes HD radio actually look interesting
by John Biggs on December 17, 2007

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I’m a satellite radio guy but that doesn’t mean I don’t listen to regular radio now and again. Thanks to HD radio, you can now listen to commercials, Soulja Boy, and commercials 24/7 in CD quality, ensuring you’ll never miss a song you’ve never really heard before but is apparently very popular as a ringtone and, as a result, gets played on terrestrial stations with intense frequency.

Now, the folks at the HD Radio Alliance et al have put together a buying guide to keep you abreast of the latest in HD radio technology. To recap: XM FTW, but HD radio is apparently just super so give it a listen.

Buyer’s Guide

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