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International Kindle drops $20 (now $259)

The price of the International Kindle has dropped by $20 today to $259. The International Kindle (International from the geographical perspective of Amazon.com) was recently announced, and it can be in over 100 countries, not just in the US.

Meanwhile, the US-only edition of this Kindle (second generation 6-inch) has disappeared from the Amazon search results, which perhaps hints that Amazon is making the international edition the default edition. That would also explain the discount, along of course with the announcement of the Barnes and Noble The Nook also at $259.

If you want to try out the Kindle, but want to spend less, and don't object to having a refurbished first-generation model, Amazon is offering refurbished Kindles for $150 via their Warehouse Deals subsidiary, but the order is fulfilled by Amazon.com herself. Sounds twisted enough that accountants and lawyers must be involved ;-)

And one more thing, you can read the main noisy blog on the Kindle! It comes with a free two-week trial, so you have nothing to lose. After the free trial, the price is 99c per month. This has the benefit of automated delivery to your K-thang by the Amazon Whispernet. If instead you want to read the main blog, but don't want to $subscribe$, you can do so by manually uploading the updates by PDF, RSS, or other formats. Some ideas at this post and many more at the hundreds of Kindle blogs out there.

$100 BluRay player: Insignia NS-BRDVD3 at Best Buy

If you are looking for an affordable Blu-Ray player, Best Buy has discounted their Insignia Blu-Ray player to $100. This is new-in-box, not refurbished.

This sale is part of their weekly circular ad that ends at the close of business on Saturday. We do not know whether the price will remain next week, or this is only a one-week special.

The current online stock-status is "leaves warehouse in 1 business day". For in-store pickup, they have the "Check Stores" option to see if it's available in any of your local stores.

Marshall Electronics V-R70DP 1.2mp 7-inch monitor for $700 (Mon only)

Today's deal of the day at Calumet Photo is the Marshall Electronics V-R70DP 1.2-megapixel 7-inch Monitor going for $700 plus shipping and handling. The price is good for Monday only in the central time zone.

Buy Flip UltraHD (120min) for around $160 (get bonus $25 Amazon gift card)

If you needed an excuse to buy the Flip camcorder gadgets, Amazon is sweetening the offer by offering a free Amazon $25 plastic gift card if you purchase either one of the 120-minute Flip UltraHD models. The silver goes for $155, while the black goes for $162. You also get free shipping and 55 free prints from Shutterfly.

The $25 gift card promotion expires on October 31st, so be sure to bookmark this post if this sounds interesting. The gift card will be delivered in the box (plastic gift card, not online code), so you can also save it as an emergency holiday gift, or add it in someone's stocking!

Please note that the gift card is only offered if Amazon.com itself, not 3rd-party sellers, is the one shipping the item!

Insignia Blu-Ray player for $100 (new in box)

If you are looking for an affordable Blu-Ray player, Best Buy has discounted their Insignia Blu-Ray player to $100 today. You can also find this in their weekly newspaper circular ad. The online stock-status is "leaves warehouse in 1 business day". For in-store pickup, they have the "Check Stores" option to see if it's available in any of your local stores.

There are eight customer reviews of this at their website with an average rating of 4.1 out of 5.

Creative Labs VF0570 Vado (older model) ships for $50

One of the deals of the day on eBay is the older model of the Creative Labs VF0570 Vado offered by eCost-on-eBay for $50 with free shipping and handling. This is a new-in-box item, not refurbished. As usual with deals of the day on eBay, the duration is unpredictable.

This item goes for $73 to $95 on Amazon depending on body color.

MP3 temptations: Refurbished Zen for $30 (and two more)

You can have a modern-era mp3 player without breaking the bank, especially if you don't object to refurbished gear! For $30, you can get a refurbished 2gb Zen, sold by Creative Labs on Amazon. This has a 2.5-inch LCD screen, plays unprotected AAC files among others, and takes SD/SDHC memory cards (although not all playback features work on the SD/SDHC cards).

Without an SD/SDHC card slot but with a built-in speaker, for $32, you can get a refurbished 2gb Zen Mosaic with an 1.8-inch LCD, also sold by Creative Labs (the manufacturer) on Amazon. The order is fulfilled by Amazon so transaction-wise, it is like buying it from Amazon herself.

Better yet, with each of the above players you get $5 worth of MP3 music from the Amazon MP3 store.

And if you are a Sony fan and want lots of on-board flash memory, for $119 you can get the Sony Walkman S540 with 16gb of on-board memory. This is new-in-box, not refurbished.

Further Reading
+ Compare model features at Creative Labs
+ Reviews and more at AnythingButiPod.com (great resource for non-iPod mp3 players)

Free stuff with purchase at OneCall (until October 26)

OneCall.com is celebrating Trick-or-Treat by offering a free treat with the purchase of select items from their website! The specials are as follows:

+ use coupon code TREAT to get a free bag with the purchase of a camera or camcorder of $200 or more

+ use coupon code FREETIVO to get a FREE TIVO HDL with the purchase of one of four Samsung HDTVs (price range $2500 to $3000)

+ there's more bonus items for audio/video purchases, see them after the jump

Hot item: New Apple Magic Mouse for $70

As you may have heard today, Apple announced a wave of new products. One of them that caught the attention of many is the brand new multi-touch "Magic Mouse" which is now available for pre-order at Amazon for $70.

Creative Labs Vado HD for $100 and $130 (4gb/8gb) (Tue only).

The featured gold box deal of the day at Amazon today is the Creative Labs Vado HD, a fun camcorder stick like the PureDigital Flip, going for $100 for the 4gb edition and $130 for the 8gb edition.

These are the latest models available, and with the gold box discount of today they smoke the prices of the equivalent Flip HD models.

This price will expire at 3am EST on Wednesday, or earlier if it sells out its allocated quantities.

40-inch Viore 1080p LCD HDTV with soundbar for $650

Today's deal of the day at Amazon is what we call a "glorified digital picture frame", but most people insist on calling them HDTVs. The featured item is the VIORE 40-Inch 1080p LCD television with a 2.1-channel Soundbar Bundle going for $650 with free shipping. This is Viore model LC40VXF60SB.

The regular price for this is $800 at Fry's and $1000 at Amazon. This is the gold box deal of the day and the price is good until 3am EST on Monday, or earlier if it sells out.

Please note that this is for adventurous shoppers only, as there are no reviews of this at Amazon, and we couldn't find any reviews online.

(SOLD OUT) 10-inch Fidelity DPF-1046F digital picture frame for $50 plus S&H

This item has sold out and it is no longer listed on their website even. The original post is after the jump.