Gadget Deals: Jensen iPod Music System, RCA Digital Camcorder and Mac Family Box Set
Today’s deals include Jensen’s $25 Docking Digital Music System for iPods, a RCA digital camcorder and Apple’s Mac Family box set and many more.
Details of these and more Daily Deals can be found on the CoM Daily Deals page.
Jensen Docking Digital Music System for iPod, $24.99. (With free shipping, that’s $3 under last week’s mention and the lowest total price we’ve seen.) This player and charger for iPod features a standard AM/FM radio and dual alarm. It also lets you wake to radio, alarm, or digital music.
RCA Small Wonder EZ200 microSD Card Digital Camcorder for $59.99 with free shipping. (That’s the lowest total price we’ve seen by $9.) This camcorder features a 1.5-inch LCD, microSD card slot, charging dock, 1GB of onboard memory, and more.
Mac Box Set Family Pack for $139.49 plus $7.99 for shipping. (That’s the lowest total price we’ve seen by $10.) This bundle includes iLife ’09 and iWork ’09, as well as Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 Leopard. Each is good for up to five computers.
Several free applications available for a limited time from Apple’s App Store, with price drops from $1 to $3. The apps:
Silkworm’s Swat: Fly swatting game (pictured)
Slingshot Scientific’s TemperaChirp: Cricket-based temperature calculator
GreatApps’ Smudgik: Interactive photo blending
Earthscape’s Earthscape: Geotagged photo explorer / sharing
InMotion Software’s Recess: Ball-balancing game
EZMCOM’s ActivIdentity: Pin-protected software token
HP 2009m 20inch Widescreen LCD Monitor in Black/Silver for $129.98 with free shipping. (That ties last month’s mention as the lowest total price we’ve seen.) Sales tax is added where applicable. It features a 1600×900 resolution, 5ms response time, 300 cd/m² brightness, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, integrated speakers, and both VGA and DVI-D (with HDCP) inputs.
Fantom G-Force 1TB eSATA/USB 2.0 External Desktop Hard Drive, $100.99 with free shipping. This $20 mail-in rebate cuts the price to $80.99. (That ties our mention from a week ago as the lowest total price we could find by $35.) It runs at 7200 rpm and features a 16MB cache. Rebate expires July 13.
Pelican HardBack Notebook Case, model no. 1080-000-110, for $61.77 with free shipping. (Although it was $2 less in March (since expired), that’s the lowest total price we could find by a buck.) This waterproof, crushproof, dustproof case has an interior measurement of approximately 12-3/4-inch x 9-3/4-inch x 1-3/4-inch.
Crayola 3-Piece Computer Kit, $10. Shipping adds 97 cents, or choose Site-to-Store. (Even with shipping, that’s tied with our January mention and the lowest total price we could find for this set.) Sales tax is added where applicable. It features a full-size, brightly colored EZ-Type Keyboard, water-globe mouse, and customizable picture-frame mouse pad.
The Apple Store has several factory-refurbished peripherals and accessories in its Special Deals section, all at price lows. (Click “Mac Accessories” on the left.) Each qualifies for free shipping, although sales tax is added where applicable. A 1-year Apple warranty applies to all items, the same a new units. Items are removed from Apple’s site when sold out. The deals:
Refurbished Apple MB167LL/A Wireless Keyboard, $69
Refurbished Apple MB397LL/A MacBook Air SuperDrive, $79
Refurbished Apple MB321LL/A AirPort Express 802.11n Base Station, $85
Refurbished Apple MB276LL/A Time Capsule 500GB (pictured), $199
The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia in Hardcover, $70 with free shipping. (That’s tied with our June mention and the lowest total price we could find by $5.) Published in December 2008, this 3-volume hardback set documents Star Wars’ 30-year cultural phenomenon, covering everything from Anakin to Zuckuss.
OfficeMax offers the Tyler Computer Desk, model no. OM061-01CD, for $129.99. (With free shipping, that’s a $50 drop and the lowest total price we could find.) Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include a Cherry laminate surface, glass shelf, and more.
Ed Sutherland is a veteran technology journalist who first heard of Apple when they grew on trees, Yahoo was run out of a Stanford dorm and Google was an unknown upstart. Since then, Sutherland has covered the whole technology landscape, concentrating on tracking the trends and figuring out the finances of large (and small) technology companies.
