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Need more Pogue in your life? The Pogue-o-matic should fix that
CrunchGear — ... but considerably more knowledgeable, Pogue comes to you in living color and motion via this little tool at the NYT website. If it works for you, that is — I can’t seem to make the man understand that I’m pressing the buttons indicating my choice. Anyone else having problems? ...

NY Times' Pogue-O-Matic Guides Your Gadget Shopping, Sets My Heart Aflutter [David Pogue]
Gizmodo — ... the Pogue-O-matic, absolutely adorable... and useful too! The Pogue-O-Matic is divided into four parts: cameras, camcorders, smartphones and televisions. If you were planning on getting people any of the above for the holidays, stop by and have little e-Pogue explain what details you should look out for. Being a gadget blogger with a finger on the pulse of the latest and greatest, I personally don't need the advice. But I'll be stopping by anyway... for you, Pogue. Just. For. You. [Pogue-o-Matic on the New York Times] ...

The One Thing David Pogue and Unlimited Lives in Contra Have in Common [Geekery]
Gizmodo — ... Just type in that divine sequence on the front page, and you will be rewarded. But as Adam points out, an additional 30 seconds of Pogue hamming it up might not juice you the same way as unlimited lives in Contra did back in the day, but our hats are off to you David Pogue, as well as the NYT code monkeys that dreamed this up. [Pogue-O-Matic] ...

The Savvy Shopper's Guide to This Year's Online Deal Finders [Online Shopping]
Lifehacker — ... ) tracks price drops at any site and offers a handy bookmarklet to do just that. Give Price!pinx your email address and add items to your watch list by hitting the !pinx button on your toolbar. Lesser-known Product Search Engines, Reviews, and Recommendations While your favorite store's search engine, or Google, or Amazon.com might turn up most product results, a few new search engines that offer clever twists on gift-finding are also available this year. The Pogue-o-matic is a fun, interactive product guide to choosing the best tech gear for your circumstances. Made by our ...

The 101 BEST holiday gift guides for gadgets (and the 5 worst)
DVICE Atom Feed — Buying a holiday present for a gadget lover is tricky and complicated, especially when you're not knee-deep in the technology world every day. We're the ones who constantly keep tabs on the gadget universe for you, so who better to scour the web, sifting through thousands of gift guides, picking only the best for your consideration? After you've perused the following lists, you'll have seen just about every gadget that's worth giving. Sheesh, there are thousands of 'em! But don't fret — we've made it even easier for you, topping this monster list with our favorite ten gift guides for 2008, and way down at the bottom of the pile, we warn you about a few ...