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8:09 am, September 28th, 2009, Ed Sutherland

We’re on the home stretch, feeling the last rays of Summer and preparing for the inevitable ‘frost on the pumpkin’ (for non-U.S. readers a quick trip to Wikipedia might be in order) marking October. Meanwhile, we dwell indoors, warmed by the heat generated by our Macs and thoughts of even more gadget deals. This week kicks off with a dual dock from Gigaware to juice up both your iPod and iPhone, a faux leather case from Kroo if the PETA folks come knocking at your door and a pair of “digital performance” glasses which we take as just cool-looking computer specs.

Details on these and other bargains can be found after the jump at CoM’s “Daily Deals” page.

RadioShack offers the Gigaware Dual Docking Charger for iPod and iPhone, model no. 12-498, for $19.99 with free shipping via 2nd-day. (That’s tied with our mention from a week ago and the lowest total price we’ve seen by $3.) Sales tax is added where applicable. It includes seven iPod dock adapters. Deal ends October 3.

Shop4Tech.com offers the Kroo Faux Leather Case for iPhone 3G / 3GS in Black for $5.95. Apply coupon code “SC15″ to drop it to $5.06. (With free shipping, it’s among the lowest total prices we’ve seen for a “leather” iPhone case.) It’s made of PVC and features a rotary belt clip.

Buy.com offers the Gunnar Optiks Attache Metropole Digital Performance Glasses in Onyx, model no. ST004-C001, or Mercury for $49.99 with free shipping. (That ties last week’s deal of a similar style for the lowest total price we’ve seen by $15.) These semi-rimless glasses purport to protect against “Computer Vision Syndrome” and prevent “Digital Eye Fatigue.”

Beach Camera offers the IceTech Foldable Solar Charger/Battery, model no. i-101, for $19.95. (With free shipping, that’s tied with our mention from two weeks ago as the lowest total price we’ve seen by $13.) It can be charged via direct sunlight (8-10 hour charge time) or by plugging it directly into an electrical outlet (3-4 hour charge time). This charger/battery also includes five adapters (for use with various portable electronics), USB power cord, and more.

Today only, 13deals.com offers a DigiPro 4×3″ USB Graphics Tablet, model no. WP4030, for $21.99. (With $5 for shipping, it’s the lowest total price we could find by $13.) It’s compatible with most graphics software and features 512 levels of pen pressure.

Sony Style cut its price on the factory-refurbished Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S980 12.1-Megapixel Digital Camera in Pink to $89.99. (Price is reflected in-cart) [With free shipping, that's $31 under our August mention of another color and $47 under the lowest total price we could find for a new, factory-sealed unit.] Sales tax is added where applicable. It features a 4x optical zoom, 2.7″ LCD, Memory Stick Duo / PRO Duo card slot, USB connectivity, image stabilization, face detection, and more. Deal ends October 3. A 90-day Sony warranty applies.

Lenovo offers the Seagate FreeAgent Go Dock and Case for $13.46 with free shipping. (That’s a buck under our mention a month ago and the lowest total price we’ve seen.) Sales tax is added where applicable. This pack contains a dock for Seagate FreeAgent Go external hard drives with a 48″ attached USB cable and protective travel case.

The HP Home & Home Office Store offers its HP Bluetooth Stereo Headphones, model no. GW470AA#ABA, for $79.99. At checkout, coupon code “AC3478″ drops them to $63.99. (With free shipping, that’s tied with our April mention and the lowest total price we could find by $3.) Sales tax is added where applicable. Use these headphones to wirelessly connect with an MP3 player, laptop PC, CD player, or any device with an audio out port. Features include charging via AC adapter or USB port, advanced bass enhancement, and more.

Staples offers the Nikon Coolpix S570 12-Megapixel Digital Camera in Black, model no. 26178, for $195.99 with free shipping. Add it to your cart and the price falls to $179.99. (That’s the lowest total price we could find by $17.) Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include a 2.7″ LCD, 5x optical zoom, electronic VR image stabilization, 47MB internal memory, SDHC card slot, and more. Deal ends October 3.

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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.

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    The world doesn’t need another iPhone doc or faux leather case.

    The world however DOES NEED an EXTERNAL KEYBOARD for the iPhone!!!

    Bluetooth or wired will do just fine.

    Somebody PLEASE !!!

    fred, on September 28th, 2009 at 5:19 pm

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