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Want Gift Ideas? This episodeI talk about 5 holiday gifts that arent cheap but at the same time, are not too expensive, and they are usefull gifts that will make anyone smile with your creativity.

Links to the Items talked about
Cooler:
Check it out at Walmart.
Check it out at Amazon

Picture Frame:
Check it out at Compusa.
Check it out at Amazon.

Rotisserie:
Check it out at Amazon.

The Bullet:
Check it out at Target.
Check it out at Amazon.

Recorder:
Check it our at Walmart.
Check it out at Amazon.

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Direct download: jonzee.com_podcast_episode_12_Nov_25_2006_Gift_Ideas.mp3
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Today's show I will be giving a basic rundown of a lot of the Black Friday deals that I think will be of interest to people planning on going out to shop the day after thanksgiving.

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Be safe
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Todays show I will talk about about some of the highlights of the Black Friday deals we all have to look forward to.

Contact me by email jonzee.com@gmail.com, or by skype jonzee.com
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Todays show I will be talking to Ara Derdarian, 1 half of the HTGuys from the HTguys podcast about HDTV tips for when you go buy that tv to go alongside your new gaming console.
Also talking about the Xbox 360 as an option if you cant get your hands on a PS3. And the Xbox 360's HDDVD drive and more....

MP3 player users are thieves | Timberland may sell | Xbox 360 for $100 | Plasma hdtv for a grand | the 360's HDDVD on your PC.

Thanks to Ara Derdarian for the interview. visit www.htguys.com

Vote for 360 at Amazon

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Today we talked about the big console launches that are about to happen in about a week or so, with the Nintendo Wii on Nov 19, and the Playstation 3 on Nov 17th.

Also  I will be talking with Daniel Friedlaender of the Nintendo Podcast about the Wii. If you want to listen to the Nintendo Podcast you can check out his website (www.lithcast.com) or you can type this into your podcatcher to get his podcast

http://feeds.feedburner.com/NintendoPod

 

Nintendo Wii

Launch Games include:

Wii sports, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, COD 3, Red Steel, Tony Hawkâ??s Downhill Jam, GT pro, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz, Metal Slug Anthology, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Madden 07.

Pricing:

Price of system: 249.99.Controller: Classic 19.99, Nunchuck: 19.99, Wii controller: 49.99.Games: 49.99.Sony Playstation 3Launch Games Include:
Launch titles
COD3, Resistance, Madden 07, Ridge Racer 7, Genji, Need for speed carbon, Untold Legends: dark kingdom, mobil suit gundam crossfire, Nba 2k7, Sonic the hedge hog, Rainbow six vegas, and Oblivion next year.Pricing:Console: $499, $599.Games 59.99.Controller: 49.99.Also Talked briefly about Xbox360 and Gears of WarContact or comment by emailing the Jonzee.com podcast at jonzee.com@gmail.comVoicemail by using Skype: username jonzee.com or call 757-353-4752.

Tags: Nintendo Wii Sony Playstation 3 Dainiel Friedlander Next Gen Console

Direct download: jonzee.com_podcast_episode_9_nov_9_2006_Console_Launch.mp3
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Zen Vision M.jpg If you’re interested in listening to the Audio version of this review which gets into a little more detail, check out Episode 6 of the Jonzee.com Show here

I know with all the recent talk about the Microsoft Zune that is soon to be released, and comparing that MP3 player to the Ipod, there are a lot of other good alternatives that are being left out of the conversation or forgot about. One of which is the award Winning Creative Zen Vision M. The Creative Zen Vision M won Best of show in CES 2006 and a lot of other gadget, electronic based sites and publications have given it praises and “best of…â€? awards and labels.  But do you know anyone that has one? Is it really any good?

The First thing I noticed about the Zen Vision M (to make things short I will call it the ZVM throughout the rest of this article) is that it has a lot of functionality, probably more functionality than the market leader Apple Ipod. The ZVM comes in 30 and 60 gig Models. It plays audio, video, and Fm radio. It is also capable of displaying pictures and can be used as a voice recorder and data storage device.

As far as its appearance the ZVM is a pretty nice and shiny looking device. It is available in several colors. It is a bit thicker than Apple’s Ipod so it isn’t quite as sleek but it is pretty handsome in its own right. The only problem I have with the ZVM’s appearance is if you get a color other than white, you’d notice that only the front of the device will be that color. The side and back will still be white. This in my opinion makes it feel a bit generic. But if you use some type of a protective (leather) case, the back of the device will not be visible to most people.

The ZVM has a pretty good amount of battery life also. According to Creative’s specs, the ZVM has a about 8 hours playtime when listening to WMA files, and about 14 hours playtime when listening to MP3 and using the FM radio. It also boasts about 5 hours playtime when watching Video. I found that those numbers seem to be fairly on par with my experiences with the device. There’s also 2 ways to charge the device, by use of the included wall charger or through USB while you have it synced to your pc

As far as audio, it has support for the usual formats: MP3, WMA and WAV. But when it comes to video, the ZVM shines in format support. Get this; the ZVM will play back WMV, Mpeg1, Mpeg2, Mpeg4, Xvid, Divx, and Motion jpeg. With the exception of some of Apples codec’s that just about covers most of the video formats. The restriction of coarse is that those files are only supported to certain max bitrate, but that is something you can easily avoid when finding videos to transfer over to your ZVM and is very rarely an issue. The Screen on the ZVM is has a 320X240 resolution and videos look pretty good and colorful on the ZVM’s 2.5� Display.

The ZVM has Audio/Video outputs so that you can view your movies and other video files on your television through RCA connection. The video’s image quality seems to work pretty well when doing so, and there are options of changing the playback speed. There are also options that will allow the stretching  or zooming in on the video image, which would be pretty handy to have for some people that want to eliminate the black bars of widescreen video when displayed on a 4:3 Screen. The cable that allows AV connection to your television is not included in the box, and it is a semi proprietary cable that you have to pretty much order through Creative’s online store. I say semi proprietary because there are some cables that will work with the ZVM that the readers over at Epizenter figured out through trial and error.

Other features of the ZVM include an 8 band equalizer, Calendar, Personal contact organizer. And the ability to format a portion of the hard drive to be used as a regular USB storage device.

As far as Software, Creative has included a sufficient amount of software to help you get content from your PC to your ZVM. Some of which is a media player, Podcast client, video converter, Tag updater, and a few more tools and items that you may find useful. It also works with the newer version of windows media player without any additional software if you choose not to use Creative’s software. Notice I haven’t talked much about anything on the Mac, sadly enough if you have a Mac you will be out of luck trying to use your ZVM cause there is no Mac support as of yet (I doubt there will ever be any Mac support).

All in all I think the ZVM is a device that pretty much lives up to the CES best of 2006 badge with the support for all the video formats and functionality. It is a device that will not disappoint you and probably is a better device than most other MP3 players on the market.

The 30 GIG model retails for $299 but can be found at JR for $229

If you’re interested in listening to the Audio version of this review which gets into a little more detail, check out Episode 6 of the Jonzee.com Show here

Creative's Zen Vision M Page

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Todays show is the second half of the topic started in episode 7 so if you havent listened to episode 7 yet, download it here and listen to that first. Today I discuss a few places to get audio and video equipment for your vehicle, and a few other items that will help you fix up your ride.

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-Tire calculator

Audio/Video
-Audio Warehouse
-Mobile Video 4 less

Leather
-Katzkins
-Leatherseats.com

Detailing
-Premium autocare
-Poorboys World

 

Direct download: jonzee.com_Podcast_Episode_8_Nov_2_2006_Wheels_2.mp3
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Todays show, we will be talking about where to get various aftermarket accessories to Pimp your ride. . Starting off with a few deals that were posted on the blog, then we jump into the first part of the topic Wheels. Part 2 of this show will be uploaded Friday, so make sure you listen to this first and then the one Friday to get the full lineup of information on this weeks topic.

32 gig usb thumb drive
Treo 680 price update
Compaq laptop for $398 at Wal-Mart
Canon Camcorder wins award

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Todays Topic Wheels

Wheels
Discount tire
Discount Wheel Warehouse
Victoria Tire

Audio Video
Discount Ave.net

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Direct download: jonzee.com_Podcast_Episode_7_oct_31_2006_Wheels.mp3
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