Rick Broida

Give the gift of unlimited children’s books for $42

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 Talk about an Epic gift! (See what I did there?) Unlimited children’s books for a full …

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9 travel hacks you’ll wish you knew all along

Travel can be tricky. Did you pay too much for that flight? Forget to pack some important items? What happens if your flight is delayed or canceled? As always, knowledge is power. The more you plan, research and prepare, the better off you’ll be. With that in mind, I’ve rounded up these nine tricks to make your travels faster, easier …

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Get a Walkera Runner 250 racing quadcopter for $179

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. Hello, sexy! Walkera I’ve shared a lot of drone deals in this space, all of them for hobbyist models designed primarily for shooting …

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Get an Owlee Scroll Bluetooth speaker for $69.99

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 housekeeping note: I know many of you took advantage of the cashback-powered Echo Dot deal I shared on Friday. Over the weekend, …

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The best free tech gifts you can give

Recently a friend asked for help setting up her new cable modem and router. I was only too happy to help, and she was as grateful as if I’d given her an expensive gift. Which, come to think of it, I sort of had. Help with technology is worth a lot to people who aren’t especially tech-savvy. Lightbulb! If you’re …

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Get an Amazon Echo Dot for $29.99

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. Dot’s the way I like it: $20 off! Amazon Far as I’m concerned, there’s no better gift to give — or get — …

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5 sweet freebies, plus thoughts on the Pebble debacle

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. Guess Pebble ran out of (sorry) time… Pebble Cheeps. Wow. The Pebble news. I’m still processing it. In case you haven’t heard, Fitbit …

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Triple Tuesday: Giftable gadgets galore

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. Well, cheeps, we’re now in the thick of gift-shopping season, so in the weeks to come I’ll be keeping a close eye on …

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Get an Alexa

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. Today’s deal is a rerun, but in my world reruns mean one awesome thing: a lower price! Back in 2015, Invoxia rolled out …

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Get 9 Christmas albums for free

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. OK, universe, I see what you’re up to. After falling all over myself yesterday to explain the problems with the two deals from …

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