Today’s Amazon Gold Box deal is worth checking out. It’s 3M’s experimental Roku streaming projector for $170. There aren’t many gadgets like this one—the idea is to pair a small, portable projector with a Roku Streaming Stick and then you’ll be able to watch Netflix or Hulu wherever and whenever you want. The actual experience isn’t so polished: Brent Rose reviewed it, and had problems with the resolution (a measly 854×480), the built-in speakers (quiet and tinny), and the ability to fix keystoning (nonexistent.) But even if the picture quality isn’t optimal, you still end up with a Roku Streaming Stick and a portable HDMI projector. Brent concludes:
It’s a fun novelty, but for most people $300 is too expensive for a novelty.
That’s understandable, but at $170—a genuine steal—it’s a lot easier to try out this particular novelty, especially when it means you could be watching movies in your backyard this summer. [Amazon]
Top Deals
• 3M Streaming Projector With Roku ($170) | Amazon | MSRP $300 and street price $250
The Nook HD Is Always On Sale and This Sale Is The Best Yet
Barnes & Noble’s Kindle competitor, the Nook, hasn’t been flying off the shelves. Perhaps that’s why today’s deal—which makes the Nook HD $50 less than the Kindle Fire—is the third in the past month. First, Barnes & Noble started giving away a Nook Simple Touch with their full-color tablets. That was a pretty good sale! Then last week certain stores had the Nook HD+—a full size tablet—for $150.
Now, available online and at Best Buy, you can pick up a Nook HD for $150 and a Nook HD+ for $200. Although these are supposedly limited-time prices, because of Mother’s Day, it is also the third promotion on this tablet in the last 45 days. Whether these sales are a play for larger marketshare for Barnes & Noble’s newly Google-fied tablet or if it’s a Touchpad-style fire sale remains to be seen. [Best Buy or Barnes & Noble]
https://gizmodo.com/nooks-just-turned-into-real-android-tablets-487710743
Accessories
• Belkin 3-Outlet Travel Surge Protector w/ USB ($10.18) | Amazon via Reddit | Originally $20
• $12 Netgear N Router ($12) | Best Buy via 9to5Toys
• Seagate Backup Plus 1TB Portable HD ($80) | Amazon via Reddit | Originally $100
Miscellaneous
• Any Pizza Hut Pizza ($9) | Pizza Hut via Ben’s Bargains | Use coupon code 3J
• Gerber STL 2.0 Pocket Knife ($10) | Amazon via Ben’s Bargains | Originally $20
• Xacto Basic Knife Set ($14) | Amazon via Ben’s Bargains | Originally $25
• Black & Decker 12-Cup ($20) | iTunes via Ben’s Bargains | Originally $40
• APC SurgeArrest Performace Outlets ($23) | Amazon via Ben’s Bargains | Originally $30
• Lodge Logic Double Dutch Oven + Casserole ($30) | Amazon via Fatwallet | Originally $50
• Lodge Pro Cast Iron 14″ Pizza Pan ($30) | Amazon via Slickdeals | Originally $50
• XFX Radeon HD 7580 Video Card + Bioshock Infinite, Tomb Raider, Far Cry 3 ($145) | Newegg via Cheapskate Blog | Use coupon code EMCYTZT3405
Gaming
• Portal 2 ($4) | Gamefly via Deals Kinja | Originally $10
https://theinventory.com/score-portal-2-and-the-orange-box-for-just-4-each-toda-493105518
• Dungeons and Dragons: The Master Collection ($6) | Gamers Gate via Hard Forum | Originally $20
• Sleeping Dogs ($10) | Amazon via Reddit | Originally $20
• Bioshock Infinite: Season Pass ($14) | Green Man Gaming via Slickdeals | Originally $20 | Use coupon code GMG30-BH67J-TILO5
• X-Com + Civ 5 ($16) | Gamefly via Fatwallet | Originally $30 | Use coupon code GFDMAY20
• Borderlands 2 ($20) | Gamers Gate via Deals Kinja | Originally $30
https://theinventory.com/score-borderlands-2-on-steam-via-newegg-for-just-19-99-489592876
• Hey, Listen! 2 Games for ($76) | Toys R Us via DealNews | Many combinations result in lowest prices ever. | Choices includes Tomb Raider, Far Cry 3, Black Ops 2.
• Halo 4 ($28) | Amazon
• Gears of War: Judgment ($35) | Newegg via TechBargains
As always, for more gaming deals, check out Kotaku’s Moneysaver.
https://kotaku.com/the-moneysaver-a-70-tv-a-gaming-chair-dragons-dogm-493123116
Apple
Looks like Shop-Rite's got $100 latest gen iPod Nanos in-store http://t.co/g07L7esYtW
— Gizmodo Deals (@GizmodoDeals) May 6, 2013
Audio
• Sennheiser HD 25 ($192) | Vminnovations via Ben’s Bargains | Originally $300
Dumb TV → Smart TV
Check top deals.
Physical Media
• $5 Blu-ray Sale ($5) | Best Buy via Fatwallet | Lotta crap but some gems in here
• Hunger Games on Blu-ray ($12) | Amazon via Deals Kinja | Originally $20
https://theinventory.com/may-the-deals-be-ever-in-your-favor-hunger-games-on-bl-492749279
• Complete Harry Potter on DVD ($40) | Amazon via Fatwallet | Originally $50
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day Skynet Edition ($4.75) | Amazon via eDealinfo
• Reservoir Dogs 15th Anniversary ($4.75) | Amazon via eDealinfo
Clothing
• Slick Arm Compression Sleeve ($10) | Groupon via Ben’s Bargains | Originally $20
• 10% off L.L. Bean | LL Bean via Fatwallet | Use coupon code GPE1338
Digital Media
• Half Off O’Reilly Books | O’Reilly via Reddit | Use coupon code DRM2013, day against DRM
Laptops
Sorry.
Desktops
Nope!
Tablets
If you’re looking to stick with a tablet maker that you’ll know will be around in a few years, Amazon’s taking $20 off Kindle Fire HDs with the code FIRE4MOM. [Amazon]
• 64GB Asus Transformer Pad Infinity ($440) | Woot | Originally $500
2013’s Best Big Screen Deal (So Far)
Right now Amazon’s peddling a 60-inch Panasonic Viera 3D Plasma TV for $1325. The model number is TC-P60ST50. I don’t know that much specifically about this set, but I do know from Amazon it’s at least $500 less than any other reputable retailer and Panasonic makes fantastic plasma TVs. Plus, since it’s 3D capable, it future-proofs your living room for years to come, or until there’s actually some 4K content worth watching. [Amazon]
Screens
• HP Elite 1080p LED Backlit Monitor ($72) | Newegg via 9to5Toys | Originally $100 | Use coupon code DSKBNCE23
• 22″ AOC 1080p Monitor ($100) | Staples via 9to5Toys | Originally $150
• 3M Streaming Projector ($170) | Amazon | Originally $250
• iPad Mini ($300) | Target via 9to5Toys | Originally $330
• 60″ Panasonic Viera Plasma 3DTV ($1331) | Amazon via Ben’s Bargains | Originally $1600
• 70″ Vizio LED HDTV ($1678) | Amazon via Fatwallet | Originally $1900
Portables
Nope.
Camera
• Refurb Canon 5D ($1495) | Canon via Photography Bay | Originally $1700
• Tamron Superzoom Lens Rebates | Adorama via Photography Bay
Bare Drives
• 3TB Seagate Barracuda Bare Drive ($120) | Amazon via Deals Kinja
https://theinventory.com/this-3tb-internal-hdd-is-down-to-119-99-its-lowest-pr-491956813
Apps
iOS
• Alien Sky ($0) | iTunes via Appshopper | Originally $1
• Scout Camera ($0) | iTunes via Appshopper | Originally $1
• Zenonia ($0) | iTunes via Appshopper | Originally $1
• Haze ($1) | iTunes via Appshopper | Originally $3
• Mass Effect Infiltrator ($1) | iTunes via Appshopper | Originally $5
• Pac-Mac ($2) | iTunes via Appshopper | Originally $5
Android
• Jones on Fire ($1) | Google Play via App-sales | Originally $2
Mac
Nope.
Windows
• ObjectDock ($5) | Stardock via Fatwallet | Originally $10
Hobomodo
• Got Science? Sticker | GotSci via Reddit | Fun quiz too
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