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Olympus 1030SW Waterproof Camera Review
Introduction Over the past few years I have burned through a couple of digital cameras, demolishing them to a pile of plastic and circuitry because of my active and outdoor lifestyle. I was ecstatic when I came across this camera, and picked it up on Amazon for a trip to Hawaii. This is a compact frame [...]
Continue reading...Amazon Launches Checkout Online Payment Service
Jul 31, 2008 
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In a move that rivals online payment leader PayPal and sidels up next to (and possible out-runs at launch) Google Checkout, Amazon has announced the launch of their new online payment system aptly named: Amazon Checkout. The kicker that makes this service have longer legs out of the gate than Google’s offering is that every single [...]
Continue reading...Amazon – 120 Bags of Chips for $35
Jun 23, 2008 
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From Dealsea Amazon has 60-Pack of chips for $25.20. Buy 2 (120 bags) for $50.40 – $15 off with promo code CHIPDSCT (Exp 7/11) = $35.40 with free shipping.
Continue reading...Reevoo: Independent Product Review Site for Shoppers
Jun 19, 2008 (Click to Rate!)
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When I am in the market to buy something, reviews are a critical thing for me… the more the merrier. This is true to the extent that I won’t even shop at an e-tailer that doesn’t provide reviews or represents them poorly; and I find myself more inclinded to shop at stores that do make [...]
Continue reading...Wal-Mart Gives $100 Gift Card for Blu-ray Player Purchase
Jun 3, 2008 (Click to Rate!)
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Jens Eckels sent in some badass news that for the week of June 8-14, Wal-Mart will be issuing $100 Gift Cards for anyone buying a Blu-ray Player. In addition to that announcement Wal-Mart is announcing super-low prices, some as low as $15, on Blu-ray titles to choose from if you decide to pickup some titles [...]
Continue reading...eBay – Sellers Cannot Give Buyer Feedback
May 30, 2008 
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I saw this today when I was directed to the feedback page to leave feedback on the seller that I just bought a Herman Miller Aeron from (great experience). At first it caught me off guard, my gut reaction being something like “Feedback has been limited?! WHAT?!” but then I thought about it, and remembered a [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft Farecast Predicts Ticket Prices for Best Price
May 28, 2008 (Click to Rate!)
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Todd Swarthout sent in a link to a pretty cool new site from Microsoft: Farecast. The idea behind Farecast is very similar to Kayak or Mobissimo where you specify your departure and arrival city and then use all these nice AJAX-ey controls to fine-tune your search results on the fly. The difference with Farecast is that it [...]
Continue reading...Circuit City *Secret* HD-DVD Trade-In Plan
Mar 6, 2008 (Click to Rate!)
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Let’s face it… you jumped the gun and got an HD-DVD player and now you hate your life. If you got that player from Circuit City within the last 3 months however, they are quietly offering a trade-in program to re-apply the full purchase price to that of a Blu-ray player. Not too shabby… thanks Engadget!
Continue reading...Xbox HD-DVD On The Cheep
Feb 23, 2008 (Click to Rate!)
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Ars Technica is reporting that an M$ mole has given them some inside knowledge. The soon to be obsolete HD-DVD add-on of for the Xbox is dropping from $119.99 to $49.99. You may ask why buy now? Well, if you couple the price drop with the fact that you can get 5 free HD-DVD’s [...]
Continue reading...Newegg “Products with Gifts” Search
Feb 12, 2008 (Click to Rate!)
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Brad Agdern sent in a pretty kick-ass little link from the Newegg site, that being a “Products with Gifts” search page. For shoppers that don’t normally shop on Newegg sometimes they offer products that when purchased, come with additional free-bees… this search lets you look for ONLY products with free-bees. NICE!
Continue reading...Lost, Season 3 on Blu-ray for $39.99
Jan 29, 2008 (Click to Rate!)
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Stephen just sent in some kick ass 1-day news over at Amazon. They have Lost, Season 3 on Blu-ray on sale for $39.99 just for today. If you like Lost, hop on that!
Continue reading...Dell XPS M1330 Notebook with LED Monitor $1138 or less
Jan 19, 2008 (Click to Rate!)
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From Dealsea Dell EPP has new offers on Dell XPS M1330 Notebooks. [Comments] Click here, customize as: Uncheck “Dell Bluetooth Travel mouse” option [-$25] Choose one of three free Security Softwares Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD [add $0] Add it to cart, click here to get 10% off code and apply it Price: $1374 – 10% coupon [...]
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Sep 19, 2008
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