Electronics: Kent's Korner

Reporters’ Roundtable: Our perilous infrastructure (podcast)
This week, an inconvenient truth: We’re talking about our national infrastructure, and how it’s a mess from a security perspective thanks in no small part to the Internet. With special guest, nuclear engineer Joe Weiss.

Doctor Who Tardis Cookie Jar $25.99 The Doctor Who Talking TARDIS 11â? Cookie Jar features light and sound effects that are activated by pushing down on the lamp or closing the lid. The TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space) is a time traveling device and vessel utilized by Doctor Who. The TARDIS is a manifestation of Time Lord technology. The Doctorâ?TMs model is a substandard Type 40, complete with a malfunctioning cha…

Maverick ET-7 Remote-Check Wireless Thermometer With 2 Probes $38.95 Cooking a dinner-party roast, holiday turkey, or backyard-barbecue pork loin to precisely the proper temperature without fuss is a snap with this thermometer. You can even monitor two foods (beef and lamb, for instance) simultaneously, since two stainless-steel probes are included, each 6 inches long and each connected to a 39-inch stainless-steel wire. Here’s how it works: program the tool (two A…

RediCheck Remote Cooking Thermometer $21.50 Maverick Redicheck Basic Remote Cooking Thermometer – Maverick ET71C…

Speaking in Tongues $4.21 Observe as David Byrne finally learns to dance. Non-Western sounds and funky rhythms had infected Talking Heads music prior to this 1983 pop breakthrough, but Speaking in Tongues is where the beat truly gels. The band’s quirky, nerdy persona somehow blends easily with music borrowed from the African Diaspora on “Stop Making Sense” and “Burning Down the House.” The album also marks one of the last …

Modern Times $2.91 At a time when the majority of those his age are drifting into retirement, 65-year-old Bob Dylan has put the capper on a three-record run that ranks with the best in his storied, 44-album career. Like Time Out of Mind and Love and Theft before it, Modern Times is a rootsy, blues-soaked pool of the purest form of Americana–skipping the progressive bells or whistles for an understated backing by hi…

Good Boy! $3.90 A young boy named Owen learns the startling truth about dogs: They’re actually from outer space, sent here to rule mankind. A canine agent from the star Sirius (voiced by Matthew Broderick) gets rescued from the pound by Owen (Liam Aiken) and named Hubble. As Hubble desperately tries to train a motley crew of dogs from Owen’s neighborhood to behave like conquerors before the Greater Dane arrives a…

Hereafter $5.75 Genre master Clint Eastwood tries something different with the languid, introspective Hereafter–and succeeds (for the most part). All of the characters at the heart of Peter Morgan’s screenplay, which has the feel of a European art film, have suffered a loss or survived an ordeal. They feel disconnected from those who can’t relate, which is most everybody. George Lonegan (Matt Damon, Invictus), a…

Meet the Sight Words 1 $8.79 Meet the Sight Words 1TM DVDLearning Sight Words Has Never Been This Easy!Many words don’t follow basic decoding rules and are taught in pre-k and kindergarten classrooms as “sight words”, “instant words”, “high frequency words” or “star words.” A new reader finds sight words very frustrating until they are memorized. A good reader will be able to instantly recognize sight words without having to …

Simply Irresistible $4.43 SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE – DVD Movie…

EatSmart Precision Digital Bathroom Scale w/ Extra Large Backlit 3.5 Display and Step-On Technology $26.99 NEW FEATURES (as of March 2010) – EatSmart “Step-On” technology allows you to simply step on the scale and get your weights. No more tapping to activate the scale! Increased capacity to 400 pounds with the same precision and repeatability that makes our products great! The EatSmart Bathroom Scale is the ideal way to track your weight loss quickly and easily. Simply step on, and in seconds you’ll…

Electronic Talking Hockey Set $19.49 Great toy for the younger hockey player under 6 yrs.When the stick hits the ground three different sounds are played. Comes with the stick and two foam pucks.

Girl Talk (Electronica) – Secret Diary $12.47 Description Not Available

Modern Talking – All the Best From Modern Talking: The Definitive Collection [Box] $11.87 Disc 1:DISC 1: THE FIRST CHAPTER, PART ONE:You`re My Heart, You`re My Soul [7" Version]You Can Win If You WantDiamonds Never Made a LadyDo You WannaLucky GuyCheri, Cheri Lady [Special Dance Version]

Girl Talk (Electronica) – Night Ripper $12.23 Description Not Available

Apple iPod Touch 8GB 4th Generation (Refurbished) $174.99 See friends while you talk to them with FaceTime. Shoot, edit, and share stunning HD video. Play games against friends, or unknown foes, with the new Game Center. And do it all on the Retina display – the highest-resolution screen on any mobile device.