This video has nothing to do with consumer electronics and everything to do with amazing technology. Want to see someone drive a car at 253 miles an hour? Just watch.

Do you like to buy things online ?  Do you like to find discounts or low prices ?  Is the quality of the item or the reputation of the seller important ?  You may be surprised to hear that Shnarkel was never designed to sell products. Sure, we have some affiliate links, but Shnarkel was always meant to be a new consumer electronics product review site. We will remain dedicated to that purpose.

In the meantime, we have two sister sites which are designed to offer online buyers a great place to shop.  The more established site is Buy-it, Try-it, a great site for those who only buy from reputable etailers and retailers. 

Buy-it, Try-it offers some of the best known brand name products from the most established retailers on the face of the planet. If you recognize Macy’s, Microsoft, Rubbermaid, Fujitsu, Best Buy, Office Depot, Buy.com, Overstock.com, PetSmart, GoDaddy, Walmart and retailers of that distinction, then you get the picture.  You can find Buy it Try it (here).

Our newer web property is InternetMall.info   You can also find that site using the URL; InternetMall.us

This is a newer site, but it will offer great products and name brands also. Just like Buy it, Try it, InternetMall offers low prices, great discounts and quality products. The concept is the same; offer the finest quality products with the most recognized brand names from the best retailers.  You can find InternetMall (here)

You can feel good about using either of these shopping sites because they are both based on the confidence inspired by the best products and retailers anywhere in the world.  We don’t deal with fly-by-night companies who have no reputation and no history.  Our goal is to offer shopping online, in one location, to people who are reluctant to shop online.  For the rest, it’s just a good way to do your one-stop shopping and find great deals and low prices.

Our many web properties have kept me too busy lately…….not to mention my clients.  We are close to resuming the best consumer electronics product reviews very soon. Remember, Shnarkel brings you the newest electronics products, gadgets, gizmos and coolest technology innovations before most people are aware of the product.

We were one of the first to write about the newest generation of iPhone. Keep up with the greatest consumer electronics, written by commercial writer, K Richard Douglas.  Keep tuned to Shnarkel in the weeks ahead for a glimpse at what’s new and what’s cool.

Shnarkel is still reviewing the newest and greatest high tech items and consumer electronics.  After a brief hiatus, we are back.  Check back with Shnarkel for great insights on cool gadgets.  We will also feature great low prices whenever possible.

The Apple iPod Touch is just one of the coolest personal devices out there. It’s fun to play with and fun to master. It does so much that you forget that it doesn’t include a phone.  Who needs to talk to anyone when you have a multimedia library at your fingertips and a great way to surf the web when Wi-Fi is close by?

The iPod Touch comes in three models with the base offering 8 gb of storage, the middle model offering 16 gb and the top of the line Touch offering 32 gb.  Any model will suite most people’s tastes for storage capacity, but the higher storage models accommodate more video capacity.  You can watch and hear video very clearly without the need for earbuds.  The Touch comes with a built-in speaker.  Share music and video with a friend.

The iPod Touch holds loads of music and photos and offers a great way to enjoy your favorite tunes or share your images with others. It’s a ball to use the touch navigation, increasing size by spreading your pointing finger and thumb or changing orientation with one finger.

The Touch has a solid feel to it also, with its sturdy case and solid screen.  The weight gives it a sturdy feel also.

If you are within range of Wi-Fi, surfing the web is a ball and the results are very impressive.  Streaming audio and video work well and you can get a clear look at websites with the Touch’s Safari browser and large screen.  You can even fit 20 hours of video and 3,500 images on the 16 gb version.  Apple did it right with this device and owners will like it and use it daily. 

Apple NEW! iPod touch 16GB MP3 Player (2nd Generation) – Black Play music, watch video and surf the Internet with the touch of a finger. The revolutionary multitouch interface is easy to use and the built-in wi-fi comes with a Safari Web browser. Music, movies, games and the Internet with a built-in speaker and groundbreaking technologies such as accelerometer, and 3D graphics, iPod touch puts an amazing entertainment experience in the palm of your hand. Have questions about this product? Ask fellow shoppers and Best Buy staff. Share your answers.

The Wii consol collection is the key to good times and lots of fun. Get a good price on the Nintendo Wii Collection today.

Buy the Wii Remote Controller for a great price right now.

Don’t forget to pick up the Wii Nunchuk Controller along with your other goodies.

I wrote about micro-projectors this past May, and in particular, the Microvision pico projector and the QPC BrightLase(R). This is one of the hot new markets in technology with pocket-sized laser projectors that connect to mobile phones, personal media players and other mobile devices. My article in May about the Microvision product discussed a projector that would create an image that could be seen by a small group gathered around a small screen.

One thing that can be said about technology, with some consistency, is that it improves on the features of products continuously. The Microvision pico projector is no exception.  Instead of limiting the viewing area of the projected image to a tabletop screen, the new improved projector can project images up to 100 inches. This opens up the market and applications for this new generation of lens-less projectors.

According to Microvision, the PicoP display engine, the fundamental technology on which the company’s laser projector prototype is based, is comprised of directly modulated light sources, custom-drive electronics and software, optical combiners and Microvision’s MEMS single scanning mirror.

The tiny scanning mirror itself is less than one square millimeter in area—or about the size of the head of a pin. The single scanning mirror is designed to scan in both horizontal and vertical directions so that a single beam of light can be precisely steered, in a raster-like fashion, at very high speeds to project a complete video image.

The reason this technology is cutting-edge is because of the small size and low power requirements of the device. The new generation of micro-projector achieves efficient full-color, hi-resolution, high-contrast images without the need for a front lens; this means no focusing concerns.

The new Microvision projector prototype will be introduced at CEATEC in Tokyo, Japan (September 30-October 4, 2008).  The original projector was just introduced to the public at the CES show earlier this year.

This next generation of projector is envisioned to have any number of commercial applications. As I mentioned in May, the new technology can be used for automotive heads-up displays, cell phones and lap tops. The small pico projectors are a big improvement for outside salespeople who currently lug around data projectors.  With the new larger projected image, the market for micro-projectors should blossom.

Lady gamers, hold on to your hats, or at least your ears. SteelSeries has introduced a new line of full-size headsets with you in mind.  The SteelSeries iron.lady Siberia headset is designed with specifications and a soundscape for long hours of gaming, providing comfort every minute of the way.

The iron.lady Siberia headset is not limited to the gaming application, but can be used with your favorite MP3-player, handheld gaming device or practically any other kind of portable digital device. The pink headset is designed to appeal to the growing numbers of female gamers.

Women currently make up 40 percent of the gaming population and will appreciate the fact that the iron.lady Siberia headset was developed in cooperation with professional gamers.

The specialized headset also comes in SteelSeries signature black and white.  Availability should be during the last quarter of this year at a suggested retail price of $79.99. 

The iron.lady Siberia headsets will be used by the women’s team previously known as Les Seules, now a part of the leading E-Sports organization, Meet Your Makers.

The photographic theme continues with a look at the new Pentax Optio E60. Pentax does not get the attention that Nikon and Canon do, but they certainly deserve their slice of the pie. Pentax has produced good quality cameras for more than 55 years.  The company introduced their Asahiflex camera in 1952. Pentax actually started as a lens producing company in 1919, getting its start in the photography industry much like Nikon.

Fast forward to 2008; Pentax brings the Optio E60 to market providing consumers with a 10.1 megapixel camera in a compact case.  It would be fair to ask; where are things going from here?  Point and shoot cameras with 10.1 megapixels and a 32mm to 96mm (35mm equivalent) lens were unheard of just a few years ago. In terms of the digital sensors , they are encroaching on what was once the territory of pro cameras only. 

The PENTAX Optio E60 offers the user a number of shooting modes including Face Recognition, Auto Picture, Digital Shake Reduction and Green Mode.  The Green Mode sets sensitivity, exposure and other parameters. The Optio E60 offers an Image Recovery function to retrieve accidentally-erased images. It also allows for time and date imprinting on images based on world time; all of this in a compact package.

Toss a couple of AA-rechargeable batteries in for money-saving convenience.  The Optio E60 will hit the market this October.

Pentax Optio E60 10.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom