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Deal of the Week | Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker $24.99 (reg. $39.99)

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THIS WEEK’S DOTW: Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker $24.99 (reg. $39.99)

By the pool. On the boat. Even in the shower. Now you can listen to your music anywhere! Its silicon case is shockproof and dustproof, with a full IPX5 rating, making this rugged speaker the perfect companion to your active lifestyle. Pairs easily with any Bluetooth-enabled device to produce clean sound in full stereo. You get a suction cup for quick and easy attachment to most smooth surfaces, and a sturdy clip to hang it most anywhere else. And a built-in double microphone means you can also use it as a hands-free speakerphone. This Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker normally sells for $39.99, but as our featured Deal of the Week, it’s on sale now for only $24.99!


This offer runs from Friday, August 24th through Thursday, August 30th, 2018, or while supplies last. Sorry, no rain checks.


Apple milestone: On this date in 1976, original Apple I personal computer first offered for sale. Price: $666.66

Original Apple I personal computer motherboard

Image credit: Wired.com

The first Apple computer was a kit. These early versions were hand-built by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, and first shown publicly at meetings of the Homebrew Computer Club. This club was an informal, Silicon Valley-based group of electronic enthusiasts and technically-inclined hobbyists. In other words, nerds – über nerds, with a number of infamous hackers and future entrepreneurs among its members.

Apple co-founder and Apple I creator Steve Wozniak

Apple I creator Steve Wozniak

The Apple I was essentially a motherboard, with CPU, RAM, and basic text/video chips on a single board (see above). You had to build your own enclosure, and provide your own keyboard and monitor. But it was a fully functioning system on a single circuit board, it was reasonably affordable – and that was a breakthrough at the time. Apple had incorporated a few months earlier (on April 1st), but this was their first product to make it to market.

[A side note: A little over a year later, Connecting Point – then known as TEAM Electronics, on E Street in Grants Pass – would become one of the very first retailers in the world to sell and service the newly-introduced Apple II – launching a decades-long partnership between the two companies that persists to this day.]

Its $666.66 price tag works out to about $2,800 in 2014 dollars, adjusting for inflation – which may seem a bit steep for such a rudimentary device. But recent auctions have seen original Apple I’s selling for as much as $50,000. They’re extremely rare, and an important part of computing history. The Apple I paved the way for the revolution to come.

So check your attic. Scour your garage. Look under the bench in your cellar workshop. You may be sitting on a goldmine.

Deal of the Week | Nov. 15, 2013: 10-foot HDMI cable for $3.99

10-foot HDMI cable for $3.99It is basic human nature to seek connection.

Connection between father and son, between mother and daughter, between siblings. Connection with your soul mate. Connection with friends and co-workers. Connection between artist and audience.

And connection between a couple of electronic gadgets.

That last one is where this week’s Deal comes in. More and more devices are adopting the HDMI standard, and with good reason: A single easily-attached cable provides digital-quality conduction of both audio and video signals. Your widescreen TV almost certainly has HDMI ports. Many new notebooks (as well as more and more desktop systems) feature HDMI. Not to mention Blu-ray players, flat-screen monitors, digital camcorders and cameras, set-top boxes… it’s a long list that continues to grow.

And usually, HDMI cables don’t come cheap. You can expect to spend $20, $30 or more for a decent six-foot male-to-male HDMI cable. But this week, we’re selling an excellent 10-foot-long HDMI cable for less than four bucks.

Find out all about this week’s DOTW here.

Deal of the Week | Nov. 8, 2013: 3-in-1 USB 2.0 cable $3.99

3-in-1 USB 2.0 Cable for $3.99Feast your eyes upon the veritable Swiss Army knife – of cables.

One end of the cable is your standard, garden-variety USB 2.0 male connector. But at the other end – that’s where the magic comes in…

Like the mythological Hydra, except with three heads instead of [furtively consults Wikipedia]… um, many more than three, this end spells relief for all your USB connection situations.

You get the latest Apple obsession, the 8-pin Lightning connector (iPhone 5, 5c, 5s, iPad Air, etc.). And you get that nostalgic favorite, the classic 30-pin wide connector (iPhone 4 series, first and second generation iPads, and more). And you even get the Micro USB connector that everyone else employs for most of their devices (including smartphones and tablets from the likes of Samsung, HTC, and LG).

You won’t want to leave home without one. Especially since, all this week while supplies last, it’ll only set you back four bucks. And we’ll even hand you a penny back.

Find out more about this week’s DOTW here.

Deal of the Week | September 13, 2013: 10-foot M/M HDMI cable for $3.99

10-foot HDMI cable for $3.99One of the better recent technical innovations has been the introduction and popularization of the HDMI standard. One cable carries very high quality digital audio and video. Plug it in to the two devices you’re trying to connect, and BAM!

Done. Easy peasey.

The one drawback? HDMI cables are usually spendy. It’s not unusual to see a 10-foot cable like this one selling for $40 to $60. Our regular price, in fact, is $29.99. But this week, you catch a break. This week, you get the Good Guy Deal.

This week, we’re selling a 10-foot HDMI cable for a ridiculous $3.99. To find out more about our Deal of the Week, click here.