Gadget Deals:

8:55 am, August 19th, 2009, Ed Sutherland

Today’s deals include Apple’s back to school sale on free iPods when buying a MacBook or iMac, classic iPods starting at $180, $49 8GB iPhone 3Gs and much more.

Details on these bargains and many others can be found at CoM’s Daily Deals page.

Ongoing at Apple, purchase a MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, or iMac from the Apple Store for Education and receive an iPod touch 8GB MP3 Player for $0 via a mail-in rebate. (Click on the “Buy a Mac for college, and get a free iPod Touch” banner). This offer is valid only for qualified students, teachers, and staff and expires September 8. Both the system and iPod must appear on the same receipt. Limit one rebate per customer.

Note that you will have to create or sign into an Apple ID to fill out your information to receive your rebate(s).

TigerDirect.com offers the refurbished Apple iPod classic 120GB MP3 Player in Black, model no. MB565LL/A, for $199.99. Pad your order over $200 (this Cables To Go Snap-In Single Gang Wallplate costs 99 cents) and pay via PayPal for $20 cash back, which drops it to $179.99 minus the cost of padding. (You’ll get the $20 back in your PayPal account within 6 to 8 weeks.) (With shipping at $1.99, it’s $23 less than the best price we could find for a new unit, and it’s the lowest total price we’ve seen for this model.) Deal ends August 31.

A 90-day reseller warranty applies.

With activation of new voice and data plans, AT&T Wireless has refurbished models of the Apple iPhone 3G on sale, with prices starting at $49 with free shipping via 2-day delivery. (Each ties last week’s mention as the lowest total price we’ve seen for these refurbished iPhones.) Sales tax is added where applicable. It features compatibility with AT&T’s 3G network, built-in GPS navigation with Google Maps, enhanced enterprise support, a 3.5-inch touch screen, at least 5 hours of talk time, and more. Note that a $36 activation fee applies. The deals:

Apple iPhone 3G 8GB in Black for $49
Apple iPhone 3G 16GB in Black for $99
Apple iPhone 3G 16GB in White for $99

This week’s free single of the week at the iTunes Music Store is Kate Earl’s Melody. Each Tuesday, iTMS offers a new single from up-and-coming artists as a free download. (You’ll need an iTMS account to download it.)

The iTunes Music Store also offers several other free songs and TV shows every week. Scroll down the main page to “FREE on iTunes”, then click “See All” to see what’s available.

The iTunes App Store offers downloads of Electronic Arts’ Need for Speed Undercover for iPhone or iPod touch for $4.99. (That’s $2 under our June mention and the lowest price we’ve seen for this game.)

Below are downloads of several free applications available for a limited time from Apple’s App Store, with price drops from $1 to $5. The apps:

Reaction Software’s That Word: Word-finding game
Mobomo’s TrafficTweet: Twitter-based traffic updates
Frank O’Dwyer’s Word on the Street: Location-based notetaking
Clockrocket Games’ Zombie Weatherman Free: Zombie-infused weather forecast
Wikimedia Foundation’s Wikipedia Mobile (pictured): Arcade shooting game
CoolGame Studios’s 3D iPlane: 3D flight simulator
META-GLAMOUR’s TwitMusic: Tweets current song title

Today only, MacUpdate.com offers downloads of SecureMac’s MacScan 2 for Mac for $15.95. (That’s $14 off and the lowest price we could find for this security tool.) Click here for more information.

PC Micro Store knocks 50% off select 1st- and 2nd-generation Apple iPod touch accessories via coupon code “Dealnews50%Touch”. (With free shipping, it’s one of the best discounts we’ve seen on these items from PCMS.) A best bet is the 2nd-generation Lux iPod touch Screen Protector (pictured) for $3.48 after discount. Coupon expires after 150 redemptions.

HandHeldItems.com offers this Mirrored Screen Protector for Apple iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS for $4.99 before coupon code “3gmirror”, 99 cents after. (With shipping at $2.85, it’s a $1 drop and one of the lowest total prices we’ve seen for this type of iPhone cover.) This protector features a mirrored finish when the iPhone’s display is off. Deal ends August 30.

ThinkGeek.com offers the Mimo 7-inch Mini USB LCD Monitor for $129.99. Add coupon code “9ECA” to your cart to cut it to $119.99. (With shipping around $8, it ties our mention from two weeks ago for the lowest total price we’ve seen, this time by $40.) This USB-powered display features a built-in video card, 800×480 resolution, 350 cd/m², 400:1 contrast ratio, both portrait and landscape orientation, USB connectivity, and more.

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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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