Philips Unleashes a Stunning 29″ Panoramic HD Monitor w/ Simultaneous Dual Input Support

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Today Philips unleashed 3 new HD monitors, one geared towards the home-user and two for business.

The Philips Brilliance 29” UltraWide Monitor is made with consumers in mind as it sports built-in stereo speakers, a 21:9 aspect ratio and an incredible 2560 x 1080 resolution for F400048347-FLP-global-001amazing image clarity.  Even more impressive, the Philips Brilliance UltraWide Monitor supports simultaneous multiple inputs. For example, you can have live TV on one side on the screen and your laptop desktop on the other half to help take multitasking to the next level.  Input interfaces include Dual link DVI, Display Port, universal HDMI connector, or optional Thunderbolt.

The Philips Brilliance UltraWide Monitor is available now from Amazon for $682, 3% below the retail of $700.

The two enterprise monitors Philips released are the P-line 27” Quad HD Monitor ($899) and P-line 29” UltraWide Monitor ($799). The focus on these is image quality and flexible connectivity options. Read more

Philips In.Sight Wireless Home Monitor & Surveillance Camera Refurb. w/ iOS & Android support $60 Shipped

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Ebay has the Philips In.Sight Wireless Home Monitor & Surveillance Camera Refurb. for only $59.99 Shipped.  That is a total savings of $71 off the average market price and $140 off the MSRP.  The In.Sight “streams live video and audio directly to your iPod, iPhone, iPad or Android device” and even sends push alerts when the camera detects noise or movement. It features a magnetic base, expandability up to 16 monitors and 802.11n wireless operation.
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Targus Slim Case for Apple iPad 3 and iPad 4th Gen $5 + $4 Shipping

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Tanga is offering the Targus Slim Case for Apple iPad 3 and iPad 4th Gen. for only $4.99 + $3.99 Shipping.   That’s the lowest total price we could find for the slim case by $6.  The case is designed to complement the iPad without compromising on size and the molded back cover also provides a sturdy, hard-sided protection for the iPad.  Amazon charges $14 for the case and their customers gave it favorable reviews. Read more

iLoveHandles launches ‘Trunk’, a flexible Lightning cable that holds your iPhone vertically

iLoveHandles, a company that makes unique iOS device accessories (Facet and Pinhead come to mind), today announced availability of its latest one of a kind offering for iPhone.

TRUNK-coffeeDubbed the “Trunk,” the company has created a short, flexible Lightning cable that is strong enough to hold up an iPhone vertically when charging in the wall or elsewhere. We’ve seen similar dock solutions before that are married with wall adapters, but Trunk makes it easy to prop up your iPhone no matter where you are.

iLoveHandles, which is currently selling the cable for $19.95 through its website, shows in the images above a couple of the situations Trunk might come in handy. This is definitely a product we can see using in the car while using a maps app to navigate, and we hope to bring a full hands-on review of Trunk soon. Read more

ViewSonic 27″ 1080p LED-Lit Monitor (Refurb) $180, ASUS 22″ 1080p w/ HDMI $128 Shipped

viewsonic_vx2753mhledMacMall is offering the 27″ ViewSonic Ultra-thin 1080p LED Montitor refurb for $179.99 with free shipping. This manufacturer refurbished ViewSonic (VX2753MH-LED) is up to $170 off new, as high as $50 off most refurbished prices and $20 off the next best refurb price. This environmentally friendly, mercury free monitor features full 1920×1080 HD resolution, 2 x HDMI inputs, a book stand option (seen above) and SRS premium sound speakers.

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A bit smaller, Amazon has an Acer 23″G236HL 1080P LED display for $120.99 shipped. That’s a low price by $20 on this DVI+VGA equipped monitor.

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Also available, Amazon has the ASUS VS228H-P 22-Inch Full-HD 2ms LED-Lit LCD Monitor w/ HDMI for just $128 shipped.  This monitor has terrific reviews, however this deal does require a $10 rebate to get the price down to $128.  A savings of nearly 30%.

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Game Center Deal Roundup: Free $10 MS Store credit, Up to 59% off Wii U games, app deals, more

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Yesterday Microsoft unveiled the new Xbox One and perhaps on of the best parts of the announcement is the preorder notification promo of a free $10 credit to the Microsoft Online Store for providing your email.  This is a no-brainer, sign-up now.  Update: Done Deal

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Best Buy has a special offer going on right now for pre-owned games, purchase 2 and get 1 free. Games are available for Wii U, Wii, Xbox 360, PS3 and more.

Toys R Us has a Buy One Get One 40% off deal on most Nintendo games.

Target is still offering the the 8Gb Wii U Basic for 239.99 with free shipping. That’s 20% off the retail listing of $300, bringing you a total savings Screen Shot 2013-05-22 at 7.48.14 AMof $60. This is the cheapest we have ever seen the basic white go for (by $10) since Best Buy dropped the price back in March.

Here’s some of the best Wii U game deals we’ve ever seen:

  • Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge $30 (Reg. $60)
  • 007 Legends $25 (Reg. $60)
  • Assassin’s Creed III $28 (Reg. $40)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops II $29 (Reg. $60)
  • Mass Effect 3 $25 (Reg. $60)
  • Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two $25 (Reg. $50)
  • New Super Mario Bros U $40 (Reg. $60)

Free Android download from the Amazon App Store, ‘10000000,’ a highly rated puzzle / RPG game.

Can you score 10000000 and earn your freedom? Match tiles to handle the things you encounter in this fast paced dungeon crawling RPG game. Kill monsters and find loot, get wood and stone to better your castle and improve your gear and skills. Fight 20+ monster types and complete 60+ objectives.

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Seagate Desktop Internal Hard Drive 4TB SATA 6Gb/s NCQ Interface $150 Shipped ($40 Savings)

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Newegg is back with their Daily Shell Shocker today for a Seagate Desktop Internal Hard Drive 4TB SATA 6Gb/s NCQ Interface for only $150 Shipped or you could grab it from Amazon who also dropped their price this morning to match Newegg.  These drives are prime candidates to pop in a Synology Diskstation, which as you know 9to5Mac loves:

And, while it is a reliable backup and file server, Synology has very impressive apps for iOS and Android (as well as a nice web app) that allow you to take all of your music, movies, pictures, and media with you wherever you go so long as there is an internet connection. In fact, it goes well beyond normal NAS functionality and can act as an iTunes Server, DLNA server, AirPlay, VPN, Print server, and most of the other top 30 features a Linux box can do.

Features include 7200rpm spindle speed, 64MB cache and Seagate DiskWizard software which allows you to install 3TB and 4TB hard drives in Windows, including XP, without UEFI BIOS.

Nearly 1,300 individual Amazon reviewers rate this drive a terrific 4 stars.
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Zmart Universal Remote Control (via headphone adapter) for iOS and Android Devices: $10 shipped

Tanga has the Zmart Universal Remote Control for $5.99 + $3.99 for shipping. The device fits into the headphone jack and can reportedly control over 200,000 devices via infrared and apps.

(If you aren’t looking for a Dongle, Griffin makes Beacon Universal Remote for Android Devices which is one of Best Buy’s deals of the day at $30

The accompanying free iOS and Android Apps get a variety of ratings.  Details below: Read more

Philips Fidelio 30-pin iPhone/iPod 30W speaker dock $50+$5 shipping

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Today’s Cowboom/Best Buy deal of the day is again the new Philip’s Fidelio Docking Speaker for iPhone and iPod for $49.99+$5 shipping. That’s about a quarter of the retail price and half of the next closest price we could find.  The Fidelio features a 30W double-speaker driver, free Fidelio app for iPhone, proximity sensor, remote control, and more.

Amazon Reviewers gave this 4.5 stars. Lightning connector iOS device users can pick up a 30-pin adapter starting at $2-3.

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Bluetooth Mini Keyboard with Multimedia Remote Control Touchpad: $19 +$4 shipping

Today only, Midnight Mailbox has a Bluetooth Mini Keyboard with trackpad presentation tool for $18.95+$3.95 shipping. That’s a great price for a mini Bluettoth keyboard (great for Media Center TVs like Apple TV or a Mac Mini). It even comes with a USB-> Bluetooth adapter.

Don’t have a Media Center? Check Tab 2 for a great Android TV for $40 shipped.