Costco Archive

  • CrunchDeals: Get an ioSafe Solo for $229.99

    CrunchDeals: Get an ioSafe Solo for $229.99

    ioSafe is running a great deal with Costco right now, you can buy their ioSafe Solo (which John reviewed) for a great price, and also get an additional year of data recovery for free. The drive is currently on sale for $229.99 (ordered online), and is regularly priced at $259.99 and doesn’t normally include the [...]

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  • The Thomas Prescher floating tourbillon

    The Thomas Prescher floating tourbillon

    What can you do to make the tourbillon even more precious? How about you skeletonize it until it is completely hidden in the bezel? This amazing one-off piece was made by Thomas Prescher and that little wheel in the middle there is the tourbillon mounted balance wheel. It is wound by the spinning of that [...]

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  • CrunchDeals: 25-inch 1080p TV for $230

    CrunchDeals: 25-inch 1080p TV for $230

    Costco has a pretty good deal on this Hannspree 25-inch 1080p TV at $230, down from its regular price of $280.

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  • CrunchDeals: 28-inch monitor for $250

    CrunchDeals: 28-inch monitor for $250

    Costco has a pretty stellar deal on a big 28-inch monitor at just $249.99 with free shipping. That price is good until January 4, 2010 too, so start saving up if you haven't already.

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  • Costco: Upgrade three computers to Windows 7 Home Premium for $135

    Costco: Upgrade three computers to Windows 7 Home Premium for $135

    If you have a Costco membership and three computers that you want to upgrade to Windows 7, then you can get a giant wooden palette of operating systems for $135 – this same three-pack is priced elsewhere at $150 while a single version of the upgrade runs $120.

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  • Rumor: HTC Desire 6200 to be Verizon’s next Google device?

    Rumor: HTC Desire 6200 to be Verizon’s next Google device?

    Hold on tight kids, there’s another Google-powered HTC phone coming. Looking at the screen shot, it’s going to be called the HTC Desire 6200, and it’ll be specifically listed as a Google product. There’s not a whole lot more information available, other than this leak, which appears to have come from a Costco employee. We’ll [...]

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  • Quick Look: Plantronics Discovery 975

    Quick Look: Plantronics Discovery 975

    I don’t use many Bluetooth headsets - I rarely drive - but I found the Discover 975 to be a welcome addition to the headset pantheon. Unlike larger - or, dare I say, smaller - headsets the D975 seems just the right size for easy insertion and removal and it is unobtrusive enough to avoid [...]

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  • Radio Shack rebranding: Why? Why!?

    Radio Shack rebranding: Why? Why!?

    So Radio Shack - AKA RadioShack - is planning to call itself the Shack. Radio Shack has been Radio Shack for 88 years. Radio Shack should not change its name. I understand that the store is in a unique position right now. Most of its major competitors are gone and it’s going up against Best Buy. [...]

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  • CrunchDeals: 40-inch 1080p TV for $499

    CrunchDeals: 40-inch 1080p TV for $499

    TVNo doubt in an effort to get everyone to stay indoors all summer, Costco is selling a 40-inch 1080p LCD TV for just $499 after a $100 instant discount that runs until July 5th. The TV is a Proscan brand with a 1920x1080 resolution, 2000:1 contrast ratio, 550 cd/m2 brightness, and three HDMI inputs.

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  • Square/new Roomba coming sooner than later?

    Square/new Roomba coming sooner than later?

    Could a new Roomba be hitting the streets? Tipster Kason Jinkaid writes: Not sure if this excites you, but I heard from a Costco salesperson that they’re getting new Roombas “soon”, though that could mean months. They aren’t stocking the ones they’ve been carrying (model 550). Also Woot just sold off a bunch for 535s for ~$100 [...]

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