When to buy Apple products

Hello All,

Gizmodo has a great article about when to buy Apple products.  I am publishing it here for the world to enjoy.

When to Buy Apple Products

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #3 - 12/29/09

Hello All,

There are a lot of video game deals this week, so I will just throw them together in one big post.  This is that post.

GameFly is having their year end sale, which means lots of games for cheap, with free shipping.  You can find them all here.  The inventory changes pretty quick so I am not going to post stuff that is gone by the time you read this.

Here is a posting for an Amazon discount finder for the different game systems.  This is not for a game, this is for any game currently being sold for 20% off on the PS3 platform, for example.  Find this here.

Xbox360 Games
Forza 3 - $39.98 - Amazon
Call of Duty: MW2 - $39.99 - Amazon
Assassin's Creed II - $39.99 - Amazon
Left 4 Dead 2 - $39.99 - Amazon
Dragon Age: Origins - $39.99 - Amazon
Xbox Live 12- Month Card with free ticket to Sherlock Holmes - $39.99 - Best Buy

PS3
Assassin's Creed II - $39.99 - Amazon
Dragon Age: Origins - $39.99 - Amazon

Wii
New Super Mario Brothers - $39.99 - Best Buy and Amazon
Wii Sports Resort with Motion Plus - $39.99 - Amazon and Target (Note: Choose Amazon for the seller, the default seller is higher cost.)

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 12/29/09

Hello All,

Woot is selling 2 Stanley flashlights for 24.99 shipped to your door.  You actually get 4 flashlights in the deal, 2 full sized, and 2 key chain size.  Amazon is currently selling 1, without the key chain light for $23 dollars.

Find the deal here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 12/29/09

Hello All,

Again the deals have been kind of slow as of late.  Newegg is working on fixing that by themselves though, as they are having a 9th anniversary sale on lots of different items.  Here are some of the highlights:

• Toshiba 40" 1080P HDTV - $599.99
• George Foreman G3 Grill - $49.99
• Canon PowerShot SX200IS - $284.00 - Use code EMCMNNX57
• NetGear b/g/n router (Refurbished) - $19.99 - Use code EMCMNNX79
• WD 1.5GB Sata 3.5" HDD - $104.99 - Use code EMCMNNX34

You can see all of the deals here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 12/21/09

Hello All,

I am not going to say there has been a drought of deals lately, but there has not been much post worthy.

Best Buy is selling Metroid Prime Trilogy for the Wii for $19.99.  Amazon is selling it for 33.49, and the regular price is $40.00, so it is a sweet deal for all of the Wii owners out there.

You can find it here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 12/8/09

Hello All,

Woot-Off. Just in time for Christmas.

http://www.woot.com/

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #4 - 11/25/09

Hi All,

One last one for this morning.  Amazon is offering Black Friday deals all week, and rotating them each day.

You can find them here.

Since you are there, they are offering $3 in mp3s for free as well.  You can find this here.

Later,

John

Black Friday Advice

Hello All,

First things first.

1. Check this site to plan out your shopping.  They have almost all of the ads and they are searchable.  Reading every ad on Thanksgiving is not an efficient use of your time.
   
   
2. Black Friday is a gimmick.  There may be other good deals at a store on a certain day, but be prepared and know before you stray from the reason you went in.  When the Garmin for $90 is sold out at 7:01 do not just throw down $300 for the other one they have left in stock.  Go back home, check Amazon or whatever and order it online.  Remember it is worse to be suckered into an overpriced item than it is to go home empty handed.
   
   
3. Check online.  I am going to put that again, for emphasis.
   
   
4. Check online.  Amazon, Buy.com, and many online versions of brick and mortar stores have Black Friday deals as well.  You can shop in your robe and never deal with the insanity that is Black Friday in person.  I cannot emphasize this enough.  Free shipping and your own house is better than waiting hours in line for disappointment.
   
   
5. If you must have the gift today or the item you want is not one of the door busters, ie several hundred dollars off, just wait until 10 am or so.  You can often get a late start and not deal with the 5 am insanity.  The people that get there for the store opens are up at 3 am and in line at 4 am.  By 10 am they are exhausted and back home, sleeping.  Most of the rest of people are scared to venture out at all, leaving the $10 copy of Grand Theft Auto IV for you at 10 am.  I have nabbed some sweet deals using this strategy and not waiting in line or gotten up way too early.

Hopefully everyone finds what they want and saves a bundle of cash.  Good luck.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #3 - 11/25/09

Hello All,

Woot, one of my favorite sites, has started a deal site of their own.  They a hosting a forum to have people upload offers to their site.  If you are looking for something specific and I have not found it for you, this place is a good bet for you.  As a warning, there is a lot to wade through and it is socially driven, but it looks promising if you can deal with those two things.

Find it here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 11/25/09

Hello All,

Audible is offering a free audio book from now until Thanksgiving.  The selection is limited but there are some good books listed for free.  This offer is open to any email address that they do not have on record.  You do not need a credit card to create an account for this offer.

Find this deal here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 11/25/09

Hello All,

Sony is selling a few games at 50% off in their online store.  The deal runs from now until December 2nd.  I picked up The Last Guy last night, it is entertaining for $5.

• Flower - Sale price: $4.99
• The Last Guy - Sale price: $4.99
• Prince of Persia Classic - Sale price: $4.99
• Comet Crash - Sale price: $4.99
• Bomberman Ultra - Sale price: $4.99
• Smash Cars -  Sale price: $7.49
• Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao - Sale price: $7.49

You can see all of the details here.

Deal of the Day - 11/22/09

Hello All,

Target has a great price on an Acer netbook. They are selling the Acer Aspire One 10.1" netbook in blue for $199. This is $90 off the usual price for this machine.

The only negatives for this machine are the small battery, so giving only around 4 hours of battery life, and it is an Acer. On the plus side it is very inexpensive. $200 for a new netbook is very inexpensive.

You can find reviews here and here.

You can find it here.

Black Friday - Post One

Hello All,

Many of you have been asking me about Black Friday deals. I do not want to reinvent the wheel so I will link to other posts about the topic.

Gizmodo has a nice guide here.

Of note in their listings

• A Dell Mini 10V Netbook for $249
• A Toshiba 16" Core 2 Duo for $399
  
• A Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS for $149
• A Western Digital 1TB External Drive for $78
• A 23" Dell Monitor for $219
• A Samsung 46" LCD TV for around $849 from just about every store there is
• Batman Arkham Asylum PS3 and 360 $37
• Dragon Age PS3 and 360 $39
• Forza Motorsport 3 $39
• Left 4 Dead 2 $35
• Pikmin $15
• PlayStation 3 120GB w/ LittleBigPlanet GOTY & God of War Collection $299
• PS3 package at Best Buy $299
  
• Resident Evil 5 PS3 and 360 $19

More to come.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 11/18/09

Hey All,

I am going to do something new today, that is post an iPhone app deal. Let me know what you think.

Konami is selling all of their apps for $0.99. I cannot find anywhere that states how long this deal will last, so act quickly if you want anything.

In quickly looking at the apps, Metal Gear is the top rated app with 4 stars. Most of the rest of the apps are 3 star apps.

Here is the link to all of the apps currently for sale.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #5 - 11/17/09

Hello All,

I like Windows 7. I am not ashamed to say it. I am still a Mac user at home, but I have switched to Windows 7 at work. Honestly this is mainly due to one horrible program I need to use every day, and my old machine does not do virtual machines very well, but I still switched to 7, and am happy with it.

I will probably write more about this switch and Windows 7 later, but for now, if you want Windows 7, you can get it very cheap as long as you have an .edu email address. Mircosoft is selling Windows 7 for $29.99 as a download. This offer ends on 1/3/2010.

Buy it here.

Later,

John

Laptop Reliability Ratings

Hello All,

-- Update --

Here is a PCMag article that mimics the findings of the Squaretrade data. As I said Consumer Reports shows similar data as well. That makes three separate sources that say HPs have the highest rate of failure.

Interesting article over on Gizmodo about laptop reliability. This mimics what Consumer Reports found as well, and what I have said all along. The short story, do not buy a Compaq or HP and Asus and Toshiba are some of the best.

Read the full story here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #4 - 11/17/09

Hello All,

Amazon is selling the Canon XSi, a 55-250 Lens, a 18-55 Lens, and a lens filter for $618.

The XSi deal from Amazon is the best by far. Best Buy has the same deal for only $900.

The only kicker to the deal is you have to buy all three things at the same time, and all from Amazon. You need to pick them in the sellers list. By default Amazon usually picks themselves as the seller, but sometimes there are cheaper sellers and it is not Amazon as the seller.

Here are all of the links to the parts for the deal.

Canon XSi Camera with kit lens

55-250 IS Lens

UV Filter

The camera and filter are sold by Amazon by default, you just need to choose Amazon from the list with the lens.

You can also do this with the T1i. I am not going to spell that all out though, as you should not buy that camera. HD Video DSLRs are not their yet. They cannot auto focus after you start recording. Unless you are going to record something that does not change its location from you and the camera, this is worthless.

Wait until the second generation, the T2i or whatever Canon will call it.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #3 - 11/17/09

Hello All,

I love the Beastie Boys. If you are like me, you can download a free album of theirs. It is a fresh take on Check Your Head.

Find it here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 11/17/09

Hello All,

Many of you have been snapping up the XSi for cheap from Amazon, and all you need is some memory. Here is a deal on SD memory from NewEgg.

Transend Class 6 SDHC for $17.99

Find it here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 11/17/09

Hello All,

Woot-Off. It came early this month, maybe to try to get peoples money before Black Friday.

http://www.woot.com/

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 11/16/09

Hello All,

Radio Shack is offering $25 off a purchase of $100 or more. Use coupon HOLIDAY2009. This coupon expires 11/25/09, and does not include some fun stuff like netbooks and video game related items.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #3 - 11/11/09

Hello All,

Not to be totally outdone by macheist, RedSweater software decided to have a 20% off, "1 finger", discount this week. A bunch of other developers jumped on board. It is over 80 as I write this.

You can find them here.

Thanks to Jon for finding this one.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 11/11/09

Hello All,

Newegg is also selling the new, and highly rated G11 for $461.99 shipped to your door. You can see samples and reviews here, here, and here.

Find it here

Use code EMCMMML25

As an added bonus, if you have a Canon, and have it registered with Canon, you can get an additional $20 back from Canon on this camera. You can find this here.

I think you might be able to get it cheaper from Best Buy, if you have a reward zone card and use the coupons that came in the mail last week, but I am not sure.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 11/11/09

Hello All,

Newegg is offering 10% off on any DSLR, up to $50 off. This deal runs until 11/20/09, but will likely be ended early as they only allow so many discounts before the code does not work.

You can find all of the cameras here.

Use code DSLR10B.

As a reminder, if you have a Canon, and have it registered with Canon, you can get an additional $50 back from Canon on any Canon DSLR camera. You can find this here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #3 - 11/9/09

Hello All,

Mac Freebies! Macheist is offering six Mac apps for free.

Check it out here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 11/9/09

Hello Again,

Sears has a great deal on a 32" Panasonic TV with iPod dock. It has good ratings on Amazon, and Panasonic makes excellent TVs. The iPod dock is neat, you can play your music, videos and pictures on your iPod on the TV. It also has a SD card slot to play pictures directly on the TV.

All and all a nice TV for a very good price.

Find it here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 11/9/09

Hello All,

Deals are picking up again, which is good for everyone. That is aside from Best Buy, who said this

Don't expect big sales

I currently strongly dislike Best Buy after a Xbox 360 fiasco, I will write more about that later.

Anyway on to the deals. Amazon has a deal on TV series. You can get seasons 1-10 of the Simpons for $95. You can mix and match the years and the series and pick from Family Guy, Futurama, American Dad, and King of the Hill.

Find this deal here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 11/4/09

Hello All,

Here is the rest of the Wal-Mart deals for Saturday. They surprising pretty solid for being so far from Christmas, and not Black Friday.

Highlights Include

• $300 - 15" laptop
• $500 - 42" Sharp LCD HDTV
• $150 - Sony Blu-Ray Player

Find them all here.

Later.

John

Deal of the Day - 11/4/09

Hello All,

Wal-Mart has two nice deals on Xbox360 related gear.

1. Starting Saturday, and probably not lasting long, they will be selling 360 Arcades for $199, with a $100 gift card.

2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will come out on the 10th. Wal-Mart is offering a $20 gift card with the purchase of the game.

I plan on picking up a 360 to use as a media extender with my Windows 7 machine at home, and I am pretty excited about it. If you want a 360 as a serious gaming device I do not think this is a stellar deal, as you can get a 360 Pro (it comes with a hard drive for game saves and quicker game load times), with a couple of games for $299, and some other similar deals are even cheaper. To get this one up to the Pro Level you would have to spend about $90 to get a hard drive, which although $10 cheaper, does not come with the two bundled games.

Just to reiterate, as a media extender this is perfect. If you want it for gaming it is not a great deal. If you are thinking of this, but do not have a Tuner, woot has you covered. That is a today only deal though.

Thanks to loyal reader Hans for the heads up on the Modern Warfare deal.

Happy Birthday Mom!

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 11/3/09

Hello All,

-- Update --

This was a pricing error. The corrected price is $299. Amazon is the cheapest place for the lens that is apparently, not a pricing error.

HH Gregg has a crazy deal on a Canon lens. They are selling the Canon 55-250 IS lens for $99.99 shipped to your door.

This is a great walk about lens, and general use lens. It is a bit much zoom for most indoor situations, but for any outdoor work, this is a great lens.

I am sure they will sell out, the same lens is over $230 at Amazon.

Find this deal here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 11/2/09

Hello All,

At a recent party there was a request to find cheap prices on a Dyson hand vac. For all you loyal JDOTD followers, here you go.

Dyson DC16

Two things about this model.

1. This is not the pink model that Val has, this is the boring yellow one. The pink one I knew of is sold out. You can find it here. You can sign up for a notice if they get it back in stock.

2. This is a quick use vacuum. The battery lasts for about five minutes. This is a big complaint about the model. If you know this, you will not be disappointed. I think it would be perfect for little messes around the house, but for some people they want more, at least that is the feeling I get from the reviews.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 10/27/09 - Woot Off!!

Hello All,

I hope your refresh button is primed and ready to go as it will get a lot of use today. Once again it is a Woot Off, and once again it is at the end of the month.

Go here for some cool flashing light action.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 10/26/09

Hello All,

Sellout.woot is selling an upconvert DVD player for $34.99 shipped to your door. If you have an HDTV and do not have an upconvert DVD player, you are missing out. They make DVDs look noticeably better on your big beautiful TV. As a bonus this unit also plays mp3 cds and dvds and picture cds and dvds.

Find it here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 10/26/09

Hello All,

Again with the drought. I guess the recession is bad for companies and people, who knew.

Anyway, Best Buy is doing their part and offering a buy two get one free deal on all video game systems. This does not include pre-orders, but overall is a good deal.

You can see the fine print here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 10/15/09

Hello All,

Newegg is offering 10% off any hard drive they sell. Use code EMCHDD10C at checkout.

This deal expired quite quickly the last time they ran it, so move quickly if you want a drive.

You can find all of their drives here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 10/15/09

Hello All,

It sadly has still been slim pick'ins for the most part, but Newegg has a couple good deals that are worth your attention.

Gateway Core 2 Duo 2GHz laptop. 16" screen, 4GB Ram, 500Gb hard drive. Vista 64 bit.

Find this here.

If you need a laptop now, this is the best deal I have seen in a while. I still recommend waiting until November so Windows 7 is installed on the machine, but if you need a laptop now, this is a good deal.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 10/9/09

Hello All,

It has been a slow time for deals, so I have not had much to post. If you like going to the movies, in the theater, this is a great deal. Star Cinema in Madison, along with other theaters in other cities, has a $5 club. When you sign up for the club you can go to a movie a couple weeks after it has been out for just $5. They send you a weekly email telling you the movie times and what movies are in the $5 range. It is a great deal as you can go to a movie at night, and pay matinée prices for it.

The only potential issue with this is that each person has to sign up for their own card. So if you are a mom, you need to get one for your kids and husband, you cannot just buy the tickets on your one card. Aside from that little gotcha, it is a great deal.

You can sign up here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 9/30/09

Hello All,

The tubes were again right and the Wii is now $199.99 at most places. You can find it for here at that price anytime.

I like my Wii but the wife has used it way more than I have. It is a decent party system, but I rarely turn it on to use by myself.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 9/30/09

Hello All,

Amazon is selling the Garmin Nuvi 850 on special today for $164.99, shipped to your door. This is a 4.3" widescreen GPS with text to speech, voice recognition, and a FM transmitter built in so you can broadcast both mp3s and the navigation directions over your car speakers.

I have a Garmin Nuvi 360 and I am very pleased with it. It has worked great on several road trips in the past few years.

You can find reviews here, and here.

You can find this deal here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 9/23/09

Hello All,

I hope your calendar is clean and your fingers are ready to move, as Woot is holding its woot-off. Lots of deals, as quick as possible, so stay awake.

Go here for some hot flashing light action.

Later,

John

Apple 9/9/09 Event Wrap-up

Hello All,

Apple announced new iPod Nanos, iPod Touches, iPod shuffles, and iPod classics yesterday, along with new software for the iPhone, and new iTunes 9.

What does this mean and why am I writing about it? Excellent questions. This means that the old stock is getting cleaned out, and now is the best time to get the prior generation models for reduced prices.

Apple themselves have cut prices on the refurbished old models, you can find the details below:

iPod Nano

• 8GB - $99
• 16GB - $129

Overall not a great deal, the new ones are only $149 for 16Gb and include a video camera and FM tuner. If you are looking for a basic and cheap iPod, maybe the 8GB is for you, but I would spring for the new ones myself.

iPod Touch

• 8GB - $149
• 16GB - $199
• 32GB - $249

These are kind of good deals. The new 8GB is the same as the old one, just with reduced price to $199, so you can save $50, or 25% by buying a refurbished model. The 16GB has been dropped from the new models all together, so if you want that size you have no choice but to get one now. The 32GB is not a steal at that price. The new 32 is only $299 and has double the processor speed of the last generation. This means nothing for mp3 playing, but for email, web browsing, video game playing, it means a lot.

iPod Classic

• 120GB - $199

This is a decent deal. The new models are 40GB bigger (160GB), but cost $249. If you need that space the new one is the way to go. If I took every mp3 I have it would not fill the 120GB so saving the money seems smart, as there are no new features on the classic.

iPod Shuffle

• 1GB - $39
• 2Gb - $59

The new ones are $59 for 2GB and $79 for 4GB. The new ones are smaller, and have to be controlled by the ear buds. Depending on what you use it for, the old ones are probably a better deal, but if you just use it to run, or walk or whatever, get a new one.

I hope that helps you with your iPod buying, and there will be more to come.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 9/8/09

Hello All,

If you missed the last deal on the Canon XSi do not fear, Newegg is selling it for $599 right this very minute.

You can find this deal here.

Use code EMCLXLW53 to get $30 off.

I am not sure how long this deal will last, so act quickly if you want one.

Later,

John

iPod Update

Hello All,

I probably should have posted this earlier, but better late than never. Apple is having a special event Tuesday September 9th. They will likely be announcing a whole new line of iPods. If you have not gotten an iPod but are close to picking one up, wait until next week. The current models will drop in price, and the new ones might be worth paying full price for, who knows.

More as I hear it.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 9/4/09

Hello All,

Dell has a great deal on the Canon EOS Rebel XSi SLR Digital Camera with 18-55mm Lens. The are selling it for $569 with free shipping. Use coupon code WP0$7XDHGJSHS7. This code is good until 9/9/09 or until Dell kills it.

As a bonus, if you already have a Canon camera you are eligible for an additional $50 rebate on this camera. You can find the rebate form and details here. If you want a 50D you can use the form for $100 off of that camera.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 9/4/09

Hello All,

Amazon is giving away a free MP3 download to every Amazon member from now until 9/6. This is because they have a million followers on Twitter.

Go here to sign up for the deal.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 8/28/09

Hello All,

Microsoft has met Sony's price drop with a price drop of their own. The 360 has fallen in price just like the PS3 did before it. The new pricing is as follows.

• The 360 Elite is now $299 down from $399
• The 360 Pro is now $249 down from $299
• The 360 Arcade did not change and remains $199

If you want one, Amazon has the best deals right now. If you buy the Elite you get a year of free Xbox Live service, and if you buy the Pro you get to choose a free copy of Halo 3, Fable II, or Halo Wars. The best deal, while supplies last, is this one though. The 360 Elite, with Halo 3 and Fable II for $299.

Xbox Live is advertised as $50 a year, but you can find it for around $30 most of the time. The two games with the last bundle are worth about $80 together, making it a better deal. They have also removed the free HDMI cables with the newer bundles and it is still included in the Halo 3 - Fable II edition, saving you about $10 more dollars.

Now the dilemma. The PS3, Xbox360 and Wii can all be had for under $300. The Wii for me is still the least desirable of all three, and for me has been used the least. The wife last night commented about it being a waste of our money. I do not think that, but it gets the least amount of usage of all three systems in our house. Although I love the 360 and have played more games on it than the other two consoles combined, the PS3 is the best value. It does more outside of playing games (Blu-ray player, Internet Browser, Picture Viewer, it supports almost every audio and video codex out there), and on top of that the controller is wireless and includes rechargeable batteries in it. The 360 is the better game console, but there is more to the race then the game aspect, and Sony is starting to catch up to the 360 on the game front. The 360 needs to either drop in price again, or add more features to compete at the $299 price point.

I think the first one to have a DVR add-on will really dominate the market. The PS3 already is selling one in Europe, how long before they sell one here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 8/24/09

Hello All,

This is a today only one, but a good deal. Woot is selling a new Xbox 360 Pro for $229.99. You can get free shipping buy using code ONEBAG for $5 off. This price is $70 less than you can find it at most places, although with the price drop on the PS3, I am sure an Xbox Price drop will be coming soon, and Wal-mart is having on next weekend, on the model above this one.

Find this deal here.

You can find rechargeable battery packs for the controllers, here. Use the code listed above for the discount on shipping on that item.

Later,

John

The tubes were right!!!

Hello All,

The PS3 slim is coming out in September and it will be $299. The old ones are now $299, but they have smaller hard drives, 80 vs 120, and are bigger. I would wait to see what deals Wal-Mart, Best Buy, and the rest will have for the old PS3s before making a decision as to which model to get.

I have said it before, and I will say it again. The PS3 is the best media hub out there. I use it at least as much for entertainment as I do for games, if not more for entertainment. Here are some of the reasons I strongly recommend it:

1. It is the best Blu-Ray player on the market - It has frequent free updates, and is BD-Live compatible
2. It up-converts dvds, divx, and almost anything else you throw at it
3. You can hook your camera up too it and pull your pictures down to it
4. You can rip Cds to it
5. You can copy MP3s and AACs to it
6. It has a web browser built in, with flash support - YouTube works great with it
7. You can stream to it from your PC - UPnP support is built in

On top of all of that, it plays games, and has lots of casual games. Most games have free demos too so you can try before you buy.

Here are the pictures of old versus new

Here is the official PS3 press release

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 8/17/09

Hello All,

If you are in the market for a netbook because you want something cheap, you should get this. Best Buy is selling a 15" Acer with 2Gb of ram and a 64-bit processor for $279.99. This is cheaper then a Dell Mini10 and it is a full powered machine.

You will give up battery life and weight over a netbook, but it is a full powered machine, and it has a DVD drive.

Find this deal here.

Later,

John

Rumors for August

Hello All,

Looking back at my blog I see that my rumor postings have been, well, less than accurate. So take these with a grain of salt. I will put the rumors in highest likelihood to lowest.

1. New iPods will be hitting the market around September 7th.
   There is an Apple Event this day, so something will be coming out, and I doubt it will just be iTunes 9.
2. Snow Leopard will be coming out early, possibly the last week in August.
   It is a significant upgrade from Leopard, if you can you should get it.
3. The Sony PS3 price drop will finally be coming in September.
   The tubes are saying $300 for the unit, and possibly a slimmer version as well. I think the price drop will happen, probably not the slimmer, unfortunately.

There you have all of the tech rumors I know. Keep these in mind if you are close to buying one of the items listed, as the old models will price drop when the new ones hit, or you might get more bang for your buck if you wait a little bit.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 8/17/09

Hello All,

Woot is again selling an EEEPC, but this time it is brand spanking new, and it is cheaper than before. Woot is selling the 900, with 1GB of ram, and a 4GB solid state drive, for 169.99. Use coupon code ONEBAG for free shipping.

I like the EEEPC, but the keyboard is too small for me. If I were to get a netbook I would get a Dell Mini9 or Mini10. If you are in the market but do not think the EEEPC is for you, wait a bit. The Mini9 goes on sale fairly regularly, and the Mini10 is due for a sale soon.

Find this deal here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 8/14/09

Hello All,

10% off coupons for Best Buy. The items are limited, but there is a good variety of stuff. They expire on 8/17/09.

You can find the coupons here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 8/14/09

Hello All,

Newegg is running a deal on all Hard Drives. You can get 15% off by using code HDDSALE15. This deal runs until 8/16/09.

You can find this deal here.

Deal of the Day #3 - 8/13/09

Hello All,

Free beer. Sam Adams beer samples for free 5-7pm at Cub Foods East Side, tonight only.

If you do not happen to live in the great city of Madison, you can see the rest of the options for your location here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 8/13/09

Hello All,

Woot is selling a 12 DVD collectors set for $24.99. This set is the United Artists Cinema Greats collections 1, 2, and 3. The included movies are

• 12 Angry Men
• A Bridge Too Far
• A Fistful of Dollars
• Dr. No
• Judgment at Nuremberg
• Paths of Glory
• Rocky
• The Great Escape
• The Magnificent Seven
• The Pink Panther
• The Thomas Crown Affair
• West Side Story

These movies have 2 best picture awards and a total of 16 academy awards. For $2.08 a movie, it is a great deal.

Use code ONEBAG for free shipping.

You can find this deal here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 8/13/09

Hello All,

Newegg has a couple TomTom gps units for cheap cheap prices. They have a refurbished 4.3" TomTom One XL for $88.00, a TomTom One without text-to-speech for $69.00 and one with text-to-speech for $87.99. The last two have rebates making them even cheaper, but most people forget to fill those out so I am not including those in the prices.

The One XL is the best deal. It has text-to-speech (it says the street names, a great feature), bluetooth, and a large screen. The other two are good deals as well, depending on your needs. I do not like the turn in 500ft models myself, I like the turn on main st, but both work.

Find the XL here.

Find the non text-to-speech one here.

Find the text-to-speech model here.

Lastly, I am a Garmin man. They make the best GPS's out there. If you plan on using the GPS a lot they are worth the extra money. But if you are not after something you will use a lot, the TomTom is fine. Someone has to be second place :-).

One more bonus thing, both the TomTom and Garmin allow you to plan your routes on Mapquest and then upload the route to the GPS. This is great as a keyboard and mouse beats a touchscreen any day of the week.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #4 - 8/5/09

Hello All,

Newegg is selling a Samsung Laser Printer for $44.00, with free shipping.

Use code EMCLWLR32 (Exp. 8/10).

Find this deal here.

By itself this is a great deal on a decent printer. If you really want to increase your awesomeness and the usefulness of the printer, you need to add this too it. A network print server. This allows you to hook the printer into your network and print to it from any computer at anytime. This is great for laptops, which we use almost exclusively at our house, then you do not have to move files around, or hook up the printer to the laptop, or anything. It is really great.

I personally use this print server, and it works well for me. It is easy to set-up and works all of the time. It is a bit old now though, so I am sure something better has come along. If I were buying today I would get this one, as it has parallel and usb, and you can hook up a couple of printers to it, ie the laser and a color, or whatever.

The two last things about using a printer server are you can move the printer virtually anywhere you want - in other words you can hide it - the wife loves this. Lastly, you do not need to leave a computer on all of the time for printer sharing. You will save the cost of the print server in a few months worth of use, compared to the costs for keeping a computer on and running 24/7.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #3 - 8/5/09

Hello All,

Teva is having a clearance sale on some of its shoes and sandals.

You can find them here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 8/5/09

Hello All,

Rockstar Games is offering free game downloads of classic PC games. You can choose from GTA, GTA 2, or Wild Metal. I would pick one of the GTAs, but I believe if you have three email addresses, you can get all three.

You can find this here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 8/5/09

Hello All,

Sports Illustrated is offering Madden 2010, an NFL Films DVD, and 28 weeks of SI the magazine, all for the low price of $50. This is less than Madden costs on either the PS3 or 360. You get to choose your version of Madden too, be it PS3, Wii, 360, PS2, whatever.

This is a great deal.

You can find it here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 8/3/09

Hello All,

Free RedBox rental. This code is good until 8/3/09.

Use code 27HZ4KT

I have not tried it, but 7sD4BWL8 is supposed to work until 8/13/09 as well.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 7/31/09

Hello All,

Apple is starting to clear out their refurbished iPods to make way for the new models coming in September. Here are all the iPods on special, with direct links below.

Here are 8GB current gen iTouches for 179.00.

Here are the current nanos for $99.00

Here are the current nano, in 16GB form, for $149.00

I have purchased a few Apple refurbished items, and I could not tell that they were not new, aside from the ugly packaging. They have a full 1 year warranty and support from Apple. I would not hesitate to buy something from them at all.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 7/31/09

Hello All,

Free chocolate Friday again.

Go here, starting at 8am, and get a coupon for a free candy bar. It is free and it is candy, you should do it.

This is an every Friday thing, but only the first 250,000 people get one, so act fast.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 7/29/09

Hello All,

Buy.com is selling Kingston 8GB USB sticks for $16.77 shipped to your door. That is just long of $2 per GB, which is a good deal.

Find this deal here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 7/28/09

Hi All,

Canon SD1200 IS for $115 dollars. There is not much to say about this, it is about $60 cheaper than anywhere else, and Dell is selling it so you know it is not a scam. You can find a review here.

Act fast, it will sell out.

You can find it here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #4 - 7/24/09

Hello All,

Dell is once again selling the highly rated Mini 9 netbook for $199. This price is good until the morning of 7/27/09, and includes just the basic machine with ubuntu installed on it.

NOTE: The discount is not reflected until you click the customize button.

Although this does not sound awesome, sources close to me tell me it is easy to make it into a super cheap MacBook Air.

You can find this deal here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #3 - 7/24/09

Hello All,

I have not yet done this, but lots of people have, and seem to like it.

You can buy cheap glasses from overseas. Today you can get them even cheaper. 39dollarglasses is offering $20 any purchase for today only. Use code 20bucksoff.

As I said this expires tonight. $25 for a shipped pair of glasses is crazy cheap.

Go here for the deal.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 7/24/09

Hello All,

It makes me a little sick to post this, but I am sure some of you will appreciate it. Coldplay is giving away their latest album online for free. --Insert joke about that is more than I would pay for it here--. If you like Coldplay, you should go download there music.

You can find this here.

I hope this is all they offer like this, as I still feel sick. Coldplay, yuck.

John

Deal of the Day - 7/24/09

Hello All,

Free chocolate Friday again.

Go here, starting at 8am, and get a coupon for a free candy bar. It is free and it is candy, you should do it.

This is an every Friday thing, but only the first 250,000 people get one, so act fast.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #3 - 7/22/09

Hello All,

If you have not picked up Ghostbusters on Blu-Ray here is a great deal on it. Amazon has it for $13.99 and you get an additional $5 off with code GHOSTBLU, dropping the price to $8.99.

You can find this deal here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 7/22/09

Hello All,

GameFly is again offering free shipping on their used games. Their games include the manual and the case, just like new! The sale is until 7/28 or until the games run out. Highlighted deals below:

Prince of Persia - PS3 and 360 - $17.99
Lego Batman - PS3 and 360 - $17.99
Infinite Undiscovery - 360 - $17.99
Boom Blox - Wii - $24.99
Wii Music - Wii - $21.99
Zack and Wiki - Wii - $14.99

Here are links to the individual stores.
PS3

Xbox360

Wii

PS2

DS

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 7/22/09 - Woot Off!!

Hello All,

I hope your refresh button is primed and ready to go as it will get a lot of use today. Once again it is a Woot Off. This is almost one month from the last one, as an FYI.

As a bonus you can use coupon code ONEBAG for $5 off, that may be used on any sale on any dot-woot site. So for the woot-off, you basically get free shipping. As an alternative, if you want to buy a shirt, it is half off over at shirt.woot.com.

Go here for some hot flashing light action.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #4 - 7/17/09

Hello All,

Video Game deals for the PS3 and Xbox360.

PSN - the built-in PS3 store is selling the following games from 7/16 - 7/23.

• 3 on 3 NHL Arcade - $4.99
• Brain Challenge - $4.99
• Crash Commando - $4.99
• Flock - $7.49
• PixelJunk Eden - $4.99
• Savage Moon - $4.99
• Wipeout HD - $14.99

I have Savage Moon, it is a good tower defense game. Flock looks good, but I do not have it. Wipeout was one of the best games initially to hit the PS3, but I think it is only $5 off, not much of a sale.

If you are a 360 owner, for the rest of this week you can get Ikaruga for 400 MS points. This is half off the regular price. This is a highly rated space shooter. The nice thing about the 360 is you can download the demo and try it first.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #3 - 7/17/09

Hello All,

Half Price Books is having a coupon sale this weekend. 50% off any single item on Sunday.

You can find the coupons here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 7/17/09

Hello All,

DeepDiscount is offering 25% off DVD and Blu-Rays from now until 8/2/09.

Use code SUPERSALE at checkout.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 7/17/09

Hello All,

Free chocolate Friday again.

Go here, starting at 8am, and get a coupon for a free candy bar. It is free and it is candy, you should do it.

This is an every Friday thing, but only the first 250,000 people get one, so act fast.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #3 - 7/15/09

Hello All,

I know most people who follow this blog are stone sober, but if you are one of the few people that follows this blog that is not quite as sober as the rest, here is a deal for you.

Free stuff from good old Jack Daniels. The webs have given me various reports as to what you get and when you get it, but it looks like shot glasses on your birthday, and potentially other stuff as well.

Click here to sign-up.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 7/15/09

Hello All,

Car Rental deal just in time for summer vacations. Budget rent a car is offering up to 40% off a daily, weekend, or weekly car rental use BCD code Y224504. Or, take up to 50% off a weekly-only car rental use code U110900. To use this codes click "more options" and enter these in the

"offer code (BCD)" field.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 7/15/09

Hello All,

If you are still waiting on new HDTVs you should probably stop waiting. There are two promising technologies that will be more mainstream in a couple of years, but right now you pay a huge premium for them. Those technologies are LED and OLED. Click on them if you want to learn more. Here is a nice chart on the different display technologies out there.

With the not waiting in mind, here is a nice deal on a Sony 40" LCD TV. $779.99 shipped to your door. You can find reviews here, here, and here.

Find the TV here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #3 - 7/10/09

Hello All,

10% off at Dicks Sports. You just need to spend $50.

Use code CRMLTR

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 7/10/09

Hello All,

Loads of free stuff today. Now it is free software. Anime Studio 5 for mac or pc. You can make your own southpark episodes.

Go here for the software.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 7/10/09

Hello All,

Free chocolate Friday again.

Go here, starting at 8am, and get a coupon for a free candy bar. It is free and it is candy, you should do it.

This is an every Friday thing, but only the first 250,000 people get one, so act fast.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #3 - 7/9/09

Hello All,

Apple released updated laptops about two weeks ago, and consequently the old ones came down in price. If you do not need the speed increases or the sd card reader built in, you can get a great deal on a new, but last generation laptop.

If you work or go to the UW, you can get a 13" Macbook Pro, an iPod and, a printer all for $899 plus taxes. Find that here.

Here is a similar, although not as good, deal for people that have nothing to do with education.

It is a slippery slope, but if a 13" will not work for you, here are some Apple recertified laptops for cheap, directly from Apple.

Thanks Hans for the post idea.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 7/9/09

Hello All,

Yesterday the Kindle 2's price fell from $359 to $299, a big drop and a step toward making the kindle a purchase for a wider audience. The biggest advantages of the kindle over other ebook readers is that it has free wifi anywhere in the world and you can buy new best selling books for $10. I am not much of a book reader, ADHD makes it hard to focus and all :-), but this is pretty attractive even to me. The iPhone does enough of this for me personally so I will not jump yet, but I think the kindle is the next iPod. For a while iPods were really expensive and not very big, now almost everyone has one and they are very inexpensive. You are actually weirder to not have an iPod these days than you are if you do. That point will come in a few years for the kindle.

You can find the kindle here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 7/9/09

Hello All,

Woot has two netbook deals today. At the main woot site they are selling a 10.1" Acer Aspire One netbook for 264.99 shipped to your door. This is not a great deal, as you can get a brand new one shipped to your door from buy.com for about $50 more. I guess it is $50 though, tough call.

Woot here

Buy here

The sister site sellout.woot is selling an Asus EEEPC for 174.99 shipped to your door. This is a brand new netbook which is a plus but it is only a 8.9" lcd which is a minus. Overall this one is slightly less appealing to me, but I do not see the appeal of a tiny screen anyway unless it is for your kids or something.

You can find this deal here.

As an adult I would buy the Dell Mini 10. I would buy this because you can install Mac OS X on it very easily, albeit questionable legally. I prefer my full sized laptop though, and do not think it is worth it to get something that small. Different strokes for different folks though.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 7/6/09

Hello All,

Shirt.woot is selling random shirts for $6.66 with free shipping. You can get three of these shirts for $20. I like these deals as a neat t-shirt for $6.66 is a good deal, and it is kind of like a birthday present, you do not know what you are going to get.

Find it here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 7/4/09

Happy 4th of July Everyone!

Free RedBox rental. This code is good until 7/7/09.

Use code 7HE79B

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #7 - 7/2/09

Hello All,

Yesterday I bought beer from a liquor store. I never do this as it is just more convenient to pick it up from the grocery store. I am an idiot. Not only were the prices cheaper and the selection better, they give you free stuff.

For a limited time Miller is giving away one free Brewer Pint glasses with the purchase of an 18 pack of beer. There looks to be 5 in total. I included the first one in the set, the one I got, below. They are sweet pints, and since the beer is cheaper anyway, and you will drink it if you have it, pick some up.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #6 - 7/2/09

Hello All,

If you are waiting on the whole TV, Blue-Ray thing, now is the time to act. Until Saturday night Best Buy has an awesome deal on an HDTV and a PS3. For $1300 you get a 46" Sony Bravia TV, an 80GB PS3, Wall-E on Blue-Ray, and Little Big Planet for the PS3. This is a savings of $600 over regular prices.

You can find this deal here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #5 - 7/2/09

Hello All,

Video Game Deals.

Universal Component Video Cables - $11.99 for 360, PS3, Wii. This is a good deal, and does not clutter up your TV area or cost as much as separate cables.

Guitar Hero III - with a wireless Guitar for the PS3 - $29.99

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 for the Wii - $39.99 - This is not the motion plus bundle, this is the game only

Gears of War 2 for the Xbox360 - $39.99

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #4 - 7/2/09

Hello All,

I am going crazy with the posts today, and I think I have a couple more left in me. This is a very YMMV (your mileage may very), but Tivo is offering discounts to current subscribers to upgrade to an HD DVR. I do not have more details than that, but if you have a Tivo and it is low def, log into your tivo.com account and check, you might find a sweet upgrade deal waiting for you.

Login here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #3 - 7/2/09

Hello All,

Amazon is selling 2001: A space odyssey, for $11.49 plus shipping. It is widely regarded as a groundbreaking movie. Personally I fell asleep the first time I watched it, and I never fall asleep during movies. It is slow to start, then mediocre from there, but there are a lot of pop-culture references and I have seen worse. The whole evolution thing killed me. I get it, we used tools and evolved. It does not take thirty minutes to spell that out for us.

Not a glowing review but if you want it, you can find it here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 7/2/09

Hello All,

I know a lot of you out there like Michael Jackson, so this one is for you. Buy.com has a limited edition Thiller CD, with bonus DVD for $14.97 shipped to your door.

You can find this deal here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 7/2/09

Hello All,

Borders is offering 50% off any two list price Blue-Ray discs. This is in-store only and only good on July 3rd.

You can find the coupon here.

Deal of the Day #2 - 6/26/09

Hello All,

A Shutterfly coupon

SHIP30 - Free shipping on orders of $30 or more

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 6/26/09

Hello All,

Free chocolate Friday again. What more needs to be said?

Go here, starting at 8am, and get a coupon for a free candy bar. It is free and it is candy, you should do it.

This is an every Friday thing, but only the first 250,000 people get one, so act fast.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 6/24/09

Hello All,

Dell is selling the Sony PSP2000 for $109 plus taxes and shipping, so around $120 to your door. This is $60 off regular prices for the PSP2000. This is a today only deal so act quick if you want one.

You can find this deal here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 6/24/09

Hello All,

Zagg is offering iPhone 3G/3GS and Palm Pre covers for 30% off until June 30th. These covers are great for protecting the screens of your electronics. I have them on all of our camera LCD screens.

You can find this deal here for the iphone and here for the pre.

Use code iphonepalm

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #3 - 6/23/09

Hello All,

Dicks is offering 20% off on orders of $100 or more for today and tomorrow.

Use code CLR20

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 6/23/09

Hello All,

Buy.com has a DLP projector with a long bulb life for cheap. It is on sale for $399, shipped to your door.

The only negative about this projector is that it only an 800x600 native projector, but if you are only doing Wii, PS2, or DVDs it does not matter. It will handle more than 800x600, but that is what will look the best on the unit.

You can find it here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 6/23/09 - Woot Off!!

Hello All,

Woot.com

Deals on different items until, they sell out, all day long. Great deals can be had but you need to pay attention and move quickly.

If you do not want to have to remember to hit refresh over and over, or are a Trendy McBandwagonjumper, there is a Twitter feed you can follow here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 6/19/09

Hello All,

Free chocolate. What more needs to be said?

Go here, starting at 8am, and get a coupon for a free candy bar. It is free and it is candy, you should do it.

This is an every Friday thing, but only the first 250,000 people get one, so act fast.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 6/18/09

Hello All,

GameFly is having their regular free shipping on used games sale until 6/22. You can find direct links to the various platforms below. Games of note.

• Resistance 2 - PS3 - $34.99
• Prince of Persia - PS3 - $21.99
• Lego Batman - PS3 - $17.99 (Amazon has it new for $19.99 but you need to spend $25 for free shipping. That is a better deal if you need anything else from Amazon. The $19.99 price is good for any system, 360, Wii, whatever.)
• Gears of War 2 - 360 - $32.99
• Animal Crossing: City Folk - Wii - $34.99

PS3

Xbox360

Wii

PS2

DS

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #3 - 6/17/09

Hello All,

Amazon is selling Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction for $28.99 shipped to your door. This is a highly rated platformer for the PS3. I downloaded the demo and had a good time with it.

You can find this deal here. NOTE: For some reason Amazon has Beach Audio as the seller by default, and they are charging more for the game. You will need to click on Amazon as the seller on the middle of the page on the right side.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 6/17/09

Hello All,

Woot, obviously one of my favorite sites, is selling Sandisk Clips in the 2Gb size for $19.99 shipped to your door. This is a deal for a couple of reasons.

1. They are cheap
2. They are small, but they have a screen. Possibly making them better than an iPod shuffle
3. They have a FM radio built in
4. They are light-weight
5. They clip on things, great for working out

There is five good reasons to buy one. If that does nothing for you, here is a glowing review of them.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 6/17/09

Hello All,

A gentle reminder that Ghostbusters is out on Blu-Ray this week. Best Buy has it on sale for $19.99, plus you can use the $5 off coupon I posted here, to get a brand new movie for the low, low price of $14.99. How can you pass on that? You can't, that is how.

Seriously it is a great movie, and everyone should have a copy or two, one low-def, one high-def, if you are me.

If you are me, let me know. You are really slacking on the deal posts as of late. You really start needing to pull your weight me.

Later,

John aka me

Deal of the Day #2 - 6/10/09

Hello All,

With the announcements of new faster, and cheaper Apple laptops on Monday, the price drops on the older models make now a great time to buy an Apple laptop. All of the last generation models can be found for at least a couple hundred dollars off, and up to $800 off.

You can compare models and speeds here.

You can find the deals here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 6/10/09

Hello All,

Dell is again selling video game systems cheap. Use code 65G7RQ11J?M2LH to get 15% off. Highlights include a wii for $212, a PS3 for $340, and a Xbox360 for $255.

You can find the deals here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #3 - 6/9/09

Hello All,

Kodak is having a 20% off everything sale today, and today only, at their online store.

You can find this deal here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 6/9/09

Hello All,

More video game deals. Amazon has a limited time deal on games for fathers day. These prices are good until June 13th.

Xbox 360 Games:

Price of Persia - $19.97

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (standard) - $41.97

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare GotY Edition - $34.97

Fable II - $29.99

Grand Theft Auto IV - $27.97

Gears of War II - $47.97

Bioshock - $19.97

Halo Wars - $41.99

X-Men Origins: Wolverine - $41.97

NBA 2K9 - $19.97

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts - $17.97

Guitar Hero Metallica - $39.97

Tom Clancy's HAWX - $34.97

James Bond 007 Quantum of Solace - $19.97

You're in the Movies (w/Camera) - $14.97

Shaun White Snowboarding - $13.98

Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution - $27.97

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway - $14.97

Scene It? Box Office Smash (Bundle) - $29.97

Scene It? Box Office Smash (Game Only) - $19.97

Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise - $19.97

Lips (w/2 Mics) - $36.97

Wheelman - $29.97

Tom Clancy's Endwar - $24.97

WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 09 - $36.99

NHL 2K9 - $17.97

WWE Legends of Wrestlemania - $39.97

MLB Front Office Manager - $17.97

PS3 Accessories

Nyko Blu-Ray Remote - $9.97

Nyko PS3 Charge Link - $4.97

Nyko HDMI Cable - $13.97

Nyko PS3 Charge Base 2 - $17.97

Nyko Media Hub+ - $12.97

Wii Accessories

Logitech Cordless Keyboard - $29.97

Here is a link to the full list on Amazon's site.

There is some decent deals in the list. Here are my picks. Prince of Persia is probably worth it for $20. Fable II is a good game if you are into role playing games. Bioshock and Grand Theft Auto are two of the best games I have ever played, I would grab them for sure if you do not already have them.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 6/9/09

Hello All,

GameStop is having a big sale on Rock Band and Guitar Hero Game Bundles. Use code CAG16 to get an additional discount and free shipping. You can get Rock Band II or Guitar Hero World Tour for $79.79 plus taxes.

You can find this deal here.

The deal ends soon, I believe the 11th.

Later,

John

iPhone Updates

Hello All,

Today was the first day of the Apple World Wide Developer Connection (WWDC) and there was a lot of news. There are all new laptops, a new operating system, and a new version of the Safari browser. This dear readers is all good news, but not the big news. The big news is two fold.

1. There is a new version of the iPhone operating system, 3.0, that is coming out on June 17th.
2. There is a new iPhone, the 3GS, coming out on June 19th.

Here is a quick rundown of the two biggest announcements.

The iPhone 3.0 operating system

• It is a free update for all iPhone users and $9.95 for all iPod Touch users
• Improved Safari web browser
• Copy and Paste
• Landscape mode in email, text, and notes
• Complete iPhone search
• Voice Memos
• Improved calendar app

You can find all the updates here.

The iPhone 3GS Update

• Same size and shape as the 3G phone
• Faster processor 2x or more, depending on the application
  
• Improved camera, 3 mega pixel, with video
• Faster 3G network support
• New 3D video support
• Improved battery life
• Voice control for many applications

The 8GB 3G is now $99, the 16GB 3G is $149. The new 3GS will come in 16GB and 32GB at $199 and $299.

The only bad news involves AT&T. If you are like me and got your 3G iPhone when they first came out last year, you will have to wait until December or so to get the upgrade prices. If you cannot wait that long you will have to pay an $18 upgrade fee and either $399 or $499, depending on the size of the phone you want. This is better than people with recent new contracts. They will be hit for $599 and $699, depending on the phone size.

Overall I am pretty excited about the new phone, but I am disappointed there is not a better upgrade path. If you can wait 6 months why would you not wait 6 more and see what Apple comes out with in June of 2010. AT&T would be better served to keep people like me on the hook for another two years then allow me to wait and see. This will without question piss off a lot of their customers, and that is not good for business. I am half way through my contract, why not lock me in for another two years. A lot can happen in a year with regard to technology. There could be a better phone out than the iPhone in another year, or at least close to as good and AT&Ts service leaves room for improvement. So maybe people wait for their contract to end and then they leave. That is a risk AT&T runs with this strategy. I know I switched solely for the iPhone, I would switch away if there were a better phone out there.

Later,

John

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Deal of the Day #3 - 6/8/09

Hello All,

Canon is clearing out waterproof cases for some of their older models of camera. Use code 15105 to get an additional 15% off the clearance prices. You will have to pay taxes and shipping but these prices are way less than the prices on Amazon. I just picked up a case for my G9 for $80 shipped to my door. It is $170 on Amazon.

Here is the list of cases, and cameras they work with

• WP-DC2 - PowerShot A540
• WP-DC4 - PowerShot SD600
• WP-DC5 - PowerShot SD700IS
• WP-DC7 - PowerShot SD900
• WP-DC8 - PowerShot A630 & A640
• WP-DC9 - PowerShot SD800IS
• WP-DC11 - PowerShot G7
• WP-DC12 - PowerShot A570IS
• WP-DC13 - PowerShot SD1000
• WP-DC14 - PowerShot SD750
• WP-DC15 - PowerShot SD850IS
• WP-DC16 - PowerShot A720IS
• WP-DC17 - PowerShot SD870IS
• WP-DC18 - PowerShot A650IS
• WP-DC19 - PowerShot SD950IS
• WP-DC21 - PowerShot G9
• WP-DC23 - PowerShot SD770IS

You can find this deal here. Remember to add code 15105 during the checkout.

Later,

John

Ghostbusters Blu-Ray

Hello All,

Ghostbusters is coming out on Blu-Ray on June 16th. You should buy it, as it is a great movie. If you are going to buy it, here is a $5 off coupon. I know I will be picking it up on the 16th and watching it shortly there after.

Coupon can be downloaded here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 6/8/09

Hello All,

Woot is selling a EEE PC 900 for 174.99 shipped to your door. It is brand new with Linux on it and it has the SSD (solid state) hard drive in it. This is the original netbook and one of the most popular.

You can find it here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 6/8/09

Hello All,

A couple of video game deals for the week.

1. Toys R Us is offering a free $10 Gift Card with purchase of these Wii titles: Tiger Woods 10 (shows bundle with motion+) $59.99 and Wii Grand Slam Tennis $49.99.
2. Target is offering a buy any 2 regular priced PSP, PS2, or PS3 games, get 1 free deal.
3. Sony is selling Final Fantasy VII (7) on the PS3 for $9.99. This is widely regarded as one of the best games of all time. I picked it up myself and it is well worth the $10. Be sure to turn the smoothing on for the game, but it is worth the money. This game is not on sale or anything, it just came out last week, but it is a great deal at $10.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 6/3/09

Hello All,

The Nikon D40 has dropped in price and is now almost cheap. Amazon is currently selling the D40 for $412 shipped to your door.

This camera is an entry level DSLR and has been highly rated by many, many, many, many places.

Personally I would buy a Canon, the XSi, but that is a lot more money. If I were being cost conscious I would buy the Sony A200K. It has a longer zoom lens and image stabilization in the body. My neighbor has this camera and really likes it. He says the manual is very detailed and teaches you about shooting. The Sony is $499 shipped to your door, you can find it here.

There is nothing at all wrong with the Nikon, I am just not a big fan of Nikon personally. They make arguably the best cameras in the world, I just think they charge too much for them.

You can find the D40 here.

One final recommendation, if you buy a DSLR get the Magic Lantern Guide for your camera. They simplify all of the features and really teach you how to get the most out of your camera. I like Amazon for books myself, but Borders and Barnes and Noble sell them in the store if you want it now.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #3 - 6/1/09

Hello All,

There are a lot of Blu-Ray deals right now.

Best Buy has a select group of titles cheap. Of note Terminator 2, Reservoir Dogs, and American Psycho.

You can find this here.

Amazon has these Blu-Rays on sale

• The Wedding Singer for $13.99
• Old School for $14.99
• Short Circuit for $10.49

You are my boy Blue.

John