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October 17, 2006 5:00 AM PDT

E-mail for the digitally challenged

by Mike Yamamoto
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It's only October, and the malls are already pushing the holidays. That's not an entirely bad thing, mind you, because it means an excuse to do some serious gadget shopping.

The e-mail printer

Except where our parents are concerned, of course. But there's still hope--a company called Presto has come up with a service that allows you to send e-mail to your digitally challenged loved ones even if they don't have a computer or Internet access, according to Popgadget. All they need is a phone line and one of Presto's special Hewlett-Packard printers. (See video demo here.)

Presto delivers your e-mail to the printer, which then prints out hard copies of your missives for $10 a month or $100 a year, plus the $150 printer. Or you could just pick up the phone and make a call in person--but, as we all know well, that can present an entirely different set of issues.

(Photo: Popgadget)

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Parallel parking is not always pretty
by ammagiq October 17, 2006 12:09 PM PDT
It took me years of driving in San Francisco to perfect my parallel parking skills. Now I can fit in spots that are smaller than my car itself. Is this car willing to shove it's way into a space?
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Parallel parking is not always pretty
by ammagiq October 17, 2006 12:09 PM PDT
It took me years of driving in San Francisco to perfect my parallel parking skills. Now I can fit in spots that are smaller than my car itself. Is this car willing to shove it's way into a space?
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its called a fax
by silvervein October 17, 2006 8:44 PM PDT
you know you can write an email and with winfax send it to any fax in the world... like the used $20 one you picked up on craigslist and plugged in at your parent's house.
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its called a fax
by silvervein October 17, 2006 8:44 PM PDT
you know you can write an email and with winfax send it to any fax in the world... like the used $20 one you picked up on craigslist and plugged in at your parent's house.
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