Daily Deals for February 22, 2013

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Updated Fri, Feb 22, 2013, 11:30 AM·4 min read

It's time to save some of that hard-earned cash with our Daily Deals, featuring a handy list from Dealnews and our own hand-picked selections that include some sweet deals on iOS and OS X software (all prices are USD).

Deals from Dealnews

ZAGG: [iPad Accessories] ZAGG Folio Cases and Keyboards: 50% off, deals from $60 + $3 s&h.
MegaMacs: [Mice/Trackballs] Apple USB Mighty Mouse for $33 + $4 s&h.
eBay: [Camera Accessories] 160-LED Mountable Continuous Light Panel w/ Filters for $25 + free shipping.
Best Buy: [Secure Digital Cards] PNY SDHC Cards and USB drives: Deals from $4 + free shipping (updated).
eBay: [Printers & Scanners] Pandigital Photo/Negative Scanner w/ 512MB SD Card for $29 + free shipping.
MegaMacs: [Mac Pro] Refurbished Apple Mac Pro Xeon Quad 2.66GHz Workstation for $560 + $27 s&h.
Rakuten Shopping: [Camera Accessories] Complete Portrait Studio Kit for $280 + free shipping.
eBay: [USB Hard Drives] Seagate 4TB Backup Plus USB 3.0 External Hard Drive for $150 + free shipping.
Adorama: [Camera Accessories] Sunpak Aluminum Tripod w/ Pistol Grip Ballhead for $25 + free shipping.
eBay: [Computer Speakers] Acoustic Audio 200W 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System for $30 + free shipping.
Best Buy: [USB Flash Drives] SanDisk Cruzer Switch USB Drives from $5 + free shipping.
Small Dog Electronics: [iPad] Refurbished Apple iPad 64GB WiFi Tablet, 2 cases for $300 + free shipping.

iOS Software

BoothStache [iOS Universal, Category: Entertainment, Now free, down from $0.99] An easy to use and funny way to add different types of mustaches on face photos, instantly on your iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.
7 Elements [iPad, Category: Games, Now free, down from $0.99] Set off in a mysterious ancient civilization theme, "7 Elements" brings traditional match-3 game to a whole new level.
MoneyWiz - Personal Finance for iPad [iPad, Category: Food & Drink, On sale for $0.99, down from $4.99] MoneyWiz is a professional-grade budget and money tracker that will help you nail down income and expenses.
Turner [iOS Universal, Category: Lifestyle, Now free, down from $0.99] Welcome to the HD world of Turner and British art.
Recurring Events [iOS Universal, Category: Business, Now free, down from $0.99] Recurring Events lets you repeat an event any way you want.
InstaFisheye [iPhone, Category: Photography & Video, Now free, down from $1.99] Fisheye camera is now available in square format, lets you quickly shares to Instagram or your favorite social network.
Tin Man Can [iOS Universal, Category: Games, Now free, down from $0.99] Hover through four imaginative worlds and get Tic home safely.
Grafio [iOS Universal, Category: Productivity, On sale for $6.99, down from $8.99] Create business models, flow charts, concept models and more.
MineGuide Pro for Minecraft [iOS Universal, Category: Reference, Now free, down from $1.99] Minecraft guide also supports all three popular Minecraft versions. PC, Pocket Edition and Minecraft Xbox Live Arcade.
Doodle Truck 2 [iOS Universal, Category: Games, Now free, down from $0.99] Day or night, rain or shine, real truckers are always ready to truck, so pick up your load and deliver the goods.
Stickyboard 2 [iPad, Category: Business, Now free, down from $4.99] Imagine a giant whiteboard with a never-ending stack of sticky notes, now with Magic Arrange and Retina display support.
Plants vs. Zombies [iPhone, Category: Games, Now free, down from $2.99] Get ready to soil your plants as a mob of fun-loving zombies is about to invade your home. Apple's App of the Week.
Plants vs. Zombies HD [iPad, Category: Games, Now free, down from $6.99] Get ready to soil your plants as a mob of fun-loving zombies is about to invade your home. Apple's App of the Week.

OS X Software

iFrame [OS X, Category: Photography & Video, On sale for $0.99, down from $4.99] iFrame allows you to combine your best photos and frame them in 33 different layouts which can be configured in multiple ways to give you over 100 unique frames. Part of AppyFridays.
Habits [OS X, Category: Lifestyle, On sale for $4.99, down from $19.99] Habits is a life changing app which provides an awesome framework for people to create new habits and resolutions and to usher a lot of positive changes in our life. Part of AppyFridays.
Colorstrokes [OS X, Category: Photography & Video, On sale for $1.99, down from $3.99] ColorStrokes is simple, yet powerful and artistic app to make your pictures pop. Part of AppyFridays.
Slicer [OS X, Category: Productivity, Now free, down from $5.99] Slicer is an invaluable window management app for OS X.
XnSketch [OS X, Category: Photography & Video, Now free, down from $0.99] With XnSketch you can easily turn your photos into cartoon or sketch images.
Stickman Base Jumper [OS X, Category: Games, Now free, down from $0.99] Pack your parachute and jump down the highest buildings in the world and experience the amazing feeling of Stickman Base Jumper.
Clear [OS X, Category:Productivity, On sale for $6.99, down from $9.99] Keep it together with Clear, an app for list-keeping that is simple, quick and satisfying to use.
Markdown Live [OS X, Category: Productivity, Now free, down from $1.99] An easy-to-use editor for the Markdown markup language.

Engadget
Threads now lets you control who can quote your posts
Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri announced the update this weekend, saying he hopes it will “help keep Threads a more positive place.” Users can choose to turn off quotes entirely or limit them only to people they follow.
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Parrots in captivity seem to enjoy video-chatting with their friends on Messenger
A small study led by researchers at the University of Glasgow and Northeastern University compared parrots’ responses when given the option to video chat with other birds via Messenger versus watching pre-recorded videos.
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Google prohibits ads promoting websites and apps that generate deepfake porn
Google has updated its Inappropriate Content Policy to include language that expressly prohibits advertisers from promoting websites and services that generate deepfake pornography.
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X is using Grok to publish AI-generated news summaries
X is using Grok to publish AI-generated summaries of news and other topics that trend on the platform.
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Nintendo blitzes GitHub with over 8,000 emulator-related DMCA takedowns
Nintendo sent a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notice for over 8,000 GitHub repositories hosting code from the Yuzu Switch emulator, which the Zelda maker previously described as enabling “piracy at a colossal scale.”
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Helldivers 2 PC players suddenly have to link to a PSN account and they're not being chill about it
Helldivers 2 players have become frustrated after Sony suddenly required linking to a PSN account to play the game on PC. This was not necessary when the title launched in February.
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Redfall’s two DLC heroes are still MIA a year later
Microsoft may want to be more careful about leaving a trail of broken promises when games don’t go as planned. A year after Redfall landed with a thud, players are still waiting for the advertised post-launch DLC they already paid for.
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Instagram's 'Add Yours' sticker now lets you share songs
Instagram has released some new interactive stickers for use in Stories. One of these is a “Reveal” sticker that blurs content, so people have to DM the creator to get it unlocked.
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Apex Legends is getting a solo mode for the first time in five years
Apex Legends will have a solo mode for the first time in five years when the new season starts on May 7. Respawn said as recently as January it had no plans to bring back the single-player option.
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A four-pack of Samsung's Galaxy SmartTag 2 trackers is back on sale for $70
A bundle of Samsung's Galaxy SmartTag 2 Bluetooth trackers is back on sale for $70, matching the lowest price we've tracked.
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Research indicates that carbon dioxide removal plans will not be enough to meet Paris treaty goals
New research indicates a large “emissions gap” between what actions nations have committed to help remove carbon from the atmosphere and what’s required to meet Paris treaty goals.
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Rabbit R1 review: A $199 AI toy that fails at almost everything
The Rabbit R1 is a cute AI gadget, but at launch it’s riddled with issues and terrible battery life. When phones can handle similar AI tasks, the R1 doesn’t do enough to justify its existence.
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The Apple Watch Series 9 is back on sale for $299, plus the rest of this week's best tech deals
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Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft may finally take its first crewed flight next week
Boeing's Starliner crew capsule is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex-41 in Florida on Monday, May 6. The launch window opens at 10:34PM ET. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will be on board.
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Google says Epic’s Play Store demands are too much and too self-serving
Google has filed an injunction telling the court that it will not give Epic what it wants without a fight, because the company's asks "stray far beyond the trial record."
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The best gifts to upgrade your grad’s tech setup
College grads are probably using the same tech they started out with four years ago. Here are the best gadgets you can get them to upgrade their kit, including laptops, headphones, monitors and more.
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Boom's XB-1 supersonic jet has been authorized to break the speed of sound
Boom's supersonic XB-1 test jet has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to fly past Mach 1.
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The Morning After: Peloton's grim post-pandemic reality
The biggest news stories this morning: Huawei has been secretly funding research in America after being blacklisted, The best noise-canceling earbuds, Olivia Rodrigo, Drake and other Universal artists return to TikTok.
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Daily Deals for February 22, 2013

Deals from Dealnews

iOS Software

OS X Software

Latest Stories

Threads now lets you control who can quote your posts

Parrots in captivity seem to enjoy video-chatting with their friends on Messenger

Google prohibits ads promoting websites and apps that generate deepfake porn

X is using Grok to publish AI-generated news summaries

Nintendo blitzes GitHub with over 8,000 emulator-related DMCA takedowns

Helldivers 2 PC players suddenly have to link to a PSN account and they're not being chill about it

Redfall’s two DLC heroes are still MIA a year later

Instagram's 'Add Yours' sticker now lets you share songs

Apex Legends is getting a solo mode for the first time in five years

A four-pack of Samsung's Galaxy SmartTag 2 trackers is back on sale for $70

Research indicates that carbon dioxide removal plans will not be enough to meet Paris treaty goals

Rabbit R1 review: A $199 AI toy that fails at almost everything

The Apple Watch Series 9 is back on sale for $299, plus the rest of this week's best tech deals

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft may finally take its first crewed flight next week

Google says Epic’s Play Store demands are too much and too self-serving

The best gifts to upgrade your grad’s tech setup

Boom's XB-1 supersonic jet has been authorized to break the speed of sound

The Morning After: Peloton's grim post-pandemic reality

Engadget Podcast: Kill the Rabbit (R1)

The best password manager for 2024

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