Going Hi-Def

This weekend I will be joining the ranks of the Hi-Def crowd. Yes I'm jumping in with both feet and getting not one but two HDTVs! I will be going to Sam's Club (a discount warehouse club in the US) and getting a 42" AKAI Plasma for $1200 and a 32" Vizio LCD for $800.

Later I will make a trek to Ikea for some furniture for the 42" to go up in the loft. Photos when available.

Show #021 - Budget Home Office

Norbtek.info Podcast, for Sunday, August 20, 2006. Show #021 Budget Home Office

[News]
Mylo from Sony - http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=3703
TIVO vs. Echostar - http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=3851
Direct TV HD-DVR - http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/directvs-hd-dvr-hits-stores-unpacked/
Transformers Movie - http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/transformers.html
Microsoft News – New Vista RSS “Feature”

[Topics]
Stores
Office Depot www.officedepot.com
OfficeMax www.officemax.com
Staples www.staples.com
Ikea www.ikea.com
Best Buy www.bestbuy.com
CompUSA www.compusa.com
ThinkGeek www.thinkgeek.com

Chairs -http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StaplesProductDisplay?prodCatType=2&storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&productId=13937&cmArea=SC2:CG32:CL142570

Desks
O'Sullivan French Gardens Computer Desk - http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StaplesProductDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&productId=98602&cmArea=SC2:CG33:CL70303

Ameriwood Aviator Desk With Integrated USB Hub -http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=329264&Nr=200000&N=201635%204294963139&Ne=120&An=browse

Ameriwood Empire Computer Workstation With Integrated USB Hub - http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=924296&Nr=200000&N=201635%204294963139&Ne=120&An=browse

Gusdorf "Smart" Desk - http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StaplesProductDisplay?prodCatType=2&storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&productId=152102&cmArea=SEARCH

Ikea Fredrik - http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15600&catalogId=10103&storeId=12&productId=58581&langId=-1&categoryId=16133&chosenPartNumber=30089086

HON 22" Commercial 2 and 4 Drawer Vertical File Cabinets - http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StaplesProductDisplay?storeId=10001&splCatType=2&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&productId=149334&cmArea=SC2:CG34:CL141939

Network Devices
Netgear Wired/wireless router WGT624 - http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1061127609500&skuId=5925403&type=product

WRT54G Wireless-G Broadband Router - http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1149562300349&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper

Iomega 250GB Network HD - http://www.iomega.com/direct/products/detail.jsp;IomegaProdComSession=Ej1LW3SEFTkxy8YtbhIw5r8LsIhwWptpcpBw2DDKdzic0vkHMCRy!857859316!-1817048987!7005!7002!-1358072446!-1817048988!7005!7002?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=17981421&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=26891315&bmUID=1155790219177

NSLU2 Network Storage Link - http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1115416906769&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper

Netgear SC101 Network Storage solution - http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10411261&SearchEngine=PriceGrabber&SearchTerm=10411261&Type=PE&Category=Comp&Gad=0&dcaid=15890

Western Digital NetCenter - http://www.wdnetcenter.com/en/

Maxtor OneTouch III 200GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive - http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7692151&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat33200050002&id=1138083732964

Office SuppliesRed Swingline Stapler - http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/gear/61b7/
http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StaplesProductDisplay?prodCatType=0&storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&productId=96379&cmArea=SC1:CG821:CL10700

[Additional Items]
Freecycle.org - http://www.freecycle.org/finder
Gmail – Write to me and I will give you an invite
FedEx - http://www.fedex.com/
UPS - http://www.ups.com/
USPS - http://www.usps.com/

[Gadgets of the Week]
Retro Ballistics – Catapult and Trebuchets http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/warfare/81e6/

Show #020 - Home Tech Conveniences

Norbtek.info Podcast, for Sunday, August 06, 2006. Show #020

· Today I have a special guest, Mike Smith. No not the Mike Smith of the Mike Tech Show.

· Norbtek is a proud member of the Techpodcasts.com Network and the Blubrry Podcast Community. Check it out at Blubrry.com.

· Here are today’s show notes:

[News]

Lexus 450h Hybrid
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo
AMD & ATI

[Topics]

Hands Free Faucet
Hands Free Soap Dispenser
Hands Free Towel Dispenser
Body Dryer
Egg Poaching Toaster
Fridge Safety Food Stickers
eNook
Gadget Power Station
Dyson Robotic Vacuum

[Gadgets of the Week]

iPod in Your Car - If you are looking for a cool car to wrap around your iPod, how about a Ferrari. Don’t quite have the coin to lay down for the Ferrari, try a Ford, GM, Chrysler or whole slew of others at this link from Apple.


[Listener Email]

If you want a Gmail invite, we have lots of them to give-away. So send me an email, Norbtek.info@gmail.com, with “Gmail Invite” in the subject line and we will get that right out to you. I highly suggest listening to Chuck Toamsi’s Gmail Podcast where Chuck tells you how to get the most out of your Gmail account.

[Tip]

Firefox Tab Sidebar Extension

[Final thoughts]

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· Stay tuned for the next Norbtek.info Podcast, Show #021, which will be Low-Budget Home Office.

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