Hasta La Gadget!

Some people love to complain about K-Cups—y’know, the single serving pods that produce a cup of coffee in seconds. Sure, they may be envirommentally wasteful, they might not make the best tasting cup of coffee, and a K-Cup costs more than an equivalent amount of coffee beans. But for some people, coffee is just a way to deliver caffeine, and for that, the K-Cup is a perfect solution. Making a K-cup is simple: add water, add the coffee pod, and press a button. Cleanup’s even easier. Often, this kind of convenience is reserved for offices and schools, where time and tidiness are at a premium. But today, the Mr. Coffee Single Cup Brewer—which uses K-Cups—is 39% off at Amazon, which means you can still pick up a reusable K-Cup and still save money. Never again will you clean a french press full of grinds and have to decide whether they go in the trash or the sink. [Amazon] More »

Until recently, Dealzmodo was phasing out deals on disc media. There’s a plethora of online options to stream or download, and many laptops and desktops don’t even come with optical drives anymore. It seemed like the right time to take DVDs and Blu-rays out to pasture. But many of you—committed Dealz readers—wrote us, or commented on posts that you loved discs. You pointed out that both Google and iTunes use compression to deliver HD content, and that Blu-rays offered the highest possible video quality. You suggested that that owning a physical object is different than renting bits and bytes. And you proposed that since optical media is somewhat on its way out, there’s bound to be great deals on discs. More »

It doesn’t matter whether you’re trying to maintain rule in the face of the intern resistance or whether you’re trying to break the chains of school oppression, there’s no brand of dart gun more trusted than Nerf. Foam wars get serious—and the losers are often the ones underarmed. Not having not enough Nerf guns is the easiest way to lose a Nerf war. The other trap would-be Nerf warlords run into is running out of ammunition: every time you shoot a dart, regardless of its accuracy, you’re basically giving your opponent ammunition. Fire a few, and now you’re unarmed. More »

Portable hard drives have never been called sexy. They’re simply not the most desirable gadget. You know what is worth lusting over? Ultrabooks. They’re skinny, tapered, and fast. They’re the sports car of the gadget world. But like sports cars, they don’t come with much space. The 128GB of flash memory in my laptop means it flies, but I have to leave my media at home. Theres no room for any junk in the trunk at all. More »

Looking to save some coin on your tech purchases? Of course you are! In this round-up, we’ll run down a list of the freshest frugal buys, hand-picked with the help of the folks at Slickdeals. You’ll want to act fast, though, as many of these offerings won’t stick around long.

Still need to make some improvements to a machine you’ve got lying around after last week’s group of component offerings? If so, here’s another handful of discounted tech ready to meet your eager mouse clicks. For those not looking to alter their current setup, a 30-inch HP display gets quite the handsome price reduction as well. Don’t get too comfortable, because these bad boys will be gone before you know it. Head on past the break to get started but just remember to include the requisite rebate forms should you need ’em.

Continue reading Slickdeals’ best in tech for September 17th: 30-inch HP monitor, motherboard combo and SSDs

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