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“Cyber Monday is a sham” – Gadgetell Interview: BFads.net

Now that Black Friday (BF) and Cyber Monday (CM) are recent memories, I chatted up Michael Brim of BFads.net, a site I and many others rely on to provide us all with the very best Black Friday deals. I suspect Michael pulls all nighters working on getting these deals up and his site’s credibility is very high as many retailers “leak” their deals to him first. As an expert on Black Friday black magic, I figured his views on what is happening this year would be very interesting. I was right.

Click through to see what Michael thinks is driving prices down and what Cyber Monday is all about.

Sprint’s Cyber Monday deals: free Centro and 5 others

Beginning today, with new lines and a two year contract, Sprint is unleashing six devices into the wild free phone game. From psuedo-smartphone capabilities like the Centro, to slide out QWERTY keyboards like that of the LG Rumor and lots more. The Centro has been reducing in price for sometime, perhaps this is the warning shot of a Centro 2? Keep reading for full details.

Slacker 2GB WiFi player just $49 today only

It seems like just yesterday this thing went for $199 and you could easily justify that cost. But at $49.99, it is a whopper of steal. Today, at woot.com, they are selling it like hotcakes, or so I imagine. This player is unique in that it saves Slacker’s Internet radio stations (up to 15 stations more »

Grab a Google Android G1 for $125

If you’ve got an American Express card, you may be able to get the T-Mobile G1 for $125 instead of the regular $179 price. AmEx is running its WishList promotion where they discount plenty of stuff for a select few. You’ll have a chance to get the G1 at the $125 price at 12PM, 3PM, more »

Cyber Monday deals on tech from 6ave.com

Slept in on Black Friday like me? No fear, today Gadgetell is bringing you all the fresh deals for Cyber Monday. First up is 6ave.com. They have some significant deals going, check these out: Bluetooth: Aliph JawBone, now just $84.95 57% off Cameras: Samsung S860 now $79.95 21% off Olympus E-Volt E410 $409 37% off more »

Wal-Mart’s Cyber Monday deals: Blu-ray for $148!!!

Still hungry for bargains from the store that loves low prices? Wal-Mart has pushed out these deals, and there are some good ones. Here are the ones that caught my eye: Blu ray player by Memorex – $148 Full upconverting from 480 to 1080p plus Blu ray! Garmin Nuvi 760 -$246 Samsung 42″ Plasma HDTV more »

SanDisk’s Cyber Monday deals

If you’ve got a phone that uses micro SD cards or a camera that uses SD cards, SanDisk is having a big Cyber Monday Sale starting today. There are some good deals here including some USB flash drives in case you’re a fan of sneakernet. You can pick up a SanDisk 16GB flash drive for under $44 (which is down from $79.99).

SanDisk also makes some MP3 players and they are discounted as well. Sale ends Monday, December 1st. Check out the full details after the break.

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Gadgetell Black Friday Giveaway: Win 1 of 10 Seagate FreeAgent 1TB + 500GB Drive Bundles

It’s Black Friday, you slept through your alarm, and are now scouring the web for the leftover deals (ie. non HD LCD TVs). Well why not sit back, relax, and enter to win some free drives from Seagate? Whether you give them away to your mother-in-law as a present or keep them for your movie collection, nothing beats free.

Winners will get their choice of either a FreeAgent Desk 1TB or FreeAgent Desk for Mac 1TB as well as a 500GB FreeAgent Go or 500GB FreeAgent Go for Mac portable drive. The FreeAgent Go for Mac has FireWire 800 and USB ports comes in a silver and white design. It matches the look and feel of a MacBook. The FreeAgentGo (non Mac) is much slimmer and comes in Red, Forest Green, Sky Blue, Tuxedo Black and Silver.

Click on for your chance to win.

Gadgetell Review: TeleNav Shotgun

Gadgetell Quick Review:

What is it?

The TeleNav Shotgun is the first stand alone GPS unit from TeleNav, known for their on-phone GPS

Pros:

Connected search, superior POI, smart traffic updates, beautiful screen, Best mounting I’ve seen in some time, future possibilities

Cons:

No ETA, only time to destination and quarterly updates on POI information.

Will I finally find the GPS standalone device for me? Follow to find out.

SanDisk announces BLOWOUT sale for MP3 players

As we mentioned earlier today, SanDisk was going to have a huge sale on Cyber Monday. They have also announced a deal that takes 50% off select MP3 players. Unfortunately, select MP3 players only applies to three: the Sansa c200, Express, and the Shaker. Even though this deal doesn’t apply to all of their MP3 players, it is a nice one and should yield many MP3 player sales. Keep reading for an oveview of the MP3 players and what you have to do to save that 50%.