© 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-sslabs Recent reviews written by member sslabs en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_475717471876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs - It sucks not getting what you want. You see, I’m a picky videophile and a devoted plasma man. Currently plasma sets are the minority, and consequently there are fewer choices when going plasma. To make matters worse, there are no late model plasmas... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475717471876 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:45:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475717471876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469988249220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs -  The latest Star Trek movie reminds me of so many Sci-Fi movies with such potential that bombed, flew off course, or ended up as mere shadows of their former selves. I could surely write a paper on it, but instead I’ll direct my attention to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469988249220 Mon, 11 May 2009 22:39:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469988249220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461115330180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs - Don’t do it Take my advice, don’t ever buy a digital SLR. There are people that are predisposed to various kinds of addictions, whether it be gambling, drinking or upgrading. I fall into the last category. Many years... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461115330180 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:26:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461115330180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_460198547076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs - Yes I guess the title gave everything away. I’m sure that most reviews for the new 2nd generation iPod touch will be coming from nerds that have been with apple from the moment the first iPod touched down. I on the other hand might be something of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~460198547076 Fri, 6 Feb 2009 21:58:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_460198547076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_443261030020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs - Bottle Shock is an indie dramedy that recounts the spark that ignited interest in Napa Valley wines around the world in 1976. Now known as the Judgement of Paris, Bottle Shock takes a formulaic approach in telling the story from... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~443261030020 Mon, 1 Sep 2008 05:11:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_443261030020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435382488708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs - Well I guess the title gave everything away. Hopefully the curious Sony A700 owner will stick around for the details. You know it's amazing that this huge industry has popped up in response to LCD protection. It's been around for many years now, and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435382488708 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:55:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435382488708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_407793995396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs -  [Update June 2008] [Update #2 Nov 2 2008] A lot has happened since my last digital camera review in 2006. No longer happy with the image quality, I jumped into the digital SLR market, and Sony’s Alpha A100 was chosen... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~407793995396 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:57:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_407793995396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_328087277188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs - Songstress Corinne Bailey Rae&#146s self titled debut is a breath of fresh air, and a bit of a surprise to me. With every year that passes, the mainstream becomes more and more clogged with mindless, soulless drivel. One would think this condition... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~328087277188 Sun, 4 Mar 2007 08:48:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_328087277188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_262332583556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs - Seriously though... This is the only time you&#146d ever catch me bragging about anything related to three inches. Technology is a funny thing isn&#146t it? It seems like big LCD screens on digital cameras are like bragging rights after mega... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~262332583556 Thu, 5 Oct 2006 22:48:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_262332583556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_226520436356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs - I must confess that I purchased these speakers out of sheer frustration. After weeks of research, auction watching, and price comparisons for what I really wanted, I gave up. What I really wanted was a dipole/bipole style speaker and I wasn&#146t happy... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~226520436356 Tue, 6 Jun 2006 18:21:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_226520436356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_227858747012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs - I can&#146t share a really good movie without sharing my disappointment in another. Two movies arrived recently courtesy of Netflix, The Squid and the Whale and Little Manhattan. Like Little Manhattan, Squid also has a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~227858747012 Sun, 23 Apr 2006 21:18:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_227858747012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_226360659588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs - It&#146s just a little ironic that as upconversion DVD players begin to finally do the job well, they are just weeks away from being supplanted. DVD players that upconvert a standard DVD signal to various HDTV resolutions are still rather young. It's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~226360659588 Thu, 13 Apr 2006 03:37:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_226360659588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_215679995524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs - I do love Netflix for so many reasons. Maybe that&#146s what frustrates me, using something that&#146s so close to perfection yet so far away. With so many reviews for Netflix, I guess there&#146s no need for an in depth explanation of what it is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~215679995524 Tue, 3 Jan 2006 01:45:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_215679995524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_197867048580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs - There are times when there just isn&#146t anything new to say. There are times when there isn&#146t anything new worth sharing. There are times when days blur into weeks, and weeks blur into months, and there isn&#146t anything burned to CD to stir me... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~197867048580 Fri, 7 Oct 2005 06:05:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_197867048580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_188281753220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs - Science fiction fans have much to celebrate this 4th of July weekend. With Tom Cruise and Spielberg teaming up for War of the Worlds; you know in your gut that you&#146ve got something worth seeing on the big screen versus waiting for DVD as so... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~188281753220 Fri, 1 Jul 2005 04:53:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_188281753220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_181081378436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs - After subjecting myself to Sin City not long ago, I have to admit that I was surprised by the praise that City received by my fellow epinionators. Sure it had its moments, but it was a perfect example of a movie weak on creativity... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~181081378436 Mon, 25 Apr 2005 01:27:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_181081378436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_180354911876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs - I wonder if the music world even cares that Anna Nalick&#146s debut Wreck of the Day hits store shelves this Tuesday. I mean let&#146s be honest, there are no obvious traces of a pierced belly button, eye-catching cleavage, or scumbag... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~180354911876 Mon, 18 Apr 2005 02:52:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_180354911876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_178753474180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs - Closer is a convoluted, intense, topsy-turvy, guilt-ridden, poetically beautiful mess of a movie. Focusing in tightly on the love lives of only four main characters, Natalie Portman as Alice and Jude Law as Dan get the wheels turning. And... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~178753474180 Sun, 3 Apr 2005 23:21:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_178753474180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_177875619460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs - Who needs a headphone amplifier? What is a headphone amplifier? Do I want a headphone amplifier? Yes these are the questions posed by audiophiles at various stages of their hobby/obsession. So I&#146ll cut right to the chase and skip the humorous and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~177875619460 Sat, 26 Mar 2005 23:01:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_177875619460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_175874674308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs - Some things are just well known. Everybody knows that Winona Ryder is cute and sticky fingered, Star Jones will always be in some stage of fatness, and rapper DMX is a crack head. I'm not sure what that has to do with this review, but all those... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~175874674308 Mon, 7 Mar 2005 23:34:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_175874674308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_171581607556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs - If I had never heard Minnie Driver actually sing, I would have dismissed her album out of hand at the mere mention of it. With the track record of celeb albums being what it is, could anyone blame me? I guess all I have to do is mention captain Kirk... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~171581607556 Sat, 29 Jan 2005 20:11:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_171581607556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_167946522244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs - First things first Over the holidays, a (excuse my French) sh&#105t-load of new Sirius satellite radios were gifted and activated. So I feel like saying hello and welcome, you'll never want to go back to crappy FM radio, and I'm sure your disc... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~167946522244 Sun, 2 Jan 2005 21:38:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_167946522244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_165994270340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs - Ever notice how big the surge protection business is lately? The United States is a tech-junkie kind of country. We consume more PC/Macs, more plasma TVs, more of every gadget imaginable. It makes sense that we should protect these investments,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~165994270340 Sun, 19 Dec 2004 15:39:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_165994270340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_164104998532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs - I've said it a million times about liberals, fans, critics, and consumers in general - you can almost set your watch to the things they do. This time, Nov 12 2004 was the time to set the watch yet again. It was crybaby day, time for fans to turn their... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~164104998532 Sun, 5 Dec 2004 18:02:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_164104998532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_162157596292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sslabs - Almost everything you ever wanted to know about Sirius satellite radio Ok, so maybe you&#146ve heard about this &#147satellite radio&#148 thing, like a million times by now. Car commercials talk about how their cars are now equipped with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~162157596292 Thu, 18 Nov 2004 22:57:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_162157596292?linkin_id=8003929