Month: August 2010

It’s true that no longer can you buy a piece of electronics and let it sit on the shelf and do its job. Instead, for a lot of things, you have to worry about firmware updates. In particular, if you want your Blu-ray player to continue to work with the latest titles, you need to…

Looking for a brand new TV this Raya? This is a good time to buy as prices are more competitive than usual. Read the original post by New Straits Times

newegg.com offers the OEM Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB 10k Serial ATA 3Gb/s Internal Hard Drive, model no. WD1500HLFS, for $99.99 with free shipping ($0.67/GB). That’s $20 under our July mention and the lowest total price we could find by $35. It’s actually a 2.5″ drive encased in a larger heatsink that fits into a standard…

The AT&T Captivate and T-Mobile Vibrant are siblings, and thus they share the same oops: they toth store the SIM unlock code on the device, not hidden away in some server that you have to call and beg your carrier to access for you. Read the original post by Contra Costa Times

Adorama offers the Minox DCC 3 Plus Classic 5-Megapixel Digital Camera in White, model no. 60661, for $149. With free shipping, that’s a buck under our March mention and the lowest total price we could find for this camera by $8. (Most stores charge $200.) This mini-camera features a 42mm f/2.0 lens, 1.5″ LCD, 128MB…

So you’ve started your running programme. Doing the same old run repeatedly isn’t going to get you much fitter, but there are tricks that make going faster and further easy. Read the original post by The New Zealand Herald

US Appliance offers the Samsung 58″ 600Hz 1080p Widescreen Plasma HD Television , model no. Read the original post by I4U Future Technology News

Rock goddess Stevie Nicks isn’t exactly thrilled about what has happened to the music industry these days and fears that younger artists’ careers are going to be impacted as a result. Read the original post by NBC Los Angeles

Today only, the iTunes App Store offers downloads of Hexius for iPhone / iPad / iPod touch for free. That’s $1 off and the best price we’ve seen for this game, which is native on both the iPhone and iPad. Read the original post by dealmac.com

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, speaking in an interview on Sunday, referred to the rape charges brought against him on Saturday and then withdrawn, calling the events “clearly a smear campaign.” He added that he had been warned by Australian intelligence as early as August 11 of an impending smear campaign. Read the original post by…

Buy.com offers the Eye-Fi Wireless 4GB SDHC Secure Digital High-Capacity Card, model no. EYE-FI-4SV, for $34.99 with free shipping. That’s tied with a 1-day deal from last week and the lowest total price we could find by $38. (Our last mention was in November for $5 less.) This wireless SD card stores pictures like a…

Today only, Cowboom offers the Audio-Technica ATH-A55 Closed-Back Dynamic Stereo Headphones for $44.99. With $5 for shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $57. They feature 53mm drivers, 5Hz to 28kHz frequency response, and more. Read the original post by dealmac.com

Sprint has begun offering femtocells that finally support EV-DO data connectivity, it’s been reported. Read the original post by New York Times

Meritline.com offers the Kingston SSDNow V-Series 128GB Serial ATA Internal Solid State Disk (SSD) 2.5″ Notebook Kit, model no. SNV425-S2BN/128GB, for $193.95 with free shipping ($1.52/GB) via the directions below. That’s $6 under last month’s mention and the lowest total price we could find by $36. Solid State Drives (SSD) feature no moving parts and…

For the first time in memory, California Republicans have a diverse statewide slate of candidates to field this fall, a lineup their state party chairman calls “an inspirational ticket.” Coupled with national momentum for conservatives, the California GOP is hoping this might be their breakthrough year. Read the original post by The Topeka Capital-Journal