Archives for February 2021

Thursday is here and Meh is having a …Woot-OFF, or as they call it, a Meh-rathon at the Meh website. Offers keep on changing throughout the day, BUT you can also purchase any of the previous offers as long as they are not sold-out. Look for them in the Meh-rathon Forum, click on the item of interest, click on it again to get to the individual product page, and if it’s not sold-out, you will see a “BUY IT” button option…

Next up we head on over to the B&H Photo daily deals, good until 11:59pm ET on Thursday 2/11/21 or earlier if sold out…

+ Autel Robotics EVO II 8K Drone On The Go Bundle for $1249 with FREE 128GB Sandisk Extreme microSDXC and 3′ Hoodman Drone Launch Pad included automatically by B&H during this promotion

+ PowerEX MH-C204GT 4-bay Smart Charger and 8-Pack of Pro Rechargeable AA NiMH Batteries Kit for $24~

+ Oben ATM-2600 6-Section Aluminum Monopod for $35

+ FotoDioX C-300RS FlapJack LED Bi-Color Edge Light (10″) for $140

+ Hyper GaN 100W USB Type-C & USB Type-A Charger for $60~ after 40% off automatic in-cart coupon

+ ElVid 5″ RigVision HDR On-Camera Touchscreen Monitor for $199

UPDATE: the current round of Adorama daily deals (change Friday 10am ET) is the new condition Voyager Air Wheel Hoverboard going for $150 with free US Shipping…

Tuesday, aka TunesDay aka ToonsDay is here and we start with a new string quartet of B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET on Tuesday 2/9/21 or earlier IFF sold out…

+ 2TB Delkin CFexpress POWER Memory Card for $750 after an automatic $250 off in-cart coupon
+ optionally buy it together with Delkin USB 3.2 CFExpress card reader for $795 total

+ Think Tank Photo Video Rig 24 Rolling Case for $270
+ tank is not included!

+ Vortex 8×42 Viper HD Binoculars (2018 Edition) for $349
+ not to be confused with The Red Viper, who breaks with a “sickening crunch” 😉

+ Oben TAB-4M Four-Mount Tripod Accessory Bar for $60
+ two-mount for $40

It’s Super Bowl Sunday, too late now to buy a big screen TV from the interwebs. And the way TVs are becoming more complicated, it might be too late to buy it from the B&M store too, because the setup, connections, calibration, optimization, etc take time and there’s not enough time to get it all done before the SuperBow festivities begin.

PSA: if you are using an old TV set to watch the SuperBowl and you think you see Tom Brady on your Superbowl television, don’t throw it away, it’s not ghosting from previous SuperBowls, it’s the Tampa Bay Brady!

Speaking of PSAs, here’s a real PSA, Google has patched an actively exploited zero-day issue with the Chrome browser version 88 and it recommends immediate updating. Details via Techmeme… The last time I checked this applied to the Windows, Mac and Linux versions of the web browser… Neither Google Play nor ChromeOS have shown me updates pending… Eric Lawrence did some digging on the twitter…

And after that long and winding prologue of sorts, we are here with the B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Kodak 10″ Digital Picture Frame with Wi-Fi and Multi-Touch Display for $100
+ for our younger viewers, Kodak is not just a rapper but was also a company out of Rochester, New York that was big during the film photography years and during the very early days of digital

+ ONA The Leather Clifton Camera and Everyday Backpack (Camouflage) for $150

+ TriGyn 8″ Ring Light with Smartphone Holder and Desktop Tripod Stand for $35

+ Holmes Odor Grabber Air Purifier for $15
+ when people say their pictures stink, may be they are right? 😉

Never fear, Thirst-DAY is here! We start with a new round of B&H Photo daily deals good until Thursday 2/4/21 at 11:59pm eastern (or earlier if sold out):

+ Porta Brace PR-C2LED Compact Padded Case for LED Lights for $79~
+ bag the bags: because you need bags for everything, not just cameras and lenses and laptops and tablets!

+ Litra LitraPro Bi-Color On-Camera Light with Dome Diffuser, Shoe Mount & USB Cable for $140 after $80 off automatic in-cart coupon
+ with Softbox for $165 after $100 off after automatic in-cart coupon
+ not to be confused with the old yet short-lived Lytro camera maker

+ Elvid FieldVision 7″ HDR IPS LCD On-Camera Monitor for $380
+ personally, I carry a 100-inch 64K Super-Ultra-Hyper-Amazeballs-HD monitor with me everywhere I go

+ GVM 3D 3-Axis Wireless Carbon Fiber Motorized Slider with Bluetooth Remote (32″) for $719
+ can also be repurposed as a pet toy 😉

+ TelMax PRO-IP-EX Universal Tablet & Smartphone Teleprompter for $339
+ nothing says authentic more than reading from a teleprompter like an elementary school student

+ Polsen MO-IDL2-MK2 Dual Omnidirectional Lavalier Microphone for DSLR Cameras and Smartphones (20′ Cable) for $25

+ Elvid, Litra, Polsen, Telmax, Porta, sounds like the names of an Elf/human fantasy-romance novel
+ you see, Elvid is married to Litra, but Porta wants Elvid and Polsen wants Litra, while Telmax wants all of them

UPDATE #1: among the Newegg deals du jour you can get a 10TB WD desktop external HDD (Elements series) for $160 after the limited time promo code shown over there…

UPDATE #2: the headliner of the Best Buy deals du jour is a 4TB WD EasySTore external HDD for $90, while further down you will find the 18TB version for $330.

UPDATE #3: the latest Adorama daily deals (change Friday 10am ET) include their H&A studio headphones for $50 and the Manfrotto 72mm Circular ND500 Lens Filter for $30…

And just like that, another Hump Day has arrived, as we half-way ate yet another week!

We start with the latest round of B&H Photo daily deals, good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ EdelKrone HeadONE for $259

+ Oben Lander CT-3565 5-Section Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod System & TVH-108 Video Head for $170
+ Lander, not Moon Lander!

+ 3pk of Luxli Cello 10″ RGBAW LED Light for $529
+ normally multi-packs are associated with consumer consumables, but photography needs MOAR light!

+ AmazFIT Band 5 Health & Fitness Tracker with Alexa for $28 after automatic 30% off in-cart coupon (three color options)

+ TeraDek Bolt Sidekick XT Universal Wireless Receiver for $1490

+ Lenovo 14″ IdeaPad Slim 9 Multi-Touch Laptop for $1429
+ 2.8 GHz i7 4-Core (11th Gen), 16GB of LPDDR4x RAM, 512GB M.2 SSD, 14″ 3840 x 2160, IPS Touchscreen, etc

Then we Meh where we find a 3-pack of iEssentials 5W wireless charging pads (with 2 USB ports each) going for $16 total plus shipping (free S&H for paying Meh-meh-meh-mehmbers)…

Meanwhile Best Buy is running a limited time flash sale on their website and fans of Chromebooks may be interested in the new condition ASUS C433 two-in-one (full name C433TABM3T8) going for $329, or starting at $250 in open-box condition. This is a 360-degree with a 14-inch full-HD touchscreen display, with an Intel m3 processor, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, Intel UHD 615 graphics, card reader, etc, etc, etc. It averages 4.5 out of 5 based on 300+ customer reviews as of the time of writing… It includes a 6-month 3-device Trend Micro internet security subscription…

Per the Google AUE page this will get automatic updates until June 2026, that’s five years and five months from blog-posting time…

PS: regardless of when you got your Chromebook, don’t forget to check the Chromebook Perks page from time to time to see if they added any new freebies…

PS2: Chromebook has a LOT of keyboard shortcuts. Be sure to check this Google Support page to discover new ones or re-remember old forgotten ones!

UPDATE #1: among the Wednesday 2/3/21 Best Buy daily deals they have the new condition 12TB WD EasyStoor external USB 3.0 hard drive offered for $190 with the usual Shutterfly coupon-freebie…

UPDATE #2: some action at the Woot dailies as well where the headliner is a big refurbished iPad and MacBook sale (29 options) and a refurbished 27″ LG 5K IPS Ultrafine monitor hiding among them for $945… If you need an extra Kindle e-reader or want to get started, under “Computers” they have refurbished Kindles for $40 and refurbished Voyages for $50 to $55…

Four is the magic number for the Tuesday (aka TunesDay aka ToonsDay) B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET (or earlier IF sold-out):

+ Indipro Universal Power Grip with Built-In Battery for $150
+ optionally buy it together with its custom charger for $189 total
+ just like you can’t have photo-graphy without light, you can’t have digital cameras without power!
+ this master of the obvious tip of the day was brought to you by Mr Obvious, Your New Destination For Photography Tips You Didn’t Know You Already Knew!

+ FeelWorld F5 Pro 5.5″ V2 4K HDMI IPS Touchscreen Monitor for $120

+ VorTex 10×42 Diamondback HD Binoculars for $170

+ Apexel Telephoto Zoom Lens for Smartphones for $45, two options, one 36x, the other 20X-40X

UPDATE #1: there are two Adorama daily deals in the lot that runs until Wednesday at 10am ET:

+ Manfrotto 72mm Circular ND64 Lens Filter for $25

+ AmazFit Stratos Smartwatch for $99

WE have a 2-in-1 update with this post, first up we start with the Adorama daily deals which are good until Tuesday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Rotolight AEOS Ultra-Portable Bi-Color Location LED for $618

+ Eggtronic 63W 20,000mAh Universal Power Bank for USB-C devices for $50

+ Gitup Git2 1080p Full HD Gyro Video Wi-Fi Action Camera for $55

NEXT we check the Amazon USA Gold Box deals du jour where among them we find the Alexa-enabled Echo Frames for $225. Yes, you can now talk to your glasses too, not just your phone. Note that these are clear lenses. Prescription lenses are not included in the price. But you can get them done for $$$ at LensCrafters or order your own and show them the Echo Frames installation instructions.

On a more practical level, they also have another variant of the Anker accessories sale which includes a 10,000 mAh solar powerbank with flashlight for $30, a USB-C powerstrip (AC, USB-A, USB-C ports) for $25, and a couple of other things…

Speaking of Amazon, this is a good time to check up again on the Camera and Photo Lightning Deals to see what’s happening there. As of the time of writing they have 115 items either in-progress or upcoming. Too many to list here individually, so here’s an executive summary:

+ digiframes

+ stabilizer-y things including movie-holding-thing, tripods, Moza selfie stick and gimbal

+ monolights, on-camera flashes, light panels

+ studio and background kits

+ action cam accessory kits

+ ring-lights

+ on-camera monitors

+ camera bags

+ kids cameras, binos, monocular, action cams

+ yes, Neewer wins the day once again!