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Getting Busted For Driving While Talking Isn't So Bad After All

GeekSugar — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:00:54 -0700

If you've already received a ticket for cruising around in California with one hand on the wheel and one hand holding your phone, I have a little something to make getting that ticket seem less depressing. Aliph, the maker of the uber-stylish Jawbone headsets (a personal fave and one of my June Must Haves), is offering you a discount when you buy one of their cool headsets!

Just enter in your citation number on the Aliph website to receive a nice $20 discount - that's the amount of the ticket itself! Well, on your first offense anyway. Here's hoping that you won't get caught "cell-handed" again!

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Website of the Day: The Bargainist

GeekSugar — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:00:59 -0800

With Christmas right around the corner, most of us will be gearing up for some serious shopping. If you don't want to break the bank this holiday season, swing by The Bargainist, a website that finds the best deals on absolutely everything. Unlike Retail Me Not, which only provides coupon codes for various websites, The Bargainist consolidates coupons, sales, and the hottest bargains into one convenient spot. Search for deals by store or product and since the site updates multiple times per day, the info is always kept up to date. And if you really don't have the time to scan the site each day for the deals, you can add it to your RSS feed or subscribe to the free daily-deals email! To learn how to post your favorite websites to our Website of the Day group, read more

I know that this long list looks scary, but trust me, once you get the hang of it, it'll be a snap the second time around.

First of all, join the Website of the Day group.
Click the pink "Share" menu on the top left side of the page.
Choose "Blog" and “Regular Post.”
Give your story a “Title.”
Fill in the “Body” with a link to your favorite website and the reasons why you love it.
Click “Next."
Choose the audience for your story to “Website of the Day” in the drop-down menu
Add keyword(s) (for example mine for this photo was "Website of the Day").
Change channel to “Technology and Gadgets.”
Fill in tag field with relevant tags.
Click “I’m done” to submit content.

So join the Website of the Day group and share information about all your favorite sites! Yours just might end up on the geeksugar homepage!

Black Friday Video Game Deals Pop Up on Amazon

GeekSugar — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:40:02 -0800

Forget saving all of your shopping energy for Black Friday, because some stores, like Amazon, have already kicked off their discounts and deals with countdowns to Black Friday!

When you head over to Amazon's Black Friday site, you can already find great game sales in their "lightening deal" section.

And for today only, if you buy a Wii you can scoop up a free game from their selected list!

Gap's Style Mixer iPhone App Hooks You Up With Discounts

GeekSugar — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:25:18 -0700

Why do you need another free app from a retailer?

Because Gap's Style Mixer app for the iPhone does more than just let you peruse and mix Gap pieces - the cool feature is that when you open the app near a Gap store, you unlock a special discount.

So, sure, you can mix and match styles and then add them to Facebook, but what you really want is the discount, right?

And if you can't find a Gap store? There's an app for that.

T-Mobile Announces Some Pretty Impressive New Plans

GeekSugar — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:15:13 -0700

For the 16 percent of you who are on the T-Mobile phone network, have I got some exciting news for you! And this news is equally amazing for those who have a contract ending soon with another carrier, or those who are still seeking the perfect cell phone plan. T-Mobile has just announced some new phone plans called the Even More and Even More Plus plans.

With the two-year commitment Even More plan, customers get a subsidized phone, and you can add unlimited services which start at $59 a month, and $99 for unlimited message and text. And with the Even More Plus plan, you don't get a discounted handset, but you aren't locked into a contract (yes you read that correctly), you can get unlimited voice for $49 a month, or $7 a month for everything (texting, data and voice). Oh, and if you aren't a big web browsing phone junkie, you can get unlimited texting and talking on either plan for $49 a month.

Valentine's Day Deal: All Incipio Pink Phone Cases 30% Off

GeekSugar — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:00:29 -0800

I've never really been a "pink" girl, but there's something about the impending holiday that softens me toward the hue. I guess it's just more romantic than obnoxious - so what better time to get a pink cell phone case than for Valentine's Day?

Sweetening the pot is Incipio, who's offering 30 percent off all of their pink cases - for iPhones, BlackBerrys, iPods, etc., - from now until Feb. 15. Just add the pink case to your cart to see the discount.

I've bought an Incipio case before and seen most of their colors in person, so I can attest to the shades looking great in real life. Yes, even the bubblegum pink.

What's Your Favorite Discount Travel Website?

GeekSugar — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:20:34 -0700

With the offensively high price of gas, and airlines beginning to charge for checked baggage, I'm almost in favor of a staycation this Summer. It's depressing really, because summertime is the best time to skip town and waste away again in Margaritaville.

If you're not going to take my prodding for a Smart Car, and you'll be flying the friendly skies, then I'm asking you as much for advice as curiosity; when you book airfare online, what's your favorite discount travel website?
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Website of the Day: Grechen's Codes

GeekSugar — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:05:56 -0700

Good economy or bad economy, everyone loves getting a discount, and I can safely say that every purchase I have made in the last few months online has not been without a coupon code.

I usually use Retail Me Not, but I discovered a new coupon site that focuses on women's clothing and accessories, and I'm a little unhealthily obsessed with it: Grechen's Codes.

Who's Grechen? I don't know, but she's some sort of guardian angel. The site makes it really easy to find codes for the sites I'm looking at, and I've even (dangerously) signed up for their emails, so that even if I'm not shopping, I'm alerted to good deals going on.

To learn how to post your favorite websites to our Website of the Day group, read more.

I know that this long list looks scary, but trust me, once you get the hang of it, it'll be a snap the second time around.

First of all, join the Website of the Day group.
Click the pink "Share" menu on the top left side of the page.
Choose "Blog" and "Regular Post."
Give your story a "Title."
Fill in the "Body" with a link to your favorite website and the reasons why you love it.
Click "Next."
Choose the audience for your story to "Website of the Day" in the dropdown menu.
Add keyword(s) (for example mine for this photo was "Website of the Day").
Change channel to "Technology and Gadgets."
Fill in tag field with relevant tags.
Click "I’m done" to submit content.

So join the Website of the Day group and share information about all your favorite sites! Yours just might end up on the geeksugar homepage!

Geek Out: Do You Care About the Quality of Your Phone's Pics?

GeekSugar — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:36:41 -0700

A friend of mine recently upgraded from a BlackBerry Pearl to a BlackBerry Curve and sent me an "OMG! I can't believe it!" email after playing with the Curve 8900's camera. There's no denying the appeal of the tiny Pearl - not only is it now discounted with many carriers, but it's also functional, reliable, and has some great features. But its 1.3MP (or 2MP) camera doesn't hold a candle to the Curve's 3.2 MP shooter. The megapixel difference makes this like comparing apples to oranges, but boy, what a difference those pixels make.
With the popularity of mobile uploads on sites like Facebook, applications like twitpic, fancy iPhone camera apps and the ability to mobile blog, I worry the stakes and expectations for photos taken on cell phones are teetering on too high. Do you care? Or are cell phone pics just about instant gratification and capturing ridiculous moments?

Check out some additional comparison photos, when you read more.

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PlayFirst Offers Discount on Wedding Dash Game

GeekSugar — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 13:01:13 -0700

Wedding season may be over on the Sugar Network, but that doesn't mean the drama, fun and excitement surrounding weddings has subsided.

If you're a fan of video games, Diner Dash or weddings in general, check out PlayFirst's Wedding Dash game, which allows you to assist couples in selecting all the details of their big day. From picking tasty cakes and flowers to preventing party disasters, players can weave through 50 layers of wedding day chaos.

PlayFirst is sponsoring a special deal for Sugar Network fans (hence this advertorial) so you can receive 25 percent off the game when you enter the code "weddingsugar" (for the PC version) or "weddingsugarmac" (for the Mac version). The offer expires Aug 31, 2007 and is non-stackable with other offers.