Gadgets Blog

This week in gadget blogs and news from around the Net:

• New world record: 460,000 brick Lego tower is now the world’s tallest - Gizmodo
• Yeah baby! The humping bunny USB - Urban Outfitters
• Verizon gave John McCain special treatment with own cell phone tower - The Atlantic
• Pioneering exhibit features interactive art - CNN
• Sega Dreamcast Stormtrooper portable: the Dreamtrooper - Technabob
• FlashPoint Mini-Microwave Torch - OhGizmo!
• Mophie’s iPhone 3G juice pack can get you up to 350 more hours - Engadget

And this week in the Smarter Gadgets Blog we talked about:

• Cool Electronics: Save Up to 15% at Circuit City
• Cool Devices: Rock Band Smoke and Lights Stage
• Compare MP3 Players: Great Deal on a 8 GB Microsoft Zune
• Researchers Create a Cool Robotic Plant that Emit Oxygen

Best Buy and Circuit City aren’t the only places to shop for electronics. If you haven’t checked out Abes of Maine, you should. Especially since we have a great coupon code to help you save when you shop at their online store.

We’re offering an exclusive Abes of Maine coupon that allows you to save $10 off of purchases that are of $75 or more. Digital cameras, televisions, car electronics and even DJ equipment. You name it they’ve got it. And their not selling the cheap stuff either. They’ve got great brand names such as Sony, Panasonic, Pioneer, Apple and more.

Just enter in this Abes of Maine coupon code during checkout: LOYALTY10

And the other great thing about this coupon is that it doesn’t expire until December 31st of this year. So you have a lot of time to use it and use it over and over again.

To check out more coupons and deals and to go to Abes of Maine, click here.

A quick recap of gadget blogs and news around the Net:

• Expand your monitors. Link up to 30 together - 9X Media
• Online video game teaches immigration kids about rights of due process - Boing Boing
• Could this be the next-generation, 3G iPhone or just fancy editing? - iPhon.fr
• Matt Damon isn’t a fan of video games - Kotaku
• Would MacGyver use this self-titled watch? - OhGizmo!

• Beam me up Scottie. Cell phone watch flips its lid - Technabob
• Check out the Goldstriker Goldeneye iPhone - Ubergizmo
  
• I’m officially creeped out. Army looks to develop military bug robots - Gizmodo

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And this week in the Smarter Gadgets Blog we talked about:

• Dell XPS Savings: Save $200 off a Dell XPS 720
• Airboard Gives You a Boosted Work Area
• Save $300 on SLR Digital Cameras at Circuit City
• Iron Man Released Tonight at 8 P.M.

Circuit City is having a limited time only sale on some of their HDTVs, where you can save as much as $200 on some televisions.

Just enter in the code, 8AAZADCAJG, during checkout to get the discount. But hurry, this offer ends this Saturday.

Check out some of these TVs on sale now:

Sony 46″LCD HDTV
Now: $2,399.99 before discount.

Sharp 52″ LCD HDTV
Now: $2,999.99 before discount.

Click here to see what other TVs are on sale at Circuit City.

When you shop online at Circuit City, you can save 12% off select digital cameras. Their selection is limited and the offer is only valid at their online store.

Here are a couple cameras to take a look at.

The Canon PowerShot A550:
Comes with 7.1 megapixel picture quality, 2″ LCD screen, 3 movie modes and more.
Was: $179.99 Now: $129.99

Canon PowerShot A570:
Equipped with 7.1 megapixel pixel quality, 2.5″ LCD screen, optical image stabilizer, face detection technology and more.
Was: $249.99 Now: $193.99

Click here to get a look at all the digital cameras Circuit City has on sale.

A summer barbecue isn’t complete without a little bit of music, so check out the deals that Circuit City is having on home speakers.

Right now and for a limited time, Circuit City is allowing you to take 30% off select home speakers at their online store.

For instance, check out this Polk home theater speaker system for only $399.

To see what other deals Circuit City is having, click here.

A friend of mine recently was looking for a reliable laptop and was having a hard time finding one due to the outrageous prices.

Well, if you’re looking for something simple and reliable too, then you should check out Circuit City’s notebook clearance sale they are having right now.

The deals range and so do the model and specifications of laptops to suit every type of consumer.

For instance, check out this deal on a Toshiba Satellite 15.4″ widescreen notebook for only $399.99. Originally priced at $679.99, it’s equipped with Windows Vista, has an 80 GB hard drive and more.

Or how about this HP Pavilion 15.4″ widescreen notebook for $549.99. Marked down from $749.99, this laptop comes with Windows Vista, 120 GB hard drive, 1 GB of DDR2 memory and more.

If these notebooks don’t appeal to you, don’t worry. There are a lot more to choose from.

Click here to see all the deals.