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Black Friday: Canon PIXMA MP560 WiFi Printer for $49

Black Friday: Canon PIXMA MP560 WiFi Printer for $49

| November 13, 2010 | 0 Comments

Best Buy will be selling the Canon PIXMA MP560 all-in-one printer for just $49.99 on Black Friday. This is a $100 discount off the normal price, making it a great value for those looking for a basic wireless printer. The Canon PIXMA MP560 can print, scan and copy photos and documents. Since it has WiFi [...]

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Black Friday: 2TB Seagate GoFlex Hard Drive for $89 at Best Buy

Black Friday: 2TB Seagate GoFlex Hard Drive for $89 at Best Buy

| November 13, 2010 | 2 Comments

Best Buy will be selling the Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 2TB hard drive on Black Friday for just $89.99. The Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 2TB drive normally retails for $169.99. This hard drive comes with a base that’s compatible with both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0, which is available on some newer laptops. The ‘GoFlex’ portion of [...]

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Black Friday 2010: Sony BRAVIA 46″ HDTV for $698

Black Friday 2010: Sony BRAVIA 46″ HDTV for $698

| November 12, 2010 | 0 Comments

Best Buy will be selling the Sony BRAVIA Sony BRAVIA KDL46EX400 HDTV for just $698 on Black Friday. This is just over $150 off this HDTV’s regular price of $849.99 The Sony BRAVIA KDL46EX400 is a 46″HDTV that uses LCD technology. It displays video at up to 1080p, which is exactly what you need if [...]

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Best Buy Black Friday Laptop: HP Pavilion DV6-3127dx for $499

Best Buy Black Friday Laptop: HP Pavilion DV6-3127dx for $499

| November 12, 2010 | 15 Comments

An early look at the Black Friday Best Buy ad shows that the retailer will be selling the HP Pavilion dv6 for $499 on Black Friday.  The specific model number going on sales is the HP Pavilion DV6-3127dx, which is a Best Buy exclusive. This laptop can be compared to other Black Friday laptops that [...]

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HP Slate 500 Camera Demo

HP Slate 500 Camera Demo

| October 22, 2010 | 1 Comment

The HP Slate 500 comes with a pair of webcams for video calls and to capture photos and videos. I gave the 3MP camera on the bacl of the Slate 500 a spin and recorded the following video. If you want to read more about the HP Slate 500, you can read more about the [...]

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HP Slate 500 Detailed Hands On & First Impressions With Slate and Accessories

HP Slate 500 Detailed Hands On & First Impressions With Slate and Accessories

| October 21, 2010 | 7 Comments

During our meeting with HP we were able to give the HP Slate 500 a good look and caught the Slate and its accessories on camera. You can see more details on the HP Slate 500 and accessories from our earlier coverage as well as another HP Slate 500 hands on video. More HP Slate [...]

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HP Slate 500 Hands On Video

HP Slate 500 Hands On Video

| October 21, 2010 | 0 Comments

We were able to catch up with HP earlier today for a hands on with the HP Slate 500, HP’s new Windows 7 Slate. You can see the first Hands on video below which gives you a tour of the device. We’ll also have a longer HP Slate 500 tour which gives you a look at [...]

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New MacBook Air Has USB Recovery Drive

New MacBook Air Has USB Recovery Drive

| October 21, 2010 | 0 Comments

Apple provides OSX and iLife recovery DVDs on most Macs, but doesn’t do so on the new MacBook Air since it doesn’t come with an internal DVD drive. Instead, Apple is bundling an 8GB flash drive with the software loaded on them should you need to re-install the software or run into system issues. Both [...]

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Roku Intros New HD Media Players, Brings 1080p Online Video to TVs

Roku Intros New HD Media Players, Brings 1080p Online Video to TVs

| September 23, 2010 | 1 Comment

Roku announced three new and improved media players that stream online video, music and more to TVs. Starting at $59.99, all three models provide quick access to services such as Netflix, Amazon Video on Demand, MLB.TV, Pandora, Facebook and many other free and premium services. Until recently, the standard Roku player cost $100. The new [...]

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Microsoft Readies Bing Rewards, Ignores the Fact That Other Devices Exist

Microsoft Readies Bing Rewards, Ignores the Fact That Other Devices Exist

| September 22, 2010 | 1 Comment

Microsoft is gearing up Bing Rewards, a search engine loyalty program that will reward frequent users with points. Earn enough points and you can redeem them for gift cards or products. In order to earn Bing Rewards points, computer users are required to install the Bing Bar toolbar. The toolbar requires a Windows machine running [...]

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