Video Games - Video Game Deals this week 05/01/2011

Deals on consoles:

• All PS3 Systems (PS3 160GB, PS3 320GB, PS3 320GB Move bundle)  will have $50 game credit and $20 PSN card free at Toys R Us.
• All Xbox Systems (Xbox 360 4gb, 250gb with kinect bundle) will have $50 game credit and 1600ms card free at Toys R Us.
• Xbox 360 4GB for $150 (200-50game credit) at Amazon
• PS3 160GB for $250 (300-50 game credit) at Amazon
• Xbox 360 4GB with Kinect   for $250 (300-50 game credit) in Best Buy and Target
• Xbox 360 4GB for $129 at Best Buy in CANADA only. 

List of all deals on games:

• PS3 Portal 2 for $40 at Gamestop
• Xbox/PS3 Portal 2 for $35 at Amazon
• PS3 Call of Duty Black Ops @ 40 at Amazon and Best Buy
• PS3 Mortal Kombat for $40 at Amazon
• PS3 Crysis 2 for $50 at EA Store
• PS3 Bulletstorm for $30 at EA Store
• PS3 Yakuza 4 at Amazon
• PS3 F1:2010 at Amazon

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Video Games - Video Game Deals this week of 4/24/2011

Amazon.com has the Buy one get one 50% off for Easter (Ended 4/24/2011)

• N3DS - 2x Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition for $60 at Amazon
• PS3 - 2x PlayStation Move Starter Bundle for $141 at Amazon
• PS3 - 2x UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves - Game of The Year Edition for $42 at Amazon
• PS3 - 2x Rock Band 3 for $30 at Amazon
• PS3 - 2x Dynasty Warriors 7 for $87 at Amazon
• PS3 - 2x Final Fantasy XIII for $42 at Amazon

Best Buy.com has these games on sale 

• PS3 2010 FIFA World Cup for $20 
• PS3 FIght Night 4 for $12

Xbox 360 250GB Console with Kinect for $400 less $60 game credit at Amazon

EA store has these games on sale

• PS3 Crysis 2 for $40 

In UK, sendit.com has the lowest price games on

• PS3 Star Ocean 4 for £12.89
• PS3 NBA 2k11 for £12.89
• PS3 Red Dead Redemption for £15.89

In UK, game.co.uk has the lowest price games on 

• PS3 Fifa 11 for £19.98
• PS3 Mass Effect 2 for £21.98

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Gadgets - Tablets, SmartPhones and other electronics for 2011

Apple iPad 2 starting price at $499. Release date March 11,2011 in the US.


The 25 countries that the iPad 2 released on March 25 are United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Czeck Republic, Hungary, Ireland, Mexico, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and Greece. 
In Asia, Hong Kong and Singapore will have a tentative release date of July 2011. Philippines release date is April 29,2011 with a starting price at P23900

Apple iPhone 4 in white to be released in Europe on April 27, 2011.

Apple iPad 3 is rumored to have a fall 2011 release date.
   Techcrunch Source

Apple iPhone 5
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Apple iPod Touch 5th generation

MOTOROLA XOOM (Wi-Fi) starting price at $599. Release date March 27,2011 in US.  Europe will have its release on 2nd quarter of 2011. Brazil will have its release on May. Pre-order via carrier Personal @ P3599 in Argentina. 

   Engadget Review

Samsung Galaxy Tab(Wi-Fi) starting price at $499. Release date June 8,2011 in US.

BlackBerry Playbook (Wi-Fi) starting price at $499 was released last April 19,2011 in US and Canada.

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Clothing and Shoes - Nike Mens Basketball shoes as low as 41

Shoebacca.com has the Nike Flight Soarin @ $41. Groupon has a deal for $25 for a $50 worth of Shoes

Shoebacca.com has the Nike Zoom Kobe CrossTraining Shoe @ $100. Use Groupons deal to bring it down to $75.













Finishline.com has the Jordan Comfort Max 12 Men's BasketBall Shoe @ 90 less 20% off.

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Travel - Los Angeles to Philippines

www.flightnetwork.com  has the ticket priced at $996 for travel flights from May 11,2011 to May 22, 2011 from LA to Cebu. Usually the price will be at that range for other travel dates.


Here are some recommendations of places to go in Cebu:

• Shangri-La Cebu
• Fort San Pedro
• Lapu-Lapu Shrine
• Sto Nino de Cebu

Check out this BBC documentary on tourism for Philippines including Cebu and this clip shown in travel channel for No reservations by Anthony Bourdain 

Local Deals while you are there in the Philippines:

05/06/2011 - Food - Today's deal in Metro Manila: P360 instead of P720 for a box of Gourmet Pao (6 Flavors: Tuna Dekada, Manuquini, Dancing Queen, Sosy-sig, Longga Ka Day, Ciao Bella)
05/05/2011- Food - P250 instead of P500 for 2 cocktails + a choice of Singaporean Crispy Squidheads OR Pork Sisig OR Grilled Chicken Tails at Cerchio Restaurant and Lounge
05/07/2011-Food - Metro Manila: P75for P150 worth of organic ice cream at Paradis 
05/07/2011-Food - Metro Manila: P150 for P300 worth of international cuisine at Food Nation

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Video Games - Video Game Deals on the week of 04/17/2011

There are lots of video game deals for the week 04/17/2011 to 04/23/2011

• PlayStation 3 160 GB  discounted in Amazon and Best Buy for @300 - $50 
• PlayStation 3 320GB System with PlayStation Move Bundle  discounted in Best Buy for $350 + tax
• Xbox 360 4GB Console discounted in  Amazon for $ 200 - $50 credit 
• Portal 2 (PS3/Xbox 360) discounted in Amazon for $55 less $15 credit
• Yakuza 4 (PS3) discounted in Buy.com for $40 (reg price $60)
• NASCAR The Game 2011 discounted in Amazon for $40 (reg price $60)
• Crysis 2 (PS3) discounted in kmart.com for $40 (reg price $60). Also Kmart has Buy $40 in Video Gaming..Get a $15 gaming coupon. Buy $120 or more..Get a $60 gaming coupon.  PS3 Socom 4 Full Deployment Edition @$150 with the gaming coupon will come out to $ 91+ tax. 
• Mortal Kombat, Portal 2 (PS3) - Buy one get one 50% off video games at Toysrus.com
• Nintendo Wii discounted in Toysrus for $150
• Dance Dance Revolution (PS3) @$30 - Buy one get one 50% off video games at Amazon

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Video Games - Nintendo Wii dropping price to $150 on May 15

Nintendo Wii Hardware Bundle is rumored to have a price drop this coming May 15 as shown in engadget. Although bestbuy.com, amazon.com, toysrus.com and others are selling the nintendo wii right now at ~$150-170.

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Television - Sony KDL40EX523 BRAVIA 40" Ultra Thin Edge LED Backlit HDTV at $800

www.circuitcity.com has the Sony KDL40EX523 BRAVIA 40" Ultra Thin Edge LED Backlit HDTV - 1080p, 1920 x 1080, 16:9, 60HZ, USB Input, PC Input, HDMI, WiFi, Internet Streaming, LightSensor Technology priced at $898.99 but with the code PCT26215, it will be $800.00. 


See the reviews on this TV: 

• From Amazon
• From Sony

How do you fully utilize the features on Sony KDL40EX523? 

• Gaming systems such as PlayStation 3 160 GB priced between $250-$300 or Xbox 360 4GB Console with Kinect which is priced at $250 ($300 - $50 video game credit)
• It has a USB input which you can play movies, music, photos and presentations. The following file format are supported: MPEG-1, MPEG-2
• Wi-fi connectivity so you can watch netflix and other shows. 

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Travel - Los Angeles to Rome

Discount airfare tickets from Los Angeles, CA to Rome, Italy 

www.flightnetwork.com has the selection of flights from LA to Rome starting at $1000 for April flights. Since the flight from LA to Rome vary on the season you travel as well as general flight availability, thus will try to provide a list of price range per month just to give some idea on which month to travel the best. 

(as of april 2011 prices) 

May 2011 - around $1200 

June 2011 - around $1600

July 2011 - around $1700

(as of may 2011 prices)

Aug 2011 - around $1400
Sept 2011 - around $1400
Oct 2011 - around $1100

Currently, kgbdeals has hotel deals at 50% off. Stay at Polo Hotels (4-start) in Rome for 259 Euros for 2 nights.

The highlights of an ancient Rome tour include the Colosseum, Fontana de trevi, the Vatican City, the Pantheon, the Roman Forum, The Capitoline  Hill, Piazza Navona, The Palatine Hill, Baths of Diocletian, Baths of Caracalla, and the Catacombs.

Watch this history of Rome to be able to appreciate the historical places.

Save some money while you explore in Rome
05/06/2011 - Lunch or dinner for two consisting of 6 courses to Bibikiu Village just €29 instead of €85 at kgbdeals

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Camera - Nikon COOLPIX S80

16% Price Drop: Nikon COOLPIX S80 Black 14.1 Megapixels Digital Camera - COOLPIX S80B

www.abt.com has the Nikon Coolpix S80 for $189 until 4/30/2011. Read some reviews of this camera at NikonUSA and at Amazon

05/03 - price drop now at $179 at abt.com till 05/28/2011

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