Windows 7 Launch Party Gift Boxes started arriving...

Previously I told you about Windows 7 launch party and the perks that Microsoft offers you, if you are one of those lucky winners who will host the Windows 7 launch party. Now the packs have started arriving and Gizmodo got its hands on one such gift box and guess what they have shown up those pics that were hosted on one of those lucky guy's website. Here they are.

As the pics are self explanatory, I am not detailing anything. But let me point out what is what. There is the party box which includes the contents of the box, a Windows 7 poster, a bag that is tattooed with Windows 7 logo, four streamers, some balloons, Win 7 cocktail napkins and of course the best part is here. You will also get a Windows 7 Ultimate signature edition - signed by Steve Ballmer himself. That's a catch isn't it???

HTC mobiles debut on AT&T with WINdows Mobile 6.5 ...

At&t is tasting its first flavor of Windows Mobile 6.5 with two unique mobiles from HTC, namely HTC Pure and Htc Tilt 2. The HTC pure on the left sports a 3.2 inch WVGA full touchscreen display and also a 5 megapixel autofocus camera. The Tilt 2 is slightly bigger version with a 3.6 inch display(WVGA), also comes with a qwerty keyboard and is equipped with a 3.2 megapixel camera.

The HTC Pure is available as of now with a contract for a cool $149.99 and the Tilt will make its way in the coming weeks and will be priced around $299.99. Both these prices are coming your way only after a $50 rebate.

Via engadget

Deal of the day - Fantom 1 TB hard drive for $74.99...

Fantom Drives G-Force hard drives are giving out some great deals these days and this one is a catch here. Deals2Buy is offering this Fantom 1 tB hard drive for $74.99 which includes a mail-in-rebate of $20. If that is cool with you, then this is definitely a huge catch. Previously I discussed here about IOMEGA 1 TB for similar price and it is now the turn of Fantom drives to offer you a deal. Get it before the deal expires.

Also there is a free shipping on this product from deals2buy which means, you just have to pay your local sales tax and that's it the hard drive is your for life. If you are in a hurry, you can get the product through a second day express shipping for as low as $5.49, now the ball is in your court.

Deals2Buy

Walmart offering Palm Pre as low as $79.99...

If you are planning to buy a Palm Pre even after all that backlash and all that no, nos from current users, then I have a deal for you. Here it is:: You can now buy a palm Pre for as low as $79.99 and this you can avail only if you are taking a new connection and that too if you are buying at Walmart wireless store.

With a full 3.1 inch touchscreen display and a sliding QWERTY keyboard, Palm Pre has got all the features to make it a good competition for Apple's Iphone but there is something missing in this phone. If you still want to buy this you can follow the link below.

Walmart

Iphone 3g refurb for $49 from AT&T... Deal of the Day...

At&t has announced that they are going to give away Apple Iphone 3g refurbished models for as low as $49 for the 8GB version and $99 for the 16GB version. The 8GB version is available only in black but the 16GB version is available both in black and white. This is definitely a catch and I guess there are lot of flocks out there who wants to get their hands on an Iphone but staying back because of the price tag.

AT&T has announced this on their facebook page and below is the link for your confirmation and above is the pic of the same. Check it out...

AT&T

Students can grab a copy of Windows 7 for $30...

In a bid to get closer to students and mean while increase their sales, Microsoft is offering a new heavy discount on Windows 7 HOme Premium for students. The regular price of Windows 7 is $119.99, but with the discount students can get it for as low as $30.


You just need to have a .EDU email id and they ask you to be an enrolled student of any college. The price they are offering is a sweet $29.99, which is less than most of your textbooks. There is this site Win741, where you can access this deal. First you have to click on the link that show the price and then you will be taken to a page where you will be asked for your college email id, that ends with .EDU.


When you enter your college email id, and if you are an eligible student, then you will receive a confirmation email in your email id from microsoft. In that email id you have the link to purchase the Home Premium Upgrade of Windows 7. You just need to pay the $30 for getting your hands-on this new OS.

PS: This offer ends on January 03, 2010 at 12:00 am CST. Get going guys.

Win741

Deal of the Day - 1 TB IOMEGA hard drive for $74.99...

Dell.com is providing you with this deal today. A 1tB hard drive from IOMEGA is being given away for as cheap as $74.99. It is the easiest way to store photos, video and more. Considering the fact that even 500GB hard drives are being sold at $70, getting a 1TB for $75 is definitely a catch.
You need to add this item to the cart for $109.99 and then you will get an instant discount of $35 and you will be paying a total of $74.99 at check out. Hurry now or you might end up as one of those losers who buy a tB of hard drive for over $100.

Via Dell

Where is the Apple's money factory???

The Newark Knight Frank Retail estimated that Apple store located on the 5th Avenue in New York City earns a revenue of over $350 million a year. The store which is spread over an estimated 10,000 sq ft. foot space is making about $35,000 per square foot. Which is the biggest cash that Apple is generating in any of its retail stores.

With Microsoft opening retail stores very soon, can they compare to the sales of Apple by any means. This is going to be a tough ask, but you never know with Microsoft, They have got the money.

Via Gizmodo

Ipod touch 3G - No camera but extra storage space...

As expected, the Ipod touch third generation is here. It comes in 8, 32, and 64 GB—for $199, $299, and $399. The new 32 and 64GB version has a faster processor, 50% faster. Just like the iPhone 3GS. Also like the iPhone 3GS, the graphics processor in the new Ipod touch has OpenGL ES 2.0 capability. No wonder they are pushing so much on the gaming front.

There were a lot of rumors regarding the camera for the Ipod touch but it turned out to be a simple rumor and guess what the rumor turned out to be a true one in the case of Ipod Nano which has been equipped with a video camera. This is so amazing the Apple had so many things in their store yet they were so quiet all this while. Funny yet true.

Via Giz

Ipod Nano shoots video now and available for purchase now...

As expected Ipod Nano is out and it has been equipped with a video camera and a radio and a pedometer and that's not all. It has got an in-built voice recorder as well. The video camera has a resolution of 640X480. The ipod nano has a 2.2 inch screen which is a bit larger than the previous version which means you get more screen real estate.

Starting today, the 8GB nano will cost $150 while the 16GB comes in at $180. IPod nano provides up to 24 hours of music playback or five hours of video playback on a single charge. The 8GB model holds up to 2,000 songs, 7,000 photos, eight hours of video and seven hours of captured video; and the 16GB model holds up to 4,000 songs, 14,000 photos, 16 hours of video and 14 hours of captured video.


Apple's new holiday lineup includes iPod shuffle in five great colors starting at just $59, iPod classic in a new 160GB model holding up to 40,000 songs for $249.

Via Giz

What the hell is wrong with Aeropostale...

Yesterday at day break, I found myself blaming of what I have been doing all this while. Then suddenly a friend called upon me and asked me if we could do some returning(negative shopping) and yes is my answer. I love shopping and then returning. It's like an entertainment for me. So we went to the mall near our house and there after we returned our merchandise we went into Aeropostale.

Here in Aeropostale, at the entrance we saw something really funny. The offer board reads this way," Buy 2 for $10 or 1 for $15.50". We made lot of fun about the offer and argued among ourselves that who will be the mad man to give such an offer. We thought that the offer was for something other but it was for two t-shirts of similar or different colors and we could take two for the price of less than the price we pay for one t-shirt.

We immediately called upon the sales guy and asked him whether the offer was for real and pat came the answer with the usual grinny face, "yes sir, That is true". We were all shell shocked and then had the time of our lives shopping for those silly t-shirts. But I didn't understand the logic behind this sale. If there comes a guy who doesn't see the offer and purchases a single t-shirt, he will curse his lucky stars for his bad luck.

Check out the offer at Aeropostale, it is still available at their website.

Aeropostale

Want to add an additional driver for free on an "Enterprise Car"???

Today we were out there at an enterprise location and for the first time I heard that it costs you more than $30 for three days if you add an additional driver to your contract. This is new for me atleast. Then I thought for a while and a friend in our group asked for a discount for on driver as he used to rent cars from the same location. This is your first tip, ask for a discount saying you are a regular customer.

Then we added an additional driver to the list and just stood their silently hoping she will charge for just one additional drivers of the two drivers we added to the list. Then we talked with her for sometime, while she was updating our results and we were talking so friendly with her and praised her saying, "you are the best". She was so overwhelmed that, she started saying"I am the best around here in the whole rental industry". Moral here:: Praise them and take them to the tip of Mt. Everest.

Guess what? She added the other driver for free as well. We didn't pay a single penny extra, even though we had two additional drivers in the list. This was awesome. Basic rules:

* Say you are a returning customer.

* Praise the enterprise guy until he/she blushes out.

pIC USNEWS

Deal of the Day - 1 TB Cavalry for $79.99...

The best deal around for a low price of $79.99. This is a cavalry hard drive of 1 TB space. With 16MB cache and 2.0 USB support it is one of the best hard drives that I have used and a friend of mine is still using it. It has been 2 years and never ever I had a complaint about it. It isn't noisy, clunky or anything else. You need to add to the cart for $104.99 and there is a $25 Mail-in-rebate for this particular purchase. You will be amazed at its performance and provided the price tag, it is definitely a huge catch.

Buy

Where the hell is my "Discount", mate???

Last week I went to this outlet mall which was more like a huge village fair except for the absence of joy rides. There I had a really good time with lot of people around shopping mostly for their kids as that was the week all schools were opening for the fall. That was the first time I saw lots of people at a single avenue after the dreaded swine flu disease has blown in.

What the issue here is, there, in the mall, I went into some branded shoe outlet store. This store claimed to offer lots of discounts on the branded shoes which included (but not just these) brands like Sketchers, Nike, Reebok, etc. In the aisle for sketchers shoes I saw this particular variety of shoes, which costs me a cool $49.99 and it is on discount sale. Then out of curiosity, I wanted to know the real price and I just moved the top label to the side.

What is the real price? Can you guess it was the same price as shown on the discount? How mean of these stores? They are playing with the customers by showing off the real price as discounted price and making fools of them. I wanted to shout at the manager but thought again, let this guy live his life happily. Why spoil his job, when the instructions are from above (read "above" as in from the top brass of the company). This was so annoying and I had left the place in a jiffy without saying a word. Thanks to a friend who has shown this to me, I haven't been fooled by these cheap tricksters...

Nokia N900 up for grabs in Germany and Italy...

The new Nokia N900 device from Nokia is now available for pre-order in countries like Germany and Italy. The price posted there is around $860 which is pretty big but considering the features it is offering, it is OK. If you want to buy in stores then you have to wait till October '09 until it gets available in stores.

Nokia N900 comes with a 32GB of storage with a microSD card and is upgradable upto 48GB. The CPU is a ARM Cortex A-8 processor and the phone is equipped with a slide out QWERTY keyboard. It also hosts a 5MP camera.

Via engadget

Deal of the day - Call home for free...

Vonage has been offering you with broadband phone service where-in u can call any phone for free within US. Now they have added 60+ countries to this free calling list which includes countries like India, China, Mexico, etc. You just need a high speed internet connection to make ur calls. The price you will be paying is a mere $24.99/month.

The deal here is, if u purchase this offer today, you will not be paying any activation fee or equipment fee. Follow the link below for ur deal and call the world for free...

vonage or deals2buy

Youtube selling videos and making money!!!

This is the first time that I saw a video is being allowed to be downloaded directly from youtube and it has got a price tag for it. The video in the pic above is from a cooking lesson from a famous Indian recipe website. This video is being offered to download for a price of $0.99/download. This is new. I haven't seen anything like that before.

This is more like the amazons and itunes library. Now youtube has become commercial and allowing you to download videos and watch them later at your ease. Right now they are offering you to download the videos in mp4 high quality format. You need to use google check out for this transaction. If you have high speed internet you definitely don't need to buy these videos but if you are suffering with low bandwidth internet connection, you could think about buying a video or two...

Youtube

Jamba Juice - Buy one get one free...

As the pic above says, its a promotional offer from Jamba Juice where-in you can get a free smoothie of equal or lesser size when you buy a smoothie from the renowned juice factory Jamba Juice. The pic above is the coupon for getting a free smoothie this way. Just print it out and get a free smoothie for yourself. You better hurry because this offer ends on Aug 09, 2009.

Via summerbliss

Deal of the day... Keyboard with mic and webcam...

This is definitely a catch. Don't allow this deal to slip from your hands. Here you are getting a multimedia keyboard with mic and a webcam which means this keyboard is gonna cater all your needs and whatmore this is coming ur way for as low as $19.99. This is being offered by Buy.com which I treat as a family shopping stop for me. They are so reliable that you don't need to worry about your shipment.

The best part here as usual is that you can get your multimedia keyboard shipped to you at no cost. The site is offering free shipping to you anywhere in the US of A. Click the link below to go to the site and buy your piece.

Buy.com

Deal of the day... 7 in 1 multifunctional tool...

Here is a 7 in 1 multifunctional camping tool screwdriver knife and an LED light for just $3.99. The regular price of this item is $6.99. This is a real catch considering the nominal amount you will be paying for this. The whole thing is made of steel and has got some tough metal into it for all your tough jobs.

functions::

* Squeeze/Grip/Cutting Plier

* Knife

* Saw blade

* Bottle opener

* Flat Screwdriver

* Phillips screwdriver

* LED flash light

The best part here is that it is shipped free for you. You dont need to pay an extra penny other than the $3.99 you are paying in the first place. Head over to the link below to claim your 7 in 1....

cdrdvdrmedia