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Trek Stop: A Vending Machine for Bikes, Energy Bars
Fix It or Toss It?
by Dan Reilly, posted Jun 26th 2008 at 2:00PM
This iPod Doctor Makes House Calls
by Tim Stevens, posted Jun 26th 2008 at 12:45PM
The iPod Doctor is Demetrios Leontaris, who makes house calls in the City for $70 a pop -- possibly more, depending on the service. He can do most repairs right there while you wait, without even leaving the drivers' seat of his car, though some, like a hard disk replacement for iPods with ailing storage, might require a return visit a day or two later. Given the $200-plus cost for most new players, the charge is a bargain. If it'll keep you from having to replace your broken but beloved player, it definitely seems like a worthwhile service to us (particularly if the rest of your money is going towards sky-high New York City rents!).
Now if only he could help with the gadget obsolescence problem.... [Source: CNN Money]
How to Clean a Keyboard Spill
Eat enough lunches at your desk and you're bound to spill something on your keyboard -- we know this all too well. Luckily, we also know how to fix this problem. Learn how to deal with anything from water to coffee or soda in the video above.
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How to Save a Wet Cell Phone
Whether you've dropped your phone in the toilet (as do 885,000 British citizens per year), or made the mistake of trying to take underwater phone cam portraits of your pet fish, you'll want to find out about a little trick that may save your phone from a water-logged death (or at least keep it on life support long enough to transfer your photos, contacts and other data to a new one).
Remember, though: It's only a phone. Don't ever risk your life chasing a phone that's been dropped in water ... unless you count fishing around in a public toilet a risk to your life, which it might very well be. As we've previously reported, two drowning deaths have recently been linked to cell phones: a boy who tried to fish his out of a lake and a man who went chasing after his in a sewage drain.
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The Best Ways to Get Your Gadgets Fixed
We love gadgets. But there's one thing seriously wrong with most of them: they break. To boot, you're typically stuck with two choices to get them fixed -- you can either upgrade to a product's newer version or send it off to the manufacturer for repairs that will likely set you back nearly as much as the thing cost you in the first place. But there is a third choice, and the Consumerist has compiled a list of alternatives that may save you some dough, not to mention headaches.For example, TechRestore will replace a broken LCD on your iPod overnight for a paltry $50. A new, higher-capacity battery will set you back $20. That's the same price installed as certain shady looking DIY solutions we've seen for other Apple products, and a heck of a lot less than what Apple charges.
The article also has other recommendations that will help gamers with busted consoles (helpful for anyone not covered by MS's three-year Xbox 360 warranty) and Tivo addicts who are struggling to remember what night 'CSI' is on while their DVR is laid up with a bad case of brokenharddriveitis
From The Consumerist
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Geek Squad Opens General Hospital
When slapping screens and punching keyboards fail, Best Buy's Geek Squad is there to fix America's computer-related woes (or, to sneak a peek at America in the shower). Though Geek Squad units are stationed inside of Best Buy stores throughout our great land, a new Geek headquarters has just opened up in Louisville, Kentucky.
The brand new 165,000 square-foot facility, dubbed Geek Squad City, will service PCs and laptops shipped from local Geek Squad locations, courtesy of Louisville's massive UPS air hub. In-store Geek Squads will still take their best crack at healing sick computers, but anything too serious or that requires special parts will head to the Bluegrass State to be serviced by one of the new location's 600 employees. The average turnaround time will be just three days, and Geek Squad City anticipates handling upwards of 700,000 repairs each year.
So, why Kentucky...the lure of the mint julep? Nope. According to Geek Squad City 'mayor' Wes Snyder, it was the state's offer of up to $9.3 million in tax benefits.
From CNN
