Google Pixel 3 XL (64GB, unlocked) for $200

If you are looking for a budget pure Android phone that gets Android 12 but will not get any future OS updates, and you are not tempted by the boiling hot hype machine of the Google Pixel 6 ($600+ for the regular, $900+ for the PRO), then you may be interested in this limited time sale at B&H Photo, it is the new condition carrier-unlocked (T-Mobile Unlocked phone, works with CDMA and GSM) Google Pixel 3 XL (64GB, Just Black) on sale for $200 with free US shipping.

Note that the Pixel 3 will stop getting updates after October 2021 (as of the time of writing = NOW) per the Google help page. All Pixel phones before the Pixel 6 get three years of guaranteed OS and security updates. Starting with the Pixel 6, the security updates increase to five years. The OS updates remain at three years.

PS: for those not familiar with the Pixel line, keep in mind that there’s no microSD card and the non-a models do not have a headphone jack.

October 28, 2021 Filed Under: technology deals Tagged With: , ,

Friday: Lenovo Frame, Snaptain, Pixel 3, MacBooks, Samsung Monitors, Etc

A busy high-tech day at the Friday 10/29/21 Woot daily deals as follows:

  • factory reconditioned Samsung monitors, $140 to $880, with 90-day Samsung warranty as the main deal of the day
  • new condition, factory unlocked, bootloader unlocked Google Pixel 4 in Just Black for $350 with 1-year Google warranty in Electronics (but keep in mind the Pixel 6 is riding the hype train at the moment)
  • scratch and dent refurbished MacBooks, with 90-day Woot warranty, from $290 to $770 in Computers)
  • swiveling Aduro Surge Wall Chargers for $15 in Clearance

Then at the Best Buy dailies we find the 21.5″ Lenovo Smart Frame for $250 and a sale on Vantop Snaptain drones from $85 to $250…

October 28, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Hand Grips, Cecilia, Hohem, MeFoto, NiSi, LG, Etc (ends Sat PM)

Fri-YAY is here once again and as usual the B&H Photo dailies last until Saturday at 11:59pm ET but orders are not accepted during The Sabbath (Fri PM to Sat PM, check their website for actual hours):

+ Vello Hand Grips with four specific compatibility options for $25 each
+ Fuji X-PRO 3, Fuji X-T3/X-T2, Canon RP, and Sony RX100 series

+ Cecilia Lambert 12L Camera Bags for $99 in cotton or $149 in leather (two options)

+ Hohem iSteady Mobile+ 3-Axis Handheld Smartphone Gimbal for $64

+ NiSi Pro Nano Natural Circular Polarizing Filter for Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S Lens (112mm) for $99
+ can’t get any more specific than this 🙂

+ MeFoto RoadTrip S Travel Tripod (Aluminum, Blue) for $70

+ Polsen VCP-2 Passive Stereo Volume Controller for Powered Speakers for $25

+ AUsounds AU-Stream True Wireless In-Ear Headphones (Gold) for $17

+ flash deal: LG G1PUA 55″ Class HDR 4K UHD Smart OLED TV for $1497

October 28, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Godox, Silk, Lowel {ends Fri 10am ET}

Another trio of offers makes up the current iteration of the Adorama daily deals running until Friday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Slik Sprint Pro III BH Travel Tripod with SBH-100 DQ All Metal Ball Head for $55

+ Lowel Rifa LC-55eX eXchange-Lite, 120-240VAC, 21×21″ Collapsible Soft Light System for $250

+ Godox SL60W Daylight LED Video 2-Light Kit With Glow EZ Lock Softboxes for $299

October 28, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Thursday: Sandisk PRO SDXC, Joby, Boya, Bose, TP-Link, Gator, Angler, Etc

Running until Thursday 10/28/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) we have another 7+1 iteration of the B&H Photo daily deals as follows:

+ Sandisk sale, six options, discounted by automatic add-to-cart coupons
+ sale includes two Extreme PRO UHS-I SDXC cards, the 512GB for $100 and the 1TB for $250

+ Joby GorillaPod Action Tripod with GoPro Mount for $28~ after automatic in-cart coupon

+ Angler Chromakey Green Background (10 x 12′) for $49

+ Gator Creative Pro Bag with Wheels for Video Camera Systems (23″) for $150

+ FeelWorld LIVE PRO L1 Multicamera Video Switcher with 4 x HDMI Inputs & USB Streaming for $229

+ Boya BY-WM4 PRO-K2 Two-Person Digital Camera-Mount Wireless Omni Lavalier Microphone System (2.4 GHz) for $100

+ 3pk of refurbished TP-Link Deco M9 Plus AC2200 Smart Home Mesh Wi-Fi System for $135

+ flash deal: Bose SoundLink Revolve+ II Bluetooth Speaker (Triple Black) for $249

Refurbished iPhones SE and Surface tablets are among the currently featured offers at the Thursday Woot dailies…

October 28, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Savage LiteShaper Flexible LED Light Panel for $130

A new four-pack of offers make up the current iteration of the Adorama daily deals. Two of them are security cameras, the other two are:

+ Savage LiteShaper Flexible LED Light Panel for $130

+ Glow HexaPop 24″ Portable Softbox for $85

Meanwhile the new trend of “takeovers” continue with the Wednesday Amazon USA Gold Box with a sale on various kinds of Tommy Hilfiger gear… While there, there’s also a music merchandising sale for us old people (think t-shirts for Pink Floyd, Doors, Stones, Cash, etc)…

October 27, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Fujifilm Instax Mini 40 Instant Camera drops to $90

For a limited time, the new condition Fujifilm Instax Mini 40 Instant Camera is on sale for $90 with free US shipping at Amazon and B&H Photo and Adorama…

October 27, 2021 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, fuji Tagged With: ,

Wedn: DJI Spark Portable Mini Drone for $300

Under the Electronics offer of the Wednesday October 27 in 2021 Woot daily deals you can have the new condition DJI Spark Portable Mini Drone in the Alpine White color scheme for $300 with free US shipping for Prime members (otherwise flat shipping). It comes with a 90-day Woot warranty. Up to ten per customer.

Meanwhile under their “Sellout” daily deal you can get a 5-pack of 6-foot Monoprice HDMI cables for $12.

Then at the Best Buy dailies for Wednesday we find two Moza AirCross 2 gimbal stabilizers for $350 or $400…

For those shopping in the EU, there is a Sandisk storage sale at Amazon Germany…

October 26, 2021 Filed Under: other cameras Tagged With: , , ,

Wedn: ProGrade UHS-II SDXC, 12TB WD Elements, Manfrotto, Genaray, Mefoto, Etc

OOOOPS! I forgot about Tuesday but here comes Wednesday, running until 10/27/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) there is yet another set of 7+1 B&H Photo daily deals as follows:

+ 128GB ProGrade UHS-II SDXC Memory Card for $110
+ 256GB for $200
+ up to 300/250MB/s R/W

+ 12TB WD Elements Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive for $190 after in-cart coupon

+ Manfrotto Advanced II Active Backpack for $60

+ Genaray Radiance Daylight LED Monolight for $349

+ Mefoto RoadTrip Aluminum Travel Tripod Kit (Chocolate) for $80
+ it may be heavy in minerals but this is not a healthy chocolate to eat 😉

+ Tascam MiNiSTUDIO Creator US-42B 1-Person Podcasting Kit with Dynamic Microphone for $150
+ you know you want to start a photography musings podcast, you know it!

+ Philips BASS+ True Wireless In-Ear Headphones for $20

+ flash deal: Sony BRAVIA XR MASTER Series A90J 55″ Class HDR 4K UHD Smart OLED TV for $2298 after in-cart coupon

+ next flash deal: no teaser aottow

PS: “aottow” – as of the time of writing

October 26, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Olympus E-M1 Mark III Body for $1499

Hooray-hooray, it’s a CAMERA DAY at the Adorama daily deals. These change on Tuesday at 10am ET. The camera is the new condition Olympus E-M1 III body only going for $1499…

There are three more Adorama dailies are:

+ Nanuk Medium Series 910 Lightweight NK-7 Resin Waterproof Protective Case with Foam for Rode Newsshooter Wireless for $50

+ Vanguard VEO 2 204CB 4-Section Carbon Fiber Tripod with Ball Head for $90

+ Nanoleaf Shapes Hexagons Smarter Kit with 7x Multicolor Hexagon Light Panels, 100 Lumens – With 2 Pack Nanoleaf Shapes Hexagons Expansion Pack for $249

PS: the Olympus E-M1 Mark III body only is also on sale for $1499 until 10/26/21 at 11:59pm ET at B&H Photo…

PS2: unrelated to the above, there is a sale on FunkoPops and Action Figures at Amazon. There are five pages of options including Baby Yoda [of course!]…

October 25, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, olympus Tagged With: , ,

Monday: LumeCube, GVM, Induro, Nikon Aculon, Sigma 10-20mm f3.5 EX DC HSM for $299 [N], Etc

Monday is here once again and we start with a new round of 7+1 B&H Photo daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Sigma 10-20mm f3.5 EX DC HSM for $299 in Nikon F only

+ LumeCube 2.0 Portable Lighting Kit PLUS for $100

+ Induro GIT305L Grand Series 3 Stealth Carbon Fiber Tripod for $380

+ GVM Teleprompter TQ-M for Tablets and Smartphones with Remote Control & App for $119

+ refurbished Nikon 8×42 Aculon A211 Binoculars for $60

+ Genaray Contender LED Focusing Spot 3-Light Kit with Battery Module Kit (Daylight) for $730

+ refurbished TP-Link Archer A7 AC1750 Wireless Dual-Band Gigabit Router for $30

+ flash deal: PogoCam Wearable HD Camera for $10

Meanwhile at the Monday Meh dailies you can have a 3-pack of 4000 mah Morphie Powerstation Plus charger with USB-C cable for $15 plus shipping. Or free S&H for paying Meh-members…

Then at the Woot dailies the headliner is yet another variant of the Apple sale (iPads, Macbooks, Minis) from $290 to $840… Then in “Computers” there’s a big MSI sale ($80 to $1430)…

Next up at the NewEgg dailies you can have a 12TB WD Elements external desktop HDD for $200 after a limited time promo code…

Then at the Amazon USA Gold Box the headliner is a Lenovo computer sale with an Ideapad 3 laptop and three computer monitors…

October 25, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , ,

Sunday: NiSi, Nanuk, Spider, Shimoda, LG, D&S, Etc

Good until Sunday 10/24/21 at 11:59pm eastern time, there’s another 7+1 iteration of the B&H Photo dailies as follows:

+ Davis & Sanford V9 Fluid Video Head for $45

+ NiSi Macro Focusing Rail NM-180 With 360-Degree Rotating Clamp for $89

+ Shimoda Explore 40 Backpack for $180

+ Spiderlight Hand Strap (Purple) for $10

+ Magnus Magnetic Smartphone Mount for Tripods & Desktops for $17

+ LG NANO75UP 50″ Class HDR 4K UHD Smart NanoCell LED TV for $497 after automatic in-cart discount

+ flash deal: NaNuk 908 Hard Utility Case with Foam Insert for $40

Speaking of NiSi, running until Monday at 10am ET the Adorama daily deal is the new condition
NiSi V5 Pro Rose Gold Edition 100mm Filter Holder with Enhanced Landscape CPL offered for $139 with free US shipping…

If you believe that streaming is fun-da-mental, good until Sunday night the NewEgg dailies offer a $100 Netflix for $95 after promo code…

Some of the Samsung offer continue at the Amazon USA Gold Box but the headliner of today is a 40% off sale on select Garmin products, with prices ranging from $120 to $240…

October 24, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Saturday: refurb DJI Mavic Mini combo for $299 w/$30 promo code, Etc

Among the Saturday 10/23/21 Newegg dailies you can have:

+ 400GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC for $40 after limited time promo code

+ refurbished DJI Mavic Mini combo for $299 with a $30 promotional gift card

Then at the Amazon USA Gold Box there’s a big sale on Calphalon products , along with Samsung, Acer and TCL camera gear and a discount on select Sony e-system gear…

October 23, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Prime Cardholders: up to 25% back on select items (most get 10% back)

If you are an Amazon Prime member AND you have one of Amazon’s three official credit cards (the VISA, the Store card, and the Secured card), then for a limited time you can get up to 25% back on your Amazon card with the purchase of select products. Most of them seem to get 10% back.

AS of the time of writing there are over 1300 eligible products. Page further down on the aforelinked offer page to see them or use their filtering options over there to narrow them down…

Filtering for Electronics yields 492 products as of the time of writing!

Promotion ends December 20 in 2021, or whenever Amazon changes it 🙂

October 22, 2021 Filed Under: financial Tagged With: ,

FotoPro X-Go Max 4-Section Carbon Fiber Tripod w/BI Monopod, Ball Head, Gimbal for $499

We have a post-a-palooza today, and now we have the Adorama daily deals which run until Saturday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Glow Honeycomb Grid for 17″ Beauty Dish – 40° for $10

+ FotoPro X-Go Max 4-Section Carbon Fiber Tripod with Built-In Monopod, FPH-62Q Ball Head, with Fotopro E-6H Gimbal Head for $499

PS: and a B&M freebie, until Sunday night, if you are a member of the Lucky’s grocery store rewards, you can get a FREE 16oz Adrenaline Shoc tin. Check the label if you are sensitive to caffeine or other energy-spiking substances…

October 22, 2021 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

Fuji sale at Woot (new condition but with a 90-day Fuji warranty)

Woot is running a variant of the Oktoberfest sale running until 10/28/21 at 12am central time (or earlier if sold out) and it includes an Electronics sale that for some reason has some Fuji camera gear:

+ Fuji 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OIS XC for $335

+ Fuji X-A3 with 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 II XC for $562, pretty in pink color scheme

+ Fuji X-T20 body only for $852

+ Fuji -T100 body only for $590
+ with 15-45mm f3.5-5.6 OIS PZ XC for $620 in dark silver

+ items are in new condition, up to three per item per customer BUT with a 90-day Fuji warranty

October 22, 2021 Filed Under: fuji, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , ,

Friday: Samsung Invasion at Amazon

For Friday October 22 in 2021, in the pacific time zone, we have a Samsung Invasion / Takeover of the Amazon USA Gold Box with many Samsung offers including:

+ Galaxy laptops, Chromebook 4 for $180, Galaxy Book PRO (Intel EVO) for $760 to $840)
+ and another Galaxy laptop sale with the Chromebook Go for $250, and Galaxy Book PRO (Intel EVO) from $850 to $1150

+ 256GB Samsung EVO Plus SDXC for $25
+ that’s around $1 per 10GB

+ 512GB Samsung EVO Select microSDXC for $55

+ 256GB Samsung PRO Plus microSDXC for $50, 512GB for $90
+ I wonder how many Samsung employees know the difference between their various SD memory card lines 🙂

+ 1TB Samsung T7 portable SSD for $130

+ unlocked Samsung Galaxy S21* phones and cases, the “S21 Plus” for $750 to $775, the “S21 Ultra” for $950
+ PRO TIP: don’t put “plus”, “minus”, “final S” and things like that in product names, it just creates unnecessary confusion; or as they call it in soccer, you score an own goal

+ the sale also includes Samsung Soundbars, smartwatches, robots and stick vacuums, 85-inch digital flip charts [we are talking about Samsung here, no new product idea ever gets rejected LOL], and more

+ also on sale Samsung tablets, Frame TV, Galaxy Buds, Samsung computer monitors, Samsung SSDs, and lots more

+ Prime Card members only: 10% back on select Samsung TVs
+ works for any one of the three official Prime credit cards (VISA, Store card, Secured Card)

+ way too many to list here individually

October 22, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, samsung

Gel Set, NanLite MixPad 11, ONA Bags, Tiffen for DJI, TP-Link, Dell, Etc

Fri-YAY is here once again and as usual we start with the current set of B&H Photo deals which run until Saturday 10/23/21 at 11:59pm ET with the usual caveat that they do not accept orders between Friday PM and Saturday PM…

+ Vello EZ-Flip Gel Set for $12

+ Nanlite MixPad 11 Tunable RGB Hard and Soft LED Panel for $79

+ ONA camera bags, three options, $150 to $230

+ Apexel Section Selfie Stick with Gimbal Stabilizer & Tripod for Smartphones for $43

+ Tiffen 6-Filter Kit for DJI Osmo Action for $50

+ 5pk of 32GB Lexar JumpDrive V40 for $20
+ that’s $4 per 32GB flash drive

+ 2-pack of refurbished TP-Link Deco E3 AC1200 Whole Home Dual-Band Mesh Wi-Fi System for $45

+ flash deal: Sachtler 9″ LCD Monitor Bag for $60

Meanwhile at the FriDAY BEsT BuY daileeZ there are a couple of “Peace by Hampton” full color LED light strips (around $22 each), and a 128GB Sandisk Extreme Plus SDXC for $30…

The headliner of the Friday Woot dailies is a Dell sale with prices ranging from $480 to $1330… Electronics has an iPhone-themed sale from $100 to $730, computers has a Netgear sale ($100 to $320), Grocery has “Brewhaha” coffee, and Clearance/Sellout has a refurbished Microsoft Surface Pen-n-Tip kit for $30 {check for compatibility since there are so many Surfaces and so many Surface Pens these days}…

If you like to put your virtual shopping eggs in a virtual shopping basket, the Friday NewEGG dailies include a $100 Doordash e-gift card for $90, a refurbished DJI Mavic Air 2 Fly More combo for $769, a 256GB Samsung Bar Plus metal USB 3.1 flash drive for $28 after promo code, a 128GB Samsung PRO Endurance SDXC for $20 after promo code, a 512GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC for $55 after promo code, and more…

October 22, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Nanoleaf Canvas Smarter Kit with 9 Multicolor Light Squares for $240

It’s reload time at the Adorama daily deals, this round of offerings expires on Thursday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Nanoleaf Canvas Smarter Kit with 9 Multicolor Light Squares – With Nanoleaf Canvas Expansion Pack with 4x Multicolor Light Squares, Nanoleaf Remote for Light Panel for $240

+ Vanguard VEO 2 233CB 3-Section Carbon Fiber Tripod with Ball Head for $110

+ Swann 2MP Full HD Tracker Security Camera with Magnetic Base for $30

October 20, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Wedn: WD, Rotolight, Manfrotto, Westcott, SiliconPower CFast 2, Westcott, Etc

Wednesday is here and we have another 7+1 at the B&H Photo daily deals as follows:

+ Manfrotto Street Camera and Laptop Backpack for DSLR/CSC (Green and Gray) for $60

+ SOLD-OUT: Manfrotto Advanced² Compact Camera Backpack (Black) for $30

+ 16TB WD Elements Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive for $300

+ Edelkrone SliderONE v2 for $329

+ Westcott X-Drop Kit (5 x 7′, Green Screen) for $74

+ Rotolight NEO 2 LED Light for $169

+ 128GB Silicon Power Cinema PRO CFX 310 CFast 2.0 Memory Card for $69
+ 512GB of above for $260

+ Senal UB-440 Professional USB Microphone for $60

+ flash deal: Induro GIM304LTH2 Grand Stealth Series 3 Carbon Fiber Monopod Kit with TH2 Tilt Head for $170

October 20, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Pre-order the all new Pixel 6 phones for $599 or $899 [PRO] with FREE Pixel Buds

Google has just revealed their new Pixel 6 flagship phones and they priced them at old-school flagship prices. The actual flagship is the Pixel 6 PRO model going for $899 and for a limited time you can get free Google Pixel Buds at the B&H Photo pre-order page. The Google Store page is currently getting hammered as the hype machine is building steam for the phone.

Meanwhile the standard Pixel 6 (B&H Photo) is pre-orderable for $599 with the free Google Pixel Buds.

The above prices are for the 128GB models. The 256GB models go for $100 more on either options. As of the time of writing B&H only offers the 128GB models.

With the Pixel 6 models, Google is offering a minimum of five years of security updates.

The PRO flagship has an insane 12GB RAM, which cannot be found on most Windows computers LOL.

Google said during the live-stream that October 28 is the official release date…

More details on these and unboxings can be found on your favorite tech and smartphone websites and YouTubes and TikToks 🙂

UPDATE: meanwhile at the official Google USA store the Pixel 6 PRO models in the Unlocked option are already sold-out, while some of the options remain in the “Google FI” option. I did not check the Verizon option… The Pixel 6 standard model is not sold out because the HYPE MACHINE is roaring mainly for the PRO model.

October 19, 2021 Filed Under: technology deals Tagged With: , , ,

Tuesday: FLiR, Tamrac, Sachtler, Induro, Indipro (LP-E6 Grip), Sandisks, Mefoto Chocolate, Etc

Toons-DAY aka Tunes-DAY aka Tues-DAY is here and we start with a 7+1 set of B&H PHoto Daily DeaLZ running until 10/19/21 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out…

+ Sachtler Lite Case (Medium) for $130~

+ Induro GHB1 Gimbal Head for $185

+ IndiPRO Universal Power Grip for Devices with Canon LP-E6 Battery for $200 with FREE D-Tap battery charger (included automagically by B&H while the promotion is running)

+ four random Sandisks on sale after automagic in-cart coupon
+ 128GB Extreme PRO CFexpress Type B for $150
+ 128GB Nintendo Switch microSD for $20
+ 512GB Nintendo Switch microSD for $90
+ 256GB Extreme GO USB 3.2 flash drive for $50~
+ prices above are AFTER the automagic in-cart coupon

+ Mefoto SideKick360 Smartphone Tripod Adapter (Chocolate) for $15
+ it is not a coincidence that they make and/or describe non-edible products like foods 🙂

+ refurbished 3-pack of TP-LiNK Deco M5 AC1300 MU-MIMO Dual-Band Whole Home Wi-Fi System for $90

+ FLiR Breach PTQ136 320 x 256 Thermal Monocular (60 Hz, Matte Black, Refurbished, Generic Packaging) for $1759

+ flash deal: Tamrac Velocity 8Z V2.0 Sling Bag (Black, Gray) for $60
+ bag the bags!

+ starts 10am ET: Tamrac Runyon Camera Backpack (Black) flash deal

October 18, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, memory cards and storage

15 CreativeLIVE classes for $15 each

For a limited time, CreativeLIVE is running a 15 classes for $15 each promotion. No coupon needed. Topics include Adobe Camera RAW, Lighting, Newborns, flower photography, compositing, business, portraiture, the “art of seeing”, and more…

Speaking of limited time, starting at 10am pacific time (1pm eastern) on Monday October 18 in 2021, Apple will be live-streaming on the interwebs a new product-announcement event. And as fate would have it, I will be live-tweeting the event on the Twitter at @1001noisycamera (without a final “s”)… Because why not ???

You can also watch the Apple event YouTube-embedded below…

October 18, 2021 Filed Under: classes and tutorials Tagged With:

Rokinon 14mm f2.8 Series II for $349 [X/E/m43/EF/EOSM] to $389 [N chipped]

It’s a LENZE DAY {yes, it’s Alternate Spelling Week LOL} at the Adorama daily deals, running until Tuesday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out) you can have the new condition Rokinon 14mm f2.8 Series II prime lens for $349 in the Canon EF, Sony E, M43rds, Fuji X and Canon EOS-M. The lens is also available in Nikon with AE chip for $389…

But that’s not all. There are three more daily deals running parallel:

+ Tamrac Jazz Shoulder Bag 50 v2.0 for $15
+ music NOT included

+ Green Extreme 150Wh Lithium-ion V-Mount Battery for $99

+ Green Extreme Dual Position Li-Ion Battery Charging/Power Station (V-Mount) for $110

October 18, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , , , , , ,

Pre-order the new 6.8-inch Kindle Paperwhite starting at $140 (w/Ads, 8GB) OR Signature Edition for $190 (no Ads, 32GB, wireless charging, auto-adjusting light sensors)

Hooray-hooray e-reader fans! As rumor-leaked, Amazon has finally decided to increase the screen-size of the Paperwhite Kindle e-reader!

The new waterproof 6.8-inch Kindle Paperwhite e-reader is available for pre-ordering with an October 27 (2021) release date estimate. This is also known as the 11th generation Kindle.

The price of the 8GB base-model Paperwhite with Sponsored Ads is $140, and Without Ads is $160.

Unlike the past, this time around Amazon is adding more features and a different name to the 32GB model. IT is the Paperwhite Signature Edition and it goes for $190 (without Ads option only). So that’s only $30 more than the without-Ads base-model Paperwhite and you get three more benefits see paragraph below:

In addition to 32GB instead of 8GB, the Signature edition offers wireless charging AND auto-adjusting light sensors. These three features are NOT available on the 8GB base model. So 32GB is no longer just for manga and long complicated ebooks and PDFs and large libraries of ebooks/docs 🙂

Amazon also offers bundles with various accessories (cork case, fabric case, leather case) that include a wireless charging dock (for the 32GB Signature edition – NICE!). Needless to say these cost more but not a lot more. For example, the Leather bundle is only $230 (so it’s +$40 for the Leather accessories bundle)…

You can see most of the available bundles at the Kindle Bundle Best Sellers list…

For a limited time, the two adult Paperwhite models come with a 4-month FREE Kindle Unlimited subscription. A great way to read a LOT of ebooks (especially if you like to binge-read). Just post a couple of alerts in your calendar to cancel if you don’t want it to auto-renew. Or if you forget, pester the customer service to undo it 🙂

There’s also a Kids edition that is based on the base 8GB Paperwhite for $160 that includes enough freebies that some adults may choose to buy it? (free access to select Kindle Kids ebooks, 2-year worry-free guarantee). Three color options, one is black, the other two are kidz-stylez 😉

The now previous generation 8GB 6-inch Paperwhite (with Ads) has dropped to $80. I doubt the new 6.8″ Paperwhite is gonna get anywhere this close in price, somebody has to pay for the R&D that went into the new 6.8″ display and e-reader innards and wireless charging and such 😉

There’s also a 20% off Trade-In promotion. You get 20% off on this new purchase, PLUS a gift card for the value of your old Kindle. The system finds the Kindles linked to your account and automatically makes offers on them. For example, I got a $5 gift card ofer for one of the prehistoric Kindle with Keyboard devices. So the benefit is not the $5 I would get on the value of the old Kindle, but the 20% off discount I would get on the purchase price of the all new device!

PS: if you have any old unused Kindles hanging around, and want to get the 20% Trade-In discount, you may want to revitalize them (charge, link to your account, etc), to become eligible for the 20% off trade-in discount. Having said that, I don’t know if their system has any measures in place to prevent making upgrade offers on newly-registered devices. Unfortunately I don’t have any extra unregistered Kindles lying around to test it.

PS2: please feel free to send me the new 6.8″ Paperwhite Signature edition if you don’t want it 😉

October 17, 2021 Filed Under: technology deals Tagged With: ,

Monday: ONA, Luxli, Mefoto, SpyderX Color Control Kit, 5pk 64GB Sandisk microSD, Kind Bars, VideoMaker, Nikon Aculons, Etc

Monday 10/18/21 is here at the B&H Photo daily deals and it is a 7+1 day (seven all-day deals and one flash deal). Good until Monday night football (okay, Monday 11:59pm ET to be more precise):

+ DataColor SpyderX Color Control Kit for $270
+ Light is King and Color is Queen
+ Prince Joffrey is high ISO 😉

+ MeFoto RoadTrip Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod Kit for $180 in two color options

+ ONA The Rockaway Leather Camera Bag for $169
+ in addition to be more facionable (TM Needless Markup? or Walletstrom?), they kinda camouflage the fact that they are camera bags?

+ O’Ben Magnetic Mount Kit with Mini Ball Head for $14
+ as Irish as O’Bama

+ 5-pack of 64GB Sandisk Ultra UHS-I microSDXC cards with one 4-in-1 USB 2.0 Card Reader for $42
+ that’s how low 64GB has fallen (to be sold in multi-packs), YET Apple still has iPhones and iPads that start at 32GB 🙂

+ Angler Collapsible Background II and Impact Multiboom Kit (Black/White, 5 x 7 feets {yes, it’s the new-plural of feet}) for $100

+ Luxli Cello 10″ RGBAW LED Light for $179

+ flash deal: PortaBrace Rain & Dust Cover for Blackmagic Pocket Cinema/Cinema 4K Camera for $59

To be kind, to be true, to be nutritional? The Monday Meh daily deal is a 48-pack of Kind bars for $24 plus shipping. Because you have to eat something when you are photographing out and about in the wilderness with the bears and Grizzly Adams…

Meanwhile at the current iteration of the Adorama daily deals [change Monday 10am ET] you can have:

+ FotoPro X-Go Max 4-Section Carbon Fiber Tripod with Built-In Monopod, FPH-62Q Ball Head for $199

+ Glow Super Collapsible Background – 8 x 16′ (Chroma Blue) for $50

Forgot about Dre, and also forgot about the DisocuntMAGS weekend sale (typically ends Monday night) and this time around the theme is “Bodacious 80s” [whatever that means]. This time there’s one camera-n-photo title, “Videomaker” for $8 for a 1-year non-auto-renewing subscription delivered to US addresses by snail and turtle mail…

It’s the return of the Nikon Aculon binoculars at the Monday Best Buy dailies, as usual, three options (two different models) for $40 each…

IF you want to get the official Google-blessed Android 12 on a Pixel phone at a low price, at the “Electronics” Woot daily deal for Monday you can have the “grade A refurbished” Google Pixel 3 XL (64GB, fully unlocked, locked bootloader, security updates ending right now) for $140 plus shipping… Meanwhile the “Computers” sub-Woot has a Feast of Lenovo 2-in-1 laptops ($300 to $900)…

IF you are interested in Microsoft’s 365 Personal subscription (12-months, auto-renewing), you can get it for $74 for a limited time, bundled with a $15 Amazon gift card at Amazon USA. Note that the listing is a bit confused, the product description mentions a $50 gift card instead of a $15 but everything else mentions a $15. You will get a $15 gift card. When you add it to the shopping cart, it says that the gift card will actually be a paper gift certificate. This is a new listing (only 12 global ratings of which only two written reviews), which may explain the listing kerfuffles.

Speaking of Amazon, if you don’t want to buy the new next-generation 6.8-inch Paperwhite for $140 {see the next newer post for this}, the current Paperwhite version (8GB, with Sponsored Ads) is on sale again for $80. There’s also a 20% off Trade-In promotion. You get 20% off on this new purchase, PLUS a gift card for the value of your old Kindle…

October 17, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Sunday: The Return of the Neewer Photo and Lighting Sale ($22 to $300)

To the Sunday Amazon USA Gold BOX we geaux now where we have the return of another variant of the Neewer Photo and Lighting sale with prices ranging from $22 to $230 and two pages of product offerings.

Too many items to list here individually but the sale includes ring lights, backgrounds, action-cam accessorapaloozas, 5-in-1 collapsible reflectors, bi-color LED lights, light boxes, 7-inch field camera monitor, tripods, teleprompters, C-stands, backdrops, wall mounters, monolights, T-stands, and a whole lot more…

Elsewhere at the Amazon USA Gold BOX they have GOOLOO battery and jump starters, Jabra earbuds, Sony A80J televizionz, Indiana Jones, self-care appliances, GyMaX treadmills and more…

Meanwhile the current Adorama daily deal [changes Sunday 10am ET] is a duo:

+ H&A Universal Tablet Stand Adapter for $15

+ H&A Tripod Microphone Stand for $12

October 17, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, lighting deals Tagged With:

Sunday: Tenba, Samsung, Kingston, Hoya NXT, TP-Link, Apple, Dell, microSDXC, Etc

Sun-DAY is here and we have a new six-pack of B&H Photo daily deals running until Sunday 10/17/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Tenba Solstice Sling Bag (7L, Blue) for $45

+ 64GB Kingston Data Traveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 Flash Drive for $7.50

+ Samsung Class HDR 4K UHD Smart QLED TV, two options, with in-cart auto-coupon discount

+ Apexel Gorillas Tripod for Smartphones and DSLR Camera for $18

+ Hoya NXT Plus Circular Polarizer Filters, $50 to $80 (72mm to 82mm, three options)

+ refurbished 3-pack of TP-Link Deco M4 AC1200 Whole-Home Mesh Wi-Fi System for $100

Meanwhile the headliner of the Sunday Woot daily deals is an Apple MacBook and iMac sale, with prices ranging from $870 to $2000… In the other sub-Woots there’s Apple TV 4K and Dell Optiplex and Latitude among others…

Then off we go to the NewEGG dailies where you can have the 256GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC for $27 after a 10% off promo code shown over there…

October 17, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Manfrotto Shoulder, Lens Shade, Joby TelePod, Silicon Power microSD, Camrade, Phottix, Lowes GC, Computer Sale, Etc

Fri-YAY is here and as usual the B&H Photo daily deals last until Saturday at 11:59pm ET but orders are not accepted Fri PM to Sat PM {check their website for exact hours}:

+ Manfrotto Advanced II Shoulder Bag (Medium, Black) for $30

+ FLEX LENS SHADE for SLR Lenses for $18

+ JOBY TelePod PRO Kit for around $40 after automatic in-cart coupon

+ Silicon Power microSDXC cards, $15 to $58

+ Camrade wetSuit for Sony HXR-NX5R for $89

+ Auray RF-C17 Studio Isolation Filter for $70

+ flash deal: Phottix Juno Flash for $60

Meanwhile the Friday NewEGG daily deals are improving home improvement with a $100 Lowe’s email gift card offered for $90 (that’s a 10% discount, two per customer)…

Then at the Friday Amazon USA Gold Box there’s another PCs, Chromebooks and Computer Monitors sale there featuring LG, Acer, AOC, Spectre, Dell, Philips, Viewsonic, ASUS, Alienware, and more. A total of 26 options are on offer available until Friday at 11:59pm pacific time…

And at the Adorama daily deals [changes Saturday at 10am ET] is the Glow Collapsible Circular Wind Proof Reflector with Handles (42″) going for $20… They also offer the H&A 5″ 150W Portable PA System with Bluetooth for $130…

October 15, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals

Rokinon 85mm f1.4 Autofocus for $499 to $589 [C/N/E/RF]

Hooray-Hooray, it’s a LENS DAY at the Adorama daily deals, this incarnation running until Friday 10/15/21 at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Rokinon 85mm f1.4 auto focus lens for $499 in Canon EF or Nikon F, $529 in Sony E, $589 in Canon RF

+ Vivitar 58mm 3-Piece Solid Neutral Density Filter Kit with ND2, ND4 & ND8 Filter for $10

+ Yeelight YLDD04YL 2m LED Aurora Lightstrip Plus with Voice Control for $43

+ Reolink Argus 2 Full HD Wire-Free Outdoor/Indoor Battery/Solar Powered Wi-Fi Security Camera with 2-Way Audio for $64

October 14, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , , ,