Who would’ve guessed that the hero gadget of Hurricane Sandy would’ve been the lowly power strip? Connected Manhattanites, lacking power for their phones and laptops (or streetlights), staggered uptown to find a place to charge up, only to find any free outlet already taken. But good samaritans plugged in power strips, and brought the power to the people. New Yorkers rejoiced. More »
While it’s not quite the 20 percent firesale we’ve grown accustomed to, Best Buy’s 15 percent off of iTunes gift cards still represents a healthy discount on your possibly overpriced movie rentals and season passes. Get it while it’s hot! Which it should be all day. More »
Hurricane Sandy is about to hit the East coast, and that means millions of Americans are hunkered down and staying safe. That’s the wise decision, and if you’re homebound, you’re probably all stocked with provisions, listening to a Hurricane Sandy Spotify playlist, and you’ve already posted this freaky horse-headed jogger to your Facebook wall. That’s a great way to ride the storm out, as long as you have internet. But if your power goes out, there’s a good chance your modem or router—and primary connection to the outside world—will be powerless. More »
So you got up early this morning and ordered yourself a spankin’ new iPad Mini. Good for you! Sure, the iPad Mini might not be the best value, and that screen can be called pixel-poor, but there’s still enough there that millions of people will buy one. Considering the fact that the iPad Mini is rolling with almost two-year-old guts, you might be looking to upgrade sooner than you’d like. Make that upgrade a lot easier on your wallet by reselling your iPad for as much as you can. The best way to get maximum resale value from your Apple goods is to baby them. And that means slapping a case on your iPad Mini the second it comes out of the box. More »
While the email account you’re currently using—be it Gmail, Yahoo, or heaven forbid, Hotmail—may be free, there is a real cost associated you may not be accounting for: your time. Every email that you have to archive, delete, or report costs you seconds of your life. Every store you’ve ever bought something from that now thinks it can send you emails whenever is stealing your time. But there are real, important emails in your inbox that you don’t want to miss. So you slog through hundreds of emails for the few that matter. More »
I just got invited to a Halloween party this weekend. That’s great; it means I have friends! But I don’t have a costume. This happens every year—I toss around great conceptual costume ideas, but then October 24th rolls around, a week before Halloween, and I’ve got nothing. Some of you are in the same situation. Sure, if you’ve got two iPads you’ve got a great creepy costume, but most people in this spot usually settle for a half-assed reappropration of street clothes, or they run to a big-box store and pay full price for a outfit they only wear once. More »
Dealzmodo! If you’re looking for the cheapest full-sized iPad available, it’s not the iPad 2 which still costs $400 brand new. Instead, the best deal on an iPad is the third-generation iPad with Retina Display. You can get it for only $380. More »
Let’s not beat around the bush: if you’re on Gizmodo today, you’re interested in iPads. Mini iPads. Apple delivered the Mini you were looking for—plus an updated Mac Mini too. But the starter model of the iPad Mini only comes with 16GB of space. That’s more space than some rumors indicated, but it’s still a minuscule amount, especially since apps and media keep taking up more space. It’s not like storage space is expensive—see this very “mini” flash drive, that features 16GB of space (the same amount as the iPad), for only $10 from Amazon today. It’s incredibly small and light, so it can go everywhere with you, and it’s an insanely good deal with Prime shipping and the lowest price on the internet. More »
Let me guess: you’re still using the stock earbuds that came with your phone. Don’t deny it, I see you every day, on the bus and train, listening to white cords coming out of your ears. I get it—they were free, and they were convenient, and you haven’t gotten around to upgrading. But you should know that they don’t actually sound that great, and those white buds tell everyone—even muggers—what you’ve got in your pocket. Today’s Dealzmodo is for you; we’re giving you a chance to upgrade your stock earbud noise to premium Klipsch reference sound at a pretty large discount. More »
Today’s Best Buy daily deal is amazingly good: it’s offering up $50 iTunes gift cards for just $40, including free shipping. More »
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