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January 31st Daily Deals - $80 Android Tablet, Cheap iPhone Case, and more.

Posted on 1/31/2012 11:46 EST

Today we found an $80 7" Android tablet, a $30 leather iPhone case marked down to $5, and more.

Best Buy:

Coby Kyros 7" Tablet with 4GB Memory ($79.99, $129.99 value)

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January 30 Daily Deals - Apple iPad Deal, Cheap Digital Photo Frame, and more.

Posted on 1/30/2012 11:20 EST

Today we have an Apple iPad Deal, a digital photo frame, and more Valentine's day gift ideas, among other great deals. Enjoy! Ebay:

Apple iPad 2 16 GB Wi-Fi ($477.99; $559.99)

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January 25th Daily Deals - Coby Tablet Deal, Exercise Bike Deal, and more.

Posted on 1/25/2012 10:11 EST

Today's daily deals include a Coby Kyros 7" tablet for $93.50, a teeth-whitening kit, an exercise bike deal, and more.

Amazon:

Schwinn 150 Upright Exercise Bike

What is the the Best Time to Buy What?

Posted on 1/7/2012 20:45 EST

Planning and timing is everything, especially for frugal consumers who need to make a big purchase. Knowing the best time to buy something -- from cars and houses to televisions and appliances -- goes...

December 30 Daily Deals - $80 Tablet, cheap 1080p HDTV, and more.

Posted on 12/30/2011 11:53 EST

The best daily deals of today include an $80 Android tablet, a cheap 1080p HDTV, and more.

Best Buy:

Westinghouse 40" Class LED 1080p HDTV ($429.99, regularly $529.99)

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December 29 Deals - $80 Android Tablet

Posted on 12/29/2011 16:12 EST

The best daily deals of the day, including a $90 Android tablet, Jillian Michaels' Workout DVD to get you in shape for the new year, and more.

Best Buy:

HTC MyTouch 4G Slide

December 21 Deals - $150 Tablet, cheap camcorder and more

Posted on 12/21/2011 13:51 EST

Below are our favorite daily deals from today, including a cheap camcorder, a $150 Android tablet deal, and lots of new Groupon Goods.

Living Social:

A 12-month photo calendar

December 20 Deals - HTC Evo Tablet, Wii Games, and more

Posted on 12/20/2011 10:58 EST

Here are our top picks from today's Daily Deals, including a HTC Evo Tablet Deal, a 16 MP Digital Camera, and cheap Wii Games.

Living Social:

A 2 year subscription to Parents

December 12 Deals - $79 Waterproof Video Camera and more

Posted on 12/12/2011 11:40 EST

Here are our favorites of today's daily deals, including a cheap tablet and a waterproof pocket video camera for $79.Amazon:

Our favorite deals from today on Amazon's

December 9 Deals - Acer Tablet for $250 and more

Posted on 12/9/2011 11:24 EST

Check out our favorite deals from daily deals sites:

Ebay:

Acer Iconia Tab for $249.99
Tip: This cheap tablet made our list of picks and is usually

Top Black Friday Deals Comparison

Posted on 11/23/2011 16:42 EST

**UPDATED 11/23 AT 4:40 PM**
We will be updating this blog post continuously as new deals are announced! Newest update: Amazon's Black Friday deals.

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It's almost that time of...

Tablet Deals, Black Friday Prep, and New Groupons

Posted on 11/4/2011 17:31 EST

Article Updates:

Tablet Deals. Now that Halloween is behind us, we are gearing up for the holiday season. This week, we published a new page devoted exclusively to the...

Snow Blowers Recommendations, Cheapest Tablets, Groupon for a $65 Tablet

Posted on 10/19/2011 16:11 EST

This week at Cheapism, we're focused on getting you ready for the colder months. We revamped our cheap snow blowers buying guide, bringing you more information on what to look for, what to avoid,

What's the Cheapest Tablet?

Posted on 10/19/2011 14:29 EST

With the slew of new tablets floating around the marketplace, you may want to know: what's the cheapest tablet? That would be the Velocity Cruz Tablet, available at Amazon and Kmart for $100.

Money Saving News Stories for October 19, 2011

Posted on 10/19/2011 0:08 EST

Frugal news stories we're reading this week:

Materialism Can Ruin Marriages, According to Brigham Young Researchers (Christian Post)

US student debt impact likened to subprime

Cheap Batteries and New Blog Posts

Posted on 9/28/2011 14:57 EST

New Reviews:


Photo by scalespeeder

Cheap Batteries. Think of all the wireless gadgets in your home and then count all the batteries...

Money Saving News Stories for September 14, 2011

Posted on 9/14/2011 12:56 EST

What We're Reading September 14:

New Federal School-Meals Rules Could Lead to Rising Lunch Prices (Education Week)

$99 TouchPad - Will Another Maker Meet Demand for a Low-cost

Money Saving News Stories for August 27, 2011

Posted on 8/27/2011 21:30 EST

Woman Arrested for "Illegal Couponing" (News Channel 9)

Can you still buy an HP TouchPad on the cheap? (CBS News)

Frugal Family: Don't forget eBay (Garner News)

Where

Money Saving News Stories for August 1, 2011

Posted on 8/1/2011 23:17 EST

Fabulous & Frugal: 2nd-hand shopping catches on with kids (The Commercial Appeal)

Clark Howard offers 6 ways to live more frugally (Dayton Daily News)

How to control

Get Free eBooks for Various eReaders

Posted on 4/11/2011 21:14 EST

Your iPad may have been expensive, so you want the books you download onto it to be cheap. Luckily, you can get free eBooks from a few sources, according to this PC World story. The story... Read more on PC World »

5 Android Tablets Cheaper than Xoom

Posted on 4/8/2011 22:27 EST

With many consumers complaining that the Motorola Xoom is too pricey at $800, CrunchGear did a cheap Android tablets roundup showcasing five other devices from which you can pick. The... Read more on crunchgear.com »

$199.99 Samsung Galaxy Tab Could Be Yours

Posted on 4/6/2011 16:32 EST

Want the cheapest Samsung Galaxy Tab? You can now get one for $199.99, marked down from Sprint's initial $399.99 offering, reports GizmoCrave.com, which speculates the deep-discount price may be... Read more on gizmocrave.com »

iPad 2 marked up, iPad 1 marked down

Posted on 4/1/2011 17:44 EST

Apple tightly held the reigns of retail control when it released the initial iPad. Version 2 is proving to be a little different. Resellers across the globe, like eBay, are already selling it at markup... Read more on macnewsworld.com »

Make DIY cases for Apple products

Posted on 4/1/2011 16:46 EST

Erica Domesek describes on Mashable how you can craft your own cheap iPad case, which retails for about $39, with kitchen drawer liner, Velcro strips, colored tape, and scissors. It's a nifty idea... Read more on Mashable »

Toshiba's Portable USB Monitor Cheap Enough to Be Useful

Posted on 3/23/2011 21:30 EST

A cheap portable monitor is a nifty extra for those moments when you just need more desktop real estate. discusses a new product from Toshiba that beats out the tablet in this dimension. Sure, it's Read more on Wired.com »

Ouku Tab is One of the Cheapest Android Tablets Around

Posted on 3/21/2011 15:58 EST

Another cheap Chinese Android tablet is hitting the market. This post from Geeky-gadgets.com provides many of the specs, like the screen resolution and expected battery life, but it makes no recommendation. Read more on geeky-gadgets.com »

AT&T Drops Price of First-Gen iPad by $100-$200

Posted on 3/20/2011 23:39 EST

With the new iPad discount from AT&T, what's a tablet-hungry consumer to do? As PC Magazine reports, you could buy a first generation model from Apple at $100 off the original price, or you could... Read more on PC Magazine »

Archos has big plans for cheap tablets

Posted on 3/20/2011 23:19 EST

If you haven't bought a tablet yet, cheap Archos tablets might be worthy options. According to Liliputing.com, the next generation of tablets offered by this French company will come equipped with... Read more on Liliputing.com »

Verizon vs AT&T iPad 2 plans

Posted on 3/11/2011 14:27 EST

Choosing the cheapest iPad data plan is a bit like playing roulette. There's a lot of chance involved because you just don't know which way the ball (or in this case, your demand for data) will go. That's... Read more on CNN Money »

iPad 2 Spurs Deals on Original iPad

Posted on 3/9/2011 16:33 EST

The run-up to the iPad 2 release has already seen Apple drop the price of its original tablet and thousands of early adopters look to unload their old models. PC World has a roundup of where to... Read more on PC World »

iPad Now Priced as Low as $349

Posted on 3/7/2011 20:18 EST

Hear this, tablet fans: the market is awash with iPads under $400. With the recent introduction of the iPad 2, writes The iPad Guide, Apple has cut prices on the original, which now starts at $399. Read more on The iPad Guide »

Used iPads Flood the Resale Market

Posted on 3/5/2011 15:24 EST

It may be hard to believe, but cheap used iPads are everywhere. Time reports on the surge of pre-owned iPads that have hit the second-time-around market now that the iPad 2 has made its debut. Apple... Read more on Time »

Closer look at the Archos Arnova 8, 10 tablets

Posted on 2/27/2011 18:26 EST

A cheap Archos tablet is about to hit the market, so be on the lookout. According to Liliputing.com, the tablet will appear in two versions, both selling for for less than $200. But for such low... Read more on Liliputing.com »

Lenovo LePad to debut in June, expected to be cheap

Posted on 2/22/2011 21:31 EST

A cheap Lenovo tablet may soon hit U.S. shores. Toptechreviews reports that the new Lenovo device will sell for about $500, making it one of the first tablets to actually be price competitive with... Read more on toptechreviews »

Craft an iPad Stand from Chopsticks

Posted on 2/6/2011 22:40 EST

The cheapest iPad stand can be yours in short order, writes Lifehacker. Just a few simple ingredients and a few quick steps, and presto ... you've got a way to prop up your new toy. Read more on Lifehacker »

Cheap Android tablets likely to beat iPad within two years

Posted on 1/31/2011 20:14 EST

The race is on: cheap Android tablets vs. iPad. Anyone willing to place bets on which one wins? MSNBC talked to an expert who predicted that ... well, we're not going to spoil the surprise. You'll... Read more on MSNBC »

Cheap Android Tablets Flood The CES 2011 Show Floor

Posted on 1/10/2011 21:46 EST

Given all the cheap Android tablets at CES 2011, you'd think consumers would be having a field day. Not quite, cautions Skattertech.com, which casts a dispassionate and critical eye on the lot. Read more on Skattertech.com »

Bargain brand Vizio to unveil tablet, smartphone at electronics show

Posted on 1/3/2011 22:16 EST

The tablet market is starting to look like, well, the market for every other electronic device -- as in, everyone's getting in on the act. This time it's TV-maker Vizio, according to The Washington Read more on The Washington Post »

Do iPad knockoffs measure up?

Posted on 12/13/2010 18:47 EST

If you really want a tablet but just can't afford to shell $500-$900 on an Apple iPad, read our cheap tablet review. Since iPad clones are not widely reviewed yet, we departed from our usual practice... Read more on Cheapism »

Archos 101 Internet Tablet

Posted on 12/9/2010 22:33 EST

The tablet market isn't flooded yet, but new entrants are beginning to flow in. LaptopMag.com reviews the Archos 101, a $299 alternative to the iPad. Cheaper? Yes. An equal? No. An alternative? Read more on LaptopMag.com »

An iPad home theater on the cheap

Posted on 12/4/2010 12:15 EST

In case you haven't yet found enough cheap ways to get maximum utility out of your iPad, here's one more. CNET gives you all the instructions for turning that multitalented gizmo into a cheap home... Read more on cnet »

Acer tablet PC line launching on November 23rd, priced from $299 to $699

Posted on 10/29/2010 13:58 EST

This time it's Acer launching a line of cheap PC tablets, according to Engadget. Stay tuned for details; these gadgets hit the stores at Thanksgiving. Read more on Engadget »

CherryPad: This is What a $188 Tablet Looks Like

Posted on 10/29/2010 13:55 EST

Tablet-hungry frugalistas can relax. For $188, reports PC Magazine, you can get an iPad knock-off that might take the edge off your appetite. Read the instant review here. Read more on PC Magazine »

$100 Android Tablet on Sale at Walgreen

Posted on 10/27/2010 13:01 EST

Another cheap Android tablet has hit the market. You can find this one, reports Softpedia.com, at Walgreen's. Best uses: browsing the Internet and watching YouTube movies. Read more on Softpedia.com »

Sears begins offering cheap Android tablets for some reason

Posted on 9/7/2010 21:47 EST

The latest entrant in the tablet game appears to be Sears.com. Liliputing.com has a short update on three relatively cheap tablets that the retailer is offering through a distributor. Read more on Liliputing.com »

Asus confirms a bunch of tablets coming soon for cheap(ish)

Posted on 8/13/2010 22:28 EST

Watch out for Asus's new line of cheap tablets. Dvice.com gives us an early peek -- without much detail, truth be told -- at these devices. But at least we're alerted about what to keep an eye on. Read more on Dvice.com »

Best Buy developing a low-cost tablet to compete with the iPad

Posted on 8/11/2010 0:43 EST

Look for more cheap iPad competition in the months ahead. According to IntoMobile.com, Best Buy is developing a device that should beat the iPad on price but will no doubt be less stylish. As for... Read more on IntoMobile.com »

IPad Knockoffs on Sale for $50 to $125

Posted on 8/9/2010 12:23 EST

Update: read our cheap tablets review which includes a hands on review of an iPad knockoff: http://www.cheapism.com/cheap-tablets Don't you just pity the original developer of breakthrough devices... Read more on PC World »

Gpad G10: Cheap Android 2.1 tablet with camera, accelerometer

Posted on 8/4/2010 21:16 EST

Two tablet devices, each priced at less than $200 -- the Gpad G10 and GenTouch78. But before rushing out to buy one, read this review from Liliputing to make sure you get the best deal for your... Read more on Liliputing.com »

Android based iPad clone for just USD 74!

Posted on 6/28/2010 7:56 EST

Yet another Chinese knock-off of the iPad. And this one, reports Shanzai.com, will retail for the remarkable price of $74. How low can these clone prices actually go? Read more on shanzai.com »

Archos 7 Home Tablet

Posted on 6/9/2010 23:31 EST

The market for knock-off iPads sure is getting crowded. PC Magazine reviews the latest entry and tells you what to expect for $200. Read more on PC Magazine »

Thrifty Wi-Fi That Travels With You

Posted on 6/3/2010 20:55 EST

For those of us on the go, here's a handy idea: take your hot spot with you. The New York Times tells us how this is done, but more importantly, how we can do this cheaply. Read more on The New York Times »

A cheaper iPad? Taiwanese company tries to rival Apple

Posted on 6/2/2010 20:35 EST

It's never-ending. The knock-offs of Apple's iPad, that is. Now a Taiwanese company is entering the fray, reports the New York Daily News with something called the Eee Pad. It's only about $100... Read more on New York Daily News »

iPad Alternative, iPed, Released in China, Runs... Android?

Posted on 6/1/2010 9:45 EST

Get your cheap iPad look-alike now. The Chinese have done it again with a super-cheap version of the hot Apple device, according to PC Magazine. This one is called the iPed and it runs on Android... Read more on PC Magazine »

One Laptop Per Child Project Works With Marvell to Produce a $100 Tablet

Posted on 6/1/2010 8:35 EST

The New York Times has good news for parents: a tablet computer costing less than $100 with the size, weight, and functionality that should appeal to children. The device, due out next year, is... Read more on The New York Times »

Android Powered Chinese iPad Clone Priced at $130

Posted on 4/17/2010 15:17 EST

Did you miss out on the first round of iPad sales but you're really desperate? Not to worry. GadgetsDNA reports you can buy an iPad clone, courtesy of a Chinese company, for a super cheap price. Read more on GadgetsDNA »

Top 10 iPad apps to save you money

Posted on 4/7/2010 19:56 EST

OK, get ready -- iPad apps are starting to roll off the assembly line. WalletPop/i> has done you a great service by finding some pioneering apps that could help soften the sting of that $500 you just Read more on Wallet Pop »

Chinese iPad Clone Priced at $290 to Counter Apple iPad

Posted on 3/29/2010 0:38 EST

No surprise here, but the Chinese counterfeit clone of the iPad is ready for its debut, according to GadgetsDNA. So if you're dying for the status but can't afford it, here's your chance -- but... Read more on GadgetsDNA »

HP Slate to be cheaper then the Apple I-Pad

Posted on 3/16/2010 20:08 EST

Look out Apple -- here comes the competition. Good E-Reader reports that computer giants like HP, Dell, and Acer have a smart touch-screen tablet in the works. And that's great news for consumers, Read more on Good E-Reader »