Gadget Deals: $39 iPods, Bluetooth Stereo Kit, $5 iPhone/iPod Car Mount

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Today’s deals include factory-refurbished (they have 1-year Apple warranties) iPods, Bluetooth Stereo, a $5 iPhone/iPod car mount and plenty more.

For details on these and other Apple bargains, check out the CoM Daily Deals page.


728395-largeThe Apple Store has the following factory-refurbished Apple iPod MP3 players in stock, each at the lowest price we could find. Each carries free shipping and a 1-year Apple warranty, the same as new iPods. The deals:

Apple iPod shuffle 1GB MP3 Player in four colors (pictured) for $39
Apple iPod shuffle 2GB MP3 Player in seven colors for $59
Apple iPod nano 8GB MP3 Player in eight colors for $99
Apple iPod nano 16GB MP3 Player in eight colors for $149
Apple iPod classic 120GB MP3 Player in Black for $209

736763-largeToday only at MidnightBox.com, click on the “Deal 2” banner to find the Griffin Technology BlueTrip Stereo Connection Kit for Apple iPod, model no. 4016-BLUET, for $12.95 plus $3.99 for shipping. (That’s a buck under our June mention and the lowest total price we could find by $18.) This Bluetooth system turns your iPod into a 30-foot wireless audio source for your stereo. It includes a transmitter for dockable iPods, a receiver, A/C adapter, and RCA cables.

748248-largeeForCity via eBay Daily Deal offers the Car Mount Holder for iPhone / iPod for $4.99. (With free shipping , it’s one of the least expensive iPhone car mounts we’ve seen.) It has a flexible arm with a windshield suction mount. Deal ends August 18 at 10:30 pm ET.

748231-largeBelow 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:

Jason Fieldman’s Light Jockey: Light puzzle game
Blackout9’s Event Countdown Plus: Customizable event countdown timer
Los Angeles Entertainment Group’s Power Grid: Puzzle game
nerdgames’ Pow! (pictured): Superhero action graphics
ngmoco’s Dropship: Arcade shooting game
nathanpeterson.com’s Bluetooth Photo Share: Bluetooth-based photo sharing
Jakob Borg’s Glint: GPS tracker

725324-largeOffice Depot offers the Seagate FreeAgent Desk 1.5TB eSATA / FireWire / USB 2.0 External Desktop Hard Drive in Black, model no. ST315005FPA2E3-RK, for $149.99 with free shipping ($0.10/GB). (That matches our May mention and is the lowest total price we could find by $20.) Sales tax is added where applicable. This enclosure contains a 7200 rpm hard drive, featuring USB 2.0, FireWire 400, and eSATA connections.

739811-largeMusician’s Friend again offers the Alesis iO 26 Audio MIDI 24-bit 192kHz FireWire Interface for $249 with free shipping. (That’s tied with our mention from two weeks ago and the lowest total price we’ve seen by $71.) Features include 16 channels of analog input, 16 channels of digital input, stereo turntable input, eight mic/line preamps, two stereo headphone outputs, Cubase LE recording software for Mac and Windows, and more.

748206-largeShop4tech.com offers this Laptop USB Flexible Light with Stand for $3.99. Apply coupon code “B2S17” to chop it to $3.31. (With free shipping, it’s $5 off and the lowest total price we could find.) It features a weighted base and gooseneck flexibility.

Update: This uses a CCFL tube, not an LED array as the headline at Shop4Tech.com suggests.

746376-largeBuy.com offers the OEM Philips Active Noise Canceling Headphones, model no. SHN2500, for $12.99. (With free shipping, that ties our mention from a week ago and is the lowest total price we could find by $4.) Features include -10dB noise cancellation at 300Hz, 102dB sensitivity, 40Hz to 20,000Hz frequency response, and more.

748209-largeBuy.com offers the Goldlantern G2 Dual Microphone Bluetooth Headset, model no. GL-G2, for $48.99. (With free shipping, it’s the lowest total price we could find by $7.) [Most places charge over $80.] This headset has two microphones and an onboard digital sound processor to reduce noise. It also have voice caller ID, 0.39-oz. weight, up to four hours of talk time, and more.

733811-largeBuy offers the CyberPower Intelligent LCD Series 1285VA 8-Outlet UPS Battery Backup, model no. CP1285AVRLCD, for $97.24 with free shipping. (That’s $13 under our mention from July and the lowest total price we’ve seen.) This UPS features eight outlets with surge protection (four with UPS), LCD display, and both USB and serial connectivity.

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