Jun 14
The keyboard you’re typing on is probably gross as hell, and it isn’t doing any favors for your posture, either. Consider replacing it with Microsoft’s stalwart ergonomic split keyboard, which is on sale for $30 from Amazon at the moment.
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Jun 13
Most people cook meat by feel with a timer, but sometimes you’ve got to step away from the grill. Or you need to know exactly how hot your meat is. There are lots of meat thermometers that can take a temperature, but wouldn’t you rather have one that you can monitor on your phone?
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Apr 26
Back in January, Best Buy ran an unprecedented weekend sale where it took $200 off four different models of the most recent MacBook Air. That was a hell of a bargain; even now it’s the lowest price we’ve ever seen for a new MBA. This weekend, Best Buy is doing it again, only with the new, skinny iMac, and instead of a $200 discount, it’s only $125. The 22-inch iMacs start at $1175 and the 27-inch iMacs start at $1675. That’s still the lowest price for a new iMac we’ve seen—refurbs, when they’re in stock, are cheaper—and that means if you’ve wanted one, today’s probably a good day to pick one up. [Best Buy] More »
Apr 25
Even if you’ve got a sweet pair of cans, listening to music through the on-board jack on your phone or laptop can be underwhelming. That’s why you need a little gadget called a DAC, or a digital-analog-converter. They take the flat, quiet sound that your crappy on-board audio produces and make it clearer and louder. Whitson Gordon over on Lifehacker has a great piece about why’d you want to use a DAC. Some beautiful DACs are audiophile-level gear with audiophile price tags to match, but Fiio makes nice little DACs that are affordable, and one of the nicest models is on sale today. More »
Apr 24
Nikon’s D3000 came out in 2009, and even back then it was a cheap DSLR. It’s meant for beginners. In addition to the decidedly non-professional $500 price, the D3000 actually features educational menus to help a first time photographer learn the ropes. Still, it wasn’t cheap, especially for tyros or students—if you’re not sure you’re gonna stick with the hobby, it’s hard to spend what amounts to a rent payment. But flash forward to 2013, and Adorama is selling the D3000 for $210—a price even broke college students can afford. More »
Apr 23
It’s not too often you’ll find an attractive computer monitor under $100, but that’s exactly what Best Buy’s got on tap for its deal of the day. Today, you can buy a 21-inch Lenovo 1080p monitor for $100. Here’s what you’ve got to know about this monitor: Lenovo bills it as an IPS screen. If you wanted to use an HDMI input, you’re out of luck. It only takes DVI and VGA inputs. And at $100 from Best Buy, it’s $60 less than Amazon. At this price, I’d guess most people will pick up two. [Best Buy] More »
Apr 22
The most important—and expensive—coffee gadget for a home cupper is a burr grinder. Good coffee requires even extraction, and no matter how many fancy coffee makers you own, if you’re not using a burr grinder, you won’t be able to achieve the consistent grinds necessary for most coffee recipes, especially if you want to make good third-wave espresso at home. For coffee people, Baratza’s line of stepped burr grinders are the preferred home grinders. More »
Apr 19
Portal 2 Is Your Deal of the Day
Posted in: Today's Chili
Steam is selling Portal 2—our sibling site Kotaku’s 2011 game of the year—for $5 today. Although this game isn’t the newest, it’s still got a huge fanbase because it has a solid co-op mode and it’s one of the few first-person games that isn’t a violent shooter. It’s also just plain fun. More »
Apr 18
TVs are more furniture-like than almost any other gadget. They’re big, they find a spot in your living room, and they stay there for years. That’s a major reason why smart functionality—that goes obsolete—baked into a TV is daft: who wants to replace a piece of furniture every other year? But Panasonic did just that, and now they’ve got a bunch of nice 47″ LED IPS TV they want to clear out, because as the banner over the sale proclaims, “our new 2013 models have arrived!” More »
Apr 17
The iPad is not designed to be used with a keyboard. But that hasn’t stopped moms, businesspeople, and tactile enthusiasts from using one anyway. If you know someone who likes their iPad big and bulky, don’t try to convince them that the touchscreen is good enough. They’ve already made up their mind. What you can do is point them to a better iPad keyboard case. The least crappy QWERTY iPad case is Logitech’s Ultrathin Keyboard Case. More »
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