Month: January 2013

TigerDirect offers the factory-refurbished Roku 2 XS 1080p Wireless Streaming Media Player, model no. 3100R, for $59.99 plus $3.86 for shipping. That’s $16 under the lowest total price we could find for a new unit, although we saw a refurb for $4 less last week (now expired). The 3-oz. Roku […] Read the original post…

Part of my vision for 2013 is the rise of the “second screen” experience for viewers. In a lead-up to CES tomorrow, DISH has unveiled a pretty interesting iPad app for Hopper owners that doesn’t just control the device, but also recommends programming based on reviews and social media. Continue reading […] Read the original post by Tris…

Ending today, for its newsletter subscribers only, newegg offers the Pentax Optio WG-1 14-Megapixel Waterproof Digital Camera in Black, model no. 16926, for $149.99. Coupon code “EMCYTZT2727″ cuts it to $119.99. With free shipping, that’s $35 under our September mention and the lowest total price we could find now by […] Read the original post…

There’s lots of reasons you may choose to delete an email account from your iPhone or iPad. Perhaps you got a new email address, or just don’t use one of your email accounts that much anymore. Whatever the reason may be, iOS makes it just as easy to remove an […] Read the original post…

Late in the week, Apple faithful were just giddy over a bug in Google’s text-to-speech engine that would tack “he now praises the iPad” onto the end of phrases ending with some key words. After some testing this morning, it looks like Google has squashed that somewhat embarrassing bug. […] Read the original post by…

We saw some details leak out earlier this week, and Fujifilm has now gotten official with its two latest high-end compact cameras. Read the original post by Engadget

The Storage Products Business Unit of Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., a committed technology leader, announces new enterprise-grade SATA SSD models supporting cryptographic-erase and self-encrypting drive models, one an enterprise SAS solid state drive and the other a mobile SATA hard disk drive . Read the original post by Freshnews

As one of its daily deals, Tech Woot offers the AOC AIRE|iPlay 23″ 1080p LED-Backlit LCD Monitor in Glossy Piano Black, model no., for $160 plus $5 for shipping. That’s $10 under our October mention and the lowest total price we could find by $65. Features include an iPhone and […] Read the original post…

OfficeMax offers Two 10-Ream Cases of Boise X-9 Copy Paper (10,000 sheets) bundled with a $87.96 MaxPerks Bonus Rewards Credit for $87.98 with free shipping. (Add two reams to your cart to see this price. The credit is applied to your MaxPerks account; if you don’t have a MaxPerks account, […] Read the original post…

As one of its daily deals, CowBoom offers the Belkin Basic 802.11n Wireless Router, model no. F7D1301, for $6.99 plus $5 for shipping. That’s among the least expensive routers we’ve seen of any kind. (For this model, it’s $5 under our June mention and the lowest total price we could […] Read the original post…

As one of its daily deals, CowBoom offers the Belkin Basic 802.11g Wireless Router, model no. F7D1301, for $6.99 plus $5 for shipping. That’s among the least expensive routers we’ve seen of any kind. (For this model, it’s $5 under our June mention and the lowest total price we could […] Read the original post…

Verizon Communications is one of the biggest local phone companies, serving approximately 25% of the U.S. population. Read the original post by Seeking Alpha

I’m sitting at Montreal’s Trudeau (formerly Dorval) Airport at Air Canada gate C74 waiting for my flight to Las Vegas. It’s the new year, and that means it’s time for the Consumer Electronic Show (CES), one of the largest, most insane trade shows in North America. I’ll be there along […] Read the original post…

According to a report in a Palo Alto newspaper, a break in took place at Microsoft’s office in Mountain View and the only things that were taken from the property were iPads. The Break in supposedly happened over the Christmas period at one of Microsoft’s research offices and the thief […] Read the original post…