I spoke to soon. When I wrote my after-Christmas quickie review of this camera, I didn’t fully test it. Normally, since that wasn’t a full review, the product would have to really, really fail in some major way for me to actually post an update. Well, I dug a little deeper today with this camera and found out it requires Internet Explorer to work. That means it’s useless to me, as I use a good operating system with a much better browser.

I can’t in good faith recommend any product that is browser-specific. Especially one as expensive as this camera. Therefore, I have to change the GOTC rating of this camera to 3 out of 10.

The best thing about being a geek after Christmas, is that you get to tinker with your (and everyone else’s) toys. Hot on the heels of Syntax’s Geek Christmas List from last week, I’m going to write a few tiny reviews of the toys I got to play with (most of which aren’t mine, unfortunately). So, take this list with you to your favorite “After Christmas Sale,” and load up on the fun things that your loved ones were too inconsiderate to get you.
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Continuing our Christmas tradition around here, I’m now ready to present you with the Second Annual GetOffTheComputer.com Christmas Shopping List for Geeks. While these suggestions may be coming a little later in the season this year, have no fear, because we still have lots of great suggestions. There are several hot items to be had to geeks everywhere if cash is no option. And even if you don’t have a wad of cash to blow on your favorite geek, read on for the Second Annual GetOffTheComputer.com Top Ten Tech Toys for less than $50, or in geek terms, GOTCTTTT< =$50.
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