Now that the iPad has established it is the alpha dog in the market, Amazon has slashed the price of its Kindle to $189 from $259, and Barnes & Noble’s Wi-Fi-only version of the Nook will retail for $149. Those are prices that are almost to good to pass up. With the arrival of iOS 4, which brings Apple’s iBooks app to millions of devices, e-readers are also getting a new competitor: the iPhone. Although the iPhone lacks the larger screen and more book-friendly interface of the iPad, the barrier to entry is now ridiculously low, since all a current iPhone user has to do is download the free iBooks app and start browsing for titles with no extra hardware required. This drop in price has everything to do with, in my opinion, the dominance of the iPad in its early release. However if you are purely using these devices to “read” with then I just don’t think you can shy away from these prices. Would you get a Kindle or a Nook at those prices? I think I would! Remember we have all the accessories you could ever want for your E-reader or any other electronic device!
Dont let the title trick you, I am not planning on giving websites where you can find unmentionables…..No that title refers to what I think are the best 10 Links of the week!! I plan on doing this once a week. Just random links in cyberspace that I think you guys might find interesting or cool and may have missed. We do more than sell cool electronic accessories and printer ink!
These are in no particular order because its all cool stuff!
Here goes:
1. 12 Job interview questions and what they really reveal- I think everyone would love an inside track on how to get a leg up in an interview. This is one of the better articles on the topic I’ve read in while.
2. Venmo.com- This site is crazy it is an SMS based payment system. Don’t quite get it? Me either!! Check it out though its pretty cool.
3. Qwitter- If you are a Twitter user then you will love this. It tell you when people stop following you AKA think you are no longer interesting ;)
4. Become google free in a day- Feel like Google is taking over your life? This guy talks about how he escaped the evil clutches of the internet empire.
5. From the couch to 5k- Ever wanted to run a marathon? This article gets you off the couch and a third of the way there….at least 5k.
6. 10 ways Apple can use the iPhone as a weapon- I am not an iPhone guy and don’t buy into all the hype but I thought this article was pretty funny.
7. Why Hollywood is bad at predicting the future- If you are a movie fan you will love this link. Its so funny to look back at these.
8. The NES Harmonicas hit EBAY- Who wouldn’t want to use an old school USED video game cartridge as a harmonica? Everyone I know would!
9. Top 10 best video game sidekicks- If you played video games as a kid….or still do, then you will love this article.
10. The great baseball card bubble- I was crazy about baseball cards but when they became so mass produced they just were not as fun ;( and just like in real estate the bubble bust.
Have you ever dropped some serious cash on expensive HDMI cables? Yeah me too. I just assumed that because the 13 year old kid with zits at Best Buy told me they were the best, and the cheaper ones sucked, that I HAD to go with the big dogs! I spent upwards of a hundred bucks on some cords that will make my picture amazingly clearer….I was wrong, and so was the 13 year old.
The truth is, when it comes to HDMI cables there is no difference between the expensive ones and the “bargain” price cords. Let me add before I get to carried away that companies like Monster will tell you I am wrong. So…… I must say this is my opinion. Hopefully I will be able to make my case and save you some money while doing it.
I say, since everything is digital, the cheaper cable will get the data from point A to point B as well as any other cable, it is that simple. I also say that if there are small (i.e. videophile-grade) differences in cables, the average TV watcher isn’t going to notice them. Video is not like Audio, I concede that when it comes to audio cords there are great differences. Video however is just a bunch of 1’s and 0’s, nothing changes. It’s just data going from one port to another.
At Abacus24-7.com we sell an alternative HDMI cable that is a quarter of the price of these “Name Brand” cables. While we do have a dog in this fight, I speak from personal experience. I have used both cables and there is NO difference (in my opinion). I own an HDTV and am an avid movie watcher and video game player. If there was a lack of quality I would know it and in turn spend more on the cables. After all why have a nice big TV if it looks like crap right?
If you own an expensive cable already I ask you to take my challenge. Get one of our cheap cables (I can get free shipping and 10% off if you leave comments) and try both cables. If your Monster cable shows a visible differnece let me know. I will publish your response here on this site for everyone to see. If you don’t see a difference well let me knwo that too and we will also throw that up on the site.
At the end of the day its all about truth and honesty. The truth is you could literally save a hundred bucks on an HDMI cable and get the same HD quality. So when you find this to be true tell your friends. They will thank you!
