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”Dealzmodo: $100 Wal-Mart Gift Card With Purchase of PS3
That deal where you get a $100 Wal-Mart gift card when buying a Blu-ray player is even better than we thought. If you buy a PlayStation 3 (including the Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle) between June 8 and June 14, you'll qualify for that hundred bones. This deal looks even better than the last one, seeing as the $100 gift card qualifies for purchase of anything, not just Blu-ray movies, of which there are only a handful we actually want. Good find, Crecente. [Wal-Mart via Kotaku]Dealzmodo: 5% Off Anything at Amazon.com
Lockergnome has somewhat convoluted way to game the Amazon system to get an extra 5% off of anything in the store, as long as it's actually sold by Amazon.com and not a third-party retailer. It's too long to list here, but the gist of it is that you tell Amazon you already own something, wait a day, and they'll recommend that item back to you at a 5% discount. Not sure how this makes sense, but Lockergnome says it works. Go check it out, cheapos. [Lockergnome]
Free AT&T iPhone Wi-Fi Is Officially Back
The flip floppery AT&T iPhone Wi-Fi access has finally been made official, with AT&T adding a note on their own iPhone plan page that reflects the free Wi-Fi. That's 17,000 Wi-Fi hotspots, some of which are at Starbucks, some of which are at a Barnes and Noble. Finally, now with wireless access, you've got something to read at Barnes and Noble. [AT&T]
Unlimited International Skyping For $9.95 a Month From the US/Canada to 34 Countries
Skype's latest $9.95 international subscription plan seems fantastic if you're calling relatives or friends in other countries really often. Just pay $9.95 a month and you'll be able to ring up landlines in one of 34 countries (cellphones are only supported in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, the US and Canada), and if you buy three months' worth of credit before June 1, you'll get one month for free. Super useful for when you've got older folks in other countries who don't really know how to use a computer to Skype with. Or if you don't want them to see over video chat that you've gained some weight. [Skype]
Dealzmodo: Buy Two Get One Free Blu-ray (Plus 30% Off)
Amazon's got a pretty damn good deal going on Blu-ray movies right now, offering a buy-two-get-one-free off any of 58 selected movies. Better yet, these movies are already at least 30% off, so you can get three movies for about $45ish. We suggest Wild Things, The 5th Element and Into the Blue for a triple-play high def boobstravaganza. [Amazon via PS3Fanboy]Question of the Day: What's the Best Hard Drive Deal You Can Find?
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Dealzmodo: Refurbished TiVo HD $199
The TiVo HD hasn't even been available for a year, but you can get your hands on a refurbished one for just $199. Head on over to the site before April 2 and you'll be able to grab one at the low, pre-used price as long as you purchase 1 year of TiVo service at checkout. The whole thing will be ($199 + $129 + tax + shipping) north of 300 bones, but it's still a pretty sweet deal. [TiVo]Dealzmodo: DivX Pro Free For a Limited Time
We love watching DivX, but what if you want to create DivX? You'd normally have to pony up for the DivX Pro pack to let you encode your favorite movies into our favorite format, but for a limited time you can download DivX Pro for free. Think of it as an early Xmas present to get more people creating content in their format. Wait, I see what they're doing! [DivX via Wal-You via Cyber Net News]
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Dealzmodo: 30GB Black and White Zunes for $84
Itching to get in on the Zune 2.0 action? Woot's got both black and white 30GB Zunes for just $84.99. Yez, these Zunes are refurbished, but if you're not too picky about using something some stranger's handled, you can save a few bucks. And if you're a fan of the brown Zune, like we are, Amazon has those for $89. [Woot via Amazon]
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Best Buy Replaces Backordered $99 HD DVD Players With Newer Model
In a move so not Best Buy-like we had to double check, Best Buy is upgrading backordered Toshiba HD-A2 HD DVD players to the newer and more expensive HD-A3 model. This stems from a total sellout at the $99 price point when Best Buy pricematched Wal-Mart's $99 pre-Black Friday deal with their own sub-$100 player. But now that the HD-A2 is discontinued and lots of orders are placed and not filled, Best Buy is doing the Fonz and giving people lucky enough to get orders in a thumbs-up to the HD-A3 (which actually isn't even all that much better than the A2). [DailyTech via Consumerist]
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NBC Wanted to "Experiment" with $2.99 TV Show Pricepoint on iTunes, Cut of Apple Hardware Sales
Nearly two months after the fizzle out between NBC Universal and Apple during contract negotiations, NBC U CEO Jeff Zucker spills what some of the contested terms were. Most surprising is that NBC asked for a cut of hardware sales. Not the fact that they wanted a cut, but that they actually asked for it—they'd have more luck asking the devil himself to reverse whatever deal Steve inked with him. (Though handing content providers a slice isn't unprecedented.) Also, that pricing "flexibility" NBC pissed and moaned so loudly about was what we all expected: ""We wanted to take one show, it didn't matter which one it was, and experiment and sell it for $2.99." So in short, it was all about money. More »Dell Products Headed For Staples Retail Stores
In a break from Dell's traditional mail order biz, an agreement reached today with the Staples retail chain will bring Dell brand notebooks, desktops, monitors, printers, and ink to over 1400 Staples stores across the U.S. Initially Staples will carry Inspiron 1721 and 1521 notebooks, Inspiron 530 desktops, 948 and 926 All-in-one printers, the 1320c laser printer, the Dell SE198WFP 19-inch LCD, E228WFP 22-inch LCD, and most types of Dell brand ink and toner with more products to be added over time. A similar agreement was signed with Wal-Mart earlier this year, making this the second time Dell has partnered with a major US retailer and the first time it has scored a 3-way.[Staples via i4u]
Dealzmodo: Free Heroes HD DVD With Xbox 360 HD DVD Player
Best Buy has an Xbox 360 HD DVD deal coming up next week that lets you get the HD DVD addon as well as a free Heroes Season 1 HD DVD box set for just $179. The ad says the Heroes pack is a $99.99 value, but you can pick it up online for just $69. It's still a good deal, but slightly less incredible. Plus, you can still get five free HD DVD movies with purchase as well. [Cheapassgamer via Xbox 360 Fanboy]
TiVo HD Lifetime Service Transfer: $199 For a Limited Time
This is a semi-good deal if you've already purchased a lifetime subscription on your old Series 2 units and want to upgrade to a TiVo HD. For the medium, medium price of $199, you can transfer your old sub to the new unit if and only if you purchase an HD unit between October 11 and November 8. Plus, your old subscription has to have been activated before October 1, 2003, and not have been already transferred to some other machine. If you fit through all these caveats, feel free to fork over even more money to TiVo. [Zatz Not Funny]
Evander Holyfield Announces Real Deal Grill
After kicking George Foreman's ass in the ring, Evander Holyfield hopes to kick his ass again in the kitchen (with a grill, not boxing gloves). After signing with manufacturer CirTran Corp, Holyfield produced a 30-minute infomercial about the $99 Real Deal Grill that will surely Change Your Life. At the moment, we're only moderately excited about the new animal-flesh-charring matchup. Get Don King on the line and then maybe we'll talk. [defamer/AP]








