Samsung Vibrant Smartphone $0.01

T-Mobile's newest Android phone available for only a penny on Amazon. If you've been waiting to get a new Android phone, here's a great deal.

Amazon.com Samsung Vibrant Smartphone

From Amazon.com Product Description

Ideal for those looking to combine mobile entertainment and communication in one device, the Android-powered Samsung Vibrant for T-Mobile is pre-loaded with a variety of games and video--including The Sims 3 Collector's Edition (a T-Mobile exclusive) and James Cameron's blockbuster, Avatar. It also comes with the pre-loaded Kindle for Android app--enabling you to search and browse more than 500,000 books--and offers access to MobiTV streaming video.

Enabled for T-Mobile's high-speed 3G network, the Vibrant offers fast data delivery and an enhanced Web-browsing experience that lets you connect quickly to social networking sites. And the 3G-enabled Vibrant will benefit from the enhanced speeds of T-Mobile's upgraded HSPA+ network, which is being rolled out nationwide to reach up to 185 million people by the end of the year and offers speeds close to 4G connectivity.

With integrated Google technology, the Samsung Vibrant brings one-touch access to the popular Google mobile services millions use every day, including Google Search by voice, Google Maps with Street View, Gtalk, YouTube, Picasa, and contacts/calendar synchronization. The Samsung Vibrant also provides easy access to both personal and corporate e-mail, calendars, and contacts supported by Exchange Server and Gmail. And through Android Market, you'll get access to thousands of useful applications, widgets, and fun games to download and install on your phone, with many more apps being added every day.

Optimized for watching videos on the go as well as game play, the Vibrant offers a 1 GHz Samsung Hummingbird processor and 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display for a bright, vivid viewing experience. It's equipped with a 5-megapixel camera with digital zoom and autofocus, and it also captures HD video. Other features include a 16 GB internal memory, microSD memory expansion (for up to 32 GB of additional storage from optional cards), Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking, Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity for hands-free devices and stereo music streaming, intuitive typing via integrated Swype keyboard, and up to 4 hours of talk time.

Red Dead Redemption $25 Video Game Deal Alert

You have just 1 hour to get this game from Gamestop.com starting 9 AM PST/12 PM EST for $25. That's right just 1 hour! It's most likely going to go much faster than that and sell out quickly. So if it was me and I wanted the game, I would be sitting there at my computer ready to order at the time mentioned.

You can use the free shipping coupon "SAVER" for orders over $25.00. Most likely the game is going to be $24.95, so you'll need to get something small to make up the price difference to get the free shipping. The technique I would use is to get that smaller item before 9 PST/12 EST, leave it in your shopping cart, then when the time comes, click the game to add to your cart and check out. Done!

The game is brand new, and is valid in both the PS3 and on Xbox 360 systems.

I personally have this game, and really enjoy the open world game play. It's made by the same people at Rockstar Games (Rockstar San Diego studio to be exact) that made the better known Grand Theft Auto series. I'm about 40% complete in the singleplayer mode. It's totally hilarious when I lasso someone, hog tie them, put them on my horse and ride to the top of the hill, only to throw them down at the coyotes below. Cheap sadistic humor. That's what an open world game allows.

If you are lucky enough to read this in the morning, better get ready to order.

The deal is from GameStop's Facebook Power Hour where people get to vote on which game deal is offered. As of now, I'm pretty sure it's going to be Red Dead Redemption, unless there's a huge last minute surge for UFC 2010.

GameStop Facebook Power Hour

Xbox 360 For $99 Deal Alert

If you don't have an Xbox 360 yet and want to get one for extremely cheap, you need to go to Target. Now! Their sale runs this week, which is the usual Sunday through Saturday period.

I've never seen the Xbox 360 this cheap before. Of course they are trying to move out all the old modeled Xbox to make room for the new shorter Xbox 360 with the glossy black shell. The model is the barebones Arcade version without a hard drive. So be prepared to spend another $40-$100 for the hard drive depending on the size you want.

So the deal is the Xbox at Target is $149.99, but because there is an error with the listing that it includes a headset which it doesn't, Target is further reducing this to $129.99 when you check out at the register. Couple this with the $30 gift card, and you effectively pay $99.99 for a brand new Xbox 360.

Target - Xbox 360 Weekly Ad Sale

Got a Nook? Nookie Nookie...

Barnes and Noble just dropped the price of their eBook reader. The standard Wi-Fi model is just $149, while the Wi-Fi + 3G model is just $199. It’s a drop of $60 from their previous price.

To also compliment this drop in price, B&N just released the next firmware update, version 1.4. You get extended AT&T Wi-Fi Hotspot, extra large fonts, and a go-to page feature. (seriously though, why wasn’t the go-to feature there to begin with?)

You get also have access to over a trillion titles. That’s right, over a trillion titles to choose from!

You also get thousands of free eBooks to download and read. Want to lend an eBook to a friend? You can do that too!

So how easy is it to read from the device?
According to B&N:
Choose an eBook using the beautiful color touch screen, then watch it appear instantly on the E Ink® display, where text appears as crisp as a printed page. The 16-level gray scale display offers great contrast with no glare or backlight. Choose from six font sizes so you can read with ease.

How much can it hold?
Store as many as 1,500 eBooks, eNewspapers, and eMagazines on your NOOK’s 2 GB of internal storage, so you’ll never be without your favorites. Need more space? Just add a Micro SD card. With Barnes & Noble’s Lifetime Library™, your eBook library goes wherever you go and can be enjoyed on your NOOK plus the widest variety of mobile devices, including iPhone® and BlackBerry®.
Seems like an excellent device to move into the digital format to read books if you ask me. It’s much more stylish and feature packed than other eBook readers I’ve seen. Plus FREE shipping.

Barnes and Noble – Nook eBook Reader

Assassin's Creed 2 Videogame on Sale $23.54

Videogames aren't just for kids anymore. Some of my friends still play videogames and they are in their 30's and 40's. So when Dad wants a little time to get away from the daily madness and immerse himself in some game time, what better way to play a fun game and not break the bank. Here's a pretty good game deal I ran across. It's Walmart's online price. I'm not personally a big fan of walking into a Walmart and have to deal with the crowds, so buying this online is great. I haven't seen the game this low before so it's an excellent deal and definitely a Deal Alert if you don't already have the game.

A quick excerpt from Walmart:

• Discover an intriguing & fascinating new epic story of power, revenge and conspiracy set in a pivotal moment of History: the Italian Renaissance.
• Features Include :
• The lineage continues…introducing Ezio, the new Assassin
• Experience the freedom and immersion of an all new open world and mission structure
• Master the art of the assassin with all new weapons and instruments created by Leonardo Da Vinci himself

I enjoy open world games where you aren't doing going to point A to do something, then move to point B and finish the task, then move to point C. Open world settings allow you to do non-linear tasks and goals, so it gives you a little more freedom to move and explore and tackle challenges on your own time. I am trying to relax afterall and that's the reason I'm playing, so an open world environment allows some virtual freedom.

Walmart.com Assassin's Creed 2 for the PS3

Walmart.com Assassin's Creed 2 for the Xbox 360