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If half your wardrobe is promotional t-shirts you’ve gotten at trade shows, you might be a cheap geek.

1. Finding excellent digital cameras at around $100 is what this column is all about, and today Office Max is offering a great one. You can grab a Nikon Coolpix P60 for $99.99, which is half the list price. This baby has 8.1 megapixels, a 5x optical zoom, red-eye reduction, and face priority technology. Sounds like a great bring-along for that summer vacation you’re planning.

2. Logitech makes some of the best peripherals around, so if you’re in need of a new keyboard take advantage of this deal from Office Depot. It’s selling the Logitech Deluxe 250 keyboard for $7.95. This is a black keyboard and it connects with a USB cable.

3. iPhone owners know how slippery their favorite phone can be. If you don’t want a hard fall or a cracked screen ruining your iPhone, get OtterBox’s iPhone Defender case from Amazon. While it originally sold for $76.29, Amazon has this handsome black and yellow case for $19.25.

Happy April 20th, people. If anyone finds a sweet deal on nachos, let me know.

1. If you’ve been holding out for a great price on an Olympus digital camera, this deal is one-of-a-kind, bud. Office Max is selling the Olympus FE-20 for the low price of $69.99. It’s an 8-megapixel camera with 3X optical zoom, face detection, image stabilization, and red-eye reduction. And it’s slim enough to slip in a bag or pocket before you go out.

2. You get two things in one with this deal: It’s a joint cordless phone and answering machine. Buy.com is offering the Philips DECT 6.0 four-handset cordless phone system for only $69.99, with free shipping. If you’re one of  the few people around who still has a landline, maybe this is the deal you’ve been waiting for.

3. Only $139.99 for a 19-inch monitor? I’m not just blowing smoke here, this is a seriously good deal. Tiger Direct is offering the LG W1952TQ 19-inch widescreen LCD monitor for a super price. Fire it up and throw on an old Bogart movie. Okay, I’m done now.

Do you like apples? Well I’ve got amazing bargains on tech deals. How do you like them apples?

1. Jet-setters, here’s a deal for you. Get the power and ease-of-use of a Garmin GPS for only $137.68 (with free shipping!) and use it in both the U.S. and Europe. The Garmin Nuvi 270 offers maps for both locations, as well as software that a frequent flyer will appreciate, including a world clock and currency converter. It also includes JPEG photo-viewing software, so you can show off your pictures on its 3.5-inch screen. Get it from Amazon.

2. Let’s do the math: Pentax Optio Z10; 8 megapixels, 7X zoom, $342.20 original price, your price: $90.99. It all adds up to savings. Ugh, corny. Anyway, it’s a steal, and the camera also includes face recognition and shake reduction. Amazon’s got a great price on this one.

3. Sing, sing a song. Sing out loud; sing out strong. Not around me, please, but sing to your heart’s content with the iLive CD-G Karaoke System with iPod Dock. Best Buy has it for only $49.99. It’s sure to enliven any party. Please don’t invite me to that party.

Bonus Deal: Amazon would like to give you over 700 MP3s for free. Say thank you.

We’re beginning to think there really is no number too high for the megazoom focal length. Back in the day, just boasting a 10x zoomer was enough to fall into said category; today, you best top 20x if you even want into the discussion. Olympus’ 26x SP-590UZ is definitely amongst the craziest out there, sporting a 12 megapixel sensor, 2.7-inch LCD and a launch price of just under $450. Reviewers over at PhotographyBLOG were duly impressed across the board, with a certain critic noting that “the ability to go from capturing wide-angle landscapes to distant details in a four second zoom of the lens cannot be underestimated, especially as there’s little distortion to worry about at either end and excellent sharpness across its entire range.” Not surprisingly, the cam notched a “Highly Recommended” badge along with 4.5 out of 5 overall stars — that said, are you really willing to buy in knowing a 58.983x successor is just around the bend?

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Olympus SP-590UZ (and its 26x zoomer) gets reviewed originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Photography Blog‘s just put up a rather exhaustive review of Canon’s PowerShot SX200 IS. If you’ve already forgotten, this little guy boasts a 12 megapixel sensor, a 12x optical zoom, and a 3-inch LCD. Among the standout features of the cam, they like the PASM creative shooting modes, and its versatile 12x zoom lens. Drawbacks for the camera include its video mode, LCD (which is a lower resolution than some rivals), and a Smart Auto Mode that leaves a little to be desired. Overall, they seem to think that the camera stacks up quite well against most of its rivals, though they did find that it feel a bit short of its main competitor, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7. There’s one more shot after the break, and hit the read link for the full on review.

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Canon PowerShot SX200 IS reviewed, deemed pretty decent originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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