Category: $100 and Under

Boynq Alibi (Style maven, $100 and under) Want to get your college-bound, studying-abroad, jet-setting son or daughter to actually video-chat with you? Try getting them a webcam -- particularly one that looks as fresh as Boynq's Alibi. Though its primary function is video, the unit doubles as a speaker as well: While it's only able to crank out five watts, it sounds better than your laptop's ...

Once upon a time, you were a nobody if you didn't have a Palm-powered PDA holstered beneath your power suit. With BlackBerrys and iPhones getting all the glory, can Palm's new Centro compete? Josh Fruhlinger reports. ...

Do we send too many discounts and deals your way? Hardly. In gift-giving, it is indeed the thought that counts but that doesn't mean you should also count away all your dollars when we can easily help you save a few. Something you may not know is you can often find great deals at so-called regional electronics chains instead of only relying on the big nationals or Amazon.com. And the good news ...

Do we have a deal or three for you! This week it was easy to find a few good prices on product the big box electronics retailers are trying to move off their Web sites. Some small items, some big. All still in time for you to be the Santa of everyone's dreams. (We couldn't find a good deal on coal, so we hope there are no naughty boys or girls on your lists.) Find your way to BestBuy.com for a ...

HYPE CHECK: BURTON SLEEPER HOODIE . What it is: Burton's Sleeper Hoodie is designed for the busy air traveler, but should be a big hit with everyone from bands who spend weeks at a time tour buses, to those of us who like to catch a nap on the bus on our way to work. Inside the neck rests an inflatable neck pillow; blow it up, and you've got immediate, built-in head support. (Much better than ...

Made for Me MP3 Music Player Get them into technology early with the Made for Me MP3 Music Player (Playskool, $70), a digital music player that allows you to download up to two hours of music, transfer songs from your personal collection or even record your voice (or your baby's for posterity). With 50 songs already pre-loaded and four different playlists to choose from, you can even put ...

FurReal Friends: Squawkers McCaw If holiday gift conversations with your kids include lots of begging for a pet, then you should check out this nice way to diffuse the situation: Squawkers McCaw, the Furreal Friends Parrot (Hasbro, $65), is a true-to-size, interactive, animatronic bird with voice recognition, programmable features and remote control toy cracker perch. He can repeat words spoken ...

Transformers Ultimate Bumblebee Though Shia Laboeuf, thankfully, isn't included, the Transformer Bumblebee (Hasbro, $80) is set to take over your holiday living room. Ultra-detailed with an animated head, wings and arms, this robot can aim and even fire a missile. Then, when he's ready to roll, Bumblebee converts into Camaro concept car mode -- with nine accompanying tunes, including Devo's ...

Keep that inner rock star in the living room with Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Red Octane, $99.99). Using one of the four guitar-shaped controllers for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and PlayStation 2, your pint-sized rocker will be sucked into the music of the best rock n' roll artists of our time, including The Beastie Boys and Jimi Hendrix. New features include a multiplayer battle ...

Hi friends. In the mood for a good deal on a gift? We did a little poking around this morning to find some worthy stocking stuffers you might consider -- especially since the price tag is nice. Amazon today is offering deals on SanDisk Sansa MP3 players, including a 68 percent off the list price for a 4 gigabyte Sansa e260, which will now only set you back $79. eCost is wasting no time moving a ...

This is the story of four cell phones that have two things in common: Each costs under $100, and each doesn't suck. Josh "Kung" Fruhlinger reports. Related Links: How to Send Text Messages for Free How to Watch TV Online for Free Subscribe to our Podcast! ...

Slash is a busy guy. In fact, we're not sure he's had any down time since recording what may be the greatest debut album in the history of Rock 'n' Roll, the Guns n' Roses classic 'Appetite for Destruction.' After the disintegration of the band and the hijacking of the name by a corn-rowed Axl Rose and a band of impostors ( whose next album 'Chinese Democracy' should be out some time before ...

This new game for the PlayStation 3 gives gamers a little bit of everything: some adventure, some gun play, and a whole lot of tropical adventure. Call it a happy meal, but not so small, and without that grody feeling you get after eating it. Imagine the perfect mix of Gears of War, Tomb Raider, and a little Mario and you have Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. Pick this one up for the gamer who has ...

Now that Skype and Logitech have unveiled upgrades to their video calling software, it's time to start videocalling over the Internet in High-Definition. With the QuickCam Pro 9000 and its snazzy Carl Zeiss lens, travelers can finally make those 30--frames-per--second calls to their buddies (or significant others) and do lightning-fast karate moves with no frozen frames! It's small and compact, ...

Anybody with a lot of gadgets has a lot of cables, which can get tangled and unsightly without too much effort. The clutter-averse gadget head or neat-freak in your life will find the ingeniously-designed Cable Turtles to be useful. The doughnut-shaped rubber Cable Turtles flip inside out to reveal a central pole that is used to wrap your power cord around. When you're done wrapping, you just ...