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Guitar Hero on the Nintendo DS just got cooler

Guitar Hero on the Nintendo DS just got cooler

Mr. T Fool · March 20, 2008, 5:40 AM PST

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Plastic guitars and video cards at SXSW

Plastic guitars and video cards at SXSW

Mr. T Fool · March 14, 2008, 1:05 AM PST

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Two weeks with the Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick

Two weeks with the Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick

Mr. T Fool · March 14, 2008, 12:37 AM PST

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Fixing a defective Rock Band guitar is quick and easy

Fixing a defective Rock Band guitar is quick and easy

Mr. T Fool · March 5, 2008, 5:55 AM PST

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The Apple MacBook Air tries to fill a niche that doesn't exist

The Apple MacBook Air is the current poster-child for the effective combination of design and engineering. Apple should be commended for how well the Air is built. But I still cannot figure out who wo...

Mark Kaelin · February 29, 2008, 4:39 AM PST

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Why Apple chose to upgrade the MacBook lineup

Why Apple chose to upgrade the MacBook lineup

Mr. T Fool · February 27, 2008, 4:33 AM PST

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Two weeks with the Eye-Fi wireless SD card

Two weeks with the Eye-Fi wireless SD card

Mr. T Fool · February 20, 2008, 3:57 AM PST

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Format war officially over as Toshiba drops HD-DVD

Format war officially over as Toshiba drops HD-DVD

Mr. T Fool · February 16, 2008, 4:35 AM PST

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Two weeks with Loc8tor Lite

Two weeks with Loc8tor Lite

Mr. T Fool · February 12, 2008, 10:50 PM PST

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Netflix kicks HD-DVD while it's down [updated]

Netflix kicks HD-DVD while it's down [updated]

Mr. T Fool · February 11, 2008, 4:14 AM PST

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The $6 million home theater

The $6 million home theater

Mr. T Fool · February 8, 2008, 12:12 AM PST

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Apple quietly launches 16GB iPhone and 32GB Touch

Apple quietly launches 16GB iPhone and 32GB Touch

Mr. T Fool · February 4, 2008, 10:29 PM PST

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Does the MacBook Air redefine portability?

Does the MacBook Air redefine portability?

Mr. T Fool · February 4, 2008, 3:30 AM PST

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VUDU adds more HD content

VUDU adds more HD content

Mr. T Fool · February 4, 2008, 12:42 AM PST

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Pros and cons of Windows Media Center in Vista

Pros and cons of Windows Media Center in Vista

Mr. T Fool · February 1, 2008, 4:06 AM PST

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Multi-room viewing on the cheap

Multi-room viewing on the cheap

Mr. T Fool · October 8, 2007, 1:45 AM PST

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David Berlind has not used Windows Home Server

David Berlind has not used Windows Home Server

Mr. T Fool · October 20, 2007, 3:48 AM PST

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Get rocked like a hurricane 9 days early [updated]

Get rocked like a hurricane 9 days early [updated]

Mr. T Fool · October 19, 2007, 5:14 AM PST

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Has David Berlind even used Windows Home Server?

Has David Berlind even used Windows Home Server?

Mr. T Fool · October 19, 2007, 3:59 AM PST

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Dealing with data overload at home

Dealing with data overload at home

Mr. T Fool · October 1, 2007, 3:41 AM PST

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In the works: Web video in your home theater

In the works: Web video in your home theater

Mr. T Fool · July 31, 2007, 2:47 AM PST

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Convert your favorite vinyl albums to MP3s with the Ion iTTUSB turntable

Convert your favorite vinyl albums to MP3s with the Ion iTTUSB turntable

Mark Kaelin · August 3, 2007, 2:05 AM PST

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Watching ABC.com video streams in your living room

Watching ABC.com video streams in your living room

Mr. T Fool · August 10, 2007, 4:57 AM PST

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Update on my XBOX 360 repair

Update on my XBOX 360 repair

Mr. T Fool · August 7, 2007, 12:03 AM PST

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8 reasons why most gadgets suck

8 reasons why most gadgets suck

Mr. T Fool · October 15, 2007, 11:15 PM PST

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The DAK GLI Pro turntable system raises the bar on vinyl conversion

In a previous post here in the TechRepublic Practical Gadgetry blog I reviewed the Ion iTTUSB Turntable. I was pleasantly surprised by quality of the digital recordings I could make of my old vinyl re...

Mark Kaelin · October 2, 2007, 6:34 AM PST

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Add flash to your iPhone camera

Add flash to your iPhone camera

Mr. T Fool · October 1, 2007, 11:27 PM PST

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Two weeks with the Jawbone Bluetooth headset

Two weeks with the Jawbone Bluetooth headset

Mr. T Fool · October 12, 2007, 12:44 AM PST

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See Windows Home Server and Sonos in action

See Windows Home Server and Sonos in action

Mr. T Fool · November 1, 2007, 1:24 AM PST

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The Verizon Juke may change your mind about the basic cell phone

I am not a big cell phone aficionado. I use my cell phone to make about four total calls a month, each lasting about a minute. The modern "fancy" phones are not my thing. However, the Samsung Juke, wh...

Mark Kaelin · October 31, 2007, 1:46 AM PST

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