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Some Sunday deals for your perusal »
Didn’t get what you wanted over the holidays? Still have a little money left in the bank? Here’s a handful of enticing deals for some lazy Sunday shopping. – Refurbished 2GB Sansa Fuze for $23 ( Woot.com ) – Xbox 360 Arcade for $179 ( Amazon via dealnews ) – New Super Mario Bros. Wii for $40 ( Best Buy via FatWallet ) – Spaceballs Blu-ray for $9 ( JR.com via dealnews ) – Xbox Live points 10% off ( Amazon via FatWallet ) – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on Xbox 360 for $39 ( Target via dealspl.us ) – Free Blu-ray player with 42- or 46-inch Insignia HDTV purchase ( Best Buy via dealnews )
CrunchDeals: Garmin nuvi 260W for $120 »
I’ve been eying these GPS deals pretty closely lately, as someone on my Christmas list is getting a nice shiny portable navigation device this year. This Garmin nuvi 260W is going for $120, today only, from Amazon. Best Buy has it for $140 and a handful of other places have it for $150 and up. Specs include a 4.3-inch touchscreen, voice-guided turn by turn directions, up to five hours of battery life, six million points of interest, and preloaded maps of the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The deal is good today only and two-day shipping will get it there by Christmas. Garmin nüvi 260W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator [Amazon.com]
Dual USB port charger is tiny, cheap »
This might make a good last-minute stocking stuffer, although I’m not sure if it’ll get to you in time. It’s a little USB power plug with not one, but two (!!!) USB ports. Looks like a dynamite travel accessory. It’s got a five-volt output pushing 1000 milli-amps to each port. The price is nice, too, at only seven bucks. Dual Port USB Power Mini Charger [USB Geek]
A Great Deal On A Handgun. Woot! »
A few weeks ago, Woot opened up a new section of its site called Woot Deals. This area marked a departure for the service because it is run by Woot users, rather than a Woot employees selecting every deal. Of course, when you open it up to users, they’re going to get what they want. Today, the most popular items in this deals section include a bunch of video games, some tennis shoes, a monitor, some laser pointers, oh, and a 9mm handgun.
Reminder: Seattle meet-up tonight, 6:30, at Cyclops »
People! Come have a drink. Join me and other bloggers from Gizmodo , Crave , and TechFlash at Cyclops for a gadget-oriented cocktail hour. Meet other readers, compare doodads, and maybe even meet someone of the opposite sex (just kidding). Plan on heading over sometime after 6. See you there, and please check your PR at the door; this is a time for pitchers, not pitches!
A bit of C&C4: Tiberian Twilight gameplay »
If you’ve been following the Command & Conquer 4 development, you probably know the final game in this series is going to be a bit different. Base development has taken a backseat to the action and the 5 minute video after the jump clearly shows that. Hopefully not all of the magic that made C&C special has been wiped out though. That would make me sad.
Nerd Alert: Calculator shaped like a gamepad »
Awww, schweeeeeet! This calculator says, “Hey, I need a calculator but I want people to know that I’m down with video games. Please don’t step, mess, or front. I got eight digits to work with, B.” Shaped like an Xbox controller, you’ve got a D-pad with add, subtract, multiply, and divide keys, number pad right in the middle of everything, functions on the right, and big fat CE and equals buttons. Oh and the shoulder buttons correspond to on and off. It’s $13 from an Australian store. The product page says that it’s almost sold out, which makes perfect sense since this product is somehow so dumb it’s cool. X-Cool Calculator [DealsDirect.com.au via Newlaunches ]
CrunchDeals: Modern Warfare 2 for $45, Tony Hawk: RIDE for $90 today only »
Best Buy’s holiday-centric deal of the day is a two-for that finds Tony Hawk: RIDE marked down to $90 on Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii as well as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 marked down to $45 on Xbox 360 and PS3. Tony Hawk: RIDE normally sells for around $120 while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 usually fetches $60. These deals are good today only, and only for shipping via BestBuy.com – that is, no in-store pickup. Deal of the Day [BestBuy.com]
CrunchDeals: Peek e-mail device with $10 monthly service (today only) »
Now might be a good time to lock in one of these Peek devices if you’ve subscribed to the idea of mobile e-mail and texting without the cost and complexity of an entire smartphone. Today only, Peek is offering $10 monthly service for the lifetime of the device. That’s unlimited e-mail and texting, plus the cost of the Peek itself — the Pronto runs for $60 while the Classic goes for $20 ( compare features here ). Peek [GetPeek.com]
Review: Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin mini »
The design of the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin mini is a thing of beauty. Not as much so as the $800, full-size Zeppelin, but that’s fine. It’s sort of like how da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man might not be the Mona Lisa, it’s still a work of art. But as good as it looks, it can be very frustrating to use. It’s not the Zeppelin mini’s fault though; iTunes is to blame. Features iPod touch & iPhone compatibility USB syncing PC speaker mode 3.5mm aux in MSRP of $399.95 Pros Sounds great Can charge and sync iPod/iPhone Classic B&W look Cons Likes to become unresponsive after syncing Limited on-device controls Top shelve is a dust and fingerprint magnet The very first thing I noticed when I took this speaker dock out of the box was that this boy is sexy. Me like. But then again it’s a Bowers & Wilkins product so it better look the part. The iPod touch almost floats above the the concave chrome shelf and can be rotated into landscape mode for Cover Flow. Even the small remote is classy and functional. It has basic playback controls along with a power button and input switch. The Zeppelin mini itself only has a power button and volume control. It really should have an input button as well. The moral here is don’t lose the tiny remote Just like the original Zeppelin, this speaker dock is the best in its class. I put it up against the similarly-priced Bose SoundDock Portable and Altec Lansing systems and it clearly had better highs and lows. B&W put the good stuff in this little dock. Actually the sound is pretty good for such a small package. Base comes through nice and full while the highs are crisp. It helps the rear-facing port if the speaker dock is placed in a corner or in front of a wall. But even when placed in the middle of a table, it delivers the goods. The Zeppelin mini is nearly flawless until iTunes is involved. This speaker dock is one of the few that can actually sync an iDevice and play back media via a type-A to type-B USB cable. It sounds great on the spec sheet, but syncing an iPod/iPhone often causes the speaker dock to freeze up and become unresponsive. Even when if iTunes is closed and the iPod is removed, most of the time the Zeppelin mini will need to be power cycled. If iTunes doesn’t see the iPod though, everything works as advertised. You can easily switch the audio on the Zeppelin mini between playing back the iPod or media off the computer. But as soon as the iPod pops up in iTunes, everything goes to hell. Conclusion I’m torn here. I love the B&W Zeppelin mini’s sound and look. I’m even fine with the $400 price tag considering those two factors, but it just doesn’t work well when you try to sync your iDevice. Maybe the function would work better on a Mac than my Windows 7 machine or it’s something that can be resolved with an iTunes update. But I could see myself wanting to throw this thing into a wall if it was my main iPod syncing dock. My advice here is to proceed with caution. Obviously the $400 price will turn a lot of people off anyway, but if it doesn’t faze you, buy the dock from a retailer with a good return policy. If it works for you or you don’t mind pulling the power cable after syncing your iPhone, keep it. If you get the urge to smash it like I did a few minutes ago, return it. But keep in mind that at least it sounds great, which is the most important factor when buying an iPod speaker dock anyway.