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The Best Cheap Mini Laptop Just Got Some Competition

If you’re looking for a cheap, no-frills laptop to carry everywhere, the $200 HP Stream 11 is the one we’d recommend. But soon, there may be an alternative pick: the Lenovo IdeaPad 100S. Oh, we can’t say for sure till we’ve put them both through their paces, but the Lenovo IdeaPad 100S is definitely shooting…

The OnePlus One, which we called The Best Cheap Off-Contract Smartphone, just got a permanent price cut to $250. Our ultra-budget pick, the $180 Moto G, doesn’t seem like such a deal now! We’ll be updating that Bests accordingly. [OnePlus]

The Hero+ LCD Is GoPro’s New, Cheaper Touch Screen Action Cam

Well color us surprised: GoPro has a new camera in the middle of the year. It’s called the Hero+ LCD. It’s basically a hybrid of the entry-level Hero camera and the higher end Hero4 Silver, which was GoPro’s first camera with a built-in touch screen. Here’s what you get for 300 bucks. Like the $400…

23 Household Items That Can Double As (Effective) Camping Gear

Spend money on the big ticket camping items that ensure your comfort and safety. Don’t spend money on all the little stuff that can often be better handled by supplies you already own. https://gizmodo.com/23-household-items-that-can-double-as-effective-campi-1685708881

A Basic Guide To Cheap Outdoors Gear For Broke Adventurers

On a budget but still want to be comfortable and safe on your outdoors adventures? Here’s a guide to what you need to spend money on, what you don’t and how to find effective clothing, tools, boots, bags and whatnot on a budget. We’ll focus here on general gear for basic outdoors pursuits like hiking,…

How To Make Your Own Tent Footprint For $25

Footprints help extend the life of your tent by protecting its floor. But, they’re inexplicably expensive. You can slash that price by half or more if your make your own from Tyvek. Here’s how. We have a Big Agnes Fly Creek UL2 tent ($390) that we use for pretty much every backpacking trip. It’s a…

Moto G (2014) Review: A Phone This Cheap Shouldn’t Be This Good

You are now entering the world of inexpensive smartphones. You’re in the bargain bin, the bottom end, the cheapest of the cheap. Dispense with your expectations of blistering fast processors, pixel-heavy cameras, premium metal bodies, or 2K screens. Also, while you’re at it, do away with the notion that “cheap” means “bad.” I just tested…

Moto G 2014 Hands-On: Bigger Bang For the Same Buck

Guess what Motorola’s top-selling phone of all time is? Nope, it’s not the Razr, it’s last year’s Moto G. For 180 bucks off-contract and unlocked, it was a hell of a lot of phone. Well, the 2014 model is here, and it’s bigger and better, and it costs just the same. The new Moto G…

How Priority Bicycles Made a “Maintenance Free” Bike For Under $400

Buying a bike is all about compromises. You can get a cheap one at Target, but it’ll be heavy and have low-end components. Or you could get a light bike with killer components, but you’ll be paying through the nose. Priority Bicycles is a new company that thinks it’s found the sweet spot: A cheap,…

Phil Schiller: There Will Be No Cheapo iPhone, Stupid!

This is not surprising, but since the Wall Street Journal keeps releasing stupid stupid STUPID reports on Apple developing a cheapo iPhone year after year, it’s good to have Phil Schiller punching them in the groin with a big hell-no: Despite the popularity of cheap smartphones, this will never be the future of Apple’s products.…

Why Cheap Booze Makes Your Hangover So Horrible

You. You’re out drinking with your friends, matching them round for round. They’re sippin’ fancy whiskey, but you’re saving money, sticking with the well specials. So why is it, halfway through the night, you’re suddenly hit with a brutal headache, and everybody else is fine? It’s Friday afternoon, you’ve made it through the long week,…

The 8 Cheapest Computers in the World

Computers are more affordable these days than they ever have been. But what if affordable ain’t affordable enough—what if you need absolute, rock-bottomest, dirt cheap? Our friends at Laptop Mag rounded up the 8 cheapest computers in the world, just for you. When the PC era began in the early 1980s, you’d be lucky to…

You Can Buy an iPad 2 for $320 and That’s Freaking Cheap

Even though the new iPad came out recently, the iPad 2 is still alive and kickin’. Hell, it’s very probably the second best tablet out there right now. And if you can get the second best tablet for only $320? That’s a sick, awesome, definitely worth every penny steal of a deal. Apple is discounting…

A Forgettable Camera/Media Player Is Suddenly Worth Remembering When It’s Just $22

It’s been quite a while since a personal media player finagled its way onto the site, and while eMatic’s new eSport Clip is probably a marginal-at-best media player and digital camera, it’s worth noting that it’s also just 22 bucks. For reference, it will cost you $40 just to get the extended warranty on the…

Hands-On the $170 ViewSonic Tablet I Wanted to Love, But Couldn’t

When we found out about ViewSonic’s $170 tablet that runs Android’s latest (and definitely greatest) OS, we were more than just a little skeptical. We wanted to believe, but we’ve been hurt before. After some hands-on time, I can confirm that our dead-inside hearts were dead-on. https://gizmodo.com/is-there-any-way-viewsonics-170-ice-cream-sandwich-tab-5874903 The 7-inch tablet is light and is very…

Republic Wireless Will Offer an Unbelievable $19 Unlimited Data/Voice/Text Plan

GigaOm is reporting that Republic Wireless, a new hybrid VoIP/carrier, is planning on introducing a $19 unlimited data, voice and text plan on November 8th. $19! How is this possible? How does it work? Where do I sign up? According to reports, Republic Wireless will use VoIP to handle most phone calls. It works like…

Create Realistic Corpses In 30 Minutes or Less Without Actually Killing Someone

Let’s go “corpsing,” shall we? You know, corpsing? As in let’s create a prop corpse for movie, Halloween or maybe even for nefarious pranking purposes? Usually this is expensive, but Propnomicon shows us how to make one on the cheap. All one needs is some plastic drop cloth, a $30 plastic skeleton and some basic…

These Stylish Solar Lamps Are Only 20 Bucks

Some people hate IKEA. Not me. Affordable, pseudo-stylish furniture that’s easy to build? Perfect. Like these SOLVINDEN solar table lamps that come in an array of colors, will cost you nothing in electricity and only ring you up for 20 bucks. I’m in for all 4. [IKEA via BoingBoing]

Where to Buy Cheap Flips Before They Go Extinct

Flips! Dead, killed, gone, and murdered by smartphones. But that doesn’t mean they’re bad little buggers. Hell, for the right discounted price, Flips can still be awesome little video recording machines. Here are the cheapest places to score a Flip before they all disappear. https://gizmodo.com/the-flip-camera-is-finally-dead-your-smartphones-got-bl-5791203 And remember, prices will drop even more as the days…

App Hunter for Android Helps You Find Apps That Are On Sale

Everybody loves saving a buck. App Hunter has a special section dedicated to Android apps that are on sale to make sure you always get the most bang. Free apps are the best, but cheaper-than-usual apps aren’t bad! [Android Market]