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Gifts for the Minimalist Media Junkie: Sandisk TakeTV Media Center

Slipped out by Buy.com a few weeks ago is Sandisk's TakeTV — an all-in-one media center solution. The concept of this pretty simple. You plug the 4GB or 8GB flash drive into your PC, load it up with content, plug it into the TakeTV and enjoy. The TakeTV lacks HD goodness, but it compensates for that by supporting codecs such as DivX and XviD that anyone can love. The 4GB model is now available for $100 and the 8GB model will set you back $50 more. To get more details be sure to check out our big and glorious hands-on review. [Buy.com]

4:12 PM ON THU DEC 13 2007
BY TRAVIS HUDSON
1,389 views, 2 comments

Latest by pricekx: Why on earth would you pay $100 for this when you could get a Lacie Silver Screen with 40G storage for the same price. The Lacie supports almost all video formats including Divx. It's perfect for travel. I have an 80G more »


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Gifts for the Annoying Nephew: Cheap-o MP3 Player

You've probably already endured it during Thanksgiving, but round two with the nieces and nephews is coming up and there is one gift to shut the kids up so you can enjoy some good 'ole Christmas day football in peace — an MP3 player. An MP3 player is the perfect gift for that obnoxious kid because the headphones will stay on for the entire duration of the visit, or you can hope so. more »

12:06 PM ON TUE DEC 4 2007
BY TRAVIS HUDSON
3,511 views, 14 comments