Like any other geek I have an eternal love for gadgets, especially those shiny, slick and expensive ones. If you’re reading this, I am sure you’re in that category as well. Over time, I discovered a number of websites that I found extremely useful for my gadget mania. Some help me decide what to buy next, other for troubleshooting, and a couple to get rid of the old ones. Here you go …
Whether you’re buying a new mobile phone, MP3 player, speakers or digicam, one of the first things you usually want to know is what other people who have used the product have to say about it. In most cases, a real feedback from someone who have used the same gadget before is far more valuable than what you get on the sales page. So what are the best websites for gadget reviews ?
ExpoTV - Over 250.000 of short and unbiased consumer video reviews. [Original artcile]
Swotti - Swotti scans web (blogs, review sites, forums etc.) for product mentions and gives you a lsit of quick opinions about it. Quite useful if all you’re looking for are quick summaries and not interested in details. [Original article]
Where do you go when your gadget breaks? Google works well but only if it’s something popular, like iPods for example. For less popular devices you might need a more specialized source. So far I am aware of two websites that can be of great help.
The first one is recently mentioned SafeManuals. With nearly 900.000 user manuals this is the first site you should visit. Go and get the owner’s manuals for the device. However if you already have one and still can’t find the fix then ask about it on FixYa. FixYa is a free tech support community for troubleshooting and fixing electronic gadgets. Ask questions, browse HowTo guides, search huge databases of previously answered questions and so on.
Want to get rid of that old cell phone or digicam and get some cash for it ? Of course you can always post on eBay. But if you’re just too lazy to go through all this auction hassle then BuyMyTronics (original post) is for you.
These guys will buy pretty much any used (or broken) gadget and most importantly give you a good price for it. Quick and simple. You can check out how much they will pay for your gadget by going to their website. There are no fees here, you’re only responsible for shipping.
There is also a website called SellMyOldCellphone, it does the same thing but only for mobile phones. Check out our SellMyOldCellPhone review here.
That’s all I’ve got for gadget sites. If you are aware of another good website that should have been mentioned let us know in the comments.
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Filed Under: Cool Websites ¦ Lists of tools
Tags: gadget reviews, price comparison, Q&A websites, sell stuff, tech support
Though I like pretty toys and gadgets… I might not like them that much because I’ve never heard of any of these sites. BuyMyTronics is awesome!
wow its quite amazing dude. keep it up.. i’m looking forward on your daily post
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thanks
bhojoy
Nice list!, Dugg!. However you missed the link to the first site, Testfreaks it just links in some strange way into your directory.
Thanks, it’s fixed!
Engadget–the best gadget site!
I foucused only on webservices. That’s why I didn’t include any gadget news sites/blogs.
A site that is missing here, I feel: http://alatest.com
How does it compare to the others mentioned here?