Hasta La Gadget!

If you did your last case mod with some old spray paint and a Christmas stencil, you might be a cheap geek.

1. This stunning Dell Crystal monitor gives an instant upgrade to any office. While it originally sold for $999, Dell is now letting it go for only $499. It’s a 22-inch display with a tempered glass frame, and offers a 1680-by-1050 top resolution, a 2-millisecond response time, and a 2000:1 contrast ratio. The monitor also incorporates a webcam and four speakers.

2. Buy.com has a great price on a Verbatim portable hard drive. Get 160GB of storage in an easy-to-carry package for $46.49, with free shipping. If you need to carry around files for work and a miniature flash drive isn’t nearly large enough, check out this handy Verbatim drive.

3. If you could use some blank DVDs, you’ve got to go with the jumbo size. It’s the only thing that makes sense. Take a look at OfficeMax, which is selling 100 packs of Verbatim DVD+R discs for $24.99. Sounds good, right? It sounds even better when you see that the Verbatim 50 pack is selling for $34.99. So you need the giant size. Buy in bulk, son.

Today eMachines introduced the EL1300 series desktops with an all-white small form factor design and matching 20-inch monitor. The $298 eMachines EL1300G-01W is a smallish 10.7″ by 4.2″ by 15″ (HWD) desktop with a AMD Athlon 2650e processor, integrated nVidia GeForce 6150se graphics, 2GB of mmeory, 160GB hard drive, DVD burner, and runs Vista Home Basic. The $398 eMachines EL1300G-02w gives up 1GB of memory (leaving it with 1GB) and runs Windows XP Home instead of Vista, but adds a 20-inch widescreen monitor.

The new eMachines E182H wm display goes for $119 MSRP, and has a 16:9 aspect ratio widescreen, 18.5″ 1366×768 resolution display, and 5ms response time. The E182H wm display is also decked out in a glossy white finish to match the EL1300 series desktops. The monitor also includes built-in stereo speakers.

Both systems and monitor are aimed at the frugal home user or student. Both systems are available exclusively at Walmart.

If getting a company’s logo tattooed on your body for money seems like a sensible business decision, you might be a cheap geek.

1. A deal on iPods? It never happens, but right now it’s happening. iKitchen.com is selling 8GB 4th-generation iPod nanos in blue, pink, and purple, for $129.99. These don’t appear to be used or refurbished. You can also get a 32GB 2nd-generation iPod touch for $379.99. Now, there are some errors on the site, so be cautious and don’t believe everything you read: It claims the nanos regularly list for $199.99, but Apple sells them for $149.00. So you’re saving $20, not the $70 iKitchen.com claims. Definitely do not buy the 8GB iPod touch from the site: iKitchen.com is selling it for $259.99, while it only costs $229.00 on Apple.com. If you do buy from Kitchen.com, use the code “Memorial” for an extra 5 percent off.

2. If you don’t mind buying refurbished, Amazon has a great deal on the Toshiba D-RW2 DVD Player/Recorder. You can get one for $43.95 through a partner seller called Discount Jungle. Save video direct to disc with one-touch recording.

3. Here’s a little giveaway for the gentlemen: Click here before May 31, 2009, to win a Moxi HD DVR, as well as a one-year Rhapsody Unlimited membership and PlayOn media server license. This is a $995 value. Why is this for gentlemen? Because Moxi wants to help outfit your “mancave.”

If you waited for the Tuesday matinee so you could see the new Star Trek movie for $2, you might be a cheap geek.

1. Some people like pocket video cameras, and some people demand professional quality. If you want to record video that will look amazing on your wall-size flat panel, try the Canon VIXIA HG21 camcorder. Amazon has it for $899, and you know that includes free shipping. This Canon records AVCHD video, offers a 12X optical zoom, and has a 120GB hard drive for storing up to 45 hours of video. You’ll enjoy crystal-clear images from the 3.3-megapixel full-HD CMOS sensor.

2. Here’s a beautiful deal for business travelers: Amazon is selling the SwissGear rolling computer briefcase in black for $86.88 (with free shipping). It’s made from super-durable ballistic nylon and includes a padded carry handle, a shoulder strap, and a telescoping handle for rolling it.

3. Upgrade to Sennheiser’s Open-Aire stereo headphones and hear what you’ve been missing. Buy.com has them for $51.91 with free shipping. I’m crazy about the sleek yet rugged design.

If you love to download music but haven’t bought any in the last seven years, you might be a cheap geek. And you better hope the RIAA doesn’t get ahold of you.

1. It’s all about the 37X optical zoom. You won’t get this with a Flip cam. If you’ve been looking for an inexpensive video camera, but today’s popular pocketable models don’t do it for you, check out the Canon DC420 DVD camcorder. It’s got an amazing 37X optical zoom, and Amazon’s got it for $352.49. Canon makes fantastic videocams, and this one records direct to DVD for easy playback and includes an image stabilizer as well as an SD memory card slot for saving digital photos.

2. Or is it all about the terabytes? Check out the storage you can get for only $74.99 (with free shipping). That’s the price for a Samsung Spinpoint F1 internal hard drive at Newegg.com. It’s nice and fast (7,200 RPM), and it’ll give you the room you need for huge photo or video collections.

3. Maybe it’s all about good looks. I was shocked to see that Buy.com is now offering the Jawbone, the premier fashion Bluetooth headset, for $39.99 with free shipping. For a wireless experience that sounds as good as it looks, pick one up.