Not Made Of Money » Product Watch http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog Save Money - A Personal Finance Blog By A Husband And Wife Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:21:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Back To School Sales – Not Just for The Kids http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2009/08/back-to-school-sales-not-just-for-the-kids.html http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2009/08/back-to-school-sales-not-just-for-the-kids.html#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:27:27 +0000 Dana Joseph http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/?p=1963

]]> The Back To School Sales are in full swing right now. If you have little ones (or not so little ones) that need school supplies you are probably well aware of the many great buys that are to be had. There are sales on clothing, underwear, socks, tennis shoes and school uniforms. But don’t think the sales are for the kid crowd only. There are many types of items that are on sale now (at probably the lowest prices you will find for quite a while too). These include laptop and desktop computers, backpacks, paper, calculators, etc. and many types of other office related supplies that nearly everyone needs at some point or other. I did take this sales opportunity and stock up on my own home office supplies for items like post it notes, paper clips, paper, and pens. When Walmart had their big laptop sale I treated myself to one of those too (remember the $398 price?).

Although stocking up on office supplies during the back to school sales is something I have been doing for years now, it completely slipped my mind to actually write a post about it. I was pleasantly surprised when readers of this blog took the time to comment and email reminding me that these back to school sales are not just for the kids! Thanks to Andre at Offers.com and David at YourFinances101 for the money saving reminder!

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    ]]>     Apparently, a lot of people are leaving their cell phone chargers plugged into a live socket, even after fully charging their cell phone. Today Nokia has announced a new line of mobile phones that give energy savings alerts to users, reminding them to unplug the charger when the battery is full. From Nokia’s press release:

    Nokia has launched the first mobile phones to include alerts encouraging people to unplug the charger once the battery is full, a move that could save enough electricity to power 85,000 homes a year. Starting with the new Nokia 1200, Nokia 1208 and the Nokia 1650, the alerts will be rolled out across the Nokia product range.

    Kirsi Sormunen, Vice-President of Environmental Affairs at Nokia said, “Around two-thirds of the energy used by a mobile phone is lost when it is unplugged after charging but the charger itself is left in a live socket. We want to reduce this waste and are working on reducing to an absolute minimum the amount of energy our chargers use. The new alerts also play an important role, encouraging people to help us in this goal by unplugging their chargers.”

    So even if you don’t buy one of the new Nokia phones, just remember to unplug your charger and you’ll save on energy.

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    ]]>     Hmmm, came across this over at CrunchGear and followed it to its source at GoNintendo.  A rumor that there will be another Nintendo Wii revelation around launch time.  I am very interested in what this might be? 

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    ]]>     In the lead-up to the launch of the new Nintendo Wii, it’s become one of the drawcards of choice for many websites. Give them your custom, your email address, your friends, and you could win a Nintendo Wii.

    Nintendo are running their own sweepstake at http://www.nintendo.com. Open to U.S. citizens, all you need to do is subscribe to their newsletter, then enter the sweepstake draw. They’re giving away five prize packages of a Nintendo Wii, a Nintendo DS lite, a DS game, five CDs from bands featured in the Nintendo Fusion Tour, and Fusion Tour merchandise. The draw closes on the first of December. There are also consolation prizes of Hawthorne Heights fan club membership.

    The competition being offered through the Pringles official website (http://www.pringles.com) will be one of the more reliable, but it’s not drawn until April 2007, which is about when the second run of consoles is due to appear. The competition is open only to U.S. citizens and requires no purchase. The only limit is that their site will only take one entry per email address per day, so with persistence you could enter dozens of times before the competition closes. If your sanity can stand the animated potato chips. There are a hundred consoles to give away in total, and all you have to give them is your postal and email addresses. They do promise not to sell your email address for non-Pringles spam…

    BT Connect (http://home.btconnect.com) enters every new subscriber to their monthly Wii newsletter into the draw to win a new Wii. Again, you’ll have to give them your email address, but if you’re really interested in the Wii, the newsletter might even come in handy.

    The forum site http://www.hyrule.net is using a Wii giveaway to build its traffic. If you register for the forums and then set the site as your homepage with Google, you’re in the draw to win a free Nintendo Wii. http://www.wiiloaded.com is running a pretty much identical competition: post in the designated forum and you’re in the draw. Get a friend to sign up, and you can enter again.

    Some sites make you jump through a few more hoops. http://console4everyone.com has a deal where you have to sign up, complete several ‘offers’, and then get a certain number of friends to do so as well. Then, they say, they’ll GIVE you a Wii, provided you’re a U.S. citizen and over 18. There are a pile of terms and conditions that should definitely be read before signing up.

    http://www.giftclubrewards.com offer a very similar deal where they will give you a Wii provided you complete their user survey, sponsor promotions, and program requirements.

    Most online Wii giveaways are limited to U.S. citizens, but there are a couple with a wider scope. http://www.win4now.co.uk are running a competition where registering with their site will enter you in the draw to win a Nintendo Wii and five games. The prize is not guaranteed to be delivered before Christmas, but it sounds like this is because they have some doubts about the release date. It should be noted that registering for this competition also signs you up to receive other ‘relevant offers’ from the site.

    http://www.vouch4me.com breaks the mold in actually having a skill question that you need to answer to enter their free Wii competition, though you do also have to register with the site. This draw closes on the 30th of November.

    So it is possible to win a Nintendo Wii online if you have a look around. It’s even possible you could earn one if you’re prepared to put the work in. Just be careful who you trust.

     

     

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    ]]>     Nokia announced today its auto navigation device, the Nokia 330 with the ability to include Europe wide maps.  It provides spoken and visual directions on a 3.5″ color touch screen.

      With the Nokia 330 Auto Navigation, there is no need to worry about
    where you’re going. Simply enter the destination of your journey and follow
    the directions from the large 3.5 inch color touch screen, optimized for
    intuitive ease-of-use. You can choose other destinations easily too from
    the quick address look-ups prompted by the Nokia 330 Auto Navigation.
        “Consumers are increasingly eager to use personal navigation devices
    while driving and we are delighted to introduce the Nokia 330 Auto
    Navigation device to meet this demand,” said Razvan Olosu, vice president,
    Multimedia Enhancements at Nokia. “Nokia 330 Auto Navigation complements
    the recently announced GPS and navigation solutions from Nokia. Finding
    your way across Europe is simple with this comprehensive navigation
    package, including an integrated GPS receiver and European maps.”

    Seems like driving in Europe just got a little easier.
     

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