Tag archive: Shaker

Today TechCrunch announced that the winner of its TechCrunch Disrupt conference is Shaker, a Facebook-based avatar chat room. Really? Are we the only ones a little skeptical here? After reading some of the hype about Shaker we went ahead and applied to try the private beta version out. It’s basically a Facebook app that accesses a hefty host of your personal information and then transports you into a virtual nightclub scene. It’s extremely… Read More

If your kids are itching to get their hands on a trendy new MP3 player, but a $250 iPod isn’t in the cards, SanDisk’s new Sansa Shaker model may fit the bill. Set to retail at $39.99, the Shaker is targeted at the “tween” audience that may not need all the slick features and storage capacity of a more expensive device. Besides the price tag, the Shaker also has some other kid-friendly features that set it… Read More

Say you're having a party and you want to have enough music ready for the whole night. Sure, you might have an iPod or digital audio player that you could hook to your stereo, but do you really want all of your friends' grubby hands all over it? If you have a DVD player and a DVD burner in your computer there's a simple solution – create an Audio DVD.  With DVD burners becoming a common feature in today's… Read More