{"id":2327,"date":"2011-07-28T10:30:54","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T15:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcitement.com\/?p=2327"},"modified":"2011-07-28T09:37:18","modified_gmt":"2011-07-28T14:37:18","slug":"on-the-cheap-the-waiting-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/column\/cheap\/on-the-cheap-the-waiting-game\/","title":{"rendered":"On The Cheap: The Waiting Game"},"content":{"rendered":"
On The Cheap is a feature where we investigate low-cost solutions to staying high tech. It comes out every two weeks. Like a paycheck. Aren\u2019t we clever?<\/em><\/p>\n While I\u2019m sure we all know that lust for the latest and greatest doohickey can be bad for the wallet, it can sometimes also be bad for our workflow. Cutting-edge products tend to have issues that need to be worked out. Oddly enough, early adopters end up paying for the privilege of being \u201cBeta Plus\u201d testers. This is especially true with cellphones, where a new hot device can be displaced as a carrier\u2019s \u201cit phone\u201d in a matter of weeks (seen any Kyocera Echo ads, lately?). For a phone that was supposed to be the “new hotness”, it sure didn’t take long for the Kyocera Echo to become free for new subscribers, with a mere $50 upgrade, via Wirefly and other sites (with a Gingerbread update<\/a> in the works, this might actually be a great deal).<\/p>\n