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. CNET Look, media streamers are practically a dime a dozen these days. You can routinely find Google’s Chromecast for $20-$25, while Amazon’s Fire TV Stick offers great value …
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Look, ma, no hands! NanoHold suctions your phone to any non-porous surface. Selfie-time! Eoseek LLC This is going to take a leap of faith, because, well, gravity. Indeed, if you’ve ever experienced the horror of your smartphone getting bumped from a table or tumbling from your hand, you know that gravity is not your friend. But Kickstarter project NanoHold aims …
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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. $20. I repeat: $20. Canon Hi, cheeps! Sorry about yesterday. I always do my best to vet the deals I share, but sometimes things go awry. Stock runs out, coupon codes expire. Calling …
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Don’t run Chrome or Firefox without OneTab. Seriously. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET If you’re anything like me, you keep a lot of browser tabs open. And unless your PC is a serious powerhouse, that can choke performance across the whole system. In my case, trying to run more than 8-10 tabs in Google Chrome results in a noticeable performance hit. …
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Pocket’s new text-to-speech feature is just two taps away. Read It Later, Inc. There are few apps I prize as much as Pocket. I use the browser bookmarklet constantly to “clip” Web articles I want to read later, and the app to read those articles — all beautifully reformatted for mobile viewing — on my phone or tablet. Of course, …
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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. Loftek This is an update (OK, “rerun”) of a deal I shared late last year — now with a lower price! I’m always on the lookout for cool deals to share — especially …
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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 13.3-inch tablet and keyboard for $109.99? Yes, please. NuVision Some tablet deals can’t wait for Tuesday, so I hereby give you Tablet Monday… Ending Friday, and while supplies last, Staples has the …
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No more guesswork. Both ends of this Micro-USB cable are reversible. Winnergear Here it is, 2015, and we’re still waiting for reversible USB. Although Type-C connectors promise to stop the one-way-only madness, the ports themselves have yet to arrive in any meaningful way — and even those don’t address an equally vexing plug problem: the other end. Specifically, you know …
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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. TaoTronics There’s no single set of headphones, earbuds or earphones that’s perfect for every occasion. Indeed, if you’re the sporting type, you probably don’t want wires bouncing around, and you certainly don’t want …
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One thing I’ve long admired about MacBooks: Apple’s super-cool, super-logical MagSafe, the power connector that pops on and off with magnetic ease. Indeed, I’ve often wondered why the company didn’t bring this tech to iPhones. Third-party developers to the rescue! Znaps is a MagSafe-style magnetic adapter for smartphones — and not just iPhones, but also Android and other Micro-USB-powered devices. …
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