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The holiday season is here again! It is time for celebration and festivities, but its also time for buying gifts for your loved ones. Once you actually get down to it, you will realize that buying gifts isn’t as easy as it sounds. To begin with, you have to come up with original gift ideas for different people according to their personal preferences. At the same time, you also have to keep your budget in mind. If you have to buy a number of gifts, you will have to be strategic about your finances. All in all, buying gifts might just end up spoiling your holiday season. Read the rest of this entry »

Any serious gamer will tell you that a good set of headphones can make a world of difference in your gameplay. Being able to muffle outside noise makes for a much more immersive gaming experience, and in competitive gaming (particularly First Person Shooters), the ability to hear minute details – such as the sound of footsteps – can drastically improve your skill. So what are some of the best headsets on the market today? Read the rest of this entry »

Looking for gifts has never been easy. People seem to have different ideas about how a gift should be- is it just about the functional value of the gift or is it about its emotional value? These are just some of the primary considerations. The others are usually related to the personal choice of the person receiving the gift- his areas of interest, the kind of things that would please him and what not. Read the rest of this entry »

Of all the audio equipment in your home, your computer speakers possibly get used the most. It was in 2010 that the New York Times reported on internet use in America catching up with TV use. Two years later, it is safe to assume that the average consumer spends far more time before the computer than before a TV with a home theater.Wouldn’t it make sense then to invest in a pair of quality, but affordable computer speakers?

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The internet has penetrated nearly every aspect of our lives, so it’s only fitting that televisions start featuring internet connectivity. Vizio got its start offering the latest HDTV features at a much more appealing price than its competitors, while still delivering a quality product. It’s no surprise that with Samsung introducing the Internet@TV models and Sony now shipping the first Google TV products, Vizio has been quick to create its VIA brand, standing for Vizio Internet Applications. Still, we have to wonder, does the VIA platform hold up against the competition?

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