Friday Amazon Deals: Windows phones, James Bond, DC Graphic Novels, toys, more!

(Not a ton today, but yesterday's post has the Mega-Video Game Sale for PC/Mac downloads! Plus deals on kitchen goods, iPhone cases, board games, and more. Active deals from Wednesday include a Tivo, a Mr. Coffee single-serve machine, GTA, and more. Tuesday's post is full of DVD deals on things like House of Cards and The Wire, as well as Diablo III, board games, and more. Monday's post is chock full of good deals, including House, Star Trek, Friday Night Lights, ER, Man of Steel, Amazing Spider-Man, a huge buy 2, get 1 free sale, video games, and more.

The Deal of the Day is on Nokia No-Contract Windows Phones, with AT&T and T-Mobile options. I don't actually know anyone who uses Smartphones outside the Android/iOS ecosystems, but I guess this is a good opportunity if you're thinking about it.

The other Deal of the Day is on the Rayovac Sportsman LED Lantern for $17.99 (40% off). Any lantern that doesn't let you burn your house down seems like cheating to me, but it's still a nice deal.

The third Deal of the Day offers 45% off various DEWALT Tools and Accessories.

As Christmas approaches, Amazon's got free one-day shipping on a ton of items, in every category imaginable. A quick gander shows heavy discounts in most of the categories, too (the movie section has The Walking Dead, Twilight, Silver Linings Playbook, and more for 50% off, the video game section has Angry Birds Star Wars at 50% off, the kitchen section has a cheap Breville, T-Fal, and other items, etc).

The Apple TV is on sale for $84 (15% off)! Also on sale: The Google Chromecast for $29.99 (14% off) and the Netgear NeoTV for $39.99 (20% off).

The Kindle editions of Watchmen, The Killing Joke, The Dark Knight Returns, and Fables: Volume 1 are $5.99 each.

In kitchen goods, the Presto 04820 PopLite Hot Air Popper is $13.49 (55% off, about $15 off other prices). The Hamilton Beach Personal Blender is $12.39 (44% off).

The Crock-Pot Cook' N Carry 6-Quart Oval Manual Portable Slow Cooker is $29.99 (40% off, about a $7 savings).

In electronics, the Hipo HIP-400BK Waterproof Bluetooth Shower Speaker & Speakerphone is $29.99 (70% off, $30 below other sellers)

In toys, you can nab some cheap Assassin's Creed toys: Haytham Kenway is $3.64 (76% off), Black Bart is $4.50 (70% off), and Ratonhnhake is $3.73 (75% off).

For kids who want a more interactive toy, the Elenco Snap Circuits Sound set is $40.78 (52% off).

Finally, in movies, the Bond 50 Set (with Skyfall) is $119.99 (60% off) on Blu-Ray.

Friday Amazon Deals: Windows phones, James Bond, DC Graphic Novels, toys, more!

(Not a ton today, but yesterday's post has the Mega-Video Game Sale for PC/Mac downloads! Plus deals on kitchen goods, iPhone cases, board games, and more. Active deals from Wednesday include a Tivo, a Mr. Coffee single-serve machine, GTA, and more. Tuesday's post is full of DVD deals on things like House of Cards and The Wire, as well as Diablo III, board games, and more. Monday's post is chock full of good deals, including House, Star Trek, Friday Night Lights, ER, Man of Steel, Amazing Spider-Man, a huge buy 2, get 1 free sale, video games, and more.

The Deal of the Day is on Nokia No-Contract Windows Phones, with AT&T and T-Mobile options. I don't actually know anyone who uses Smartphones outside the Android/iOS ecosystems, but I guess this is a good opportunity if you're thinking about it.

The other Deal of the Day is on the Rayovac Sportsman LED Lantern for $17.99 (40% off). Any lantern that doesn't let you burn your house down seems like cheating to me, but it's still a nice deal.

The third Deal of the Day offers 45% off various DEWALT Tools and Accessories.

As Christmas approaches, Amazon's got free one-day shipping on a ton of items, in every category imaginable. A quick gander shows heavy discounts in most of the categories, too (the movie section has The Walking Dead, Twilight, Silver Linings Playbook, and more for 50% off, the video game section has Angry Birds Star Wars at 50% off, the kitchen section has a cheap Breville, T-Fal, and other items, etc).

The Apple TV is on sale for $84 (15% off)! Also on sale: The Google Chromecast for $29.99 (14% off) and the Netgear NeoTV for $39.99 (20% off).

The Kindle editions of Watchmen, The Killing Joke, The Dark Knight Returns, and Fables: Volume 1 are $5.99 each.

In kitchen goods, the Presto 04820 PopLite Hot Air Popper is $13.49 (55% off, about $15 off other prices). The Hamilton Beach Personal Blender is $12.39 (44% off).

The Crock-Pot Cook' N Carry 6-Quart Oval Manual Portable Slow Cooker is $29.99 (40% off, about a $7 savings).

In electronics, the Hipo HIP-400BK Waterproof Bluetooth Shower Speaker & Speakerphone is $29.99 (70% off, $30 below other sellers)

In toys, you can nab some cheap Assassin's Creed toys: Haytham Kenway is $3.64 (76% off), Black Bart is $4.50 (70% off), and Ratonhnhake is $3.73 (75% off).

For kids who want a more interactive toy, the Elenco Snap Circuits Sound set is $40.78 (52% off).

Finally, in movies, the Bond 50 Set (with Skyfall) is $119.99 (60% off) on Blu-Ray.

A quick update to the last iOS post

As noted in the comments there, if you live in the US, you should nab the Starbucks app; they offer a new free app every two or three weeks, and it's different from the in-store app cards they give out. I've gotten some nifty games (and apps and music) from them that way.

A quick update to the last iOS post

As noted in the comments there, if you live in the US, you should nab the Starbucks app; they offer a new free app every two or three weeks, and it's different from the in-store app cards they give out. I've gotten some nifty games (and apps and music) from them that way.

RIP X3

So soon after we lost three actors (Peter O'Toole, Tom Laughlin, and Joan Fontaine) in one day, the last 48 hours have seen a few more people pass.

1. Al Goldstein has died.

I grew up in NYC in the '80s (or, more accurately, I hit puberty in the '80s). And we had cable, which means we had Channel J, which means I watched a lot of Midnight Blue (as well as The Robin Byrd show and the various High Society/Vivid shows consisting of porn movies that were interspersed with 900-number commercials).

Goldstein wasn't a good man by any standards (the obit makes that pretty clear). But he was a fascinating man. There are likely thousands of people who watched a fat naked man interview people and go on rants late at night; few people could have made that happen, or made it interesting, but he did. Plus, he gave Al "Grandpa Munster" a platform long after he would have been forgotten.

I never read his magazine, but Goldstein was still a huge part of my teenage years.

2. The news has started to break on social media that Ned Vizzini has died. No link, since the most reliable source is friend-locked, but it sounds like a genuinely tragic loss. I've never read him, but have been told nothing but great things about his books.

3. And Richard Heffner (not the Hef one would associate with Goldstein) has died. I watched nearly as much The Open Mind as I did Midnight Blue in the '80s, and it remains one of the few public affairs shows I was ever able to stand. I was amused to find myself also being assigned some of his books in college. Truly a great mind.

RIP X3

So soon after we lost three actors (Peter O'Toole, Tom Laughlin, and Joan Fontaine) in one day, the last 48 hours have seen a few more people pass.

1. Al Goldstein has died.

I grew up in NYC in the '80s (or, more accurately, I hit puberty in the '80s). And we had cable, which means we had Channel J, which means I watched a lot of Midnight Blue (as well as The Robin Byrd show and the various High Society/Vivid shows consisting of porn movies that were interspersed with 900-number commercials).

Goldstein wasn't a good man by any standards (the obit makes that pretty clear). But he was a fascinating man. There are likely thousands of people who watched a fat naked man interview people and go on rants late at night; few people could have made that happen, or made it interesting, but he did. Plus, he gave Al "Grandpa Munster" a platform long after he would have been forgotten.

I never read his magazine, but Goldstein was still a huge part of my teenage years.

2. The news has started to break on social media that Ned Vizzini has died. No link, since the most reliable source is friend-locked, but it sounds like a genuinely tragic loss. I've never read him, but have been told nothing but great things about his books.

3. And Richard Heffner (not the Hef one would associate with Goldstein) has died. I watched nearly as much The Open Mind as I did Midnight Blue in the '80s, and it remains one of the few public affairs shows I was ever able to stand. I was amused to find myself also being assigned some of his books in college. Truly a great mind.

And to think, people call him and his ilk hypocritical

Here's what happens when you search Glenn "Instapundit" Reynolds for articles on Martin Bashir.

And here's what happens when you search for articles on Phil Robertson.

Reynolds at one time represented one of the bloggers on the right with some integrity. That ship has long since sailed.

And to think, people call him and his ilk hypocritical

Here's what happens when you search Glenn "Instapundit" Reynolds for articles on Martin Bashir.

And here's what happens when you search for articles on Phil Robertson.

Reynolds at one time represented one of the bloggers on the right with some integrity. That ship has long since sailed.

Now wait a minute

So according to this article, Season 5 of Duck Dynasty has finished filming.

So how the hell could A&E have "suspended" the racist homophobe? There's nothing to suspend him from until they start working on Season 6.

If I didn't know better, I'd say the network doesn't actually give a flying fuck about raising an asshole to stardom, and is actually just trying to look good while making a fuckton of money off the whole debacle.

Now wait a minute

So according to this article, Season 5 of Duck Dynasty has finished.

So how the hell could A&E have "suspended" the racist homophobe? There's nothing to suspend him from until they start working on Season 6.

If I didn't know better, I'd say the network doesn't actually give a flying fuck about raising an asshole to stardom, and is actually just trying to look good while making a fuckton of money off the whole debacle.