Monthly Archives: June 2008

Palm Centro For $49.99 And Other Palm Specials

Palm is running a few specials. Through July 6th you can save $50 on Palm® Centro™ and Treo™ smartphones. That means you can pay as little as $49.99 after rebate. The offer depends on qualifying service. I’ve been a Palm … Continue reading

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LG Electronics Releases 6x Blu-ray Read/Write Drives

LG Electronics has introduced three new high-speed Blu-ray drives, with 6x read, 6X BD-R write, and 2x BD-RE write, 16x DVD-R/RW and 40x CD-RW speeds. The BE06 is an external USB2.0 writer with a $379.95 MSRP, the GBW-H20L is an … Continue reading

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Wal*Mart Promotes Blu-ray, Offers $100 Gift Card With Player Purchase

Wal*Mart has decided to push high-definition systems in general, and Blu-ray in particular, in their stores. They’ve revamped their consumer electronics departments nationwide, and have added a “high-def Blu-ray experience area” in 1,200 stores. They’ve increased their selection of full … Continue reading

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Buy A Mac For College, Get a Free iPod

Today through September 15th, Apple is offering a special promotion for college students and their parents, as well as faculty and staff. Purchase a new Apple Mac and get an iPod Touch or iPod Nano free (after rebate). You can … Continue reading

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Cox To Provide SDV Tuning Adapter Free Of Charge

Reader Rob Brooks-Bilson sent me a tip about a letter he’d received from Cox Communications in Phoenix, AZ, which he posted about in his blog and scanned into PDF. The big news is that Cox will be implementing SDV of … Continue reading

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