By Brendan I. Koerner
I've got this uncle who's just thirteen months away from taking early retirement. He won't miss the work whatsoever mdash;let's just say it involves getting up at 5 a.
m., and wearing a uniform mdash;but he's bummed about one thing: he'll no longer have a tech support guy on call to deal with his PC woes. How bummed is my beloved relative?
Last time we met up, he pleaded with me to serve as his go-to tech advisor, in exchange for a case of per year. Considering that the bulk of the guy's queries are along the lines of "How do I erase my Internet Explorer history?", it seems like I'm getting the best of this deal.
After my initial jubilation, however, I got to thinking: what's the right price for tech support? You see, as a dedicated low-ender, the bulk of products I buy don't offer this luxury; if you want 24/7 phone access to a techie, you've got to pony up for a pretty recognizable name brand. The question is, how much more should a product cost if free tech support is one of the highlighted features?
Especially in this day and age of and other online resources that, quite frankly, are often more effective at solving your problem than "Mike" in Mumbai. An answer that's admittedly muddled, yet hopefully somewhat entertaining, after the dreaded jump.
Packed with more buttons than a Civil War-era army uniform, the Logitech Harmony 670 is a mid-range universal remote that offers most of the functionality but less extras than its big brothers in the Harmony line.
The 670 works with the Harmony 7.0 software to make setting up different devices a breeze, but has a monochrome LCD screen instead of the crazy of the Harmony 1000.
However, this costs only $149, plus improves on the Harmony 659 by putting DVR functions in the middle of the remote where it's easier to reach.
We've always liked Harmony remotes, so this one should be a pretty decent foray into the world of universal remotes for those who don't want to spend 300 bones.
No, they aren't for the iPod, but this is good enough. These Logitech headphones retail for $169.95, but Buy.
com is featuring them for 78-percent off, making it $36.99 out the digital door. Also included is free shipping.
Hooray!
These headphone include a USB Bluetooth dongle that plugs into you PC and can stream audio up to 165 feet away. Control are integrated into the headphones too.
Feel like dancing around your house listening to the new Christina Aguilera album in the nude? Not a problem with these headphone.
Update: Commenter, scoobydoo, has brought it to my attention that these are not Bluetooth, rather they use Logitech's audio-anywhere technology.
I read wireless and dongle and jumped to some conclusions. What can I say? Dongles get me all flustered.
Thanks, scoobs.
Update 2: They are Bluetooth. And boy they are bluetastic.
Today Provantage> Buy.com has the Logitech Harmony 659 Remote Control for $47.07.
Logitech's Harmony remote-control line is one of the best out there and this base model would be able to manage any home entertainment center mdash;complex or simple mdash;with ease. Tipster Jason N also vouches for the company offering this deal, ProVantage, saying he has ordered multiple times with good service and shipping every time. Thanks, Jason.
Update: So the deal from Provantage expired or was a mistake or something. The price is back at $80 or so, but tipster Kurt sent us an email saying that Buy.com has the same deal still going for $58.
99 with free shipping. Get it . Thanks, Kurt
Update again: Damnit, damnit, damnit.
The Buy.com deal went back up to 90-something dollars. I can't get this Dealzmodo right if my life depended on it.
I should just give up. I'm still hunting to get you this deal. I'll let you know when I find it.
Update #23,934: Lets try this again. Tipster Aaron found the remote for $60.50 at PC Universe.
It isn't quite the $47 originally mentioned, but I'm trying to salvage this deal here. So give me a break.
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