Archive for November, 2008

Black Friday computer deals

Friday, November 28th, 2008
A selection of Black Friday computer deals from DealNN are as follows. The Sony VAIO all in one desktop PC has been reduced to $1399.97 from $1599.97 at J&R.com. That's a savings of $200.02. Buy.com has reduced the price on the Acer Aspire 5315 notebook from $451 to $369.95, a savings of $81.05. Until 11/30/08 Newegg.com is offering the Acer Aspire Athalon X2 for $299.99. CompUSA.com is offerin...

Black Friday storage and memory deals

Friday, November 28th, 2008
A selection of storage and memory deals are currently being featured at DealNN. The Transcend JetFlash 4GB USB flash drive has been reduced from $19.99 to $6.99, an instant savings of $13 at TigerDirect.com. Buy.com is offering the Western Digital 1TB My Book Essential external hard drive for $139.99, that's $110 off the list price of $249.99. Until 11/30/08 Neweegg.com is offering the OCZ Cor...

Briefly: Aspyr Media, Ableton offer 25% discounts

Friday, November 28th, 2008
In brief: Black Friday brings about discounts at many retailers, this weekend customers can find deals on just about anything if they look in the right place. Here are a few offers on software: Aspyr Media is having a weekend sale on downloadable games featuring discounts of 25%. Until December 1st customers can find Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and futureU on sale for $41 and $30 respectively a...

Vizio Launches Holiday TV Deals – PC Magazine

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Vizio Launches Holiday TV Deals
PC Magazine - 1 hour ago
Vizio, like Apple, touted their own discounts, rather than let their retailers and channel partners do it for them. Vizio made a similar announcement a year ...
Vizio Drops HDTV Prices for Holiday Shopping I4U
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Battech launches iPower SX solar charger

Friday, November 28th, 2008
The UK's Battech recently introduced its iPower SX solar-powered charger that will add battery life to portable consumer electronics. It stores energy captured by the sun in a high-capacity, 2,200mAh battery and is said to be capable of powering an iPod classic for 50 hours. The device is capable of charging many popular phones, including the iPhone and Nokia devices, as well as portable gaming co...

Total Media Converter reaches Macs

Friday, November 28th, 2008
Aimersoft has released the first Mac version of Total Media Converter, its media formatting suite. The software is mainly geared towards converting audio and video between different filetypes; special attention is paid to unusual video formats, such as the VOB files associated with DVDs, and the increasingly common MKV container. Some supported audio formats include MP3, M4A, AC3 and MKA....

Intel exec pans netbooks: used for “an hour”

Friday, November 28th, 2008
Intel is no longer as enthusiastic as it has been regarding netbooks, company sales and marketing VP Stu Pann has said at a supply chain conference. The executive reveals that the popularity of netbooks in Western countries has been unexpected at Intel, which had only expected strong use by children and developing countries that were either better suited to the small form factor or else couldn't ...

Black Friday, Apple-style – Macworld

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Macworld

Black Friday, Apple-style
Macworld, CA - 13 minutes ago
There are some modest savings on Apple hardware, to be sure: $51 off a 20-inch iMac, $11 off an 8GB iPod nano, $21 off a 160GB Apple TV. ...

Apps: myTracks, Circuit Defender, Delivery Status

Friday, November 28th, 2008
myTracks 1.3 (free) allows users relate GPS tracks and the photos taken along those tracks to each other. Users can import the GPS tracks from a GPS device for from a GPX file which are then displayed using Google Maps. Version 1.3 allows users to switch form Google to the OpenStreetMap family and also allows location information (City, State, Country, ISO Country Code) to be specified for photos....

Black Friday deals at Amazon

Friday, November 28th, 2008
Retailer Amazon.com has reduced the prices on a number of electronics, computer accessories, software applications and more for Black Friday. First up is VMware Fusion 2 priced at $39.99, down $40 off the list price of $79.99. The Altec Lansing iM207 Orbit-MP3 for iPod has been reduced from $39.95 to $14.99. The price on a Hi Fidelity speaker system and charger docking station for iPods has bee...