Every now and again eBay offers a sitewide coupon that helps you score pretty good deals on various devices. While the online marketplace got its start as a place where users could essentially hold virtual garage sales, these days Amazon, Google, Acer, and other major companies regularly sell their products through eBay store fronts… which […]
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Deals of the Day (6-06-2018)
While eBay started its life as a platform for individuals to sell their old junk online, these days you can find new and refurbished products from hundreds of sellers. Major stores like Best Buy, Microsoft, and Google even have their own eBay stores. All of which is to say, that you can often score deals, […]
Deals of the Day (3-20-2018)
While it’s not unusual to find good deals on new, refurbished, or used gadgets on eBay, right now you can save money on just about anything available from the online marketplace. The company is offering 15% off (almost) any purchase of $25 or more when you use the coupon code PSPRINGTIME at checkout. The discount tops […]
Deals of the Day (6-30-2016)
Apparently it’s coupon day, because there are a couple of retailers offering pretty big discounts with the use of a coupon code. Monoprice is letting you purchase select speakers, cables, batteries, and other accessories for 20 percent off when you use the coupon code CRAZY, and eBay is offering $15 off almost anything you buy, […]
eBay’s Amazon Prime-like customer loyalty program coming this year
Amazon Prime subscribers get free 2-day shipping on millions of items, plus a bunch of other perks including access to streaming movies and videos. But the $99 per year subscription fee might be a bit high for some. So Walmart, Newegg, and other retailers have been rolling out their own free shipping plans at lower […]
ZTE Open $80 Firefox OS smartphone coming to US, UK
Firefox OS is a mobile operating system based on open source software, designed to run web apps, and made to play well on low-cost smartphones. The first few Firefox OS devices have featured pretty modes specs including small, low-resolution displays and limited amounts of memory. But they’ve also had low price tags, selling for less […]
How to find a place to recycle old computers and other gadgets
In case you missed the memo, today’s Earth Day. While that doesn’t mean you should totally ignore the environment the other 364 days of the year, now might be a good time to look around the house and find old gadgets that you were thinking of chucking in the trash and finding a better way […]
Apple iPad 2 sells out, gets jailbroken, becomes hot commodity on eBay
It’s only been a few days since Apple launched the iPad 2, but analysts say the company may have sold as many as half a million units — and good luck finding any in stock at a retail store. Ship date on the Apple web site have also been quickly pushed back so that any […]
Capacitive multitouch netbook touchscreens going for under $100 on eBay
It’s been pretty easy to snag a touchscreen display that you can slap in a 9 or 10 inch netbook for the past few years, thanks to eBay. But these touch panels have tended to be inexpensive resistive touchscreens, requiring a stylus or fingertip for input and typically recognizing only one input at a time. […]
Overpriced LimePC netbook hits eBay
When I spotted the LimePC at CES in January, I was told that this little netbook with a small screen, tiny keyboard and touchpad, and ARM-based Freescale CPU would sell for around $199 if and when it hit the the streets in the US. And while it’s not the most impressive mini-laptop I’ve ever tried, […]