Founder, Publisher and Editorial Director of the 9to5/Electrek/DroneDJ sites.
Seth Weintraub is an award-winning journalist and blogger who won back to back Neal Awards during his three plus years covering Apple and Google at IDG’s Computerworld from 2007–2010. Weintraub next covered all things Google for Fortune Magazine from 2010-2011 amassing a thick rolodex of Google contacts and love for Silicon Valley tech culture.
It turns out that his hobby 9to5Mac.com blog was always his favorite and in 2011 he went full time adding his Fortune Google followers to 9to5Google.com and adding the style and commerce component 9to5Toys.com gear and deals site. In 2013, Weintraub bought one of the Tesla’s first Model S EVs off the assembly line and so began his love affair with the Electric Vehicle and green energy which in 2014 turned into electrek.co.
In 2018, DroneDJ was born to cover the burgeoning world of drones and UAV’s led by China’s DJI.
From 1997-2007, Weintraub was a Global IT director and Web Developer for a number of companies with stints at multimedia and branding agencies in Paris, Los Angeles, New York, Sydney, Hong Kong, Madrid and London before becoming a publisher/blogger.
Seth received a bachelors degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California with a minor in Multimedia and Creative Technology in 1997. In 2004, he received a Masters from NYU’s Tisch School of the Art’s ITP program.
Hobbies: Weintraub is a licensed single engine private pilot, certified open water scuba diver and spent over a year traveling to 60 cities in 23 countries. Whatever free time exists is now guaranteed to his lovely wife and two amazing sons.
More at About.me. BI 2014 profile.
Tips: seth@9to5mac.com, or llsethj on Wickr/Skype or link at top of page.
Today only, Best Buy has the Epson Stylus NX230 Small-in-One Wireless All-In-One Printer for $39.99 with free shipping. That’s $30 off and one of the lowest prices we’ve ever seen on a wireless printer/copier/scanner from Epson. This one has 802.11b/g/n connectivity, Apple AirPrint and Android printing, 5760 x 1440 optimized dpi resolution, 9600DPI scanning, borderless printing and super-compact size.
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Update: Both items are sold out.
Best Buy currently is running a big sale on iPad accessories from Apple. A refurbished camera connection kit or iPad AC adapter are both $4.99 each with free shipping. That’s $25 off the new price and the lowest price we’ve seen (this is the price range of cheap 3rd party knockoffs – these are from Apple and guaranteed by AppleCare). Note the AC adapter is 10W while the current one is 12W but both are interchangeable.
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Amazon is again offering the Nest Learning Thermostat (1st Gen.) for only $180 with free shipping, regular $250. Nest is “beautiful, simple to use thermostat , can be controlled from your smartphone and works in most homes.” This programmable thermostat “learns” how you set your home’s temperature, downloads data and can be controlled from your smartphone (via built-in WiFi), and more. Note that not all home HVACs are Nest-compatible; click here to see if it will work with yours.
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1SaleaDay’s Deal of the Day is the Jabra DRIVE Bluetooth In-Car Speakerphone (refurb) for $19.99 with free shipping. That’s a third of retail and half price of anywhere else we could find it. It features noise cancelation, 20 hours of talk time and 30 days of standby time, easy volume control and much more.
Amazon reviewers gave it 4 stars , more at Jabra.com
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Woot!’s Deal of the Day today is the Vizio E420I-A1 42″ 1080p 120Hz LED Smart TV with Wi-Fi streaming apps for $369.99+$5 shipping (Refurbished). That’s over $100 less than we could find it elsewhere. It features a 2,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, 120Hz Refresh Rate, Ethernet and 802.11 Wifi, USB port, 3 HDMI ports and much more.
Amazon reviewers give this a 4-star rating and you can find more info at Vizio.com
Not big enough? Ebay has the 47″ variety for $450. Too smart? Ebay has one without smart features for $320
Today’s Best Buy Deal of the Day is the Klipsch G-17 AirPlay Wireless Speaker System for only $199.99. That’s 60% off the list price ($499.99) and the lowest total price we could find. The Klipsch along with Airplay is a simple and efficient new method of creating a whole house audio system without the wires. Amazon reviewers give it 4 stars and you can find more info at Klipsch.com
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Best Buy is taking $125 off the price of MacBook Airs for the next three days to celebrate Mother’s Day. (Amazon is matching the prices before the below discount but may still be better considering tax).That yields some of the lowest prices we’ve seen. The retailler knocks off $100 across the board, then using code MOM25 knocks off another $25.
Prices after discount:
Today only, Midnight Mailbox (DEAL TAB 3) has a 4 port USB car charger that lets you charge up to 4 USB devices simultaneously for $3.49 with $3.99 for shipping. Rated at 2.1A/5V, the ports are even capable of quick charging the newer power-hungry iPads.
The same product is $8 at Amazon where it gets 4.5 star reviews.
Today’s Cowboom/Best Buy deal of the day is 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.
Adobe just had a blow-away announcement with its move to Creative Cloud.If you are a current Adobe or Adobe CS customer you can get an impressive 40% off your first year of Creative Cloud. That means $19.99/$29.99 for the first year instead of $49.99. Student? That first year is also $19.99.
Ebay has a new Sony SF-32NX/TQ 32GB SDHC Class 10 Memory Card for $15.99 with free shipping. That’s among the lowest prices we’ve seen for a 32GB SD card with Class 10 speeds.
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Walmart has the Onkyo HT-RC460 7.2-Channel Network A/V Receiver for $249.98 with free in-store pickup (or $4.97 standard shipping). That’s easily the lowest price we could find (by as much as half off). You are getting USB port for iPod and iPhone, 80 watts per channel into seven channels, Ethernet port, Dolby True HD, DD Plus, and PLIIz decoding, eight HDMI inputs, USB connectivity, two HDMI outputs and much more.
Amazon reviewers give this 4 Star ratings.
Don’t have $250 to spend on this? Try this Yamaha for $190 AR
Today’s Tech.Woot is the Vizio E241-A1 24-inch 1080p 60Hz Razor LED HDTV for $129.99 +$5 shipping. This Energy Star 1080P LED display can be used as a Mac/PC Monitor or HDTV and includes speakers and remote control with USB input for pictures/videos, VGA for legacy PCs and HDMI. It is 1.5 inches thick (without stand) and weighs 8 lbs. More on Vizio.com
Today only, Best Buy has the Toshiba Canvio 1.5TB Portable USB 3.0 Hard Drive Model: HDTC615XK3B1 for $74.99 with free shipping. That’s the lowest price we’ve ever seen for a 1.5TB portable USB 3 hard drive. This USB-powered drive features an 8MB cache and runs at 5400 rpm. 700 Amazon reviewers give it 4+ stars and Best Buy readers gave it 4.5.
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Update: That deal died quick but Walmart has them for $299.99
Rakuten (buy.com) has the iPad Mini 16GB model MD528LL/A in Black or White for $289.99 with free shipping. That’s the lowest price we’ve ever seen on the 7.9-inch screened tablet from Apple.
Adobe has special Mother’s Day pricing on popular consumer applications for Mac and PC valid April 27 through May 11 with code: SPRING30
Adobe also offers significant savings on Creative Cloud in its discounts section.
Perfect to hook-up to a television or HDMI monitor, Amazon is offering the MK802 Mini Android PC for $29.89 — lower than the regular list price of $59. For those unfamiliar, this little gadget offers a full Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean experience in the size of a USB flash drive. A mini HDMI port is on the device for connecting it to an external display, making it a compelling device for the living room or even an HDMI monitor laying around.
Additionally, the Mini Android PC features a full-sized USB port to connect to another computer or add peripherals. It ships with an HDMI, USB, and power cable and supports 802.1b/g/n Wi-Fi. Of course you’ll need a keyboard and mouse, so something like the Logitech diNovo Mini Keyboard plus a Bluetooth Micro Adapter may be the perfect solution. [Amazon]
MacMall has slashed its prices on its Viewsonic PJD6221 1024×768 pixel portable projector with 2700 lumens and a 2800:1 contrast ratio. It’s 3D ready with support for up to 120Hz frame rates, numerous different ports (full desc. below) and is half the price we could find it new, elswhere.
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Today only, Best Buy carries the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro with upgraded 256GB SSD for $1449 shipped. That’s $150 off and the lowest price we’ve seen for this highly rated Mac. In fact $50 less that Apple charges for the base level Retina MacBook Pro with 128GB SSD. It features an Intel Core i5 2.5GHz dual-core processor, 13.3″ 2560×1600 LED-backlit IPS display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 802.11n wireless, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, and more.
Best Buy’s deal of the day today is the 64GB iPod touch for $359.99 ($40 off) with free shipping. Thats the lowest non-mistake price we’ve seen on the latest high end iPod touch, which also comes in 5 anodized aluminum colors. The newest model measures 6.1mm thin, weighs 88 grams, and includes the same 4″ 1136×640 326ppi Retina display found in the iPhone 5 as well as an A5 dual-core processor (7x faster graphics than the previous version), 5-megapixel iSight camera, Lightning dock connector, iPod touch loop, up to 40 hours of music playback, up to 8 hours of video playback, and more.
Best Buy also knocks up to $15 off the lower end models.
Today only, Ebay has Original Apple Earpods with Microphone and Remote (refurb) for only $15.95 + free shipping. These recently released Earpods retail for $29 and come with a14-day money back guarantee.
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Big Value’s eBay store is currently selling new Canon EOS-M w/ EF-M 18-55mm Lens in Black, Red, Silver, White for $399.99 with free shipping. That’s half off and the lowest price we’ve seen.
It gets above average reviews from Amazon’s reviewers (DPReview). Specs follow:
Daily Steals today offers a Universal Headrest Mount with Adjustable Tilt for iPad, Kindle Fire, Galaxy, Xoom and All Tablets 7-10.1 Inches for $13 with free shipping. This allows kids to keep their heads up rather than in their laps on long drives.
Target offers $15 off of Apple TV. The reduction is taken at checkout yielding the lowest price we’ve seen from a top tier retailler on a new unit. Note: Target also offers up to $30 gift cards with the purchase of an iPad or iPad mini.
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Sam’s Club is having a sale on all iPad Minis with 16GB White and Black starting at $299. Why are you still here?
Today only, Best Buy offers the Rocketfish iPad Bluetooth speaker/stand for $9.99 with free shipping. That’s $15 off and the lowest price we’ve ever seen for a Bluetooth speaker. This one receives 4 stars from Amazon reviewers and also provides a stylish stand for your iPad. Many more of the best Bluetooth speaker options in out mega-roundup.
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Best Buy offers USB Cruzer Glides from SanDisk at near all time lows with free shipping. These are USB 2.0 and come with a retractible interface for safety. Info on these products at SanDisk.com
Best Buy is having a pretty significant sale on SanDisk SD cards with the following notables:
Many more deals on cards with up to 95MB/s transfer rates (in which you are now getting close to an SSD)
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Amazon is running on a $39 sale on 2GB iPod shuffles, knocking $10 off of each color with free shipping. At over 20% off, that’s the lowest price we’ve seen on new Shuffles since January. Amazon’s iPod sales have been going quick so if you are going to jump on this one, jump quick.
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Today only, Best Buy has a wide variety of items on sale for Easter including:
Today only, All4Cellular has this 4GB HD camcorder inside a pen for $19.99 with free shipping. This pen conceals a HD video camera and can be used for audio recordings as well. Even if you don’t use the awesome HD spy camera, you still have 4GB of storage in a working ballpoint pen. Amazon has a similar item for a similar price.
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Sears is sponsoring 9to5Toys this week with a number of the lowest priced electronics deals we could find on HDTVs, Monitors, Speakers, Blu-ray players, computers and accessories.
Ebay has the popular Samsung Chromebook for $229.99. This one runs on a 1.7GHz dual-core Exynos ARM processor which helps give it 6.5 hours of battery life. It has 2GB RAM and 16GB of Flash storage and normally comes in at $250. Google also gives users 100GB of cloud storage and Gogo provides 12 free Internet flights with this product. Review here.
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Today only Woot! has the refurbished iPod nano current generation in slate, blue, green and purple for just $119.99 with $5 shipping. That’s $25 off of list and the lowest price we’ve seen for these Nanos, release in October.
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Sears is sponsoring 9to5Toys this weekend with a number of the lowest priced electronics deals we could find on HDTVs, Monitors, Speakers, Blu-ray players, computers and accessories.
We’ve placed some standout items below and a $5 off $50 coupon code SEARS2013:
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Today only, Woot has a great deal on a 32″ 720P TV. This is a great TV for a small room or bedroom. Refurb.
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Amazon has a solid deal this week on Kindle Fire HDs with $30-$50 off the 8.9-inch variety yielding new prices that start at $269 with free shipping.
Not bad for a 1080P+ display, stereo speakers and speedy dual-antenna Wifi.
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You can now get iPod Touches at Shoprite for $50 off. Yeah, online too.
For the next 10 days, Google Offers has an Apple iOS Device connection kit including “Earpods”, Lightning adapter, and ACDC USB adapters for $17 with $5 shipping. That’s $7 less than the cost of the Apple Earpods alone.
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All4Cellular’s deal of the day today is the “lipstick form factor” 2200 mA USB battery backup. At $9.99 with free shipping, makes a great gift for macho men as well. Just replace ‘lipstick’ with ‘mini-maglight’ and steer clear of the pastel colors. Limit 3.
Woot! again has the amazing Audyssey Desktop speakers for $79.99 with $5 shipping on everything you order. I have these speakers (and happily paid $200 for them) and they are quite simply the best desktop speakers I’ve used.
We are in love with the standalone LES powered speakers (right). Very simple I/Os and almost perfect desktop-level sound makes these incredibly good for the small room or workspace. Sure, they won’t fill up a large-sized room, but you will find much larger/expensive setups for that. $259 Amazon. Bonus: If you want Airplay functionality, throw in a $95 Apple TV and an Optical cable.
You don’t need a subwoofer and with an optical cable, I don’t think you’ll find better sound at double the price.
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As one of its Daily Deals, Best Buy offers Dragon Dictate 3 for Mac for $99.99 with free shipping. That’s half off of list and the lowest price we’ve ever seen for this speech recognition program that has been reviewed favorably.
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Amazon’s got a great MacBook Air deal for you last minute holiday shoppers. $187.46 off the $1200 13-inch MacBook Air?
Yes please!
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Order a$89.99 Apple TV 3rd Gen today and have it shipped two day with Prime and get it for Christmas.
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Here’s a great product idea for both Home and Office: IdeaPaint is a whiteboard that you can literally paint onto any surface. Rather than rolling the white board all over the office or getting everyone into the meeting room, you just saunter up to the nearest IdeaPaint wall and start writing what comes to mind.
The paint turnes normal walls into the same type of surface as a dry-erase board and uses the same type of markers and erasers.
Me? I’m going to put this in the home office AND the kids’ rooms.
IdeaPaint offers 9to5 Readers a free $19.95 USE kit when using code ‘9TO5’ at checkout (They have a 30% off the 100square feet thing this month) or Staples also has IdeaPaint in Clear or White.
Some videos below:
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Today only, Amazon has the Roku LT streaming Media player for $39 with free shipping. That’s the lowest price we’ve ever seen for a new Roku Player of any sort.
Roku lets you stream content from just about any service including Hulu, Netflix, Amazon, Crackle, MLB, HBO, VUDU, Pandora and just about anything else.
The Roku Store offers $10 off higher end players as well as 25% off refurbished Rokus of all sorts.
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Staples offers the SanDisk Cruzer Glide 128GB USB 2.0 stick for just $59.99 with fee shipping. That’s the lowest price we’ve seen on a 128GB media.
Today only, Amazon knocks $50 off the price of their 8.9-inch Kindle HD in both LTE and non LTE versions by using code “FIREHD89”. That’s the lowest price we’ve seen on these tablets which run a heavily modified version of Google’s Android.
