Archives for August 6, 2021

Feiyu Vlog, PortaBrace, Wooden Cam, Davis & Sanford, Parrot Drones, Chipotle, Etc [UPDATE]

As usual, the Friday B&H Photo daily deals last until Saturday at 11:59pm ET (but orders are not accepted Friday PM to Saturday PM ~ check their website for exact times):

+ Davis & Sanford & Sons & Vista Explorer V Tripod with 3-Way Head for $18

+ Porta Brace HR-DSLR Padded Nylon Camera Harness (Black) for $45~

+ FeiYU VLOG Pocket Handheld Gimbal for $40~

+ Wooden Camera 1/4″-20 Cold Shoe Mount for $5

+ EzViz DB1C 1080p Wi-Fi Smart Doorbell for $50

+ Watson AC Power Extension Cord (16 AWG, Orange, 75′) for $20

Nom-nom at the Friday Best Buy dailies, you get 10% off on Chipotle gift cards… There’s $50 Nikon Aculor binos, a 27″ LG QHD IPS gaming monitor for $300, etc…

At the Friday Woot dailies there’s a Parrot drones sale ($180 to $440), and a $220 14″ HP Stream dual-core Windoze laptop among others…

Then at the Friday NewEGG dailies we find an Intel i7-11700k for $15 off, an Aukey 6-in-1 USB-C hub for $30 (with Ethernet port), a 3-pack of NewEgg-branded black woven shopping bags for $5, various laptops and storage options, and combined savings option on a 64GB Team microSDXC ($6.49 on its own)…

UPDATE: the current Adorama daily deal [changes Saturday 10am ET] is the
Manfrotto 67mm Circular ND500 Lens Filter offered for $20 with free US shipping…

Elsewhere, if you are participating in the Lucky’s rewards program (the grocery chain) you can claim a FREE tin of Sparkling Ice (with Caffeine)…

And if you are an Apple user, you will soon receive a bonus self-surveillance OS update. In a shocking twist, just as Apple was converting Android users to iPhone users, many of those tired of Google’s nonchalant and Adsense-y stance towards privacy, they drop this bomb. Needless to say, except for die-hard fanboys, the rest of the internet is ablaze. This is nothing short of a trojan horse to be abused by various regimes and governments and agencies around the world. It’s not like Apple is going to make dramatic principled stands when it comes to that: we already have plenty of examples of Big Tech rolling over to demands from Emperors and Czars all around the world in order to protect their profits…

Mayhaps the time is right to revisit the Linux phone? 🙂