Hasta La Gadget!

I love the springtime, because all the little birdies are singing “cheap, cheap, cheap.”

1. You’ll never know what you’ll find on Cheap Geek: today I’m bringing you big savings on a flat-screen monitor from a company you’ve heard of! That never happens. Grab an Acer V Series 17-inch LCD monitor for only $98.24 from Buy.com, and get free shipping. It comes with a 3-year warranty and is even wall-mountable.

2. If you’ve got a summer cruise coming up, this is a great deal. Buy.com is offering the Polaroid t833 waterproof digital camera for $132.95, with free shipping. It’s perfect for pool and beach shots, and the price makes it a fun purchase rather than a serious expense. It has an 8 megapixel resolution, a 3x optical zoom, and a 2.5-inch viewing screen.

3. If you’ve been getting into Skype calling, a good headset could make your computer calls easier. Try this Logitech PC120 headset, which Discount ID is selling for only $9.90.

Bonus Deal: Check out HP’s two-day Monster Sale for discounts on desktops, notebooks, printers, and more.

Last month Apple posted a listing for a Camera Project manager. The aim of the position was the “development and of integration of camera modules across iPhone and iPod.” The former is not especially exciting, but the latter is certainly interesting, seeing as how current versions of Apple’s flagship MP3 player don’t yet offer the feature.

Recent rumors swirling around the iPhone have hinted that the latest version of the device will get an upgraded camera complete with higher resolution and video capture support. This is really the first hint that the Touch might also benefit from such a boost, but heck, the company’s gotta give the device some kind of bump come June.

Ritz Camera is set to become the latest retail tech chain to feel the pinch of the recession in a big way. After having recently declared bankruptcy, the company has announced that it will close 300 stores–nearly half of those currently in operation. Four-hundred locations will remain open.

Ritz will be liquidating some $50 million worth of inventory with sale beginning April 4th.

Spring’s nearly here, and with it the promise of outdoors–biking, skateboarding, motorcycling, rollerdisco, or whatever your sport of choice. Consumers have turned in droves to portable, easy-to-use video cameras like the Flip, and they’ll no doubt like the forthcoming Kodak ZX1 and the Cobra DVC950. But if you like sports, you’re gonna love the VholdR.

Designed to by Twenty20 for hands-free recording of your favorite activity, the VholdR ($280 street) is a tiny black camcorder that mounts to your helmet, recording whatever you point your eyeballs at. A pair of laser beams help you target the camera correctly (they’re ideal for Predator impersonations, too), and one-button operation makes it easy to use with gloves on. Plus Twenty20 hosts a web community where you can post the day’s best clips and share tips with other users, all linked through Google Earth.

To test the VHoldR’s quality and ease of use, I set my friend Jesse up with the VHoldR for a week of intense motorcycling. After the jump, a full review, including a side-by-side comparison of video from the Pure Digital Flip.

For those of you looking to prove just how green your thumb really is, have a gander at the Timelapse Garden Video Camera. Offered up at the always intriguing Hammacher Schlemmer, this weatherproof garden tool engages in the tedious task of taking snapshots of your flora in customizable intervals and then weaving them together into a single 1,280 x 1,024 AVI video. The lens can focus as close as 20-inches away, and with the bundled 2GB USB flash drive, upwards of 18,000 photos can be stored at a time. Amazingly, we’re told that it can operate for up to four months using four AA cells, and it even turns itself off at night and back on in the morning in order to not waste capture space and battery life. It’s shipping now to hedgers, groundkeepers and everyday plantsmen for $159.95.

[Via OhGizmo]

Filed under: Digital Cameras, Household

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