Month: September 2010

Government economists are revamping the economic models they use after being surprised by the recession that started in December 2007, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday. – (AHN) Read the original post by Hampton Roads Daily Press

California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer has widened her lead over Republican challenger Carly Fiorina, according to a Field Poll released Friday. Read the original post by TheKSBWChannel

Buy.com offers the Altec Lansing Expressionist Plus 2.1-Channel Speaker System, model no. FX3021, for $49.99. With free shipping, that’s tied with our July mention and the lowest total price we could find by $28. It features four watts per channel into two full-range 2″ satellite speakers, a 28-watt 5-1/4″ desktop subwoofer, headphone jack, and more….

The original James Bond, the one who appeared in 1953’s Casino Royale , drove a Bentley. Read the original post by Telegraph.co.uk

Buy.com via eBay Daily Deal offers the Kingston 2GB DataTraveler Generation 3 USB 2.0 Flash Drive in White/Orange, model no. DTIG3/2GB, for $5. With free shipping, that’s $2.50/GB and the lowest total price we could find by $2. Deal ends September 25 at 11 am ET. Read the original post by dealmac.com

newegg.com offers the Optical Quantum 4x Blu-ray BD-R Media 10-Pack, model no. OQBDR04LT-10, for $8.99. With free shipping, that’s 90 cents per disc and the lowest total price we could find by $5. Read the original post by dealmac.com

TigerDirect.com offers the factory-refurbished Linksys by Cisco Draft 802.11n Wireless-N 4-Port Gigabit Router, model no. WRT310N, for $39.97. With $4.96 for shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $10 (outside of the price below), although we saw a refurb for $2 less in April (since expired). This router features MIMO technology and…

Dell Home offers the LaCie Rikiki 500GB Portable USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, model no. 301909, for $94.99. In cart, it falls to $59.99. With free shipping, that’s $0.12/GB, $15 under our August mention, and the lowest total price we’ve seen. (It’s also a current low by $10.) Sales tax is added where applicable. It…

JR.com offers the Panasonic VIERA 37″ 720p Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. TC-L37C22, for $339.99. Coupon code “GEICO10″ drops it to $329.99. With free shipping, that’s $38 under last week’s mention and the lowest total price we could find by $10. It features a native resolution of 1366×768 (720p), 18,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, two…

According to a report “Blogs and forums will be subject to registration and follow-up.” That statement is attributed to Saudi Information and Culture Ministry spokesman Abdul Rahman Al-Hazza, and was reportedly made Thursday night Saudi Arabian time. Read the original post by WGNO

Today only, Woot Sellout offers the Rayovac Easy Charger, model no. PS131E, bundled with 12 Rayovac Rechargeable NiMH AA Batteries for $12.99. With $5 for shipping, we couldn’t find tihs bundle for less elsewhere. (For comparison, we found this same charger bundled with four batteries for $14 shipped.) The Easy Charger purportedly charges any NiMH…

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Sep 24, 2010 — Free bingo pioneer Costa Bingo is celebrating a stylish new look by giving away a top of the range Samsung 3D TV. Read the original post by Customer Interaction Solutions

U.S. markets opened higher Friday and remained that way to close with their best daily gain in two weeks. The rise also added helped stocks close higher for a fourth consecutive week. – (AHN) Read the original post by Hampton Roads Daily Press

The Polywell MiniBox X5800x-3D desktop PC does gaming, multimedia, movie watching, and it’s tagged with the latest of buzzwords, 3D. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

Buy.com offers the HornetTek Phantom 2.5″ Serial ATA Hard Drive 1080p Media Player, model no. MP-2020-1X, for $56.24. With free shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $3, although we saw it last month for $3 less (since expired). This device allows you to install a 2.5″ SATA hard drive (not included)…