Xbox 360 Bundle Pre-Order on Amazon.com Started

Topic: Shopping Tips

Amazon's European sites already launched the Microsoft Xbox 360 pre-order a while ago. Now Amazon.com also started in the United States via Toys'R'Us.

As all other online game retailers (See GameStop and EBGames) Amazon.com also only offers Xbox 360 Bundles and not the individual Xbox 360 console packages (Core and Premium Edition).
Amazon.com offers four Xbox 360 bundles. They are all priced at $799.89. The Xbox 360 Ultimate Bundle and the Xbox 360 Core Bundle come in either Mature or in Teen Game selections. This is a nice idea to offer this distinction. To come to the same price the Core Bundles have more games than the Ultimate Bundle which contains the Premium Edition Xbox 360 console version.
Interestingly Amazon list a shipping date of November 15th. Gamestop is still listing November 1st. As we reported, the Xbox 360 will start selling most likely on November 25th in retail stores.

Amazon.com Xbox 360 pre-order offers:
Xbox 360 Ultimate Bundle - Mature - $799.89
Xbox 360 Ultimate Bundle - Teen - $799.89
Xbox 360 Core Bundle - Mature - $799.89
Xbox 360 Core Bundle - Teen - $799.89
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IT Hot Shopping Tips: Star Wars III DVD, iDog, iZ,...

Topic: Shopping Tips

This is a quick overview of the latest additions of products in our IT Shopping guides.
Our IT Shopping guides are updated every week with hand picked gadgets and other cool products by our staff. We try to find the most interesting new releases and we also try to identify the bestsellers. The bestsellers are not always accurate as it is difficult to compile a global ranking here. We try to give an idea of the mainstream choice in the category. Every product listing has a direct shopping link, but also links to price comparison databases.

Best PVPs  - The Best Portable Video Players
iRiver PMP-140 Portable Media Player (40 GB)
Samsung Yepp YH-999 20 GB Portable Media Center

Buy This Gadget - Cool Gadgets to Buy
iDog
IZ

Cool DVD Movies - Technology Culture, Cult and Sci-fi Movies
Star Wars, Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (Widescreen Edition)
Fever Pitch (Boston Red Sox Collector's Edition)

DVD Player Rule - DVD Player Shopping Guide
CyberHome CH-DVD 300S Progressive-Scan DVD Player (Silver)
Samsung DVD-V4600 DVD / VCR Combo

Flat Screen Mania - Plasma and LCD TVs
Samsung LN-R328W 32' Widescreen HDTV-Ready Flat-Panel LCD TV
Sony KDFE50A10 50' LCD Rear Projection Television

MP3 Players Rule - Portable Music Players
iAudio U2 1 GB Digital Music Player
Sony NW-E107 Network Walkman 1 GB Digital Music Player

Wireless Headphones for $14.99!

Topic: Shopping Tips

Online store Meritline offers a 4-in-1 wireless headphone for a super low $14.99 (with Coupon Code "MD2000135OFF915", valid until September 15th).

Can a wireless headphone for $14.99 be any good? I have no idea. The signal is transmitted on 86MHz. The range is 90 feet. The $100 Sennheiser RS-120 features for instance a 330 feet range and offers 3 RF channels to choose from to avoid interference.
It has a FM-Tuner integrated to listen to radio on frequencies between 83.5 and 108MHz. The wireless headset has Auto-scan.
Bundled cables with a integrated microphone allow users to connect the headset to a PC and use it for chatting or VOIP.
The wireless headphone is powered by 4 AAA batteries.
Buy this headset now on Meritline with Coupon Code "MD2000135OFF915" (valid until September 15th) for $14.99. Standard price is $19.99. Read more

Philips PSA612 4GB Sport MP3 Player with FM Tuner Available for Pre-Order

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The Philips PSA612 4GB Sport MP3 Player with FM Tuner is available for pre-order on Amazon.com.

The Philips PSA612 was first announced as PSA610 in February. Back then it was still co-branded with Nike.
The Philips PSA612 features a 4GB hard-drive. It is Microsoft Plays For Sure complaint and supports therefore WMA DRM music files.
The new Philips player will ship October 1st.
The Philips PSA612 sells for $189.99 on Amazon.com. Read more

Motorola ROKR E1 iTunes Phone $99.99 Deal on Amazon

Topic: Shopping Tips

Update 09/12/06:
Amazon changed the pricing. Now the ROKR sells also for $249.99 like anywhere else after the $150 rebate. The $99.99 deal was only available on the weekend.
Thanks Doug N. for the update.

Ok if you have to have the Motorola ROKR E1 iTunes mobile phone, then check out Amazon.com they give a $150 mail-in rebate bringing the price down to $99.99.

As reported the ROKR E1 was not received well across the board. If you are fine with the 100 song limitation and do not care about the looks of a new mobile phone then this music phone is it, as the iTunes interface is the easiest to use.

The $150 mail-in rebate is tied to a service plan activation of $39.99 or higher. Read more

iRiver U10 on Sale in Europe

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Amazon UK and Amazon Germany are listing the new slick iRiver U10 portable media player.

We reported in early July that the iRiver U10 would be released in August in the UK. Well it got a bit later. Amazon UK offers the iRiver U10 for pre-order with a September 26th shipping date.
Amazon Germany on the other hand already offers it for purchase with a delivery time of 1 to 2 weeks.
The 1GB iRiver U10 sells for 229,00 Euro and the 2GB iRiver U10 sells for 279,00 Euro.

The 1GB iRiver U10 on Amazon UK sells for £149.99 and the 2GB iRiver U10 for £189.99. Read more

Hasbro Brings Sega iDog at Low Price to Amazon.com

Topic: Shopping Tips

First the word was that the Sega iDog will only sell on Tiger Direct (belongs to Hasbro), now it showed up on Amazon.com for pre-order.

Hasbro has a licensing deal with Sega Toys to distribute the iDog in the USA.
The iDog music robot dog competes with the recently introduced iZ from Zizzle.
The Hasbro iDog is available for only $25.99 for pre-order on Amazon.com. The Zizzle iZ pre-order price is $39.99.

Update:
I4U Reader Dave tells us, that he bought the iDog already at a Target store already for $29.99. Read more

The Newest Gadgets Featured in the IT Shopping Guides

Topic: Shopping Tips

This is a quick overview of the latest additions of products in our shopping guides.

Our IT Shopping guides are updated every week with the most interesting new releases and we also try to identify the bestsellers.
The bestsellers are not always accurate as it is difficult to compile a ranking here. We try to give an idea of the mainstream choice in the category.

Latest additions in our Shopping Guides:

Best PVPs  - The Best Portable Video Players
Archos AV400 100 GB Pocket Video Recorder
AV700 100GB Portable Video

Buy This Gadget - Cool Gadgets to Buy
Sharper Image: Bright as Day Lamp
Roboraptor

Cool DVD Movies - Technology Culture, Cult and Sci-fi Movies
Pirates of Silicon Valley
Lost: The Complete First Season

DVD Player Rule - DVD Player Shopping Guide
Toshiba D-R4 Multi-Drive DVD Recorder
OPPO Digital OPDV971H HD-Ready Upconverting DVD Player

Flat Screen Mania - Plasma and LCD TVs
Syntax Olevia LT37HVE 37' Widescreen HD-Ready LCD TV
Hanspree Snail 10' LCD Television

Microsoft Xbox 360 Pre-Order Started on Amazon

Topic: Shopping Tips

Amazon started to take pre-orders for the upcoming Microsoft Xbox 360 console in Europe. Microsoft announced the official pricing for the Xbox 360 on August 17th. Amazon UK sets the shipping date of the Xbox 360 to November 28th.

Amazon.com Xbox 360 pre-order offers:
Xbox 360 Ultimate Bundle - Mature - $799.89
Xbox 360 Ultimate Bundle - Teen - $799.89
Xbox 360 Core Bundle - Mature - $799.89
Xbox 360 Core Bundle - Teen - $799.89


Amazon.de in Germany has the following Xbox 360 pre-order offers:
Xbox 360 Premium (wireless Controller + 20GB HDD,...) - 399.00 Euros
Xbox 360 Core Console - 299.00 Euros.

Amazon.co.uk in the UK offers the Xbox 360 for:
Xbox 360 Console Deluxe Pack (wireless Controller + 20GB HDD,...) - 279.00 Pounds.
Xbox 360 Console Standard Core Pack - 209.99 Pounds.

Xbox 360 bundles with games are available from EBGames and GameStop in the USA. Read more

Ceramic White Sony PSP Pre-Order Deals

Topic: Shopping Tips

Sony announced the ceramic white Sony PSP console in July in Japan.

The ceramic white Sony PSP (PSP-1000 KCW) will start shipping on September 15th in Japan and of course several Asian gaming and electronics exporters are already offering pre-orders for the white version of the Sony PSP for international customers.

Here are the current ceramic white PSP deals I am aware of:

White Sony PSP Value-Pack on AudioCubes - $269.00

White Sony PSP Value-Pack on Lik-Sang - $279.00

White Sony PSP Value-Pack on Play-Asia - $299.00

White Sony PSP Value-Pack on YesAsia - $299.99

If you know about any better deals for the White Sony PSP please email me. Read more

Green Signature Series Wow Wee RoboRaptor

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The Wow Wee robot dino RoboRaptor was showing their new toy robot at the CES 2009 in January. The Roboraptor is now widely ... Read more

SegaToys Fighting RC Beetles on Sale

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AudioCubes is selling the new Sega Toys RC Beetles internationally. We reported about the rather scary remote controlled ... Read more

I See Dead Pixels T-Shirt

Topic: Shopping Tips

Gadget Store ThinkGeek is hitting the gadget lover zeitgeist with a T-Shirt saying: I See Dead Pixels. Dead Pixels are an... Read more

Kung Fu Hustle DVD Shipping This Week

Topic: Shopping Tips

Steven Chow's Kung Fu Hustle DVD ships in 3 days. It is with a 41% discount available for pre-order on Amazon.com. As rep... Read more

Sony HDR-HC1 HDV Camera is Shipping

Topic: Shopping Tips

The world's smallest HDV video camera is shipping from Amazon.com. Sony announced the consumer HDV camera in May. If you ... Read more

iRobot Roomba Scheduler Accessory

Topic: Shopping Tips

iRobot is going public, so there must be many many iRobot Roomba owners out there. iRobot offers now for Roomba owners a... Read more

RFID Door Lock Available Now at ThinkGeek

Topic: Shopping Tips

The RFID Door Lock we reported about is now offered at ThinkGeek. ThinkGeek is always picking up on cool new gadget trend... Read more

New Sony HDTV LCDs KLV-S32A10 and KLV-S26A10

Topic: Shopping Tips

Sony Electronics announced that new 32 and 26 inch flat panel LCD HDTVs are now shipping. The KLV-S32A10 and KLV-S26A10 ... Read more

The Snore Stopper Gadget is Finally Shipping

Topic: Shopping Tips

The Snore Stopper gadget appeared in April on Gadget Universe, but was not in stock so far. I checked today, and now the p... Read more

MobiBlu DAH-1500 at Low Price at Wal-Mart

Topic: Shopping Tips

It has happened the World's smallest MP3 player got wide distribution in the United States. Until now the MobiBlu DAH-150... Read more

Summer Sale on Asian Gadget Stores

Topic: Shopping Tips

Several Asian gadget exporters and online stores we feature regularly on IT have summer sales going on right now. A... Read more

Are You Sick of Using Video Tapes in Camcorders?

JVC offers a line of Video Cameras that use Hard-drives instead of Video Tapes. JVC is still the only company that has Video Cameras on the market that use hard-drives to store DVD quality video. It is in my mind a very obvious solution in a complete digital environment that we are in now.
Nobody is questioning that we stopped use film in digital cameras. So why do still most video cameras on the market use tape? Sure the data volume is much higher for video, memory sticks or SD cards offer to little space to record hours of high quality videos. Now that portable hard-drives are used to store your complete music library it is of course also possible to record hours of high quality video on them.
Right now JVC offers three models with a 4GB hard-drive: The GZ-MC100 ($899.99), The GZ-MC200 ($998.94) and the new high-end GZ-MC-500 ($1,599.95). If you need more storage, JVC will start ship end of August the JVC Everio G-Series camcorders that boast 20 and 30GB hard-drives. That means up to 37 hours of video recording on the 30GB models and up to 25 hours on the 20GB model - Tape just died, as film did. Amazon.com opened pre-order on the new JVC Everio G-Series camcorders. You can get the GZ-MG20 for $799.95, the GZ-MG40 for $899.99 and the GZ-MG50 for $999.99.

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