(Credit: Nyrius) If there’s one thing sci-fi movies and TV shows have taught us, it’s that the future will be blessedly wireless. The present, however, has cords everywhere. For the next seven days, and while supplies last, ShopTronics has the Nyrius Aries NAVS500 HDMI digital wireless transmitter for $149.96 shipped when you use coupon code [...]

(Credit: Walmart) It was almost two years ago to the day that I wrote about a 32-inch TV selling for $299 (a Sceptre, in fact), and what a big deal that was. Now you can get a significantly larger screen for exactly the same price: For a limited time, and while supplies last, Walmart has [...]

Why is this dude smiling? Because he gets 100MB of extra 4GB bandwidth every time someone hops on his Karma hot spot. (Credit: Karma) You’ve heard of FreedomPop, right? It’s the Clearwire-powered 4G service that gives you a “free” mobile hot spot and 500MB of data per month, with the option of earning extra by [...]

MP3 players don’t get much smaller than the iPod Shuffle. (Credit: Apple) iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches get all the attention, but let us not forget the humble iPod Shuffle, the tiny clip-on MP3 player that’s hard to beat for hiking, biking, running, and the gym. Apple sells the Shuffle for $49, but for a [...]

The Canon Pixma MG4220 normally sells for at least $90, so it’s hard to pass up at $50. (Credit: Canon) I’m so in love with today’s deal, I want to bring it home to meet my parents. Wow, was that terrible. I was going to go with the slightly raunchier, much funnier version of that [...]

(Credit: Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET) I love a good win-win. From now until December 24, you can get SoftMaker FreeOffice for Windows or Linux absolutely free. And when you do, SoftMaker will donate 0.10 Euros to betterplace.org, which raises funds for a variety of worthy worldwide projects. So what the heck is SoftMaker FreeOffice? As [...]

This Toshiba portable hard drive features a USB 3.0 interface, 1TB of storage, and a three-year warranty. (Credit: Toshiba) My cheapskate senses tell me not to post this, because it’s so very likely to sell out right around the time I click “publish,” but I just can’t help it. (That’s why I’m padding today’s post [...]

Should you buy something like a Kindle Paperwhite when you can get a full-blown color tablet for just $40 more? (Credit: Amazon) I’ve been an e-book fan for as long as I can remember. Ever since I found myself stuck on a slow-moving mountain train with nothing but my PalmPilot and an e-book, I’ve been [...]

(Credit: Microsoft) You gotta love the Xbox. Even after all these years, it’s still rocking great new games (Dishonored, anyone?), still evolving with accessories like the Kinect, and still the best Media Center Extender you can buy. The entry-level Xbox typically runs around $200, but while supplies last, Fry’s Electronics has the Xbox 360 (4GB) [...]

The HP Pavilion G6-2228nr is a steal at $329.99. (Credit: OfficeMax) Ready to put your pokey old laptop out to pasture? Ready to embrace the, um, revolutionary new operating system that is Windows 8? Two birds, one stone. Today only, and while supplies last, OfficeMax has the HP Pavilion G6-2228nr 15.6-inch laptop for $329.99 shipped [...]