cheap and tiny

BuyExtras.com has two Sabrent USB webcams for just under $10 in their “Computer Accessories” section:

Sabrent (Model: SBT-WCSS) USB 100K Web Camera
Sabrent (Model: SBT-WCCK) Clip USB 100K Web Camera

We voluntarily missed Black Friday since we’re only yellow belts in Store Mob Fight Jutsu, but most of the Big Boxes are doing the two-day sale thing for wusses like us, so you still have a chance to go check and see if these deals are still available:

• Pair of Dynex Webcams for $24.98.
• Casio 6MP slim digital camera for $139.87
• eHome Networking Wireless G Broadband Router for $6.99 (after rebate)
• Motorola Bluetooth Headset for just $14.99 (Update: Aw, sold out!)
• Buncha stuff at Office Depot. Look out for the two Logitech Quickcam Chat webcams for $19.99/pair.
• Creative Webcam Live for $9.99 after instant savings and rebates.
• Plantronics Explorer 340 Bluetooth Headset for $19.99 after instant savings and rebates.

Seen anything else in your post-Thanksgiving shopping ventures lately? Leave a comment.

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Who said sit down? I’ve got four words for you: Microsoft LifeCam VX-3000, $36.05. That’s $13.94 off the list price, and you get a 640×480, 30 fps, USB webcam with a built-in microphone. And it’s from Microsoft! That’s good, right?

Pardon me while I put on some antiperspirant.

How low can you go for SD and MiniSD cards, you ask? How about $15.75 for a Transcend 1GB SD Card, and $17.01 for a Kingston miniSD? That’s pretty low.

FREEDOM KEYBOARD Bluetooth Headset BT-APLUS, just $24.99 from J&R via Amazon. Not sure why “keyboard” is in the title, but hey, it’s a tiny bluetooth headset for as cheap as I’ve seen these go for. Now you too can wander the streets, appearing to talk to yourself like a crazy bum — and bums’ll be able to afford these headsets too, so it’ll be harder than ever to tell the difference!

This review was recorded with the webcam itself, of course. Sorry, it was something like two in the morning and I was not in the best shape. Buy the Philips Webcam being reviewed here.

Previous post: Philips Real Time PC Webcam

Things I Like About It:
- cheap
- easy to install
- takes video and photos reasonably well
- stable camera stand
- free microphone

Things I Don’t Like:
- washed out in daylight
- no clamp, might not stand on top of flat screen LCD
- keeps failing when using a USB extender

Nothing messes up a neat freak’s home office like a Tyra Banks hairweave-sized mess of cables (what can I say, it’s Top Model season). That said, why not make the transition to cordless? Imagine leaning back in your chair, feet on the table, easily and comfortably surfing for porn independent music on Bittorrent. It’s like eating chocolate-covered cherries dipped in unicorn tears! Joy!

We’ve come across a few items from Logitech that may just usher your office space into a new age of cordlessness. Okay, we’ll shut up now and let you warm your credit cards up.

Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5000 Laser for $83.22 after rebate
Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3000 Laser for $59.95 after rebate
Logitech MX 610 Cordless Laser Mouse for $34.99 after rebate
Logitech G7 Laser Cordless Mouse for $38.45 after rebate

No, that’s not a typo. TrekStor is selling a gold-plated, diamond-encrusted 1GB MP3 player for a cool twenty grand. And why, pray tell, is Cheap and Tiny posting this obviously ill-fitting product on our pages? Because we’re attention whores, that’s why!

But seriously, if I was rich enough to blow $20,000 on a status symbol, I’d rather just spend it towards adopting a cute little [fill in trendy ethnicity] baby. At least I know the kid will never go obsolete.

With the new iPod Nano starting at $150 for a somewhat smallish 2GB of storage, sometimes it just seems right to think that maybe putting more money into the big corporate machine that is Apple (yes folks; they’re not the hip startup-esque company they make themselves out to be) isn’t always the best way to go about things. Despite being called out for designing hackneyed UI for their music players, iRiver has always been considered the smart buyer’s alternative to making your music mobile.

But who are we to tell you what’s what? Just take a peek at this deal yourself. A refurbed 5GB iRiver H10 player for $120? Sure, it’s not nearly as sexy or as fashion forward as the iPod Nano, but you’re not the type to be swayed by the narcissistic siren call of public opinion and image-driven self-worth, right? We thought not. See how much cooler and non-corporate-ey you are already? But seriously, buy these from us so we can make more money.

Remanufactured iRiver 5 GB H10 MP3 Player, Lounge Grey
Remanufactured iRiver H10 5 GB Digital MP3 Player, Silver
Remanufactured iRiver H10 5 GB Digital MP3 Player, Trace Red
Remanufactured iRiver H10 6 GB Digital MP3 Player, Grey

In the MP3 player race, everyone knows that the Apple iPod and the Creative Zen are on top of the heap (although Apple’s lead can be considered, shall we say, unassailable). That doesn’t mean you have to default to one or the other, however. All those other cheap and yet oh-so-lovable bottomfeeders in the MP3 player market like Sandisk and RCA are stilll worth a shot. Plus, it wouldn’t hurt to have a little bit of variety in the electronic market.

That said, RCA is having a blowout sale of massive proportions. Okay, maybe it’s more portly than massive, but they still got quite a few deals you may want to throw your money at.

RCA Lyra RD1072 256 MB Personal MP3 Player for $48.40
RCA RD2780 20GB Lyra Personal Digital Multi-Media Player for $289.88
RCA Lyra RD2315 512 MB Personal Digital Audio Player with Voice, Line-in and FM Recording for $52.95
RCA Lyra RD1076 512 MB Personal MP3 Player for $59.88
RCA Lyra RD2317FM 1 GB Digital Audio Player with FM Transmitter for $74.99