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

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 - 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 - 4/30/09

Hello All,

A two-fer post. Two free game downloads.

1. Steam is offering the Dawn of War II soundtrack for free. I have never played the game, but it is free music. Get it here.
   
   
2. Steam is offering a free demo of Left 4 Dead for 24 hours, all day tomorrow. You can download the game today, then play as much as you want tomorrow. You can find this here.

Later,

John