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Wasilla Craigslist: Burned, Broken Xbox 360 "Totally Fine" and a Steal at $250

Sean Fallon — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:00:00 EST

So...are there like two 360s in the state of Alaska or something? One that wasn't burned and "almost" run over by a car, and the one owned by this guy? [Craigslist via BB Gadgets]

7 Crappy Black Friday "Deals" That Aren't Really

matt buchanan — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:20:00 EST

We've been telling you all of the deals you shouldn't miss for Black Friday, plus how to survive while getting exactly what you want. Well, Electronic House goes in the other direction, pointing out seven Black Friday "deals" you should avoid because you can get the same (or better) deal right now somewhere else. Topping the list are the Canon SD1100IS digital camera at Sears, which is currently cheaper at Amazon, and the Sharp LC-52SB55U HDTV at Circuit City, which is $200 cheaper at Best Buy as we speak. [Electronic House Image: Getty]

More Advice for the Black Friday Fray:
• The aforementioned Ultimate Survival Guide.
• 5 Gadgets You Can't Skimp On (And How to Save Money Buying Them)
• Best of Black Friday Deals Complete Roundup">All the best deals in one place
• Plus these late breaking ones from Cupertino: Apple Black Friday Deals Include Some Decent Third-Party Discounts
• Warnings: 7 Crappy Black Friday "Deals" That Aren't Really
• How To Choose an HDTV on Black Friday (or Any Day)
• How to set up that new HDTV you just got.

Photochop Contest:
• Brutally Honest Black Friday Ads Showcase Retailers on the Brink

Why You Might Want to Avoid Shopping on Black Friday, altogether:
• 10 Reasons We're Doomed: Black Friday Edition
• WalMart Worker Trampled to Death by Deal-Crazed Black Friday Shoppers

[Complete Black Friday Gadget Coverage at Giz]

QVC Selling Dell Mini 9 for 'Only' $70 Over List

Mark Wilson — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:45:00 EST

The suits might fire me for this...but I'm slashing the price on this lovely Dell Mini 9 laptop to $529. Holy crap, I just blacked out. What did I just say? Did I just say $529? I meant to say $1,529! Hell, I meant to say $10,529! Well no going back now, the Dell Mini 9 laptop is here on QVC for just $529. These are great for kids, grandparents, baseball players...wait a second...I'm receiving word that you can actually customize this same system for $449 on Dell.com. Well...I mean...then you'd have to...go online...series of youtubes...and stuff. Update: Dell says that particular configuration actually runs $552 on Dell.com plus shipping, so you actually do save a bit through QVC. Your grandmother is vindicated after all!

So, uhh, I'd recommend all QVC fans buy the Dell Mini 9 from us, then go to Dell.com and pick up a second Dell Mini 9 for only $449. That's two laptops for under $1000 here on QVC. Damn, still got it! [Lilliputing]

Seattle's Filthy, Prostitute-Ridden Automated Public Toilets Now Available on eBay

John Mahoney — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:00:43 EDT

After spending $5 million of the city's tax dollars on high-tech, self-cleaning public toilets and then watching them quickly devolve into disgusting havens for just about every urban deviance imaginable, the city of Seattle is trying to cut their losses by vending all five of them on eBay where they can be yours for $89,000 each, discarded crack pipes not included.

In theory, the toilets' self-cleaning mechanism is capable of spraying down the whole interior with water jets and detergent every day, but the drainage systems quickly became clogged with trash, rendering them completely useless. Drug fiends and prostitutes were also fond of the 20-minute auto-locking doors, but the depravity quickly became too much for everyone, says the NYTimes:

“I’m not going to lie: I used to smoke crack in there,” said one homeless woman, Veronyka Cordner, nodding toward the toilet behind Pike Place Market. “But I won’t even go inside that thing now. It’s disgusting.”

[eBay via NYTimes]

EMI Selling WAVs of Radiohead's Back Catalog for a Mere $167

Adam Frucci — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:40:00 EST

Radiohead made waves with their latest album, selling it in digital form for whatever price you wanted to pay for it. Now EMI, their old label, is looking to hop on that bandwagon of goodwill by offering a set of all of the band's past studio albums and one live album in a number of formats, including uncompressed WAV files on a custom Radiohead Bear USB drive.

In case you've been living under a rock for the past 14 years and don't own a single Radiohead release, now's your chance to get on board. The first way to buy it is in a set with all seven discs in digipacks with original artwork. That'll set you back £40, or about $83, which isn't much of a discount (thanks mostly to the insane exchange rate).

The next option is to buy all seven albums as digital downloads, all encoded as 320kbps MP3s, along with digital artwork. The price for this is an unforgiving £35, or $73.

The last option is probably the most appealing to Radiohead die-hards, as it comes with a limited-edition USB drive. The 4GB drive will come loaded with the seven albums encoded as uncompressed WAV files as well as digital artwork. The price for this "strictly limited edition" piece of hardware? £80, or $167. Yes, $167 for a thumb drive loaded up with WAV files.

So, how many of these sets do you think EMI will sell? You've got to appreciate the choice of encoding options, but those prices are beyond insane. And the real problem is that only the most devoted of fans would even consider spending this kind of coin on RH materials, and they obviously own all the back catalog already. So, uh, what the hell, EMI? [Product Page]