Taylor GS5 Acoustic Guitar Review
Review by Product: • Taylor GS5 Acoustic Guitar (List: $2,698, Paid: $1,400) (company site) • What's Good: • Sounds great, feels good, looks good, great case • What's Bad: • Not much - Pickup is optional ($400 extra) • I’ve been looking for an acoustic guitar (I’ve had only an electric for years …
Silhouette Eyeglass Frames Review
Review by Product: • Silhouette Eyeglass Frames • What's Good: • Light, comfortable, flexible • What's Bad: • Expensive, can't be put on or taken off with one hand, lame marketing • Never a fan of contact lenses, but needing full-time corrective lenses, I’ve always been picky about my glasses …
Mastercraft Baby Boa Constrictor Wrench/Opener Review
Review by Product: • Mastercraft Baby Boa Constrictor Wrench/Opener (company site) • What's Good: • Opens stubborn bottles/jars lids, cheap ($7.99 Canadian) • What's Bad: • It has a stupid name and your friends and family might think you bought it from an infomercial • The Canadian Tire website …
St George’s Hotel, London Review
Review by Product: • St. Georges Hotel, London (website, Google Map) • What’s Good: • Affordable, close to Victoria Station • What’s Bad: • Basic, missing amenities, small rooms • During our one-week stay in London, England, my wife and I were looking for relatively cheap accommodations. We …
Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW LCD Monitor Review
Review by Product: • Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW LCD Monitor (company site) • What’s Good: • Bright and crisp image, lots of connection options, size, price • What’s Bad: • Extra features I don’t need • I’ve been waiting patiently over the past few years for the price of large LCD panel displays to …
Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 Review
Review by Product: • Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 (company site) • What’s Good: • Feel of the keys, quiet keys, solid mouse • What’s Bad: • Unexpected key positions, mouse clicking weirdness • I didn’t think I was a particularly aggressive typist, but I was getting angry stares from …
Dunlop Pegwinder Guitar String Winder Review
Review by Product: • Dunlop Pegwinder Guitar String Winder (company site) • What’s Good: • Simple, cheap (about $2), small, makes guitar stringing much easier • What’s Bad: • Nothing. Oh, but that dude from Nickelback endorses Dunlop products… • The Dunlop Pegwinder is a simple little plastic …
The Future Dictionary of America and Future Soundtrack of America Review
Review by Product: • The Future Dictionary of America (McSweeneys store) and Future Soundtrack of America (MoveOn page) • What’s Good: • Best named book and CD I know of, great tracks & artists, nicely printed/bound book • What’s Bad: • Liberal know-it-all overtones, association with annoying …
Yamaha Pacifica 102 Guitar Review
Review by Product: • Yamaha Pacifica 102 Guitar (Reviews at Harmony Central) • What’s Good: • Cheap (under $400CND), solid, stays in tune, looks/feels/sounds like more expensive guitars • What’s Bad: • Not much considering the price • When shopping for a guitar seven or eight years ago, I didn’t …
Mega Man Anniversary Collection for GameCube Review
Review by Product: • Mega Man Anniversary Collection for Nintendo GameCube (company site) • What’s Good: • All of the classic Mega Man game-play and graphics. • What’s Bad: • Some mediocre later installments, some frustrating game-play. • Back in the day, the Mega Man Nintendo game series stole …