If you've been considering signing up for Vonage VoIP service anyway, why not do it at Circuit City? Starting on Black Friday, the electronics retailer is offering a $200 shopping spree to customers who sign up for one year of Vonage. Of course, you must use the credit on items offered at Circuit City, but 200 bucks can go a long way toward certain gadgets. Take MP3 players, for example. Circuit City carries about 50 devices for less than $200, including top models from brands such as Apple, Sony, Creative, Samsung, and SanDisk. You might even have some dough … Read more

Call me Kreskin, because I'm pretty sure I already know the questions you're going to ask when you call us for advice on Friday, November 24 (from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. PT), during our annual live, Holiday Helpdesk marathon Webcast. Don't believe me? Try this on for size: "LCD or plasma?" "What's the best digital camera for my girlfriend/wife/grandfather?" "OK, break it down: PS3 or Wii?" Right? How'd I do?

But truthfully, if you have questions on these topics or any other, Brian Cooley, … Read more

We've seen red, green, brown and certainly pink, so why not just throw in the rest of the color wheel?

That, apparently, was the philosophy behind Sony's latest designs for their VAIO notebooks. Gizmodo gives us the lowdown: "The mid-range C-Series (starts at $1,150) gets Green/Red Storm, Angel, Blue Streaks, and Pink Swirl makeovers while the desktop replacement AR Series (starts at $2,270) gets Green Streaks and Orbit."

The old battleship gray is starting to look better and better all the time.

We're convinced that some people deliberately buy certain home entertainment equipment simply because it looks impossibly complicated. That way, they can pretend to be experts even if they have no idea how it works.

This Shanling CD player falls squarely under that category. Even though it uses the latest drive and decoding chip from Sony, as described by Chip Chick, it doesn't need to look as if only an engineer could work it.

Then again, if you're spending $3,000 for a CD player, it should probably look like something only a studio professional would use. But … Read more

The watch mavens at Japan's Tokyoflash seem to be caught in some kind of time warp. Recently, they introduced the Shaft-era theme of "Pimpin Ain't Easy" for their LED watches, clad appropriately in 18k gold plate. Now, they give us the "Numeri-color" model, which their site describes as "straight off the wrist of a Moon Base Commander from a 1960s Sci-Fi classic." We like the watch's look, but there's just one issue: We'd never be able to figure out what time it was. And that could be especially problematic … Read more

It's taken years of therapy to admit it, but we're unabashed fans of high-tech cleaning gadgets. So we were naturally drawn to this new handheld model from the vacuum maker that has achieved an almost cult-like status, Dyson.

The "Root 6" model is a dust-busting juggernaut that promises to be twice as powerful as its nearest competitors while recharging up to three times faster--two claims that are music to our obsessive-compulsive ears. Appropriate to its mission, it looks like a futuristic assault weapon: Gadget Candy says it resembles a Dr. Who prop circa 1982, but we … Read more

This little guy is worth keeping around the house as a conversation piece if nothing else: You can keep your friends guessing its use for hours until you turn it on.

It may look like a toy, but this "Nano Head" is actually a powerful amp, according to distributor Zachary Vex. And not just any amp, he says, but the "world's smallest production tube amp."

This could come in particularly handy if you're trying to get just the right tone for your riffs. Because, let's face it, you'll need all the help … Read more

There's more than one way to show your inner (or outer) geek. You can always go the store-bought route, but the more creative among us have found more original ways to trumpet their faith.

A graphic artist named Courtney, who had already found some interesting uses for iPod cases, discovered a unique way to make a techo-fashion statement using an Apple Pro Mouse that stopped working: a DIY belt buckle, with complete directions on Instructables. The design is even interchangeable to match your moods.

This being the perfect storm for the gaming world, it's only natural that true aficionados would want to display their allegience to the virtual universe they inhabit. And believe it or not, there is actually more than one gender there.

No one understands this better than the good people of Popgadget, who suggest this joystick necklace to "show your geek pride." The charm isn't functional (it's only $7.99), but it serves its purpose nonetheless.