Color Laser Printer - $89 shipped free

Geeks.com offers the Samsung CLP-300 (which we actually have at home) for $89.99 with free shipping - just use the coupon code FREESHIP at checkout. This is $10 better than the $99 after MIR I paid several months ago, plus with no hassle. The printer is a color laser printer with USB2.0 connectivity. The free shipping coupon is good for any order over $49 and expires tomorrow (10/29).

Free museum admission!

This Saturday, September 27th, get free admission to hundreds of museums, courtesy of the Smthsonian magazine. Click here to get the printable coupon.

$19.28 per night at Leading Hotels of the World

The Leading Hotels of the World is offering a promotion where you can reserve up to two nights at $19.28 per night - in celebration of their 80th anniversary. The chain, founded in 1928, boasts super-expensive hotels worldwide, such as the Hay-Adams in Washington, the Alex in New York, and the Langham in London. The sale is for 80 minutes, at noon GMT (8am ET, 5am PT) on October 1, and you should preregister here.

Dual-iPhone dock just $28.49

For all the multi-iPhone families out there, Buy.com offers the Griffin PowerDock 2 Charging Base for 2 iPod or iPhones for $28.49 with free shipping. That's less than half the price at the Apple store, and most buyers (sorry Californians) can skip the sales tax as well.

Get your afternoon Starbucks for $2

According to this article on CNN, Starbucks is now offering your afternoon grande iced drink for only $2 if you bought a drink that morning. Simply keep your receipt from the morning and return to Starbucks after 2:00pm.

Tyan barebones servers @ geeks.com

Geeks.com slashes the price of several Tyan barebones servers with the coupon code "TYAN". The kits include a 1U case and motherboard. All cost about $30 for shipping.

• Tyan Transport GT20 Dual Xeon 1U - $79.99
  
• Tyan Transport GX28 Dual Opteron 1U - $99.99
  
• Tyan Transport GT24 Dual Opteron 1U - $99.99
  

iPhone 3G

So, like a loyal Apple fanboy, I lined up at the Temple of Apple in Burlingame on Friday to get my iPhone 3G. The new GPS and 3G data features are very nice, as is the proper headphone jack. Two things are not nice:

• I broke the glass by dropping the phone yesterday. I dropped the old one numerous times, and never broke it. This one took a simple tumble off of my desk and cracked. I blame it on the plastic case. There goes $35 to get new glass from Ebay. :(
• Sales tax on $399 instead of $199. This one probably merits a refund; a trip to the Apple store sometime this week to sort that out is in order.

Also, note for mobile users: the blog is available at http://m.foo-o-rama.com for all mobile platforms, courtesy of MoFuse.

iPhone v2 firmware, a bit early :)

If you have an iPhone now, and want to check out the new v2 features, you can install the new firmware (and browse and buy apps from the App Store) today. Grab the firmware file from here, update iTunes to the newest release, and go to the iPhone page. Hold down the Option key (ctrl-shift for Windows users) and click the "Check for updates" button. It will give you a file dialog where you can select the file you just downloaded. Update, and enjoy. Be warned that it does erase the phone in the process; your contacts, settings, and photos will be restored from backup, but you will need to sync your iTunes library again to get your music back.

Before you go off buying too many games in the App Store, I do have a small money-saving tip. Costco carries iTunes gift cards, four $15 cards ($60 worth) for $53 tax free, a cool 12% savings.

Free Slurpee!

After you pick up your iPhone 3G on Friday, you can hit up 7-Eleven for a free 7.11 ounce slurpee of your choice this friday, 7/11/2008. You can find a participating 7-Eleven store here.

Macbook Air - $500 price cut

Apple cut the price of the Macbook Air with 64gb SSD from $3199 to $2598 with free shipping. This is about the price refurb units have previously sold for, only brand new. This Macbook features a Solid State Disk for faster booting, quiet operation, and longer battery life. Other Apple Store deals include:

• Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.4GHz - $1699
  
• Refurbished MacBook 2.1GHz - $949