Costco Wholesale, a membership-only warehouse club, has released its deals for Thanksgiving weekend. The limited time promotion will run from November 27-29 at brick and mortar locations. Some deals will be available online starting November 26. You’ll be able to save on Google Chromecast, Fitbit, Smart HDTVs, clothing, PlayStation 4/Xbox One game console bundles, and many PC laptops.
Nest Cam, the smart security camera that Google acquired and rebranded under its Nest company after acquiring Dropcam last year, is one of the best of these new breed of Wi-Fi connected, smartphone-controlled home security products. Today Nest is making decking out your home even easier and more affordable with a new 3-pack bundle of Nest Cams that will allow you to save $100 over the normal retail cost of individual units.
The new Nest Cam bundle will sell for $497, representing a $100 total savings on the bundle when considering Nest Cam on its own will run you $199 each (or $185 each currently on Amazon).
I took the Nest Cam for spin in recent months following its launch, and despite a few software shortcomings that Nest will inevitably catch up to in future releases, I overall had an excellent experience with the device and recommended it to just about everyone except diehard HomeKit users.
We’re getting our first look at the Sam’s Club Black Friday ad just days before its big one-day sale is set to kick off. The 6-page ad is heavy on tech with iPads, HDTVs, and games leading the way. While there have already been a bunch of iPad Air 2 deals tipped for Thanksgiving week, nearly all of them are for the Wi-Fi only model. Notably, Sam’s Club is discounting the Wi-Fi + Cellular version (64GB/128GB) by $175. Deals start Thanksgiving day online. Here are our top picks from the ad leak: Expand Expanding Close
Gratitude Journal for iOS is currently free on the App Store. Usually priced at $1.99, this is the first time we’ve ever seen this lifestyle app available as a free download. Rated 3.5 stars from thousands of reviewers.
As seen in USA Today, NPR and Oprah – Gratitude Journal is the easiest and most effective way to rewire your brain in just five minutes a day, unleashing everything great in your life. Completely private and designed get you happy!
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Automatically downloads and installs security and software updates, so you don’t have to waste your time managing patches and waiting for restarts.
15.6″ display with a wide viewing angle
Enjoy brilliant colors in your photos and videos. 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution boasts impressive color and clarity. LED backlight.
Intel® Celeron® processor 3205U
Entry-level dual-core processor for general e-mail, Internet and productivity tasks.
4GB system memory for basic multitasking
Adequate high-bandwidth RAM to smoothly run multiple applications and browser tabs all at once.
16GB hard drive for decent file storage space
Holds a modest collection of digital photos, music and videos.
Want to strengthen your abs and reach 100 sit-ups? Wow, that’s an ambitious goal. You’re in luck, though – the Runtastic Sit-Ups app is the ideal companion to put your plan into action.
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Google Play is back with a fresh set of free Best Of album downloads. Additions include Alice Cooper, Europe, Jessica Simpson, Miles Davis, The Intruders, and Toto. Many of the freebies Google Play put up a few weeks back (Frank Sinatra, Britney Spears, Destiny’s Child, and others) are still available.
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Today on Amazon you’ll find a bunch of Kindle Edition Kids books available for free. Many of the titles are well-rated and would typically run you at least a few bucks each:
EA has now unleashed the new Need for Speed: No Limits on both iOS and Android worldwide. Previously soft-launched in the Netherlands and Taiwan, No Limits is the very first original NFS title developed exclusively for mobile devices.
With news of the 2nd Gen. Google Chromecast still fresh off the presses, we’re seeing new offers for existing Chromecast owners for a Free Movie Rental of your choice from Google Play. This is a $3-$6 value depending which movie you choose of course. You can also get the chance to try out Google Play Music for 90 days free.
All you have to do to redeem these offers is to first make sure your Chromecast is plugged in and discoverable, visit the offers page, select your device and you’re all set.
Don’t have a Chromecast yet? You can find the 2nd Gen models here.
Google Play currently has a trove of ‘Best of’ albums available for free from a diverse range of artists including Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Nas, 311, and many more.
More freebies for those of you running low on cash:
Google Play is currently offering Jason Derulo’s Everything is 4 album as a free download. If you were to grab it from iTunes or Amazon it would cost you $7.99. This 11-track album includes the hit song Want to Want Me along with appearances by Meghan Trainor, Stevie Wonder, Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez, and other music superstars.
While you’re over at Google play, you might as well pick up some other freebies from Sia and Britney Spears.
Google Play is currently offering The Very Best of Britney Spears for free. There’s 14 tracks as a part of this collection worth a total value of $18. Amazon currently charges $6 for this album. You’ll have to be logged in to your Google account to see the reduced price. Top tracks include: …Baby One More Time, Crazy, Stronger and Toxic.
Google Play is back at it again with another solid freebie MP3 album download. This time around blues legend Buddy Guy is getting the nod with the Google Play Deluxe Edition of his Born To Play Guitar album now available for free. This album is regularly listed at $1.29 per track or $9.99 for the album on Amazon and iTunes, both of which don’t include the 2 extra bonus songs.
App development is surprisingly easy with the right tuition. The Hot Java Android Coding Bundle teaches all the necessary skills through five beginner-friendly video courses. You can currently grab it for $29 at gadgetnewsonline Specials.
Google Play is offering free downloads of The Sound of Yo-Yo Ma album right now. Regularly listed at $7 or around $1 per song, this Google Play exclusive can now be had for nothing. The album features 8 songs including the famous cellist’s take on Ave Maria (it’s fantastic). You’ll need to be logged in to your Google Play account to redeem the discount.
Acer via eBay offers its manufacturer refurbished 13-inch Chromebook Laptop for $259.99. But when you add it to your cart, the price drops to only $208 shipped (before taxes). That’s $172 off the original list price, $186 less than Amazon’s current price and the lowest we’ve ever seen for it. This is unlike our previous Chromebook posts we had for around $100, because this Acer has 32GB of storage as appose to only $16GB, and it has 4GB of memory rather than only 2GB.
Features include:
NVIDIA Tegra K1 Quad Core 2.1 GHz Processor
4 GB DDR3L SDRAM
32 GB Internal Storage
13.3-Inch Screen, NVIDIA Kepler GPU with 192 NVIDIA CUDA cores
Chrome, 11-hour battery life. 32-bit version
A 90-day warranty from Acer applies. It received 4.1/5 stars from Amazon shoppers.
Google Play has Ed Sheeran’s 2014 album ‘X’ for only $0.99 as a digital download. You could expect to pay about $12 regularly for this album, but now you can get all 12 tracks for less than the price of 1 song. It includes the popular titles “Thinking Out Loud” and “Photograph” and 10 others to enjoy. It goes for $12.49 on Amazon and $10.99 on iTunes currently
The Google Play Store is now offering its Play: Country Hits list of songs as a free download. This is over $12 worth of some of the hottest country songs. Standout tracks include Jake Owen’s Beachin’, Lonely Eyes by Chris Young and A Guy Walks into a Bar by Tyler Farr.
The above offers are currently available free of charge just for being a Chromecast owner. Most notably is a free movie rental from Google Play. You can choose from thousands of titles and start streaming right away. All you have to do is make sure your Chromecast is plugged in and running and visit the Chromecast offers page to redeem your free movie.
If you don’t have a Chromecast yet, or if you’re looking to expand to another TV in your houseyou can get one refurbed from Groupon for $18($20 minus $2 w/code HOT3) + $3.99 shipping (unless you buy $30 more in good at Groupon), also Amazon has a new one for $29.99 Prime shipped.
If you’re into wirelessly streaming audio to a set of speakers, your options seem endless. From AirPlay to Bluetooth to Sonos and LG, options abound in this time of less cords and greater convenience. Google recently got into the mix with its Google Cast for audio standard. However, the roll out has been slow and still isn’t available on many products. Google already has audio and video streaming capabilities with Chromecast, but that is limited to TV with its HDMI input.
A nifty little Kickstarter campaign has a plan to bring Chromecast’s wireless streaming capabilities to your speaker system with a dongle add-on. It’s an intriguing hack that seems so simple, you’d wish you would’ve thought of it… Expand Expanding Close
Google has announced that it is partnering with Yubico, makers of USB and wireless security technologies, to offer 50% off its U2F security key for eligible Google for Work customers. These small USB thumb drives provide an alternative to two-step authentication which typically relies on SMS messages or Google’s Authentication app. Yubico’s U2F security key regularly retails for $18. Eligible Google accounts can receive a 50% discount, dropping the final price to $9. Visit this page to check to see if you’re eligible for the discount.
This new security option was first introduced by Google back in the fall of last year. Yubico’s thumb drive uses the Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) protocol to deliver authentication. By plugging the USB drive into your computer, Google Chrome can recognize the device and login to services such as Google Work. Since Yubico and Google use the U2F protocol, additional services can also utilize this service for two-factor authentication as well.
Molson, the well-known Canadian beer company is teaming up with Google on a rather interesting new marketing project. Leveraging Google’s translation/speech recognition software, Molson has built a special, one-of-a-kind fridge that only opens when you say just the right thing to it. The fridge isn’t for sale or mass produced, instead it will be placed out in public and filled with free beer for the taking. However, it’ll be a little more difficult than “Open Sesame” to get your hands on it: Expand Expanding Close
Google has started offering Chromecast users a pretty sweet deal today. The company is offering all Chromecast owners a free movie rental from the Play Store and the list of movies that you can choose from is pretty impressive. Google is offering up modern day titles such as American Sniper, Lucy, Unbroken, Interstellar, Fifty Shades of Grey, and We’re the Millers for free as part of this promotion.
The Chromecast lets you stream from your smartphone, laptop or tablet, access to Netflix, Hulu Plus, WatchESPN and more. Some of the current promotions you get as a Chromecast user include a free rental from Google Play, one month pass of UFC, and more:
Both Amazon Instant Video and iTunes are offering HD rentals of the 2014 Oscar award winning film Whiplash for just $0.99. Regularly $4.99 to rent, this is the lowest we have seen an HD rental for the film go for. The buying price has also been dropped from $14.99 down to $9.99 on both Amazon and iTunes, much better than the $20+ you’ll pay from Google. It stars Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons, who took home the Academy Award for best supporting actor, and follows a young, aspiring jazz drummer “in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite east coast music conservatory.”
1. Dangerous (feat. Sam Martin)
2. What I did for Love (feat. Emeli Sandé)
3. No Money no Love (feat. Elliphant & Ms. Dynamite)
4. Lovers on the Sun (feat. Sam Martin)
5. Goodbye Friend (feat. The Script)
6. Lift me up (feat. Nico & Vinz, Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
7. Listen (feat. John Legend)
8. Bang my Head (feat. Sia)
9. Yesterday (feat.Bebe Rexha)
10. Hey Mama (feat. Nicki Minaj & Afrojack)
11. Sun Goes Down (feat. MAGIC! & Sonny Wilson)
12. S.T.O.P (feat. Ryan Tedder)
13. I’ll Keep Loving you (feat. Jaymes Young & Birdy)
14. The Whisperer (feat. Sia)
Google Play is currently handing out two free months of its Unlimited All Access Music service. While you can always grab one month for free as a trial, today’s deal packs an extra 30 days on for nothing. After the usual 30 day grace period, All Access will regularly run you $9.99 per month, bringing you a total savings of $10 today. This is only for new subscribers, not renewals.
With Unlimited access, you can listen to the million of songs in the Google Play catalogue as much as you want with no ads. You’ll find a series of mood based radio stations/playlists, and full syncing of your personal library on all your devices.
The Fleksy keyboard app is a popular option among both iOS and Android users for its creative and customizable options. Recently updated with hotkey shortcuts, case-sensitive layouts and previously with built-in GIF support, Android users can now get it for free. Regularly listed for $2 on Google Play and the Amazon App Store, you can now activate the full version inside the free trial. Simply head over to Google Play and download Fleksy + GIF Keyboard Free, where you’ll find a free upgrade link inside the app right after the installation process. This promotion will run for a week according to Fleksy’s update on the Google Play page
Just moments after the LG Watch Urbane became available on the Google Store, the price of LG’s G Watch R has dropped from $299 to $249. As pointed out before, the Watch Urbane is similar to the G Watch R in almost every way except for design. The G Watch R features stainless steel body with a brushed metal finish, while the Watch Urbane features a more high-end look and is available in gold and silver.
The G Watch R features a 1.3-inch OLED display with a 1.2GHz Snapdragon 300 processor and 410mAh battery. It’s also dust resistant and can be immersed in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes.
It has an Intel Celeron N2830 Dual Core 2.16 GHz Processor with 2 GB of SDRAM. With 16 GB internal storage and a 11.6-inch screen with resolution of 1366×768. Also, it comes with the latest ChromeOS and has an 8.5-hour battery life. It receives impressive 4.4/5 stars and great reviews from Amazon shoppers.
A 90-day warranty from Acer applies and it has been professionally restored by an Acer approved vendor.
It features an Intel Celeron N2840 Processor with 2GB DDR3L memory and a 16GB SSD drive. It’s been tested for durability, pressure, temperature, humidity, shock and vibration so “it can handle the unpredictable.” It also comes standard with the latest ChromeOS as well.
This Dell received 4.6/5 stars from customers at Amazon.
Following up on its impressive 4K UHDTV announcement today, Sony has also provided information on its new soundbars and A/V receivers for 2015. The Tokyo-based company has spared little in the way of connectivity on these home audio products.
Sony has nailed every feature that we’d want in a soundbar or A/V receiver, head below to find out more… Expand Expanding Close
A few days after VIZIO announced its new line of 4K televisions, Sony is delving into the details of its latest UHDTV products. Although price points make it clear that the latter is not attempting to compete with the former.
Sony has a number of features that standout amongst the sea of recently released 4K televisions, most notably an ultra-thin design that puts one of Apple’s flagship products to shame… Expand Expanding Close
Big upgrades are coming to LG’s line of Music Flow speakers. Today, the South Korean-based manufacturer has released details on new wireless speakers and soundbars that expand its previously announced offerings while bringing new software compatibility with Google Cast and other services.
Seven new speakers will be available from LG with the expanded capability of Google’s services. Each new model fits a different need for consumers with wireless and portable speakers as well as soundbars in this round of releases. Expand Expanding Close
Google Play offers the following 5 songs for nothing down today. So why are you reading this get over there now and claim your free music!That’s about a $7 savings over purchasing the songs by themselves.
Note: Each song individually will still cost $1.29, You must download the Pop Hits bundle to get them all for free.
If you haven’t yet treated your TV to a Chromecast stick to stream content from your Android devices, Google would really like you to do so. The company has been playing with its mix of freebies again, with $80 worth on offer if you buy between today and 19th April.
Current offers include three-month trial subscriptions to Google Play Music, DramaFever and Sesame Street GO, as well as one month of Qelio Concerts and a free Play Movies rental thrown in – and you can even save a few bucks on Amazon at the moment … Expand Expanding Close
Now a major motion picture
A great modern classic and the prelude to THE LORD OF THE RINGS Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum.“A glorious account of a magnificent adventure, filled with suspense and seasoned with a quiet humor that is irresistible . . . All those, young or old, who love a fine adventurous tale, beautifully told, will take The Hobbit to their hearts.” – New York Times Book Review
J. R. R. Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) is the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.
There are several standout deals but the ones you should make a bee line for include $0.99 albums from Drake, Daft Punk and Beck’s Grammy-winning album, Morning Phase. On the film side you can choose from movies starting at just $2.99 including The Dark Knight Rises, Inception, and Hurt Locker. As for apps, Facetune and Runtastic Running Pro are on sale for $0.10.
Head over the the main promo page to discover all of the deals Google is offering up.
This deal is set to run from now through March 9th, coinciding with Dr. Suess’s Birthday and Read Across America Day on March 2nd. Head below for a complete break down of all the available deals: Expand Expanding Close
If you’ve never redeemed offers from the Chromecast site before: First, make sure your Chromecast is plugged in and discoverable, then select it from the pull down menu and the offers listed below should appear on screen.
So once you’ve redeemed your free credit offer, take a look at the list of top movies and pick out something for you and your Valentine!
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