Yesterday I accidentally bought the same season of a show on DVD that I already owned, because I forgot I'd already owned it. Faulty memory aside, it made me wish I had a mobile-accessible library of things like that I own. What options do I have? iPhone-specific for me, but other suggestions for the benefit of the hive are welcome. Bit more inside. [more inside]
posted by quixxotic at 6:23 AM - 2 answers

I'm looking to buy a digital picture frame. I've never done this before. Wants and needs inside. [more inside]
posted by GilloD at 5:14 AM - 0 answers

Should I get a blu-ray player even though the TV is analog? And would it even work? [more inside]
posted by Danila at 1:23 PM - 5 answers

Cell phone for 3 months in Italy? Cheap is good. [more inside]
posted by cccorlew at 10:21 AM - 6 answers

Which trail mapping GPS receiver works the best to outline trails on Google Maps/Earth? [more inside]
posted by jeffmac at 7:06 AM - 3 answers

In the market for an HDTV, but what should I know beforehand to ensure that I can connect it to a separate hard drive and watch videos already stored on the drive? [more inside]
posted by zardoz at 6:30 PM - 10 answers

Is it common to remove a utility pole but leave a small chunk of it still in use twenty feet up? [more inside]
posted by longsleeves at 10:49 AM - 11 answers

My Sky+ box only receives some channels, others now display a error 25 'No satellite signal is being received'. Sky want to send an engineer at a cost of £65. Is there anything I can do to fix this? [more inside]
posted by Nufkin at 8:16 AM - 4 answers

Looking for a dictaphone/digital voice recorder. Your personal recommendations please! [more inside]
posted by TheOtherGuy at 7:02 AM - 5 answers

Why haven't thorium nuclear reactors been used much compared to Uranium reactors? It would appear there are sizable reserves of thorium available and that reactors based on thorium would produce considerably less nuclear waste and could be considerably safer than Uranium based ones. Given that thorium reactors would appear to have advantages what is the catch? [more inside]
posted by sien at 10:05 PM - 3 answers

Imagine that you have a retail store with 3 incoming telephone lines. [more inside]
posted by Mr. Yuck at 7:18 PM - 5 answers

In January, I'm leaving the US for Europe, where I'll be for the next six months, if not more. I want to buy an E-reader, so I can continue to read books in English, and also to save myself from lugging books back and forth. Given the circumstances, seems to me the best choice is to buy a Kindle 2 right now. Am I right? [more inside]
posted by Busoni at 3:15 PM - 10 answers

What do you use your cell phone for? [more inside]
posted by Decimask at 3:10 PM - 42 answers

What is the potential risk, and legality, of my idea for a prank: sending the entirety of Romeo and Juliet in text messages to a friend. [more inside]
posted by Askiba at 7:28 PM - 33 answers

I am looking for (recent) experiences with Android options for VoIP over WiFi to deal with places where I have a WiFi signal, but no 3G/voice signal. I'm looking for solutions for two situations: (1) In one of my labs at work, there is plentiful WiFi coverage, but no cell/data signal. I'd like to be able to make outgoing calls, and I'd also prefer if I could receive incoming calls. (2) For international travel, it would be nice to have a way of making calls at least where WiFi is available. [more inside]
posted by JMOZ at 12:31 PM - 10 answers

What beginner's dslr should I buy? [more inside]
posted by kylej at 10:26 AM - 42 answers

Wife wants a video camera, I want a still camera that shoots video. Hope us! [more inside]
posted by bDiddy at 8:26 AM - 12 answers

Olympus LS-10 recorder help? [more inside]
posted by Liquidwolf at 6:01 AM - 3 answers

Is there such as thing as a personal audio recorder that has a rolling 'black box' feature where hitting the record button will start recording now, but also save the previous X minutes of recording data? [more inside]
posted by tiamat at 11:39 PM - 10 answers

After reformatting my old reliable xp machine I lost a very useful firefox extension. How can I track it down again? [more inside]
posted by cirrostratus at 4:10 PM - 5 answers