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Jumat, 28 Januari 2011

Daily and Flash Sale Deals for Wednesday

Need an invite to one of the members only sites? Just click below:

Gilt.com; zulily.com; TheMiniSocial.com; BeyondtheRack.com; HauteLook.com; RueLaLa.com; BillionDollarBabes.com; ideeli.com, jasmere.com, Modnique.com, TheFoundary.com, Design Story

Today’s top picks (new sales start at noon at some of the sites below):

Mamabargains: 57% off Twin Sisters learning workbooks

EcoBabyBuys: 50% off Ethletic Children’s Sneakers

BabyHalfOff: 50% off Bebe Bella Designs Minky Scarves Hats And Booties

BabySteals: 50% off Deluxe Classic Tie Chair

KidSteals: 50% off DC Borden Hoodie

BabyHeist: 45% off EZ Sox

Hippo Bargains: 50% off H2O Sets by Agoo

Olivia Place: Up to 70% off ORE Accessories bibs

MiniBargainz: 50% off Bumkins Organic Cotton Hooded Towel Set

Yeah Baby Boutique: 70% off Missie Moosie

TheFoundary: Short Hat Company. Infantino starts tomorrow.

ideeli: Small Paul, Morgan and Milo

Gilt.com: Micralite Toro (noon) ,Top Winter Trends for Kids (Fleurville & more-shown), Toast Slice, Penelope Peapod, Wall Candy Arts, and more.

Zulily: Combi baby gear, Prince Lionheart, Nummies, Rosalina, Ragg Shoes, MomAgenda, Cozibug, and a lot more. $5 off $50 with code GA1078.

Hautelook.com: Sozo, Alpha Industries, Paige Lauren Baby

Lil Luxe: Valentine’s Gifts, Retro aprons, Valentine’s PJs, Itzy Bitzy shoes, MudPuppy

The Mini Social: Petunia Picklebottom, Under the Nile, Masala Baby, Children Inspire Design, BookPig, and more.

Beyond the Rack: Protocol toys for boys

RueLaLa: Bogs boots

What you should know:

Deal a day sites can actually be bad for your budget. They’re all about buying on impulse. They create a sense of don’t-miss-out urgency that’s hard to resist. Take a few deep breaths before you buy and ask yourself these three questions:

Can actually use the item? If not, it’s not a bargain at all.

Is there a possibility you’ll want to return the item? All sales are final at some sites.

Is it still a deal after you factor in shipping costs?

Keep in mind that some of the items may be final sale (no returns). Read up on the site’s return/exchange policy before you buy.

Do a quick price comp to make sure you’re getting the deal you think you are.

Shipping timelines on some items may be extended.

Follow my daily deals list on Twitter.

Thanks for reading BabyCheapskate.com!

Looxcie Wearable Camcorder

Filed under: Gadgets

Look, ma! No hands! The Looxcie video camera fits over your ear, leaving you hands-free. Credit: Looxcie

You might be banished to the Isle of Bad Parents if you dare to attend your kids' soccer game/dance recital/gymnastics meet/school play without a video camera strapped to your hand.

Unfortunately, recording your kid's brilliant performance means you end up watching it through a viewfinder. But now that we've tried the Looxcie, we'll no longer be missing out on seeing our kids in action. You wear the small, lightweight camcorder as an ear piece, so it records whatever it is you happen to be looking at.

Looxcie works with your smartphone and has Bluetooth technology, so you can instantly see, edit and share your taped moments through your phone. And a cool, easy-to-use feature lets you pull out a 30-second video clip that can instantly be sent to family and friends via Facebook, YouTube or e-mail.

No need for Mom and Dad to fight over who's on video duty. Just don't be surprised if your videos start going viral.

Looxcie is $199 at Amazon and neimanmarcus.com.

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Kamis, 27 Januari 2011

Boeing 757 runway excursion incident at Jackson Hole, WY

30 DEC 2010

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB ) has opened an investigation into an incident in which a Boeing 757 passenger jetliner departed the runway while landing at Jackson Hole Airport in Wyoming.

At about 11:38 am MT on December 29, American Airlines flight AA2253, inbound from Chicago O’Hare International Airport, ran off the end of runway 19 while landing at Jackson Hole Airport. No injuries were reported among the 181 passengers and crew on board.

The aircraft came to rest in hard packed snow about 350 feet beyond the runway overrun area. The weather was reported to be snowing at the time of the incident. No damage to the aircraft has been reported. Runway 19 is a 6300 ft asphalt runway. Â A video made by a passenger during landing shows the thrust reversers were deployed when the airplane was approximately abeam the terminal building, which is about 4000 feet down the runway.

The airplane involved in the mishap was N668AA.

More information:

Accident description with a video that a passenger shot during landing.

Jackson Hole Airport (KJAC) diagram (PDF)

Tagged: Boeing 757, excursion, Jackson Hole, N668AA, NTSB, overrun

2012 Pagani Huayra Official Photos and Info – Auto Shows

According to Pagani, its new supercar is about to whip up one hell of a storm.

Pagani has unleashed a maelstrom of photos and info on its new supercar, the Huayra. (And here we thought “Touareg” was hard to pronounce.) The name is taken from Huayra Tata—the god of wind among the Aymara people of South America—and here is the car in an electrifying nutshell: 690 hp, 738 lb-ft of torque, enough exotic materials to build five Ferraris, and looks that are, well, remarkably restrained for Pagani.

Keep Reading: 2012 Pagani Huayra Official Photos and Info – Auto Shows

This two-tone, two-wheel-drive Lambo will come to the U.S.

While debuting a super-fuel-efficient VW concept may have seemed out of place in Qatar, using an auto show in the land of the oil-rich to unveil a special-edition Gallardo seems just about right. The two-tone Gallardo Bicolore will be offered only with all-wheel drive as an LP560-4 in other markets, but the version that makes it to us will drive just the rear wheels—à la Gallardo Valentino Balboni—and be dubbed LP550-2. (Yes, that means our cars will make 10 fewer horsepower.)

Keep Reading: 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Bicolore – Auto Shows

Toyota has released a teaser image of the FT-86 II sports car concept, which the automaker confirms will debut at the Geneva auto show in early March. The FT-86 II is, of course, a sequel to the FT-86 that was shown at the 2009 Tokyo show, and it’s still officially in concept status. The same goes for its Subaru brother, a concept of which is also set to bow in Geneva, but bear in mind that neither is far removed from the production designs that will eventually arrive in dealerships.

Thanks to the magic of Photoshop, we’ve lightened Toyota’s teaser image for a clearer look at the car. The pic reveals squinty headlights and a big mesh lower grille that resembles our earlier rendering of the FT-86. The company promises this car demonstrates its “reborn passion” for sporty cars, something that has been missing from Toyotas of late.

Both the Toyota and Subaru versions of the car may bow in production form on their home turf at the Tokyo auto show this December—two years after the original Toyota FT-86 concept first saw the light of day. While we know the cars will use boxer engines and rear-wheel drive layouts, many questions remain, including whether turbocharging or all-wheel drive are on the agenda for either. For the Toyota, we’re expecting a final name that somehow includes the number 86, especially in light of the company’s recent trademark filing for a boxer-engined “86″ logo.

Keep an eye out during our coverage of the Geneva show for more information on the FT-86 II and Subaru concepts and—hopefully—the production versions, too.

Volkswagen unveils a turbo-diesel plug-in hybrid that could return incredible fuel economy.

In the battle for the sky-highest fuel-efficiency figure, Volkswagen continues to hone its superweapon. The XL1 concept, unveiled today at the Qatar auto show—foolishly, we neglected to put a man on the scene—is a plug-in hybrid boasting triple-digit fuel economy. It builds on prior super-high-efficiency concepts from VW, namely the 1-Liter that debuted in 2002 and the L1 concept that appeared in 2009. The former used a tiny diesel engine and was designed to travel 100 kilometers on a single liter of fuel, hence the name; the L1 added a plug-in hybrid system in pursuit of a more marketable approach to the same goal.

Keep Reading: Volkswagen XL1 Concept – Auto Shows