Let’s go “corpsing,” shall we? You know, corpsing? As in let’s create a prop corpse for movie, Halloween or maybe even for nefarious pranking purposes? Usually this is expensive, but Propnomicon shows us how to make one on the cheap. More »
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$379 is not a lot of money to spend on a camcorder. Especially one that has optical image stabilisation, a 12x optical zoom and takes 10MP stills and 1080p video. But that’s what Millennius are asking for their Memmoir Gold camcorder. More »
If anybody’s seen a cheaper netbook than this, let me know. Pioneer computers is selling their new 10-inch E10 netbook for an RRP of $199. Holy crap that’s cheap! More »
Behold the Haier Theatre, a full touchscreen media player that might be pretty unremarkable were it not for its surprisingly low price tag: a 4GB version for $US90 and 8GB for a measly $US100. More »
India’s Tata Nano has been in the works for some time, but pre-orders are starting today with a MSRP of 100,000 rupees (under $3000)—officially making it the cheapest car in the world.
When Kogan first started out, they didn’t just announce products then cancel them a few days before launch. They offered cheap TVs direct to the public via an ebay store. Now another company has taken the exact same idea, and changed it only by naming the company Tyagi. More »
With so much financial strife, it sounds insane to splurge on an HDTV now. Good thing there are 40″ or bigger sets to be had for under $US900. But which ones don’t suck?
To find out, we grabbed five HDTVs you can find on the street for under $US900—some require a little snooping to find that price, but they’re out there. We’ve got four LCDs and one plasma, with four of them were discount brands, while one was from a pretty top name brand. We’re looking at a few things: are any sub-$US900 TVs actually watchable? Are any lower-tier brands as good as big name brands? And finally, which TV delivers the most bang for the buck?
