Credit crunch got your wallet in a twist? Well hold tight because we’ve rounded up trio of awesome high-tech bargains fit for the faint of wallet, and all under £50.
We’re talking a full 1080p HD upscaling Sony DVD player, cut-price Kodak digital cameras and the latest Xbox game at a knock-down price.
There’s also news of a brand new online shopping centre, with exclusive savings and prices not found anywhere else. Read on for more money saving madness!
Call of Duty: World at War (£24.99 from Carphone Warehouse)
The next game in the Call of Duty franchise, World at War has been out just over a week, and already it’s been discounted by the Carphone Warehouse. It looks set to match the success of its predecessor with some top grade military gameplay and epic storytelling to boot.
It features all the challenging gameplay and realism Call of Duty fans expect, with terrific online multiplayer and split screen modes for chum-based warfare. It’s currently lodged in our Xbox, and we love it to smithereens. And for under £25, it’s one hell of a bargain, although you’ll need to hot foot it down to the high street, or pick up the phone, as it’s not available online.
Got no console to play it on? Grab a Sony Ericsson T303 from Carphone Warehouse for £35 a month and you’ll bag yourself a free PlayStation 3 too. If you fancy the Wii version, you can get Nintendo’s console free for £30 a month with a Nokia 6300.
Out now | £24.99 | via Carphone Warhouse
Sony DVPNS708 1080p upscaling DVD player (£49.99 from Amazon)
Getting on the HD train needn’t mean kissing goodbye to all your existing DVDs. Amazon is offering up this 1080p Sony upscaling DVD player for just the cost of a handful of shiny discs.
Its full HD upscaling talents will squeeze the very most from your old DVD collection, bringing them to life on your HD telly. There’s also full Sony BRAVIA sync tech inside to let you control other Sony products such as camcorders using the player’s remote. Not enough features for your £50? It’ll play back still pictures too, using Sony’s Photo TV HD technology to enhance your snaps when displaying them onscreen.
Out now | £49.99 | via Amazon
Kodak C913 9MP Digital Camera (£49.99 from Argos)
Hey big spender, tighten up those purse strings with this penny pinching shooter from Kodak. For under £50 it crams in some top photo tech to leave your bank balance looking as pretty as a… (no we’re not saying it).
The C913 squeezes in 9.2-megapixels along with a 3x optical zoom and wobble eliminating image stabilization tech. It’s got a 16Mb internal memory, but because it’s SD and SDHD card compatible that can easily be bumped up. And it’s splash proof too, making it the perfect stocking filler for the camera clumsy.
Out now | £49.99 | via Argos
Where else can I get a bargain this weekend?
Don’t punish yourself in the great Christmas rush. Stay in, brew a cuppa and get your feet up because a brand new online store has just opened, combining your favourite high street and online stores in one place.
Mallplace.com is a virtual shopping mall where online stores can be browsed alongside their high street compatriots. Stores such as Topshop and online clothing store ASOS sit side by side, and even offer up exclusive discounts not found elsewhere.
With instant product search functions and discount alerts it promises the simplest shopping experience imaginable, and all in one place. Perfect for real life bargain hunters (with David Dickinson nowhere to be seen). There’re even online coffee shops for social networking based chat.
Check it out at Mallplace.com
