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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Peripherals

Are Apple Time Capsules Short Lived?

4:00AM Jesus Diaz | Apple’s Time Capsule allows you to back up all the computers in your house. But what’s the point of a network backup server that stays alive for only 17 months and 17 days? More »
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Random Stuff

The Real Deal About Reward Points

10:20AM Jesus Diaz | Attention shopping savers! If you ever wondered how reward points programs really work—or don’t work—here you have all the answers, fine prints and even advice to become a reward points ninja. All clearly explained in a neat graphic. More »
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Friday, May 22, 2009
Gadgets

Consumer Reports Tests the Snuggie

4:40AM Jason Chen | The Consumerist, now being related to Consumer Reports, managed to convince them to test the Snuggie. They’re the same people we visited last year to see how their methodical test procedures work. More »
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Gadgets

A Look Inside the Consumer Reports Gadget Testing Dungeons

7:21PM John Herrman | BoingBoing Gadgets took a field trip to tour some of Consumer Reports’ electronics testing facilities, where they found a perfect physical manifestation of everything that the magazine feels like: middle-aged men giving droll, monotone speeches about methodology in a series of depressing rooms, each containing a minimalist, utilitarian testing apparatus. And mannequins. While it’s interesting to see what bizarre contraptions they’ve contrived to test gadgets, it’s hard not to notice how dated and bloated the whole system feels. Check out the full video tour at the source link. [BBG] More »
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