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Booya. Here's a Newegg double whammy. These guys are awesome. They've got a 640Gb external HDD for $90! Holy cow. I've been expecting 500Gb drives to drop to this price by now but this a pleasant surprise all right! I'll take a 640Gb any day for under $100! The hardrive on show today is a Western Digital Elements HDD. I personally own the 500Gb version which works like a charm on my Macbook. I highly recommend picking up this harddrive if you need more space or just need an external storage solution!

Western Digital WDE1U6400N 640GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive



Newegg.com Price $89.99, free shipping

Finally. A memory card that is sub $10. I don't know about you guys but $10 seems like the top of Mt. Everest to me. Anything below $10 is always jumped on, but anything above warrants a loooonngg pause. Today, in the sub $10 category is a Kingston 4Gb SDHC card. It's going to be a matter of time before these things are virtually given away for free with new cameras! There seems to be confusion with the pricing of this product but I guarantee you that you won't pay more than $10 including shipping! Also, when it comes to SDHC storage, please make sure your device supports it!

Kingston 4GB Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) Flash Card



Newegg.com Price $7.99, free shipping

I've always loved the Nokia E-Series. My first smartphone after my Motorola Razr was in fact a Nokia E-61. It was hard to part with it after I got an iPhone, but I did eventually. The latest in the E-Series is the E-71. Holy Cow, this thing is skinny as hell. I haven't actually held on in my hand, but I can't wait till I do. This is an amazing deal for a formidable smartphone!

Nokia E71 Smart Phone - Unlocked, Gray



Ecost.com Price $375, shipping unavailable

• Improve your work flow with mobile access to your business and personal email. Setup is simple, and a dedicated email key and full keyboard help you get your message out.
• Put an articulate writing tool into your free hand. Error correction on the fly, auto-completion, word candidate lists, and more, make messaging on the move quick and easy.
• Stay up to speed with 3G, HSPDA, and WLAN connectivity
  
• A professional looking device with high-end materials and finishing, making intelligent use of event indicator lights and one-touch keys for home, calendar, contacts, and email.
• Arrive on time to your destination with Nokia Maps and integrated A-GPS

Hmmm. This is an interesting deal. Up for grabs is a 22" Viewsonic Widescreen Monitor that doubles as an 720p HDTV. To make the deal even sweeter, there's an ATSC/NTSC/QAM Tuner built in. I don't normally endorse refurbs, but I can make an exception this one time. This deal has certainly turned my perception around for a new TV. I can't decide if I want a large flat screen or a monitor/tv combo? Anyways, here's the deal I found. You might want to do a little due diligence before you think about picking this one up. This display isn't for everyone.

ViewSonic 22" 720p Widescreen LCD HDTV N2230W-S (Refurbished)


Onsale.com Price $239.99, free shipping

• 16:9 Aspect Ratio
• 4000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio
• 1680 x 1050 Native Resolution
• 160/160 Degrees H/V Viewing Angle
• 1 x HDMI with HDCP Input
• 1 x Composite/Component Input
• ATSC/NTSC/QAM Tuner

Boys, take note.

Need a new Dualshock 3 controller for your PS3? No problem, Amazon has your back.

Playstation 3 Dualshock 3 Wireless Controller


Amazon.com Price $40.96, free super saver shipping

• Pressure sensors that rumble with each action making every impact feel like you're right in the game
• Sixaxis highly sensitive motion technology senses your every move
• Features Bluetooth technology for wireless game play
• The PlayStation 3 system can support up to seven wireless controllers at one time
• Can be charged at any time through the PlayStation 3 system using the controller's USB cable

Holy Cow. This is serious deal all right! Parallels is a popular virtualization solution for Mac users. Even I used it for a while before I canned it for Boot Camp. Anyways, they are offering a killer deal for 9 apps, including Parallels, for $50 for a limited time! All these apps combined retail for almost $300!!!

The deal is called "Parallels Green Computing Bundle" and it includes Parallels Desktop for Mac ($79.99), MacScan ($29.99), PasswordWallet ($20.00), Macintosh Explorer ($15.95), Macaroni ($9.99), Drive-In ($39.00), PageSender ($39.99), Default Folder X ($34.95) and docXConverter ($29.95).


If you don't care too much for the other apps, then this is a good deal just to get Parallels! Offer good till 9/30.

So, it's finally here. At least in one incarnation. I'm not going to lie, before I was an iPhone fan boy, I was very excited when I first heard about the Open Handset Alliance and it's love child, the Android OS. In a shocking announcement a couple of weeks ago, T-Mobile announced that it was releasing the G1, the world's first Android powered phone, in conjunction with HTC.


There is definitely excitement in the air with the release of the phone and more importantly the release of the much awaited Android OS. Enough talk. Videos!

Hey! Amazon has a Blu-Ray Player for sale! Blu-what? Sony is mad that their format winning technology isn't being adopted as fast as they would've liked. Anyways, what Amazon has is apparently last generation. Like I would know what that means. Hopefully, this deal will mean something to those who actually give a crap. DVDs still rock my socks!

Sony BDP-S300 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player
Amazon.com Price $199.98, free shipping
$200.01 savings!

Now this is how I think it should be settled. MSN got owned on this one son. WHAT!

I found this when I was romping around on Digg. This countdown is hilarious. You have to see it. It's like the best of the best of Youtube videos that made the whole world laugh!

Check out the Rollingstone.com Countdown HERE.

Here's my take on the 25 videos:

25. Fat Kid on Rollercoaster
That kid seemed mortified. That laughter doesn't help!

24. McDonald's Rap
So, this is where the Taco Bell Drive-Thru rap came from. It looks staged but is pretty clever none the less!

23. Toilet Prank
Oh, man! This is hilarious. I remember seeing this a couple of years ago. Don't you love the people that went back into the toilet?

22. Cop Eats Pot Brownies and Freaks Out!!!
Hahahaha! Oh, man. You gotta love the 5-0.

21. Zombie Kid Likes Turtles
I love turtles too, kid!

20. Crazy Frog Bros
This is hilarious. Kudos to geeky little kids everywhere!

19. Whistle Tips with Bubb Rubb
Not as funny, but goes to show that black people are always being hated on!

18. Dramatic Lemur
Now this is some dramatic shit alright! Damn, in THX too!

17. Grape Stomping Lady Falls!
Pwned! Enough said.

16. What Really Happened to the Life Size X-Wing
Apparently, you need a backstory to understand this. Nevertheless, it's still pretty funny!

15. Bill O'Reilly Flips Out — DANCE REMIX
LMAO! Holy cow. That was funny. Bill O'Reilly is such a tool!

14. Sesame Street Casino — Elmo and De Niro
This shows how the bastardization of a children's cartoon for adult pleasure is hilarious!

13. Grindcore Wedding
Rock on! These dancers are giving 'Crazy Frog Bros' a run for their money. Also, the soundtrack sounds like a couple of pigs snorting!

12. Benny Lava
I've posted this before. This is hands down the funniest shit I've seen!

11. Scary "Mary Poppins" Recut Trailer
"Hide your children" is right!

10. Guinea Pigs "Highway Star" Video
This is quite idiotic. Plus, the last few seconds were some of the most random shit I've ever seen!

09. Barack Roll
Barack for President! How can you not vote for a President that can bust a groove like he can?

08. Bar Mitzvah That's What Friends Are For
This is just painful to watch. The funny part is that they looked like they were really trying hard!

07. Flea Market Montgomery Commercial
This guy has a future as a ghost writer. "Hey Hey (what) Montgomery (what) Flea Market (what)"

06. Kid Impersonates Napoleon Dynamite During Spelling Bee
Yo, this guy is my hero!

05. Porn Call to QVC
This is some funny shit! His last ditch effort to say "porno" before hanging up must have left a bad taste in the mouths of those announcers!

04. Dildo on the News
LMAO!

03. Boom Goes the Dynamite
This guy has a bright future at ESPN. He even has his very own catch phrase!

02. Top 10 Angry On-Camera Meltdowns
I love the news. Reporters are only humans! ("What? Really?")

01. Star Wars Kid
A worthy champion.

There you have it folks. There are some videos missing here like the Dramatic Prairie Dog or Sneezing Panda. Nonetheless, there are some real gems that are sure to be included in the Youtube hall of fame!

A buddy of mine, Matt B., let me know that Westinghouse LCD TVs aren't very good. After that, I was a little embarrassed to even have posted two deals on them a few days. I am going to profess that I have very little experience or knowledge when it comes to flat panel TVs. I have never owned one and I'm actually looking to get my very first one.

To redeem myself, I found a deal for a 32" Sharp Aquos LCD TV. I'm guessing that it is leaps and bounds better than Westinghouse TVs and I have actually seen it's prowess first hand.

Sharp AQUOS LC-32D44U 32" LCD TV


6ave.com Price $555.75 (after coupon), free shipping
Use coupon code AFL5 to receive 5% off!

• True 16:9 1366 x 768 resolution (720p)
  
• Advanced Super View (ASV) LCD panel
• Wide 176-degree viewing angles
• ATSC/NTSC and Clear QAM tuners
• High brightness displays (450 cd/m2)
• Two HDMI™

Here's a cool video of a hands-on review of a pre-production unit of Sony Ericsson's much hyped Xperia X1. It looks good from the looks of things and I wonder how well it will be received here. In Montana especially, people have never heard of Sony Ericsson handsets. We will see. It looks like it will be in available early next month!

Check the video HERE.

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This is pretty unsurprising. John Hodgman, whose claim to fame is portraying "PC" on the Mac ads was spotted recently on a New York subway using an iPhone. It's good to see that he's such a company man. He probably has the Mac commercials that he's in on his iPhone as well!

PS - The child's identity has been hidden.


On another note, I miss the New York subways. I miss the crazys that ride it every day. I miss those god awful and uncomfortable orange seats!

This is a crazy deal all right. Earthscape is a problem that is available for the iPhone that brings Google Earth for these devices. I've only downloaded free applications onto my iPhone so far and when I heard about this, I was all over it. So far, so good. I had to stop playing with it because my battery is dying but I'll get to play with it a little more when I get home and plug it in!

Again, I repeat, get this application. It's amazing! Google Earth on your iPhone is amazing and now it's FREE!

Seth McFarlane (creator of "Family Guy") is taking youtube by storm with his channel "Seth McFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy". His channel seems to be really popular with regular updates.

My favorite part of the Mario video was when Mario tells Princess, "You were kidnapped by something you put into a salad!". LMAO!

I just had my orientation on Monday for my new job as a Campus Rep for Cellular one in Montana. I'm glad I'm repping a GSM company who are the sole GSM Provider in the state. Growing up with GSM, I only know cellphone life with it. Aren't I perfect for this job?

Anyways, I have big expectations for this job. This should be the most exciting and challenging thing I've done in my life. I'm an Information Systems major at heart, but this marketing thing is quite exciting. Watch out everybody, Cell One is taking over the U of M Campus!

I hopefully will get to play with a lot of new phones with this job. Right now, I'm using and testing a Nokia 5310 Xpress Music phone. It's freakishly thin and quite feature rich. I will have a hands - on review of this handset shortly! I just need to find the time to play with it. It's well into the first half of school and there are so many things to do!

Stay tuned everybody.

Damn. I've had this coupon for a while now. I better post this up before it expires. Here's a coupon from Michael's for a neat 50% off a single item. They are doing this to celebrate the opening of their 1000th store in the nation! Need a pricey decoration or ornament? This might be for you! Coupon is good till 9/20!

Get the coupon HERE.

HOT DAMN! HDTV prices are coming down like avalanches all right. I have to move out of my university apartment at the end of the year when I graduate and find my own place ("growing up"). I've been contemplating for a while now if there is any room in my wallet to purchase my first big flatscreen. With prices like these, gimme, gimme!

Westinghouse - 42" 1080p LCD HDTV
Best Buy price
$749.99, free shipping












Free Portable DVD Player (HOT! - $100 value)

• Built-In HDTV Tuner
• 1080p
• 16:9 aspect ratio
• Wide 176° horizontal and vertical viewing angles
• Superfast 8 ms response time
• 2 down-firing 10-watt speakers with 10-watt subwoofer

I scream, you scream FREE! To prove to you that iTunes 8 new HD programming is uber awesome, they're giving away one free episode of the following shows:

30 Rock
Battlestar Galactica
Eureka
Heroes
In Plain Sight
Lipstick Jungle
Monk
The Office
Psych
Life
The Rachel Zoe Project
Top Design


Personally, I downloaded a free episode of 'Monk'. I used to love that show. I want to see whether I can rekindle that in HD! Ooohhwee! However, my internet connection is thwarting my efforts and is downloading the episode in super slow snail's pace. ETA 3.5 hours. Sigh.

Oh, one last thing. This offer is only good for people using iTunes 8!

Here's another trailer for 007's latest movie 'Quantum of Solace' to hit the net. So far, so good! Another good movie to look out for this holiday season!

The Nitty Gritty:
1. New iPod Nano: Wider screen, taller, curved metal body, accelerometer, thinnest iPod and 'shake to shuffle', microphone recording. $149 (8gb) & $199 (16gb).

2. New iPod Touch: Significant $100 price cut, thinner (!!!), 2.1 firmware (for iPhone, too), built in speaker, volume buttons. $229 (8gb), $299 (16gb) & $349 (32gb)

3. iTunes 8: 'Genius' playlists, new grid layout, HD videos

4. New iPod Classic: Only available in thin 120gb form factor $249

5. New iPod headphones: has remote control and volume control on headphones $29

6. New iPod in-ear headphones: tweeter + woofer on each bud $79

Enough with the talk! Pictures!
iPod Touch 2G
Read a Gizmodo review here!

iPod Nano 4G
Read a Gizmodo review here!

Apple In-Ear Headphones w/ Remote

All-in-all, I would say that Kevin Rose was on point with this one. So, high five for him. This keynote should please iPod fanboys and fangirls who might have felt left out with all the love going to the iPhone 3G. C'mon now. Apple even got Jack Johnson to perform on the keynote to show all the music lovers some love! The price cuts on several iPods should also please iPod fans. The headphones look interesting. I'll be keeping my eye on them all right. The remote looks pretty intuitive and the tweeter and woofer capabilities for a sub $100 headset seem very interesting. I will be waiting till it becomes available in October before making up my mind on whether to pick it up.

I've been using iTunes 8 for a couple of hours now and I'm not overly wowed by it in any way. Sure, it's a nice upgrade but it isn't really much of an overhaul. The 'Genius' playlist is working now and then for me. I still keep getting the "Genius is not available for .... " now and then. However, 'Genius' is pretty good when actually does work.

There you have it. I enjoyed watching the hour long keynote. I will be keeping my eye on the MacBook refresh. Now, that's what I'm really after.

What did I tell you? Everybody is going nuts for ultraportables! Here's a sweet deal on an Asus Eee PC 80G to feed that addiction.

ASUS Eee PC 1000H 80G - Fine Ebony (Amazon / Mwave)

Amazon.com Price
$505, free shipping

Mwave Price
$449, shipping unavailable


EXTREMELY LIMITED QUANTITIES!

• 80 GB hard disk drive (HDD)
• 1 GB DDR2
• 1.6 GHz Intel Atom
• Slot for MMC/SD(SDHC) cards
• Windows XP Home
• 10.2 inches, 1024 x 600 pixels
• Tri-mode Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n), 10/100 Fast Ethernet
• USB 2.0 x 3
  
• VGA x 1
  
• Headphone x 1, microphone x 1 ports
  
• 1.3 MP Webcam
  
• 6 cells, up to 7 hours
• 3.19 pounds (51 ounces)
• 0.5 × 7.5 × 1.5 inches

Dell is having a three day sale on their Studio 15 and XPS (1330 & 1530) line of desktops. Savings up to $347.

To make the deal even sweeter, you can pick up a Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook for $99 (retails for $349). Netbooks, or ultraportables, nowadays are all the rage among consumers. Dell's offering is not too bad. Read a review of the Mini 9 HERE.

Check out the 3-Day sale HERE. Sale good till 9/8.

Whoa! Huge Timbuk2 Sale upto 60% off! C'mon, I know you want one. Haha. I have a Timbuk2 Laptop Sleeve and I love it! Sale good till 9/22!

Hey y'all. It's back to school for many college students in the U.S. I recently ran across an article in the New York Times providing good strategies for buying textbooks online.

I know it might be a little too late, but it's still a good read and hopefully will help you plan for textbooks for next semester. I'm glad it's my last semester. No more damn textbooks!

Read the article HERE.

Ahh, the little iPhone clone that could. Could this be too little too late for the M8? It wreaks of the iPhone. I can't believe I was excited about this phone a year ago!

I almost wet myself watching this trailer. I loved the video game. I'm so sure I'm going to love the movie! 10/17!

I knew it! After all the speculation, it looks like Apple is going to make a big announcement regarding the iPod refresh. All of you holding back on buying a new iPod, this is for you! Be on the lookout on September 9th!




To add fuel to the fire, accessories maker Hama displayed some cases (above) for the yet unreleased iPod Nano at IFA 2008. Looks like it's sporting a longer (wide) screen. Yippee!