© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-green-z Recent reviews written by member green-z en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_462485753476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - Thanks to the excitement generated in 2007 by Amazon.com’s Kindle, eReaders are quickly becoming mainstream. The Sony PRS-505 (505), which actually pre-dates the original Kindle, shows how unfamiliar the product category was to the general public... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462485753476 Sun, 1 Mar 2009 13:40:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462485753476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_460188454532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - The Lenovo Ideapad S10e “netbook” is an offshoot of the popular S10 model. Either fact, or urban legends, I can’t say which, the “e” is said to stand for “education.” Oddly though there isn’t all much... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~460188454532 Fri, 6 Feb 2009 19:22:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_460188454532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459480272516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - A new year, a new iLife. But is the new iLife ‘09 all that new? I’ve concluded, not really. In it’s early iterations the justification for upgrading annually was easy because Apple packed in new features worth the price. But like any... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459480272516 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:01:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459480272516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_445556428420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - When the iPod nano was first introduced to the world four years ago it was quickly dismissed as "cute," but overpriced compared to the beefier iPod with five times more storage. How quickly the situation has flipped. Consumers have realized the massive... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445556428420 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:04:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_445556428420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435222777476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - I&#146ve never been a huge Guitar Hero fan mostly because I try to limit the amount of clutter I keep in my house, and a fake guitar that only works with one game qualifies. I do enjoy playing when I visit my sister, whose kids do have Guitar Hero 2 and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435222777476 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:55:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435222777476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_431422213764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - I have to confess, the only reason I bought the FX35 was for its ability to shoot 720p HD video (actually it&#146s QuickTime Motion JPEG). This even though, having owned over a half dozen digital cameras in the past 8 years, I know a digital camera&#146s... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~431422213764 Sun, 25 May 2008 22:44:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_431422213764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_410223677060?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - There are a few gun holders for the Wii (I call them holders because the Zapper only holds the Wiimote rather than being a self-contained controller like you find for other platforms). And of all the choices the Wii Zapper is definitely the oddest... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~410223677060 Sun, 9 Dec 2007 21:11:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_410223677060?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_403365727876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - Any company with a category-leading product, such as the iPod nano has to look ahead to the always coming product improvement hurdle. Time the jump wrong and another product takes the lead. Apple is keenly aware the track is lined with one hit wonder... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~403365727876 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:58:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_403365727876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_402222780036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - It wasn&#146t that long ago when I paid $1700 for a Toshiba 32&#148 LCD HDTV so when I saw the weekly Best Buy ad featuring this Philip 32&#148 set for $699 it got my attention (it helped that they just sent me a 12% off coupon for Labor Day). I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~402222780036 Sun, 2 Sep 2007 11:26:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_402222780036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_358536154756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - The Tivoli iSongbook caught my interest when it was first released a couple of years ago but I never made the plunge because quite frankly the price, $250-299, just plain scared me. I’ve got my share of expensive gadgets, but I just couldn’t justify... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~358536154756 Mon, 7 May 2007 10:01:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_358536154756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_351751999108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - The folks at Crumpler Bags are brilliant, at least in the case of the 4 Million Dollar Home (4MDH) camera bag. They take a ubiquitous messenger bag, put some padding inside along with an adjustable divider and then charge the heck for it. They can... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~351751999108 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:50:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_351751999108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_284515864196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - Nintendo has a history of making video game systems that either become the market leader or bomb fantastically. The original NES reinvigorated a moribund video game market in the mid 1980s. A few years later Nintendo invented the portable gaming market... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~284515864196 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:41:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_284515864196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_274840915588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - I was a big fan of the original Shuffle. That was way back in the day before the slim iPod Video or iPod nano existed. iPods were pretty clunky and hefty back in January 2005. How times have changed so quickly. The latest iPod nanos weighs next to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~274840915588 Sat, 4 Nov 2006 18:03:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_274840915588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_268335353476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - The Flavia Fusion is one of those hidden gems that makes you scratch your head and wonder why it&#146s makers don&#146t promote the heck out of it. About a month ago I had to get an oil change and noticed a very techno looking coffee machine in my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~268335353476 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:51:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_268335353476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_263452659332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - If the nano 1.0 was love at first sight, the new nano 2.0 is a second honeymoon. The nano 1.0 was cute and playful and at first you never wanted to put it down. But after awhile you took its technological capabilities for granted and started to see its... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~263452659332 Sun, 8 Oct 2006 21:38:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_263452659332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_227274886788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - I&#146ve been a fairly happy Sony P-series owner (P100 then P150, and finally P200) since 2004. While I found the shape of the P-series body to be awkward, the superior battery life (compared to my previous Canon digital cameras) won me over. So when I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~227274886788 Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:20:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_227274886788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_222197026436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - Note: I have an upgraded 7200RPM drive. The stock drive is 5400RPM As profit laden laptops have risen with the &#147need computer access 24/7&#148 business world Apple Computer has been hitting itself against the wall&#133literally. Back in 2003 Apple... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~222197026436 Tue, 28 Feb 2006 22:34:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_222197026436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_197529407108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - As MP3s overtake CDs as the preferred way to transport music it was inevitable that an iPod clock radio would come to market. CD clock radios have been around for years. Now is the time for an iPod update. But as appealing as the concept of an iPod clock... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~197529407108 Sun, 2 Oct 2005 14:53:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_197529407108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_196304408196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - Neither words nor pictures can truly show off the nano&#146s beauty. It is truly a stunning and stirring example of engineering and industrial design. As Apple CEO Steve Jobs said at its introduction it is &#147impossibly small.&#148 And yet, while it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~196304408196 Thu, 15 Sep 2005 15:35:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_196304408196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_196223012484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - Never a fan of traditional earbuds, both on the issue of sound and comfort, the first thing I did when I bought my original iPod was search out a comfortable, but decent sounding pair of headphones. After much trial and error I decided on the Sony EX51LP... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~196223012484 Wed, 14 Sep 2005 20:29:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_196223012484?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_193988365956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - I thought I&#146d free my iPod from my computer with one of the portable speaker docks made for the iPod so I looked at the many available models. The Logic 3 iStation caught my attention after I read fairly glowing reviews on various iPod sites. The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~193988365956 Mon, 22 Aug 2005 23:53:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_193988365956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_193506348676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - I built a four level townhouse a few years ago. HVAC was a concern because the builder was only installing a single zone unit. I asked if I should upgrade to a dual zone and he swore up and down it wasn't needed since the fourth level was only a 13x17... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~193506348676 Thu, 18 Aug 2005 10:53:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_193506348676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_175136214660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - UPDATE 9/8/05: Apple just released their new iPod nano player which is as Apple CEO Steve Jobs says, "impossibly small." It's literally the height of four credit cards thick, and no wider than a business card. Yes, it's functionally smaller than the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~175136214660 Tue, 1 Mar 2005 13:41:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_175136214660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_173287050884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - Note: This review is for the current 2005 version of the Transpod FM for iPods with Dock connectors only. For the past year or so I’ve been using the Griffin iTrip FM transmitter with my iPod mini and iPod 15GB (3G version). Despite living in the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~173287050884 Sun, 13 Feb 2005 21:23:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_173287050884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_172989648516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author green-z - UPDATE (4/3/05): Apple has taken my advice (ha ha) and dropped the stupid "photo" moniker from iPods. Now all full size iPods have color screens and are officially "iPods (with color screen)." Apple has also discontinued the 30GB model and replaced it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~172989648516 Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:35:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_172989648516?linkin_id=8003929