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. I suspect at this point most Cheapskate readers own more streaming media boxes/sticks than they do actual televisions. But just in case… Today only, and while supplies last, …
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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. Enlarge Image Siber Systems, Inc. Password management has joined the ranks of flossing and tax return-filing as one of life’s inescapable hassles. You absolutely positively must create a different, secure password for every …
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Just how smart is your smartphone? Smart enough to power a 3D scanner. So goes the thinking behind Eora 3D, a laser scanner that uses your phone as the brains. This Kickstarter project, which has already surpassed its goal five times over, aims to make 3D scanning affordable. It’s a small, tabletop monolith with a rotating green laser embedded in …
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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. HooToo I like to travel light — “schlepping” is my nemesis — but it’s really difficult nowadays what with all the gadgetry that’s required: mobile charger, travel router, media hub and so 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. Enlarge Image Epic There’s a “Netflix” for everything nowadays: music, books, magazines, videogames, Lego — you name it. Epic is like Netflix for children’s e-books and audiobooks, offering unlimited reading and listening for …
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Enlarge ImageLights, Camra, action! Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET Mega-megapixel sensors, 4K video, Live Photos — camera features like these seem great until you get the bill: big files that quickly eat up all your phone’s storage. Even standard-resolution photos and 1080p video can put a serious dent in your available space. Sure, you can manually offload images to your computer …
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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. Enlarge ImageThe Backblaze control panel in action. Backblaze Hey, you know how you’re always meaning to back up your data but never got around to it? Today’s the day to get around to …
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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. Enlarge Image Gogroove Bluetooth speakers are a dime a dozen these days, but few of them are suited for nightstand duty. By which I mean, few of them are also clocks. For a …
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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. Enlarge ImageThis iPhone 6S (or one like it) could wind up in your hand. Sarah Tew/CNET Contest time! I reckon you wouldn’t mind owning a brand spankin’ new iPhone 6S. Am I right? …
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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. A pretty solid trade-in offer from Microsoft. Microsoft Been thinking about a new laptop? If you’re ready to part with your old one, Microsoft will give you $200 for it. Or $300 if …
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