Rick Broida

Father’s Day deal: Get a Geek Fuel mystery box for $17.90

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. Is your dad one of us? You know, a guy who loves comics, toys, sci-fi, gaming, geek culture …

Read More »

Get a lifetime Hotspot Shield Elite VPN subscription for $39.99

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. Cheeps, I’m excited about this one. Well, as excited as it’s possible to be about something as mundane as mobile security. See, just …

Read More »

Get a DJI Phantom 3 4K quad

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. About a year ago at this time, I was considering my quad-copter options. A higher-end model, one that offered then-advanced features like waypoint …

Read More »

Get a NetReset modem

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. Got Internet troubles? You know the kind I mean. Spotty connections, poor streaming video quality, laggy games or just a general feeling your …

Read More »

Get an HP multifunction printer for $19.99

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. Cheeps! I know it was just last week that I shared a multifunction (MFP) printer deal, but that was a big ol’ ugly …

Read More »

Get House of Marley on

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. Last week we talked about headphones (well, earphones) for the gym. Today, let’s talk about another scenario: headphones for the home. The pair …

Read More »

Enter for your chance to win* a drone!

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. If you’re a regular around these parts, you know that I love three things: drones, virtual reality and donuts. OK, I haven’t mentioned …

Read More »

Use Goodreads to find good deals on e

So you’re a “Game of Thrones” fan, and you know this guy David Benioff is one of the executive producers, and someone mentioned he wrote this great novel, “City of Thieves,” which sounds like your cup of World War II-era adventure tea. But, dang it, the Kindle edition costs $11.99, and you used up your spare cash subscribing to HBO …

Read More »

Get a pair of sport wireless earbuds for $14.49

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. Cool development in the Cheapskate clan: All four of us are hitting the gym regularly. It started with my son, who suddenly decided …

Read More »

How to get an App Store refund from Apple

Unhappy with an app purchase? You may be able to get a refund. Suppose, for example, you purchased an app by accident. It could happen; perhaps you thought you were getting the trial version, or you’d been considering a handful of different mileage-tracking apps and just plain bought the wrong one. More likely: One of the kids bought something without …

Read More »