Shopping Guide: July 2008
Thursday - July 10, 2008By: Tim Boswell
Every so often we put together a shopping guide for all you avid visitors of BallerStatus.com. Here's out latest edition for July 2008. Check it out.
TAG Heuer Meridiist phone
Thanks to Complex, we came across this new luxury phone called the Meridiist, backed by watch maker TAG Heuer. While the luxury aspect of the phone is cool -- it boasts a scratch resistant sapphire crystal screen and a solid steel body with the option to add leather or any other material -- the technology part isn't the best. It retails for just over $5,400, and for that you get a 1.9 QVGA screen, a 2 megapixel camera, bluetooth and a digital clock. For more information, visit TagHeuer.com.
Flip Video Mino Series Camcorder
This little handheld camcorder is on the coolest on the market. This Mino series is the fourth generation of Pure Digital's straight-to-web mini camcorder. While you're not gonna be filming big budget films with something like this, it makes taking decent low-res video on the fly a breeze. The new sleek body is very cool too. It still holds just 60 minutes of storage though, but this time around, you can now pause and rewind/fast-forward your videos in camera (previous vserions, you couldn't). For $180.00, it's a cool toy to have. Buy it at Amazon.com
IMainGo
This little device is another cool toy. This iMainGo iPod portable speaker is a small, solidly built product that can get surprisingly loud. Most devices similar to this usually aren't this good, and we were surprised when we used this one. The case has enough room for your iPod (we tried it with a Zune and it worked fine) and connects to the speaker using a built-in mini-jack connection. There's a clear see through area on the case where you can see your device. You use the iPod's own volume control and buttons directly to navigate through your songs. Although it's not very weatherproof, it's definitely makes up for it in sound. They sell for just $39.00. Buy it at Amazon.com
Jeremy Fish's Once Upon A Time...
The San Francisco based artist put together some of his favorite drawings, photographs, and paintings in a cool looking leather-bound book. According to the description of Upper Playground's website, where it's being sold, the book demonstrates how the Fish's characters have taken on personalities and have evolved into a fully functioning, existing universe that is undeniably from the mind of Jeremy Fish. The book also includes a foreword by Aesop Rock, and a section devoted to photos of people who've gotten tatted up with Fish's work. It sells for $50. Buy it at UpperPlayground.com.
Video Games
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (Xbox 360)This is the latest offering in the legendary award winning Sid Meier's Civilization series of strategy games, featuring the famous "just one more turn" addictive gameplay that has made this one of the greatest game series of all-time. In "Civilization," players strive to become ruler of the world by establishing and leading a civilization from the dawn of man into the space age waging war, conducting diplomacy, discovering technologies, going head-to-head with some of history's greatest leaders, and building the most powerful empire the world has ever known. It's available on the Xbox 360, DS, PS3, and PC. Buy It on Amazon.com for $59.99
Rock Band (Wii) - Buy It Here - $139.99
Grand Theft Auto IV - Buy It Here $59.99
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - Buy It Here $39.99
Battlefield: Bad Company - Buy It Here $59.99
Assassin's Creed - Buy It Here $23.99
DVDS
Vantage PointDuring an historic counter-terrorism summit in Spain the President of the United States is struck down by an assassin's bullet. Eight strangers have a perfect view of the kill but what did they really see? As the minutes leading up to the fatal shot are replayed through the eyes of each eyewitness the reality of the assassination takes shape. But just when you think you know the answer the shattering final truth is revealed. It's a mindbending political action-thriller starring Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, and Forest Whitaker. Buy it at Amazon.com for $25.95.
Batman Begins - Buy It Here - $17.99
Cloverfield - Buy It Here $16.95
10,000 B.C. - Buy It Here $16.99
Jumper - Buy It Here $17.99
Juno - Buy It Here $15.99
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