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The New York Times states that, on Christmas Day, "hundreds of thousands of consumers are expected to unwrap new e-readers that they received as gifts, and quickly begin downloading books to read." No surprise there, really, since Christmas Day 2009 doubled as the Bataan Death March of the popular printing press -- the first time that Amazon sold more digital books for its Kindle reader than it ...

As a holiday gift for all you film lovers out there, we officially absolve you from having to deal with stringing pesky wires all over your den to get the surround-sound feel. Among a certain circle, ZVOX is renowned for its high-quality but convenient synthetic surround-sound bars that pump out fantastic home-theater audio with nary a complication. For the mid-level ZBase500, setup goes like ...

We have every digit on our body crossed in hopes that a reputedly elderly, generous, affable and morbidly-obese elf looks our way and pops a Lumix GF1 in our stocking. Which is kind of the point: the GF1 is, to-date, the best overall mirrorless camera (one of the newfangled micro four-thirds models you've likely heard of) on the market, offering quality on par with some DSLR cameras in a body ...

One of the sneaky reservations in our near-universal adoption of glorious high-definition video is what the heck to do with all the footage we've shot. If you own an HD camcorder you know of what we speak: Upload a few hours of reasonably high-quality HD video to your laptop and you'll have filled the hard drive in no time. And then your backup drive. And your RAID array. And whatever else you ...

Aside from inducing a very modern kind of tech rage, the OS X spinning pinwheel of death just lacks the simple beauty of Susan Kare's original icons for the Macintosh in the '80s. For anyone in need of last minute holiday shopping ideas, Tim Shey spotted these signed prints over at Kare's site. Glossy modern OSes may be marked by bevels and drop shadows, but it doesn't get much better than the ...

Polaroid's new creatively named 'Digital Camera App,' from LoL Software, just landed in the App Store, bringing the photo company's vintage analog looks to your digital iPhone photos. At $2.49, it's a bit pricey when the retro photo-making juggernauts are priced at free (instagr.am) and $1.99 (Hipstamatic). Digital Camera App features 30 photo filters, the usual Facebook and e-mail sharing, and ...

Need a way to keep the cats entertained, boost your YouTube cred with some timely videos and keep your apartment clean? Well, fortunately you're reading Switched.com, and we're giving away a single iRobot Roomba 570. Simply comment once -- and only once! -- to enter the giveaway. ...

Google wants you to browse the Web for charity. All you have to do is install a Chrome extension. Chrome for a Cause simply counts the number of tabs you open, and, at the end of the day, you'll have the option to contribute your tabs to one of five worthy causes. Ten tabs plants a tree, and 100 builds a shelter. The program runs from now through December 19th. ...

Fashion flash-sale outlet Gilt is going to be selling three 2011 VW Jettas, one a day, starting tomorrow afternoon for $5,995 each -- a stunning $10,000 off the list price. Wednesday will be exclusive to users of the mobile app, but Thursday's and Friday's sales will be extended to the website. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Dress for Success. ...

Share It's the holiday season, which for many of us means hours spent rearranging photos, fixing background images and running anti-virus sweeps. This year, Google is giving you and your relatives the gift of basic tech tutorials. Teach Parents Tech lets you send messages with instructional videos from the Google crew attached to save you time and sanity come Christmas morning. ...

Case-maker Case Scenario and the color pros at Pantone have crafted a multi-colored range of iPhone 4 and iPad covers. Whether you're looking for the understated grays of 418C or the neon intensity of 354 C, these vibrant cases, based on the standard Pantone colors, should please any designer or printer. No word on release date yet, but they should be landing this season. ...

Share Clark Griswold's power-sapping, aircraft-guiding Christmas light extravaganza once represented the pinnacle of overzealous Holiday displays. The last few seasons have witnessed an evolution of progressively elaborate home illuminations, though, including one brilliant and blinding arrangement from Delaware's Faucher family. The Fauchers have apparently adhered to a Griswold-style ...

At just 3.5 inches tall, the ZiiSound D5 keeps a low profile, making it exceedingly suitable for shelf placement. If you've got a Bluetooth-enabled smartphone, MP3 player or computer, you can effortlessly stream tunes to the D5, and for those with iPods sans Bluetooth (Nano, Classic, first-gen iPod Touch), it comes bundled with a special Bluetooth dongle that attaches to the bottom of your iPod ...

Despite its small frame, Audyssey's Audio Dock packs a whole lot of punch -- with a surprising amount of bass and high-end clarity. You can stick your iPod or iPhone into the dock connector (GSM-shielded so phones don't need to be switched into airplane mode), or stream tunes over Bluetooth from virtually any Bluetooth-enabled device (even your PC). Built-in dual microphones turn the dock into a ...

.grid-guide img { margin: 0 0 .8em 0!important; padding: 0!important; } .grid-guide h4 a { color: #111; } .grid-guide p { margin-top: 0; padding-right: 1em; } Diana Camera in White, $65 The white Diana camera is great for those who want to get into vintage-style photography without shelling out the hundreds of dollars usually reserved for the Lomo-style pictures. ...