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Amazon is shaking things up a bit. After its Customer Vote effort resulted in great deals, but overwhelming traffic, this week, you’re asked to vote on a deal by 11:59 PM on Sunday (12/10). Once the voting closes, customers will be randomly selected to receive a claim code for the product they voted for (whether it wins or not). Once you have the claim code, just come back anytime on Tuesday (12/12) to complete your purchase.
If your deal doesn’t win, the claim code you may receive will apply to a lesser, but pretty good deal on the product. We’re highlighting this point because the 30GB Microsoft Zune Digital Media Player is leading right now with the George Foreman Grill in second and TMX Elmo in third. Even if Elmo doesn’t catch up, if you vote for TMX Elmo and you’re chosen, you can guarantee yourself a hard-to-find product for less than $40. Here are the four products:
Link: Amazon Customer Vote
December 9th, 2006 |
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 Bose’s noise canceling headphones have long been a favorite of travelers and audiophiles. Now in its third generation, the Bose QuietComfort 3 features a smaller and slimmer design. The QC3 earcups rest comfortable on the ear instead of surrounding it and include a soft memory foam to cushion against the ear. It also features a rechargeable lithium-ion batter that lasts for 20 hours on a full charge and is foldable for storage and travel. In the box you’ll find an AC battery recharger, a dual-plug adapter, a 5′ extension cord, and a travel case.
If you purchase the Bose QuietComfort 3 prior to 1/31/07, you will receive a free Lexar MP3 player. The Hammacher Schlemmer deal comes with a 1 GB player while the Amazon deal features a 256 MB player.
Bose QuietComfort 3 and Free MP3 player:
Hammacher Schlemmer: $349.95 | Amazon: $349.00
December 6th, 2006 |
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PC Magazine recently released several fun lists of holiday products including the 10 wackiest gifts for under $200. With loud police sirens, digital wine chillers and piggy banks, and a silver-plated joystick necklace, this list is sure to draw your interest and amusement.
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1. For the Gadget Freak
SCOTTEVEST SeV Fleece 4.0 Jacket ($139.99)
Nothing says gadget-freak like the infamous SCOTTEVEST fleece which comes with 12 hidden pockets for your cell phone, pda, MP3 player, and camera. You can also run your headphone wires through hidden piping.
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2. For the Heavy Sleeper
Snooze Patrol Police Siren Alarm Clock (~$12)
Wake up! Well, if you can’t, try this police siren alarm clock. Between the piercing siren and the flashing blue light, we’re guessing you’d wake up (unless you live in the city, in which case you’re used to these sounds).
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3. For the Desperate Housewife
Sommelier’s Wine Chiller ($100)
This chiller will keep your wine at a perfect temperature as it comes with a database that will pick the best temperature based on the type of wine.
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4. For the Compulsive Liar
Truth Machine ($59.98)
This great machine allegedly measures micro tremors in your vocal chords to determine if you’re telling the truth. Sounds like a reach and definitely wacky.
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5. For the Cheap Wad
Pig E Bank Electronic Bank with LCD Screen ($14.99)
The 21st century kid needs a 21st century piggy bank. Yes, it’s shaped like a pig and has a coin slot, but this one comes with an LCD screen that tracks the total amount of money collected.
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6. For the Music Lover Always on the Can
Atech iCarta ($99.99)
There are iPod docks for all kinds of situation, so we’re not surprised that someone finally came up with one for your toilet. This dock not only includes a built-in toilet paper holder it also features four moisture-free speakers.
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7. For the Farsighted
Giant Universal Remote ($39.98)
If you know someone who struggles with the small buttons on a remote control, the Giant Universal Remote features huge buttons that are easy to read and light up when pressed.
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8. For the Firestarter
Rechargeable LED Candles from Philips ($199.99)
Philips created these simple individual frosted glass LED candles as an alternative to real candles.
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9. For the Husband Who Forgets Anniversaries
Lumi Pad from Tomy ($49)
If you really don’t want to forget something, write on this battery-powered 14-inch message board. Your message will glow for all to see. It’s a can’t miss.
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10. For the Blingin’ Gamer
Joystick Necklace ($7.99)
The only thing cooler than bling is geek bling. This one speaks for itself.
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Link: PC Magazine’s 10 wackiest gifts for under $200
December 5th, 2006 |
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 Another round of Amazon Customer Votes is upon us and this week’s winner is an Axion 7″ Portable DVD Player for $25 (normally $99 on Amazon, $138 list price). This deal will be available at 11 AM this morning (8 AM Pacific) and will end after 1,000 orders. If we learned anything from the last deal, expect heavy traffic when this becomes available and hope you’re one of the lucky few. We’re proud to say that 5 of our readers were able to nab one of the 1,000 Xboxs last week. The losing deals will also be available at 11 AM.
Here are all four deals:
Link: Amazon Customer Votes
December 3rd, 2006 |
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The Cingular Blackberry Pearl (AKA the Blackberry 8100c) is finally available on Amazon for $49.99 with a contract or $499.99 without a contract. Estimated delivery time is 3-4 weeks. It’s also available on Cingular‘s website for $199.99 with a contract.
Previously available exclusively through T-Mobile, the Blackberry Pearl is Blackberry’s first major foray into a full featured consumer smartphone. While previous Blackberry’s were designed for business users, the Pearl features a 1.3 megapixel camera, a media player, and a microSD slot for media storage. With GPRS and EDGE, the Pearl can support up to 10 email accounts, instant and text messaging (AOL/AIM, Yahoo!, MSN, and ICQ), and a web browser. It also includes Bluetooth 2.0 and a built-in speakerphone. The Cingular Blackberry Pearl will work with Cingular’s TeleNav GPS service which enables trip routing for a fee ($5.99/$9.99 per month).
Link: Cingular Blackberry Pearl – Amazon – $49.99 | Cingular – $199.99 |
November 30th, 2006 |
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Looks like Microsoft’s much maligned Zune may have done better this week than most of us expected. During it’s launch week, the Zune captured a 9% market share and a 13% dollar spent share in the portable media player market. These numbers may not seem high (consider iPod dominated at 63% and 72.5%) but they do mean that for this initial period, the Zune became the number 2 device behind the iPod. Before Microsoft execs pop the Champagne, they should remember that this was the product launch week so interest and promotions gave the product a boost.
If you’re interested in buying a Zune, so far it appears as if eCost wins the price battle with the brown and black Zunes in stock for $233.99 and the white Zune for $229.99. Don’t forget to use and get another $10 off. Amazon is a close second with all three colors selling for $239.99.
  
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November 30th, 2006 |
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 It was our first Thanksgiving together and if you’re like us and you chose to shop online (rather than get trampled at 5AM in front of your favorite big box store) then you learned that:
November 26th, 2006 |
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We’re on… enough said.
Use link below to get an Xbox 360 Core System for $100 on Amazon. Also, before deal time, please make sure you read these instruction on how the order process will work. This will not be as simple as click and buy but it should be pretty straight forward (unless you’re a robot).
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November 23rd, 2006 |
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As we previously mentioned the incredible $100 Xbox deal on Amazon is expected to occur tomorrow (11/23/05) at 2PM Eastern / 11AM Pacific.
To recap, Amazon allowed customers to vote on a deal for today and when voting ended, the Xbox won easily with almost 85% of the vote. Therefore, we expect 1,000 units of the Xbox 360 Core System to be available at this ridiculously low price (retail is $300). When the clock strikes 2PM on Thanksgiving Day, Amazon should change the product price to $100.
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November 22nd, 2006 |
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 Another eventful week passes and once again we find ourselves wiser because we now know the following:
November 19th, 2006 |
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