Holiday Gift Ideas 2008: Best Buy’s Gift Center
Here’s another great selection of gift ideas, this time hosted by Best Buy.
Time to stop procrastinating and get shopping!
GPS
Holiday Gift Ideas: Dell’s tech ideas sorted by price ranges
In case you didn’t know, Dell sells way more than just their computers, primarily electronics, gadgets, and computer accessories, but as you well know, that’s a ton of stuff! Anyway, they’ve done a nice job of putting together a nice collection of gadgets sorted by price.
There are 3 price ranges: under $100, under $200, under $300 and everything else above that which they are cheekily calling “Ultimate gifts”. Products include everything from USB Flash drives, cameras, monitors, printers, MP3 players, laptops, GPS all the way to high-end big screen TVs.
Some Cyber Monday Deals & Discounts
Bored at work? Still haven’t found that great deal despite 3 days of mega-discounts? Here’s a chance to check out still more discounts & deals, this time with Cyber-Monday offers:
Best Buy
Cyber Monday 2-Day Sale: Sunday and Monday, Online Only! Valid 11/30-12/1
Buy.com
Cyber Monday deals
Dell
Take advantage of Cyber Monday deals from Dell Home!
Hammacher Schlemmer
Find great deals on quality items at the Hammacher Schlemmer Special Values Sale.
Newegg
Cyber Monday-Mega Monday Madness 2008 at Newegg.com, expires 12/1
Sony
Cyber Monday Special: Save $200 on Sony VAIO® CS series Notebooks w/code: CYBERMONDAYVAIOCS. Starting at $664.99. Ends Dec.1.
MacMall
3 Day Apple Black Friday Sale Apple prices SLASHED! Up to $1094 in Savings! from 11/29 to 12/01 only
Geeks.com
Get the daily deals you want at the price you want at Geeks.com.
Thanksgiving/Black Friday sales & deals
Get a headstart on Black Friday online without leaving your home or dealing with ridiculous crowds.
Amazon
Thousands of items on sale
Dell Thanksgiving Sales
15% off Electronics & Accessories. Coupon Code: CTV2$2HX963145
Xbox 360 Arcade with free Rock Band 2
Inspiron 1525 laptop: only $559
Inspiron Mini 9: only $289
$80 off Inspiron 530
XPS 420 desktop: only $649
Sharp 46SB TV! Only $899
$800 off the Sony bravia 52″ 120HZ 1080p LCD HDTV! Only $1,999
Best Buy 3 Day Thanksgiving Weekend Sale
5% – 25% off select digital cameras, plus free shipping
5% – 25% off select digital camcorders, plus free shipping
$130 off Magellan RoadMate 1212 GPS receiver, plus free shipping
$100 off Garmin nüvi 255W GPS receiver bundle, plus free shipping
2 select PlayStation 3 Greatest Hits titles for $40
Thanksgiving Day Only: 10% – 15% off select major appliances
Alienware
Receive up to $200 off select high performance computers at Alienware. Sale valid 11/26 – 12/2 only.
Free Shipping on all Alienware Computers now through 12/31/08
MacMall 3 Day sale
$898.99 (was $994) 13″ MacBook 2.1GHz 1GB/120/SD
$2319.99 (was $2494) MacBook Air 1.8GHz 2GB/128GB SSD
$1449.99 (was $2494) MacBook Pro 15″ Glossy /2.5GHZ/ 2GB/
$123.99 (was $194) iPod nano 8GB black
Geeks.com
$1.99 Shipping and Free Gift w/ code SAVEMONEY at Geeks.com!
Overstock
Black Friday Sales
Cyber Monday Sales
Palm
Save $100 instantly off purchases over $300! & Free Shipping on orders over $49.
TheNerds.net
Coupon Code: BLKFRIDAY – Save $10 off any order & FREE Shipping Friday through Sunday!
Dash Express – On Sale for $200. 1 Day Only!
Amazon is hooking you up with a Dash Express today for only $200. This puppy originally was slated for a $600 price tag, but eventually went on sale for $400. Now you can get it for half that price, but today only.
The Dash Express is the first two-way Internet-connected GPS navigation system delivering traffic and destination information in wicked new ways. The Dash Express is the next generation of GPS technology and it’s available today.
Samsung offering a recycling program in the US
Thank you Samsung for deciding to launch a recycling program in the 50 states. With the exception of appliances, you can drop off any Samsung consumer electronics at various drop-off points. Here is the Samsung Recycling Direct website.
If you’re looking for more recycling resources, just do a search on our site as we’ve covered numerous recycling resources over the years.
Openmoko launches Neo, Open Source Linux Mobile Phone
If you’re in the market for a smartphone that you can extend with potentially unlimited applications, are intrigued by the iPhone, really want an Android phone, but can’t wait, then take a look at the Neo FreeRunner which hits the (virtual e-commerce) street this weekend.
The Neo is arguably the first open mobile computing platform that is based on Linux. The 6.5oz phone itself boasts GSM (805/900MHz) network connectivity, a 480×640 VGA touchscreen, 802.11b/g WiFi, GPRS 2.5, Bluetooth 2.0, 128MB RAM and 256MB Flash, along with a microSD slot.
Openmoko expects to launch a full suite of applications next month that will go along with the dialing & SMS capabilities that the phone will initially ship with.
More info from the manufacturer
Price: $399.99
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)
Eye-Fi Explore – Automatically geo-tags your photos
We featured the Eye-Fi SD card that bundles WiFi connectivity onboard. Stick this in your digital camera and then you can automatically upload your photos to your favorite photo sharing website.
Now Eye-Fi is rolling out a new version of its product dubbed the Eye-Fi Explore that goes one step further – it automatically geo-tag your photos by using nearby WiFi access points to triangulate your position. Eye-Fi partnered with Skyhook Wireless to provide the geo-data.
We saw a geo-tagging gadget called the GPS Photo Finder back at CES, but I’ve got to say this wins out, because you don’t have to take your SD card and stick it into a different device.
Gimme!
More info from the manufacturer
Price: $129.99
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)
Dash Express Two-Way Internet-Connected Portable GPS Navigator
UPDATE Jun 2008: Dash is now $100 cheaper! You can pick one up at Amazon.
I’m probably the biggest evangelizer of Dash Network’s Dash Express GPS device. The Dash Express is the first two-way Internet-connected GPS navigation system delivering traffic and destination information in wicked new ways. The Dash Express is the next generation of GPS technology and it’s available today!
Unique to the Dash Express, you rely on the Dash Driver Network to provide the latest and most accurate current traffic information available and with features like emailing your Dash Express addresses for your next generation and MyDash which allows you to Browse the Dash Network library of user-created and locally relevant searches such as “Movie Times” and “Great Steakhouses”.
Suggested Price: $399 $299
GPS sales to tank?
“Tank” may be a strong word, but Om Malik points out that SiRF Technology, which is a maker of GPS chips, is letting go some of its workforce and he feels that SiRF is a bellwether of the GPS industry. As he puts it, SiRF is the “canary in the GPS coal mine” and the GPS end-device makers may follow. For years now, GPS has been the single best-selling electronics category.
I agree with Malik who makes the point that GPS-only devices will go by the wayside as GPS functionality is integrated into other devices, particularly cell phones. I hope that Dash is looking to the future as they have an interesting and potentially very useful product.