Daily Deals for December 12, 2014, featuring four Hot Deals Ending Soon
It's time to save some of that hard-earned cash with our Daily Deals, featuring exclusive TUAW Deals, a handy list from Dealnews and our own handpicked iOS and OS X selections.
All prices are USD and subject to change. Some deals may expire quickly. TUAW is not responsible for third-party deals and cannot guarantee availability or quality of any particular product at a specific price.
TUAW's Daily Deals
The Panther Air Drone with HD Camera [On sale for $110, down from $250]
The Panther Air Drone is not your average quadcopter. With its unusually large size yet light durable foam body, the Panther boasts a 4.5 channel radio control to seamlessly maneuver forward, backward, up and down, rotate, and coast laterally.
Capture snapshots and video footage of the world below, all seamlessly controlled from the 2.4GHz transmitter. Last but not least, the Panther has major party tricks up its sleeve with a built in 360-degree flip stunt mode so you can pull off smooth loops with just the press of a button.
Save 55% on The Panther Air Drone with HD Camera at TUAW Deals.
A Lifetime Of Unlimited Mobile Backup From IDrive [On sale for $10, down from $50]
Your phone holds a ton of your valuable personal information and digital assets, and IDrive is here to help you make sure that your digital life is safe, backed up and secured with 256-bit AES encryption.
This Unlimited Mobile Backup plan allows you to backup your contacts, photos, videos, calendar events and more on up to 5 devices.
IDrive is cross-platform compatible so you can backup your iPhone / iPad device and restore it to your Android phone in a single tap; and vice-versa.
Save 79% on A Lifetime Of Unlimited Mobile Backup From IDrive at TUAW Deals.
The BACtrack Vio: A Pint-Sized Smartphone Breathalyzer [On Sale for $42.99, down from $50]
It's Friday night, you're out with your friends and you've had a couple of drinks, but you think you're okay to drive. When it comes to driving under the influence, there's no room for "maybe." You need a reliable way to make better decisions after you've been drinking.
Enter the BACtrack Vio Smartphone Breathalyzer – the smallest and simplest way to turn nearly any smartphone into a high-performance alcohol screening device.
The BACtrack Vio conveniently connects to your keychain, and uses bluetooth connectivity to sync with with your iPhone or Android smartphone. Simply open the flip-up mouthpiece, blow for 5 seconds and voila – you have an ultra-accurate BAC reading right on your smartphone. The BACtrack Vio goes beyond just telling you your current BAC. It also uses innovative ZeroLine® Technology to estimate when you will return to 0.00%, empowering you to make smarter, more informed decisions.
Save 14% on The BACtrack Vio at TUAW Deals.
The 10 Ft. MFi-Certified iOS Lightning Cable [On sale for $19.i9, down from $52]
Unfortunately, not all couches are as proximal to electrical outlets as we might like. It can be incredibly annoying when you're trying to pound Netflix and play on your your dying phone with no power source nearby.
With this handy Apple MFi-certified 10-foot cable in your tech arsenal, you'll never have to compromise your chillaxing multi-tasking again. It can easily stretch across the room to conveniently give you power wherever you decide to be.
Save 52% on The 10 Ft. MFi-Certified iOS Lightning Cable at TUAW Deals.
Dealnews Deals
Other World Computing: [Apple Computers] Used Macs at OWC from $119 + free shipping
StackSocial: [Mac Software] Name Your Own Price 9-App Mac Bundle for $5
Shutterfly: [Photo Services] Custom 8" x 11" 12-Month Wall Calendar for free + $6 s&h
NCIX: [USB Hard Drives] Western Digital 4TB USB 3.0 HDD, $20 NCIX GC for $117 + free shipping
B&H Photo Video: [Camera Accessories] Crumpler DSLR Camera Bags from $20 + free shipping
BeLight Software: [Mac Software] Belight Software Labels & Addresses for Mac for $15
Other World Computing: [iMac] Used iMacs at OWC from $135 + free shipping
TigerDirect: [USB Hard Drives] Seagate 5TB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive for $120 + free shipping
Target: [Smartwatches] Martian Notifier Android / iOS Smart Watch for $70 + free shipping
eBay: [Digital Camcorders] Panasonic A100 Wearable HD Camcorder for $118 + $14 s&h
Home Depot: [Batteries] Rayovac AA / AAA Alkaline Battery 60-Pack for $10 + pickup at Home Depot
Green Man Gaming: [PC Games] 2K Games for PC, Mac, and Linux at GMG: Up to 80% off + 25% off
iOS Software Discounts
The Firm [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $0.99] THE FIRM, first game developed by a small swiss indie team, is a twitchy fast-paced ARCADE video game where you work as a trader inside a big corporation.
Next Episode - Track the TV Shows You Watch [iPhone; Now free, down from $3.99] Easily track all your favorite shows and discover new - great ones that YOU'll like!
Scanbot [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $1.99] Scanbot is your premium mobile scanner app for documents and QR codes.
Empire Run – A Planet H game from HISTORY [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $1.99] Run through centuries of history in this fast paced, side-scrolling adventure!
Calista - Best way to Design your Photo [iOS Universal; On sale for $0.99, down from $2.99] Express your sensitivity and inspiration in your photo.
PDF Scanner - easily scan books and multipage documents to PDF [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $2.99] Use your device as a handy portable scanner.
Space Qube [iOS Universal; Now free, down from $2.99] Space Qube is a 'shoot em up' game with retro-futuristic 3D graphics! Apple's App of the Week.
OS X Software Discounts
Numi [OS X; Now free, down from $9.99] Numi calculator magically combines calculations and text, and allows you to share your computations with other users.
Numi 2 [OS X; One sale for $4.99, down from $9.99] Numi calculator magically combines calculations and text, and allows you to share your computations with other users.
iFlicks [OS X; Now free, down from $9.99] Using iFlicks you can easily import your Video Collection into iTunes.
Just a Timer [OS X; Now free, down from $0.99] Simple countdown timer.
