I Love My GPS

I have a GPS tool in my smartphone, but using it on the 10 hour drive slurped the battery power from my phone like you wouldn’t believe. When my brother took us to Virginia Beach in his van, I got to see his GPS and see how it worked, for the first time. I have to say, I was thoroughly smitten. So I purchased a portable GPS unit while in Virginia, and used it for the trip back to New York State. The GPS is SO COOL! I loved using it! The nice thing especially is that it will redirect you back onto your route if you deviate from it, for example, when you veer off at an exit to go to a gas station. The GPS I bought shows POIs,or Points of Interest. These included gas stations, banks, ATMs, museums, and more. I just loved it! Of course, I am a gadget fiend, so I enjoy toodling with a new device.

My husband was immediately smitten, too. He didn’t get a GPS (they are rather pricey, at least $130 for the good ones). I was able to get one and claim it for the business (and as a tax deduction since I use it for my travels). I have to say, I am very surprised that he likes the GPS. He is definitely not a gadget guy. But he tinkered with the GPS and has been gushing about it ever since. I am thinking of getting Mr. Mecomber his own GPS for Father’s Day or his birthday. What a great gift! Spending another $150, however, is a bit much especially since I won’t be able to claim this expense for the business.

However, another solution is at hand– Savings.com! This is a new coupon site I have recently discovered. It’s my favorite place to get coupons and promo codes. The site is extremely well-organized and features a ton of shopping sites, especially sites that husbands and dads love. If you’re looking for a great deal on products at stores, I highly recommend Savings.com.

Do you have a GPS? Isn’t it the coolest gadget ever??

Really Cool Travel Gadgets

Gadgets are so cool. They seem to be getting better and better. Who wants a boring old rectangular pup tent when you can have this?

It looks like a tepee or something! How about a tent that looks like a lunar module? I think my kids would love this one! Both tents from Campist.

How about a sleeping bag for your inner moth? Doesn’t he look so very comfortable? From Campist.

I saw these and was flabbergasted. They look weird! I never liked the socks that had toes on them, when they were popular in the 80s, and I doubt I’d like these. Would you wear them? From Campist.

This is a tent I’d use! We have a minivan and I’d probably sleep in that while the kids slept in the lunar module. From Campist.

These are cool. When I go to the beach, my towels are more interested in acting like kites. This gadget make make them behave. From Vacation Gadgets.

ANd finally, taking a cue from King Tut, there’s this crazy tent. This has got to be the strangest tent I’ve ever seen. It looks like a sarcophagus! What will future civilizations say, thousands of years from now, when they find these in forests?? From Campist.

Frugal Hacks Alert

This is for all you Frugal Hacks out there– if you haven’t heard of Buy.com yet, you have got to check out their deals. I’m in the habit of perusing their weekly specials now. The prices are incredible! A few weeks ago I blogged about how my poor little laptop mouses (or mice or whatever they are called, I’m still not sure!) constantly die on me. They, uh, have this habit of falling to the floor. heh heh. I go through about two or three mouses a year. So I am ALWAYS looking for a good deal. I’m not very keen on paying $25 to $30 a pop for a new mouse. However, I don’t have to! Buy.com has a fabulous deal on a Targus notebook optical mouse for $10! Yes, you read that right! The Buy.com price is 74% off retail pricing. And the shipping is free! I’m going to get a couple of them, and hopefully it will last me, oh, through the summer.

Buy.com also has great specials going on for external hard drives and other computer gadgets, plus stuff like mp3 players, printers, and excellent prices on GPS systems. Check out their weekly specials page here and bookmark it.