Month: December 2010

MegaMacs offers the used Apple MacBook Intel Core Duo 2GHz 13″ Widescreen Notebook in White, model no. MB063LL/A, for $519.99. With shipping around $20, that’s the lowest total price we’ve seen for this system with these specifications. It features an Intel Core Duo 2GHz processor, 13.3″ 1280×800 widescreen LCD, 2GB RAM, 120GB hard drive, SuperDrive,…

MegaMacs.com offers the used Apple iMac Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 17″ Widescreen All-in-One Desktop, model no. MA590LL/A, for $579.99. With $29.85 for shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find, although we saw this iMac for $98 less in October (since expired). It features an Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 2GHz dual-core processor,…

The Origin Genesis is an über-gaming desktop PC that has insane performance and an insane price. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

Outfitted with flip-up ear cups and a detachable cable to suit the modern DJ, the Beats Pro by Dr. Dre from Monster offers high quality audio performance. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

With a simple design, but superb audio quality, fans of strong-but-not-overwhelming bass response will love Denon’s comfortable AH-D1100 headphones. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

The Canon Pixma MG5120 All-In-One Photo Printer provides good photo printing and a solid feature set for its price. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

The Acer Aspire AX3400-U1202 is a small form factor (SFF) desktop PC that has more power than a compact nettop, and is priced competitively. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

Beach Camera offers the JVC Everio Full HD 1080p Digital Camcorder, model no. GZ-HM320B, for $225. With free shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $188. (For comparison, we saw a factory-refurbished one in October for the same price.) This camcorder features a 2.7″ widescreen LCD, 1920×1080 (1080p) recording, 20x optical zoom,…

It’s not surprising that something like this would pop up, considering the motion capture abilities of Microsoft’s new Kinect add-on for the Xbox 360. Porn is big business, and thus, this is the first (announced) game to utilize the Kinect as a sex game controller. Read the original post by Andy

For current newsletter subscribers, newegg.com offers the D-Link 24-Port Gigabit Switch, model no. DGS-1024D, for $159.99. Coupon code “EMCZNZT55″ drops it to $129.99. With free shipping, that’s $25 under our September mention and that lowest total price we’ve seen. (It’s also a current price-low by $30.) This rack-mountable network switch features auto-sensing for each connected…

Apple announced that the Mac App Store will open for business on Thursday, January 6. By bringing the revolutionary App Store experience to Mac OS X, the Mac App Store makes discovering, installing, and updating Mac apps easier than ever. The Mac App Store will be available in 90 countries at launch and will feature…

The San Jose Mercury News reports on a unique musical workshop led by Smule co-founder Ge Wang for ten music students from the Community School of Music and Arts in Mountain View, CA. The students got a group lesson in playing digital violin on iPads — held against their shoulders, like actual violins — running…

At the Digits blog in The Wall Street Journal, Ian Sherr reports that the technology behind Epic Games hits like “Batman: Arkham Asylum” and “Gears of War 3? is coming to iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad game developers this week “in another sign that mobile gaming is booming on Apple’s platforms.” Sherr quotes Epic co-founder…