newegg.com offers the factory-refurbished Curtis 24″ 1080p Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. LCD2425A, for $154.99. With $20.08 for shipping, that’s $75 under the lowest total price we could find elsewhere. Features include a 1920×1080 (1080p) native resolution, 5ms response time, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 300 cd/m² brightness, one HDMI input, and VGA and other inputs….
Month: February 2011
News: iOS leads European mobile phone OS market
iOS commands an impressive share of the mobile phone operating system market in Europe, according to a new report. Citing data from StatCounter.com, Pocket-link reports that iOS enjoys a 44.95 percent market share in Europe, more than double that of Android, which accounts for 16.37 percent. iOS has actually seen its share decline year-over-year, however,…
The week in iPhone 4 cases: MGMT and TPE
This week’s newcomers in iPhone 4 cases include some snazzy designs from Grammy-winning artists like MGMT and Phoenix, as well as the usual slew of TPE, polycarbonate, and rubber cases that we just can’t get enough of. Read the original post by David Dahlquist
Samsung Spinpoint 500GB SATA Laptop Hard Drive for $45 + free shipping
SuperBiiz.com offers the Samsung Spinpoint M7 500GB Serial ATA 3.0Gbps Internal Notebook Hard Drive, model no. HM500JI, for $49.99. Coupon code “CHERRYTREE10″ knocks it to $44.99 ($0.09/GB). With free shipping, that’s $2 under our January mention and the lowest total price we could find by $12. It features a 8MB cache and runs at 5400…
Civilization IV: The Complete Edition for PC and Mac downloads for $8
Valve offers downloads of Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: The Complete Edition for Windows and Mac for $7.50 via its Steam service. That’s $2 under our July mention, and the best price we’ve seen for this bundle. (It’s also a current price low by $26.) It includes Civilization IV and the Warlords, Beyond the Sword, and…
Rechargeable NiMH AA Battery 4-Pack for $5 + free shipping
Meritline.com offers this Rechargeable NiMH AA 2500mAh Battery 4-Pack for $4.99 with free shipping. That’s $1.25/battery and the lowest total price we’ve seen for a rechargeable AA 4-pack since December. (It’s also a current price low for such batteries by $4.)Expect this item to take two to three weeks to arrive. Read the original post…
White House photo of tech CEO dinner sheds no light on Jobs’ health
On Thursday, Feb. 17, U.S. President Barack Obama had a closed-door dinner meeting with a number of high-tech luminaries, including Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Key among them, however, was Apple Chairman and CEO Steve Jobs, who has recently been at the heart of speculation…
Samsung 40″ 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV w/WiFi adapter for $600 + $27 s&h
TigerDirect.com offers the Samsung 40″ 120Hz 1080p Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. LN40C650, bundled with the Samsung 802.11n LinkStick Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter, model no. WIS09ABGN, for $899.98. Coupon code “HYS20830″ slashes them to $599.98. With $27.05 for shipping, that’s $30 under our mention from three weeks ago and the best price we’ve…
Canon Life-Size Converter EF Lens for $232 + free shipping
Canon offers the Canon Life-Size Converter EF Lens, model no. 2818A004, bundled with a Canon EF Lens-Cleaning Cloth, for $289.99. (Add the converter lens to your cart and the lens-cleaning cloth appears automatically.) Coupon code “PRES2011″ cuts it to $231.99. With free shipping, that’s $37 under the lowest total price we could find for the…
Microsoft Wireless Desktop 1000 Keyboard and Mouse for $20 + free shipping
Tiger Direct via eBay Daily Deal offers the Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 Keyboard and Mouse Combo, model no. BV3-00003, for $19.99 with free shipping. That’s $5 under our November mention and the lowest total price we could find by $12. (It’s also the best price we’ve seen for this item new.) The keyboard features…
iPartition 3.3.1
Mac OS utility iPartion is worth your money, but only if you need some of the advanced features not already built into Apple’s OS. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com
Timelapse Pro adds music, Twitter to stop-motion movies
iPhone users who dream of creating their own Rankin/Bass-style stop-motion animated movies have new options in the upgraded Timelapse Pro app. Read the original post by Joel Mathis
Casio Exilim EX-Z550 14MP 4x Zoom Digital Camera for $109 + free shipping
Overstock.com offers the Casio Exilim EX-Z550 14.1-Megapixel Digital Camera in Black, model no. EX-Z550BK, for $109. With free shipping, that’s $10 under our October mention and the lowest total price we could find by $14. Features include a 4x optical zoom, 2.7″ LCD, 24.5MB of internal memory, 720p HD video capture, SDHC card slot, and…
Social Networking: Gizmos and Gadgets
Learn about the new social networking revolution new spreading like wildfire across the generations and across the nation. Read the original post by VillageSoup
Google, Best Buy, and Sony ally against Big Cable
You know there’s going to be a showdown over some communications technology issue when Google, Best Buy, Mitsubishi, Sony, TiVo and two other big companies start a new group with the word “alliance” in it. Read the original post by Ars Technica