We start out another week with a new crop of App Store deals. First up is the latest App Store freebies, including “Turn the World,” a puzzle game. A memorization puzzle game, “Mindshapes” leads off the iPad app price cuts. Finally, we round out our featured deals with an Apple Store offer: 8GB iPod nano for $99.
Details on these and many other items ( such as unibody MacBook Pros starting at $929) are available on CoM’s “Daily Deals” page right after the jump.
Below are downloads of several free applications available for a limited time from Apple’s App Store, with price drops from $1 to $4. These apps are created for the iPhone and iPod touch, and are compatible with the iPad but will run at a significantly lower resolution. (Check the individual apps for further information.) The apps:
Ball Roll Deluxe: Ball rolling game
iTimeLapse Pro – Time Lapse videos: Time lapse video production
Go!: Puzzle game
Mazeness: Puzzle game
Talk Chinese: Language education
Firework Frenzy: Fireworks simulation game
Turn The World (pictured): Puzzle game
Several iPad applications available from the iTunes App Store have recently dropped in price. (Each is the best deal we’ve seen on that title.) The deals:
MindShapes for free ($2 off): Memorization puzzle game
Spiral Plot for free ($2 off): Drawing app
Shanghai Mahjong for 99 cents ($2 off): Mahjong tile game
Glyder 2 for 99 cents ($4 off): Adventure game
Underworlds Ultimate Edition for $1.99 ($3 off): Role-playing game
N.O.V.A. – Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance HD for $6.99 (pictured, $3 off): First-person shooter
Need for Speed Shift for $9.99 ($5 off): Racing game
The Apple Store offers the factory-refurbished current-generation Apple iPod nano 8GB MP3 Player in seven colors (Silver pictured) for $99. (With free shipping, that’s tied with last week’s mention as the lowest total price we’ve ever seen for the current, 5th-generation iPod nano and $50 below the cost of a new unit.) Sales tax is added where applicable. All refurbished iPods carry a 1-year Apple warranty, the same as new units. Items are removed from Apple’s site when sold out.
he Apple Store now has stock of 29 factory-refurbished unibody MacBook Pro notebooks in its Special Deals section, with prices now starting at $929. (Combined with free shipping, that puts all systems at lowest-we’ve-seen prices.) Sales tax is added where applicable. All come with a 1-year Apple warranty, the same as new Macs. Items are removed from Apple’s site when they sell out. Notable systems:
MacBook Pro MB990LL/A Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz 13.3″ (pictured) for $929
MacBook Pro MB991LL/A Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz 13.3″ for $1,189
MacBook Pro M0GK0LL/A Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz 13.3″ for $1,269
MacBook Pro M0GS2LL/A Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz 15.4″ for $1,399
MacBook Pro M0GL0LL/A Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz 15.4″ for $1,489
see all refurbished MacBook Pro notebooks
Buy.com offers the Fantom 2TB eSATA / USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, model no. GD2000EU32, for $139.99. This $20 mail-in rebate cuts it to $119.99. (With free shipping ($0.06/GB), it’s the lowest total price we could find by $42 and the lowest total price we’ve seen for any 2TB Fantom drive.) This “green” drive purports to draw 40% less power than other, non-green units. Rebate ends May 23.
Today only, Shnoop.com offers the Casio Exilim EX-FH20 9.1-Megapixel Digital Camera in Black for $209.95. (With free shipping, that’s $85 below our December mention and the lowest total price we could find by $60.) It features a 3″ LCD, 20x optical zoom, video mode with YouTube support, face recognition, contrast detection autofocus, 31.9MB internal memory, SDHC/MMC+ slot, and PictBridge and USB 2.0 connectivity.
Today only, MacUpdate offers downloads of Mariner Software’s Paperless for Mac for $24.95. (That’s $25 off and the lowest price we could find for this digital documents manager.) Click here for more information.
PopCap Games offers downloads of its PopCap Games Complete Pack for Mac for $49.95. (Click the “Buy Now” graphic at the top to find it.) [That’s $209 under the cost of each purchased separately and the lowest price we could find.] This pack includes Bejeweled 2, Bookworm, Chuzzle, Plants vs Zombies, Zuma, and more.
Meritline.com offers this USB Docking Cradle for Apple iPad for $24.99. Add coupon code “MLCK211590051720NL1” to your cart to cut it to $19.99. [With free shipping, it’s a $5 drop the lowest total price we’ve seen for an iPad dock.] (By comparison, Apple charges $29 for its dock.) Of note, it doesn’t include a USB sync cable; you need to use the cable that comes with the iPad.
Abe’s of Maine offers the Sanyo VPC-WH1 Waterproof HD Video Camcorder in Yellow, model no. VPCWH1YL, or Blue, model no. VPCWH1BL, for $299.95. Coupon code “DNEWS10” cuts it to $289.99. (With free shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $30.) This digital camcorder is fully waterproof to depths of up to 10 feet. It features a 2.5″ LCD, 30x optical zoom, built-in flash, 2-megapixel still photos, face recognition, 43MB of internal memory, SDHC card slot, USB connectivity, HDMI output, and more.
