Hot Wii And Wii Fit Bundle Deal With $50 Gift Card Ends Today

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The hot Amazon Wii console and Wii Fit Plus bundle deal ends today midnight.
When you buy the Nintendo Wii console along with a Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board you get a free $50 Gift Card.
Currently the Wii sells for $199.99 and the Wii Fit Plus with Balance board sells for only $89.99.
The overall cost is $289.98. If you subtract the $50 gift card value you get this Wii bundle for $239.98 on Amazon.
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Posted on Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Xbox Live 12 Month Gold Card Only $34.99 On Sale On Sears

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Sears has a great early Black Friday deal for Xbox 360 gamers available online. The Xbox 360 Live 12 Month Gold Card is selling for only $34.99 instead of $49.99.
The discount is seen at final checkout. The Xbox live Sears offer ends November 21st.

On Amazon the 12-month Xbox 360 Live Subscription Gold Card is on sale to but it is still priced higher at $39.96.
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Posted on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

iCarte BFC/RFID Reader for iPhone Debuts

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There really is an app or a hardware accessory for just about any need that an iPhone user might have. Wireless Dynamics has announced a new hardware accessory for the iPhone called iCarte. The device turns the iPhone into a NFC/RFID reader.

The iCarte 110 is a near field communications device and RFID reader that plugs into the charge and sync port of the iPhone. The embedded smartchip can also be used as a debit, credit, pre-paid, or loyalty card to turn the iPhone into a digital wallet. Read more

Posted on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Maingear SHIFT Supercomputer uses Radeon HD 5970 Video Card

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Maingear launched its Shift personal supercomputer a while back. The company has announced that with the official introduction today of the ATI HD 5970 video card it is adding the world's most powerful graphics card to the Shift.

Buyers wanting the best machine they can get can order a pair of the new 5970 video cards inside the Shift giving the machine a whopping 10 teraflops of processing power. I can only imagine the cost of this rig with the two cards. Read more

Posted on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:50:44 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Black Friday Is The Best Day To Buy A Car

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On Black Friday most people are either in Walmart or sitting at home in front of their laptop trying the find the best Black Friday electronics and toy deals. CNN has just published an article suggesting that, based on research data from Truecar.com, Black Friday is the best day to buy a car.
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Posted on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:53:40 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Hot Early Amazon Black Friday Wii Bundle Deal With $50 Gift Card

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Amazon beats the latest Walmart Holiday Value Bundle deal on a Wii and the Wii Fit Board.
When you buy the Nintendo Wii console along with a Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board you get a free $50 Gift Card. Currently the Wii sells for 199.99 and the Wii Fit Plus with Balance board sells for only $89.99. The overall cost is $289.98. If you subtract the $50 gift card value you get this Wii bundle for $239.98 on Amazon.
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Posted on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:26:28 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Early Black Friday Walmart BlackBerry $100 Gift Card Deal Is Much Better Online

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Walmart is now offering their new early Black Friday deal on BlackBerry phones not only in stores, but also online. So you do not have to step out into the cold or miss an Amazon Gold Box deal and still can get a $100 Walmart Gift Card with the purchase of a new BlackBerry smartphone with 2-year contract.
The important thing here is that the online BlackBerry deals are different and actually much better than in stores. If you really want to make a deal on a BlackBerry buy it on Walmart online.
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Posted on Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Best Buy Deal Of The Day Apple iPod Touch With $20 Gift Card

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Best Buy published their new Deal Of The Day for Saturday, November 14th on their online shop. Today's Deal is featuring the new Apple iPod touch 8GB bundled with a $20 Gift Card.
The only little problem is that Best Buy lists as Reg. Price $219.99 for the 8GB iPod touch. Best Buy itself lists the iPod touch 8GB on another product page on sale for $189.99 and Reg. Price of $199.99.

So something a bit wrong, but you save still $10 with this deal.
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Posted on Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:01:04 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Early Walmart Black Friday Features BlackBerry Phones With $100 Gift Card

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Walmart just announced their next round of early Black Friday deals starting this Saturday November 14th.
This time you can get a free $100 Walmart Gift card when you buy any BlackBerry phone Walmart offers with a new two-year contract.
Walmart sells BlackBerry phones from all four major carriers: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless.
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Posted on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:37:54 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Blockbuster To Rent Movies Via SD Card

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An old, lumbering giant takes a shaking step forward into the future today. Blockbuster, king of the VHS and DVD era, is trying to move into the digital age by creating a series of kiosks capable of loading movies onto SD cards. Customers will be able to 'rent' DRM-loaded movies with a set expiration date, claims Fast Company. These kiosks will be marketed for smartphone and laptop viewing, so expect to see a lot of them in airports soon.

So, will this latest move help Blockbuster to compete with the growing success of streaming movies (like Netflix's Watch Instantly option) and services like iTunes? I doubt it. Blockbuster will be charging a lot, in the neighbourhood of $4 a film. That doesn't come close to being a competitive price, yet another sign of Blockbuster's inability to get with the times. They're going to have to get used to lowered profit margins; the business has changed.

Posted on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:49:41 CST | by Robert Evans

Ralink Offers 802.11n/Bluetooth 3.0 combo Card for Mobile Computers

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Ralink Technology has announced the availability of its RT3090BC4 802.11n and Bluetooth 3.0 combination card for mobile PCs. The single solution allows the user of mobile computers to get 802.11n WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity on a single compact card for netbooks, notebooks, and other consumer PC platforms.

The company says that in addition to allowing both WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity using the latest specifications for each on mobile computers, the combination card is also cheaper for OEMs to use and saves on building costs. Read more

Posted on Mon, 9 Nov 2009 09:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Asus UL50AG-A2 And UL80Vt-A1 Notebooks With $100 Gift Card Offered On Amazon

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Gift card bundle deals seem to be a hot trend again this holiday shopping season. Walmart is offering the Xbox 360 Arcade with a $100 gift card tomorrow and Amazon just launched a gift card deal on three Asus notebooks from their UL series.
You get a free $100 Amazon gift card with the purchase of the Asus UL50AG-A2 or Asus UL80Vt-A1. If you buy the Asus UL20A-A1 you get a $75 Amazon gift card.
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Posted on Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Merry Madagascar DVD Exclusively on Sale At Walmart

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Today Walmart announced an exclusive deal to sell the Merry Madagascar DVD. Merry Madagascar is a 30-minute animated Christmas special that premieres on NBC on November 17th.
Walmart will carry the standard Merry Madagascar DVD movie for $5 and a deluxe DVD version with additional content for $8. These DVDs are very nice stocking stuffers.

Walmart stores will also offer new Merry Madagascar licensed pajamas, slippers, socks, throw blankets and other holiday gifts starting this week. Read more

Posted on Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:32:19 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Pics of ATI 5970 Dual-GPU video card leak

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Some information and pics of an upcoming video card from ATI have been leaked, it's called the 5970 with dual GPUs on one card. The card in the leaked images has an 8-pin and a 6-pin power connector to give it enough juice.

The card is a whopping 13.5-inches long, which means that many cases won’t be able to fit the card inside thanks to its length. Apparently, AMD already forced the site to remove the performance specs listed. Read more

Posted on Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Garmin Unveils New Aera Series GPS Solutions for Car and Aircraft

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Garmin has unveiled a new GPS solution that can go from the car to the airplane. The GPS series is the aera 500, 510, 550, and 560. The devices share many of the same features and the same form factor and only differ in the software included on the devices.

The 510 and the 560 models have access to XM satellite radio. All of the devices have private airport data, terrain and obstacle data and more. The devices are designed to allow pilots to use them once they get to their destination in the car. Read more

Posted on Mon, 2 Nov 2009 05:27:53 CST | by Shane McGlaun

$20 eGift Card With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Available On Walmart

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launches on November 10th. Walmart has a great deal offering a $20 eGift card with the purchase of Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 2.
Which basically means you pay only $39.82 instead of the $59.82 price for the highly anticipated game for the Xbox 360 and the Sony PS3.
The eGift card can only be used online. More details about the Walmart Bonus eGift card Video game deals are available on Walmart. Read more

Posted on Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

MIT Develops Witty Robot Sidekick (For Your Car)

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Finally. Since I was a kid I've longed for a super-smart robot sidekick to be my best friend and come with me on my adventures. MIT's Affective Intelligent Driving Agent isn't quite that awesome, but it's a big step in the right direction. The AIDA is being built as a smart driving assistant that will make people safer and help them to find more efficient routes.

Essentially an adorable little robot that sits on your dashboard and talks to you, the AIDA is being built to recognize human facial expressions and emotional queues. Basically, they're creating a robot that knows to shut up and back off when you start to get angry at it. If some stupid dashboard droid started criticizing MY driving in the middle of agonizing gridlock traffic, I'd be sorely tempted to bludgeon it to death with my laptop bag.

Posted on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:11:19 CDT | by Robert Evans

TomTom Car Kit Does NOT Work With iPod Touch/iPhone 2G

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Bad news, iPod touch users and owners of a first generation iPhone; the TomTom car kit will not work with your gadgets. AppleInsider has received direct confirmation from TomTom that neither product is compatible with the car kit. Both gadgets can handle the app, but for whatever reason the car kit is only compatible with the iPhone 3G and 3GS. The TomTom car kit offers a better GPS and higher quality audio, in addition to acting as a dock.

Posted on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:28:09 CDT | by Robert Evans

TomTom Car Kit For Apple iPhone On Sale in U.S. Apple Store

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The TomTom Car Kit for Apple iPhone has been selling in Europe since earlier this month. Today the navigation accessory also appeared on the U.S. Apple store.

TomTom Car Kit for Apple iPhone sells for $119.99 online at the Apple Store.
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Posted on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

OnStar Ends Its First Carjacking

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OnStar is a pretty neat little service. For a (somewhat steep) installation fee, plus a monthly service charge, you gain remote control of your vehicle and crash assistance in the event of an accident. It's one of those programs that sounds awesome, but isn't quite cheap enough yet to have attained widespread adoption. After this most recent news, though, I think OnStar will probably see a bit of a spike in sales.

On Sunday, October 18, a man with a shotgun carjacked a 2009 Chevy Tahoe, leaving its driver and his passenger stranded. Normally this would be followed by a call to the police and several days of fruitless, car-less waiting while the jacker sold your vehicle to a chop shop and spent the proceeds on crystal meth and prostitutes. Thanks to OnStar though, that's not how this altercation ended. (Engadget)

Posted on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:54:30 CDT | by Robert Evans

Zhu Zhu Pets Num Nums Hamster, Car and Garage Accessory Review

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Today I am checking out the Zhu Zhu Pets Num Nums hamster and the Car and Garage accessory for their habitat. The hamster is a fun little toy for kids and will make a great holiday gift.

The car and garage accessory were a bit frustrating, but overall the stuff is fun. If your kids are asking for these Zhu Zhu Pets toys, you need to start buying now, they are hard to find and it will only get worse the closer we get to the holidays. Read more

Posted on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:50:35 CDT | by Shane McGlaun