December 1, 2007
DeLonghi BCO120T Combination Coffee/Espresso Machine
Whatever your preference, make your mornings brighter with a cup of steaming hot coffee or espresso. Can’t make up your mind? This all-in-one machine is even capable of brewing both at the same time! Schedule your morning brew with the programmable digital timer and use the brew-pause features to pour a cup mid-drip. A warming plate keeps everything warm until you get there. One-year warranty.
Kitchen: Brew coffee and espresso simultaneously with this all-in-one appliance, Adjustable brew strength; programmable digital timer for “wake-up” coffee, 4-cup espresso carafe; stainless-steel filter; swivel Jet Frother, 10-cup glass coffee carafe; brew-pause; swing-out filter; warming plate, Measures 11 by 17 by 14-1/6 inches; 1-year warranty
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List Price:Â $140.00
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Owning a digital-camera can be easier and more fun than ever. The elegant A710 IS is fully equipped to help busy families capture and hold onto special memories. You’ll get up on the stage and down on the field with a powerful 6x optical zoom, and Canon’s Image Stabilizer Technology will keep your images clear and sharp at every point in the zoom - even in low light. With 7.1 megapixels of resolution, you’ll see uncommon depth and detail in your images. Such high resolution also ensures virtually unlimited freedom to enlarge and crop an image for powerfully expressive photography. With a menu of selectable shooting modes (including still and movie), Canon Powershot A710-IS makes picture taking simpler and friendlier. Shutter speed - 15-1/2000 sec. Focus settings - Normal shooting at max wide angle, Large and Fine. Built-in multimode ElectronicFlash ISO Shoot Speed - Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, and ISO 800 equivalent Single Shot, Continuous Shooting, Self-timer (10 sec., 2 sec., Custom) White Balance Settings - Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H Shooting Modes - Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Underwater, Color Accent and Color Swap PictBridge and Canon Direct Print modes USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B) for image transfer to PC or Macintosh computer Audio/Video output to TV (NTSC or PAL selectable, monaural audio) Typical CIPA battery power (2AA) - Still Image - approx. 100 shots (AA-size Alkaline Battery), approx. 360 shots (AA-size Ni-MH Rechargeable Battery) Dimensions - 3.8 x 2.6 x 1.6 inch (97.5 x 66.5 x 41.2 mm) excluding protrusions Weight - Approximately 210 grams (7.4 ounces) (camera body only) A 16MB SD memory card is included. We suggest that an optional 512MB (or higher) SD card is a wiser choice for practical use
In 1987, RCA released a one-disc Elvis compilation called The Number One Hits that featured 18 tracks. So how did the label come up with 12 additional number ones (13 if you count the sensational “A Little Less Conversation” remix that brings the King into the 21st century as a bona fide dance/electronica star)? Well, the ‘87 compilation featured only Billboard number ones. “In the Ghetto” and “Burning Love” never reached the top there, nor did “Way Down,” despite every copy of that 45 selling out on both sides of the Atlantic following Presley’s 1977 death. Instead, the new compilers have used the major pop charts in both the U.S. (including Cashbox) and U.K. to determine inclusions. The tracks have all been remixed from original masters, which proves awesome at best (some of the songs have never sounded crisper if, at times, slightly antiseptic) and problematic at worst. Purists will definitely quibble. “A Fool Such As I,” for instance, sounds like Elvis rerecorded his vocals. Hank Garland’s great guitar solo also sounds different. It might be an alternate take. That’s definitely the case with “The Wonder of You.” A few lyrics are even different, meaning this isn’t the same version as the original 45. Of course, none of that should matter to the youngsters who’ve been singing along to “Hound Dog” on the Lilo & Stitch soundtrack, or to any other newcomers. Despite the complaints, this is arguably the best single disc Elvis primer to date. Real fans will want to explore much deeper for treasures to be found, but albums like this guarantee that this is one king who will deservedly live very long, if not forever. –Bill Holdship
