I have a drawer full of DVDs. Some Blu-rays, too. But I don’t even have a player plugged in right now; that’s how long it’s been since a watched a movie on physical media. (What is this, 2012?) On the other hand, I bought and paid for all those movies, so it seems like I …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. The Chill is also available in black. Ten bucks! HMDX This has been a rough week for Amazon-based deals. First the rapid sellout …
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Twitter just become bearable again. The service has introduced new filters that allow you to block specific words from both your timeline and your notifications. That means if you’re as sick to death as I am of politics cluttering up the bulk of your feed, well, now you’ve got options. For example, I think it goes without saying that mentions …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Enlarge Image Battop Like I said earlier this week (when that ding-dang cable organizer sold out so quickly), I love simple, effective, inexpensive …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Enlarge Image The Samsung Gear IconX employs a carrying case that also recharges the ‘buds. Samsung Quick note about yesterday’s deal: Although the …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Enlarge Image From chaos to order in one $7 swoop. Ugreen I love cheap solutions to life’s little problems. For example, my carry-on …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Yes, I’m well aware this image is from season 6. Let’s not lose focus here. HBO Is there really anything else I need …
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Back in November, Netflix made headlines for finally offering subscribers the option to download movies and TV shows for offline viewing. But guess what? Amazon Prime Video has long provided the same option. If you have a phone or tablet that can run the Prime Video app, you can get many (if not most) Prime movies to go. There’s a …
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For quite some time, Google Chrome has had a reputation: great browser, terrible performance. In particular, if you’re a laptop user and typically keep more than a few tabs open, expect hits to not only overall speed, but also battery life. Google has acknowledged this in the past, and in fact promised to make reducing power usage a “top priority …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Quick note before we dive into today’s deals: If you’re buying anything from Amazon (including any of the deals below), please do so …
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