Rick Broida

Get an LG Urbane smartwatch for $199.99

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. Enlarge Image The LG Watch Urbane is a beauty. Sarah Tew / CNET First things first: Don’t forget …

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Enter for your chance to win* the Cheapskate Mega Goodie

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 Hand not included. iPad Air 2…included. Sarah Tew/CNET Contest time! I know, lots of contests these last few weeks. Like? No …

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How to listen and reply to text messages hands

Driving is dangerous. Duh. Driving while trying to read or reply to a text message is suicidal — and potentially homicidal as well, so please don’t do it. Of course, modern phones should be able to help out, right? When a new message comes in, why can’t you just listen to it the way you listen to voice mail — …

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Get a Nixplay Seed 10

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 Nixplay Seed works in both landscape and portrait orientations, and its power cable doubles as its stand! Nixplay First- and …

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How I got Office 365 and a free tablet for $40

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 Thanks for the $40 Office 365 subscription! You go ahead and keep the tablet. Newegg Let’s just take it as read …

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Wild Wednesday: Stocking

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 Head not included. Mpow There’s a gift-giving occasion rapidly approaching. Perhaps you’ve heard of it? Ah, but what to give, what …

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Get a 2.1

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 Some seriously cool-looking desktop speakers. Accessory Power Desktop cord clutter is one reason I don’t miss my desktop PC. Ah, but …

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Enter for your chance to win* an Apple Watch and Epik Aluminum

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 An Apple Watch encased in Epik Aluminum is ready for the apocalypse — zombie or otherwise. Lunatik So I’m kind of …

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Get a $750 Canon camera and printer bundle for $249

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 This plus this plus other goodies minus rebate = smokin’ deal. Canon How do you feel about rebates? If you despise …

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Hands

What has the back of your phone done for you lately? Probably not much. There’s a lot of unused real estate back there, which makes you wonder why phone makers — other than LG — don’t add programmable shortcut buttons. How about one for the flashlight? One to launch the camera? One to speed-dial your significant other? That’s the idea …

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