Deal of the Day - 3/10/14

Hi All,

Amazon is selling several Logitech gaming devices at a significant discount today.  Sources close to me tell me these headphones are incredible.

You can find these deals here.

Bonus - March is National Reading month and Amazon is also having loads of deals for that.  You can find them here. 

Bonus Bonus - Google is celebrating the 2nd birthday of the play store and is giving away some cool stuff like a free copy of Big and free mp3 of I love it.  You can find this here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 2/11/12

Hello All,

Woot is selling an Philips Touch Screen MP3 Player for $94.99 shipped to your door.  It is basically an iPod Touch but running Android 2.3 instead of iOS 5.  The one potentially negative big difference is that it does not have a camera at all.  It does have an FM radio though as a positive difference over the iPod Touch.   The unit has positive reviews, which you can see here and a negative main stream review which you can find here.  The negative review seemed to be based mostly on price, which this deals price is about half of what it was when the unit was first released.  This deal is about $40 cheaper than the same thing on Amazon.

You can find the deal here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 1/15/10

Hello All,

Woot is selling the Sansa Clip 2GB Mp3 player for $17.99 shipped to your door.  This is a great price on a mp3 player that is perfect for working out, skiing, or just running around.  It has an FM Radio, and the ability to record FM radio.  They are also very durable, and cheap enough to not really care if something happens to them.

You can find this deal here.

John

Deal of the Day - 1/12/10

Hello All,

If any of you are in school, or going back to school, here is a nice deal for you.  Amazon is offering 30% off new textbooks, a free three month trial of Amazon Prime, and a $5 credit to the Amazon MP3 store if you buy a textbook that is $50 or more.

You can find the deal here.

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 #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 #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 #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 #2 - 5/14/09

Hello All,

Sellout.woot has a good deal today as well as woots woot off, very rare. Sellout.woot is selling a Sansa Clip 2GB MP3 player for $20.99 shipped to your door. This is a great little unit for working out, skiing, anywhere you want something small and cheap. The bonus of the Sansa over an Apple product is that it has a FM radio built in as well. So for you Sansa haters out there this is a $20 FM radio, that you can play MP3s on, still a decent deal.

I have a Sansa for working out, it works great, and if it breaks or I lose it, I am not out very much.

Find this deal here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 5/13/09

Hello All,

I am luke warm on this deal, but I am leaning toward it is a deal.

Woot is selling 30Gb Zunes for $84.99 shipped to your door. They are Microsoft recertified so they have a one year warranty from Microsoft, which is the same as new.

They have two features that go above and beyond iPods.

1. They have an FM radio built in
2. They can wirelessly sync with your computer

The forum postings mostly have people liking them too. If you have the newest firmware and software for it, it seems like a good unit, both free upgrades.

You can find that deal here. There is also a deal for a car charger/FM adapter here if you get a zune.

As an alternative Apple sells their own refurbished stuff on-line. You can find iPods cheap here. I have purchased a few refurbished items from Apple and they were all as good as new, and have worked for years. It is a good way to save some money.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #4 - 5/1/09

Hello All,

Amazon has the Beach Boys Pet Sounds MP3 download for $1.99. This is one of the most important albums of all time. At least that is what the wikipedia tells me.

You can find this here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 1/6/09

Hello All,

Amazon is selling the top selling 50 albums from 2008 for $5 each. You can find this deal here.

I have purchased way more music from Amazon than from any other mp3 store. They have everything, they are all DRM free, they are usually 256 or better for the bit rate, and they have lots of sales on the music. This $5 an album one for example.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 9/30/08

Hello All,

Two quick ones for you this morning. Woot is selling 2, 4GB USB flash drives for $19.99 shipped to your door. You can find them here.

Their other site, sellout.woot is selling a 1GB MP3/WMA/FM Radio/Voice Recorder for $11.99 shipped. You can find this here.

Both of these are one day only, or until they run out, so act fast if you want one.

Later,

John