April 09, 2008
Expensive In Ireland
A consumer reports on higher prices for iPods and GPS devices in Ireland.
Just to take the iPod as an example. A 16GB iPod touch will set you back $399 (€253). In Ireland it is €369. Even if you knock off the 21% tax the Irish price is 20% more than the US one.
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Posted on April 9, 2008 08:52 AM by ipod241.
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April 07, 2008
Gadget Recycling
Look for an easy consumer electronics recycling solution in a city near you soon!
The United States Postal Service recently announced a 10 city trial run of a free recycling program for used electronics.
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Posted on April 7, 2008 12:53 PM by Consum161.
Filed in Reports by Consumers under consumer electronics.
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HSBC Does An HMRC
HSBC says the data lost is not considered sensitive to the point of putting customer bank accounts at risk. Are they kidding? Armed with this knowledge it is pretty easy to ‘break’ over the phone call in security measures.
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Posted on April 7, 2008 09:55 AM by Financ38.
Filed in Reports by Consumers under financial products.
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February 27, 2008
Wearable Electronics
This consumer reports on the emerging wearable electronics market.
Every year, the world's major consumer electronics exhibitions showcase apparel with built-in gadgetry and equipment that can be used to adorn various parts of the body, and predictions are made that wearable electronics is a market set to take off.
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Posted on February 27, 2008 11:39 PM by Consum161.
Filed in Reports by Consumers under consumer electronics.
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$200 Blu-ray Players Expected
Good news in the consumer electronics world as Blu-ray prices are expected to drop by next Christmas.
Zoran demonstrated multimedia processors for both Blu-ray and HD DVD at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show in January. "While we have proceeded cautiously during the format wars, planning to go as the market and our customers direct, going forward we will fully support Blu-ray," said Dave Pederson, vice president of corporate marketing.
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Posted on February 27, 2008 11:39 PM by Consum161.
Filed in Reports by Consumers under consumer electronics.
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February 25, 2008
Priority Banking
But there’s a Russian bank called Expobank which is doing things the other way round. It recently released a calendar, as most people sometimes do before the start of a year, featuring some of their female banking staff in various degrees of undress.
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Posted on February 25, 2008 02:38 AM by Financ38.
Filed in Reports by Consumers under financial products.
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February 24, 2008
Pimped Out Television
So Jen finished up the painting. I must say that adding a bit of paint made this place feel more like home. We hung our LCD television on the wall, and it looks pimp.
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Posted on February 24, 2008 04:38 PM by televi244.
Filed in Reports by Consumers under television.
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