Comments on: Will the Credit Crunch Crimp Your Gadget Needs?

By: Don’t Panic. Gartner Drops Chip Forecast

Don’t Panic. Gartner Drops Chip Forecast — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:48:14 +0000

[...] decline only by 2.2 percent in 2009. This is a dismal confirmation that many consumers — like me – have held off on gadget purchases this [...]

By: AT&T U-Verse A Victim of the Economy? - GigaOM

AT&T U-Verse A Victim of the Economy? - GigaOM — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:08:51 +0000

[...] Higginbotham, Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 7:08 AM PT Comments (0) While I worry about buying gadgets there are plenty of people out there worried about buying far more improtant things like food and [...]

By: Pattrick Savarna

Pattrick Savarna — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:41:27 +0000

Cool information. I wonder how it would work like. Sony has just demonstrated a type of flexible screen too. This will enable us to make TVs and computers which can be folded to keep in pockets.

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:52:05 +0000

Definitely scaling back. Unless Apple ships a netbook, the next laptop may well be an OLPC give-one-get-one, because I can’t justify spending money on features beyond text editing and full-screen web surfing. Hell, even if Apple ships a netbook, if it’s not $500 or less I may not be able to justify it…oh well, always wanted to learn Linux…

By: Thos Niles

Thos Niles — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:48:51 +0000

Thos from Gazelle.com here. We provide an easy, fast way for people to get cash for the gadgets they no longer need or want. It’s a great way to feed your need for new gadgets by letting go of the things you’re not using to offset the cost of those Bose MusicMonitors. By promoting this new way of selling as well as reuse, we hope nobody will have to make the choice between a Kindle and food for the family.

To help ease the pain at the pump we built a widget that shows you how much gas you could by with the gadgets you aren’t using. Check it out: http://www.gazelle.com/gadgets_for_gas

By: Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:03:16 +0000

You are being too cheap for your own good. Be patriotic and spend – the country needs you.

By: Webomatica

Webomatica — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:02:23 +0000

I’ve had a MacBook for a few years now, and I’d replace it with whatever Apple’s current offering is, but I am now considering a “netbook” instead – $500 is my price point. This budgeting is a direct result of the tighter times coming soon.

By: CraigK

CraigK — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:00:43 +0000

Don’t worry we always got easy payments of $24.99… oh wait, we’re screwed!

By: Alan Weinkrantz

Alan Weinkrantz — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:06:32 +0000

I think this is a good time for all of us to take stock of our blessings and re-think just what we really "need" vs what we want.

What can we teach our children about material things and ask them what they think, what they hear from their friends, and how they can be a support mechanism for friends whose parents may be affected by a lay-off, a reduction in salary or bonus, or having their stock portfolio tank.

Some of my gadgets are for personal - and business use. In many cases, they cross lines.

There is always good that comes out of times like these. When the good times roll around again, let's not forget what we went through.