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January 2008

	*Four ways to sabotage your New Year's resolutions*
		If you want to prevent your 2008 resolution from vaporizing into a cloud of good intentions, you need to recognize four faulty ways of thinking that can trip you up quicker than a plateful of Krispy Kreme’s Original Glazed.
	…read the full story

Haiku reviews

Resident Evil: Extinction

Virus in Vegas
Humanity's curtain call?
What happens, stays there.

—Elizabeth Domin

…see more movie releases

Jack Johnson:
Sleep Through the Static
An Upside-Down frown
you’ll wear when you hear Jack’s warm
“doodly doodly dee.”

—Holly Slonaker

…see more music releases

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Sweet Peach beats Bowser
with Final Smash. You can be
cute and still kick some—

—Melissa Barber

…see more game releases

Haiku contest

Congratulations to December’s haiku winner
Elizabeth Domin from Carmel, NY!

Submit your own haiku
Think you can do better? Write your own haiku about Michael Jackson’s 25th anniversary release of Thriller and it could be published in the next city life.

…learn more

How does that work?
	Circuit City guru Matthew West provides simple answers to technological conundrums. This month's question: Q: What is "contrast ratio"? …read the answer

Technobabble: CES 2008
	See the highlights from the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Check out the biggest plasma TV ever made and find out how GPS can help you plot your dog’s adventures on a map. Also: see the biggest CES debuts from the past 40 years! …read more

CityCenter

	Welcome to Circuit City’s lively interactive community! Challenge our electronics experts, enter our popular photo contests and read reviews of new games and gadgets. New this month:
	Circuit City exclusive! The new HP laptop: HP’s released a special-edition laptop that you can only find at Circuit City. Matthew West gives us the lowdown in his latest blog.
	January forum photo contest: January's photo contest theme is “the scenic route.” Check out the latest entries or submit your own!
	Forum topic of the month: Check out these TV FAQs that help answer questions like "What size TV should I get?" and "Which TV technology is right for me?" …visit CityCenter

Expert advice


	Read research and recommendations from ConsumerReports.org, the world's leading source of independent consumer information. …see all reports

LCD TVs
Slim sets with big screens challenge the plasma TV market.

…read report

Get how-to advice and camera buying guidance from PopPhoto.com, the online home of Popular Photography & Imaging and American PHOTO magazines.

…see all reports

Photo Emergency
From dead batteries to drowned cameras, your how-to guide to "Now what?!"

…read report

Tip of the month

Organizing your digital life is simple

You know you should back up all the files containing your personal photos and financial records. But you just don't have the time. Our expert firedog technicians can set up an automatic system that regularly backs up your important files without you having to do a thing.

…learn more

City updates
	Win a $2500 gift card: Have your eye on an HDTV…or two? Enter today for a chance to win a $2500 Circuit City gift card! …enter now
	Free autographed football: Get a free football autographed by a Pro Football Hall of Fame Member of your choice* with purchase of select Samsung HDTV and firedog service packages. …learn more
	Vote for the new face of firedog: Help animal rescue organizations win up to $150,000! …vote now

City trivia
	Did you know… The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and noticed that a chocolate bar in his pocket began melting. …read more trivia

*While supplies last. Limited quantity offer. No rain checks. Customer may choose from selection of autographed footballs; autographs of all Pro Football Hall of Fame Members not available. Offer valid on purchases made 1/6/08 through 2/2/08. Allow 6-8 weeks for delivery of gift. Not available on previous purchases.

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city life: the best of CES + tips for a great 2008