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VIDEO: Powerful new Verizon spot urges encouragement for girls in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)

Verizon is working with Makers.com and the Verizon Foundation to #InspireHerMind and encourage more girls to get involved with high-tech STEM fields.

“Our words can have a huge impact. Isn’t it time we told her she’s pretty brilliant, too? Encourage her love of science and technology and inspire her to change the world.” – Reshma Saujari, Founder of Girls Who Code

Deal of the Week | Mar. 14, 2014: Six-foot v1.4 HDMI cable $4.99

Six-foot v1.4 HDMI cable for $4.99Happy π* day, everyone! In honor of this hallowed event, we offer 3.14 reasons why you should be excited about this week’s DOTW:

  • This is not your father’s HDMI cable. It adheres to the latest, most stringent standards: v1.4, 3D television compatible, and support for resolutions above 1080p, all the way to 4K.
  • The connectors at each end are gold plated. Gold, baby. Gold.
  • We’re selling it for a quarter of its usual price ($4.99 instead of the retail price of $19.99).
  • You can use it to r

To find out all about our latest Deal of the Week, click here.

*In case your browser fails to properly display this symbol, it’s the one for Pi.

Deal of the Week | Mar. 7, 2014: Compact Mobile USB Charger for $4.99

Compact Mobile USB Charger for $4.99Keeping devices fully charged on the go: It can be challenging.

But with this week’s featured gadget, as long as you have a 12V “lighter” socket available, you can keep that battery indicator pegged at 100%. Clean, simple, and compact, this mobile USB charger gets the job done, and done well – for less than five bucks.

Which means you can afford to keep one in each car, in the RV, in the boat, the corporate jet, the private ‘copter, or ‘off the grid’ in that solar-powered survivalist cabin nobody knows about. (Until now.)

Normally, we sell these for $19.99. For one-quarter that price, you can give this USB charger a good home – for the next week, anyway, and as long as our supply lasts.

So don’t miss out. Head on down and pick up one or more of these handy doodads. To find out more about our Deal of the Week, click here.