What’s the deal with the rush on Black Friday and Holiday shopping?  Judging by the barrage of holiday advertising, and rumors of shortages on some electronics and video games, you might think that Christmas is just a few days away, rather than several weeks away.

According to Yahoo! Tech, several video games, and electronics may be in short supply this year.  Among them are the Nintendo Wii, Wii Fit, and Guitar Hero World Tour.  I did a quick search just to see how online supplies of these items are faring.  I had no problems finding a ready supply of each of these items, but will admit that’s subject to fast and furious change this time of year. [Read more →]

With Thanksgiving swiftly approaching, it seems like the right time to start thinking about which new electronics and gadgets are going to be the “must haves” of the Holiday season.  According to a recent holiday electronics article, netbooks might be at the top of the list.

So, what’s a netbook?  The term refers to lightweight, low-priced notebook computers, usually $350-$500, designed for light duty.  Many Acer Laptops, and Asus notebooks fall into the netbook category.

The Acer Aspire notebook above includes a 1.6 GHz, 1GB RAM, a 120 GB hard drive, a webcam, and wireless capabilities.  There’s also a multi-card reader, and 3 USB ports.  Not bad for just over $375.  I found this Acer notebook at J&R.

Jumping on the netbook train, HP recently released 3 new netbook notebooks.  They are priced between $379 and $699.