CNET Rings in the Shopping Season with Top Holiday Picks; Beat the Shopping Rush -- Find this Year's Hottest Consumer Electronics Now with CNET's Holiday Gift Guide.Business Editors/Personal Technology Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2003 CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. (www.cnet.com), the trusted source of information for millions of personal technology buyers around the world and a property of CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET), today launched its annual Holiday Gift Guide (http://holiday.cnet.com), featuring more than 200 product recommendations from CNET's team of expert editors. Organized by both product category and the type of person receiving the gift, the feature highlights the best consumer electronic products on the market, and helps shoppers find this year's hottest gift options. With online holiday retail sales expected to reach $17 billion, a 21-percent increase over online consumer spending Consumer demand or consumption is also known as personal consumption expenditure. It is the largest part of aggregate demand or effective demand at the macroeconomic level. in 2002 (Jupiter Research), consumers are relying on the Internet more than ever this shopping season for its convenience and its depth and breadth of information. With reviews and recommendations on more than 12,000 products in 30 categories, CNET is the leading provider of unbiased, labs-tested product insight and real-time pricing on the latest personal technology products. This year's Holiday Gift Guide features CNET editors' top picks of digital cameras, camcorders, portable music, cell phones, handhelds, home entertainment, desktops, notebooks, printers and storage/networking. It also includes 10 specialty guides based on the types of people that show up on the typical gift list, from the straight-forward mom, dad, son, daughter, wife, husband, and friend, to gift guides for people who are shopping for families, couples, even that "zany uncle" or other eccentric eccentric, in mechanics, device for changing rotary to back-and-forth motion. A disk is mounted off center on a shaft. One flat, open, circular end of a rod fits around the edge of the disk; the other end is usually attached to a block that slides in a slot. loved one. Each category includes a "Top 10 mistakes to avoid" list to help consumers steer steer castrated male cattle beast over a year of age. See also bullock, buller steer. steer bulling see bulling. steer Medtalk verb clear of common pitfalls when buying personal tech products. For example, avoiding the following common mistakes when buying a digital camera can help shoppers avoid common headaches: -- Don't skimp skimp v. skimped, skimp·ing, skimps v.tr. 1. To deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material: concentrated on reelection, skimping other matters. 2. on accessories. Leave room in the budget for memory cards, batteries and power cords. -- Don't assume you know your recipients' photo habits. Find out what kind of photographer he or she is so you can buy the right camera. -- Don't ignore the warranty. While it may look like the real deal, a camera that doesn't have a warranty card could be an unauthorized import or resale resale n. selling again, particularly at retail. In many states a "resale license" or "resale number" is required so that the state can monitor the collection of sales tax on retail sales. RESALE. camera that won't be covered by the manufacturer. -- Don't neglect research. Check out the CNET Digital Camera Buying Guide for buying advice and recommendations. For people planning to hit the road or hop on Verb 1. hop on - get up on the back of; "mount a horse" bestride, climb on, jump on, mount up, get on, mount move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" a long plane flight this year, the "Holiday Getaway Gear" feature on CNET (http://travel.cnet.com) highlights helpful products -- from navigational aids A navigational aid or Navaid is any sort of marker which aids the traveler in navigation; the term is most commonly used to refer to nautical or aviation travel. Common types of such aids include lighthouses, buoys, fog signals, and daybeacons. to digital gaming diversion A turning aside or altering of the natural course or route of a thing. The term is chiefly applied to the unauthorized change or alteration of a water course to the prejudice of a lower riparian, or to the unauthorized use of funds. and music -- that are sure to ease the pain of that cross-country journey. "CNET's editors offer this year's holiday shoppers an un-biased and reliable opinion on products they should consider based on a person's needs, lifestyle, and skill level," said Janice Chen Janice Chen is the editor-in-chief of the American magazine, Computer Shopper. Personal Janice resides in Manhattan. She is currently on a maternity leave from Computer Shopper. , editor-in-chief of CNET Reviews. "If this year's holiday shoppers are considering personal technology products as gifts, they don't need to look any further than the CNET Holiday Gift Guide for great recommendations and advice." About CNET Networks CNET Networks, Inc. (www.cnetnetworks.com) is a leading global media company informing and connecting buyers, users and sellers of personal technology, business technology, and games and entertainment. Known for its editorial expertise, CNET Networks combines its award winning content with the power of interactive technology to provide it's users an intuitive, dynamic and relevant environment. The company's content portfolio features top brands including CNET, ZDNet, TechRepublic, GameSpot, and mySimon, as well as Computer Shopper Computer Shopper could referr to the following publications:
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