Finally, a mobile charger with an AC outlet! ChargeAll Regular Cheapskate readers (or “cheeps,” as I affectionately refer to them) know that mobile chargers come in all shapes and sizes, and sell for pretty close to peanuts these days. Ah. But the vast majority of them can charge only small devices: phones, maybe a Kindle. …

Microsoft Lots of little-guy cloud companies offer oodles of free (or dirt-cheap) storage, but there’s always the risk they’ll go belly-up and vanish into the digital night, taking your important data with them. Microsoft, I suspect, will be around for a while. Of course, if you want oodles of storage from that company, you’ll have to pay for it, right? …

A 64GB Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 for $299? Yes, please! Sarah Tew I’ll let you in on a little Cheapskate secret: Sometimes, like a mystery writer, I’ll start with the end and work my back. Or, in my case, start with the bonus deals and then move onto the main deal. But sometimes the bonus deals pile up so high, …

Barely there. Silicon Power The cloud may be reducing our need for local storage, but it hasn’t done away with it altogether. Indeed, if you’ve purchased a Chromebook, MacBook, ultrabook, Windows tablet or other device built around solid-state storage, you may find it lacks sufficient space. That’s the situation with my Samsung Series 9, a laptop I really love, except …

Luidia Inc. The whiteboard is a staple of offices, conference rooms and classrooms, yet it’s pretty much the same old “dumb” dry-erase board it’s been for decades. Luidia’s Equil Smartmarker adds digital-capture capabilities to nearly any whiteboard. And it’s not just capture-now-view-later, but rather real-time penstroke gathering that can be transmitted in real time to phones, tablets and computers — …

Nulaxy If much of your computing life revolves around a desktop, you’re probably accustomed to — and comfortable with — your full-size mouse and keyboard. So what happens when you make the move to a tablet, Chromebook, ultrabook, or other device that has few, if any, ports for those beloved wired peripherals? Sure, you can buy Bluetooth-capable replacements, but is …

The Lenovo Flex 2 looks like an ordinary laptop… Lenovo Anyone in the market for a new laptop might feel hesitant knowing that Windows 10 is due later this year (probably October). But do you really want to wait 7 to 8 months before replacing the pokey old machine you’re using now? And, anyway, Windows 10 will be a free …

Prezi Everybody likes to make fun of PowerPoint, but when it comes to expressing your ideas, making your pitch, and so on, the slide deck remains one of the most effective tools. That said, PowerPoint isn’t exactly free, and I suspect most seasoned users would agree it hasn’t evolved much over the years. What if you want to integrate, say, …

Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET Wholesale clubs promise to save you money on popular household goods, provided you’re willing to pay an annual membership fee, buy items in (often comically large) bulk sizes, and devote half your Saturday to crowded aisles and slow-moving lines. Boxed Wholesale brings bulk shopping to your mobile device — it’s available for Android and iOS — …

Now playing: Watch this: How to save $400 by getting Google Earth Pro for free 0:58 Google Earth has been around for years, yet it still makes my jaw drop. I mean, seriously, for centuries the only way to get a “bird’s-eye” view of our planet was to spin an actual globe. Now we can “fly” to any location and …