The iTunes App Store offers CoPilot Live USA for iPhone / iPod touch for $4.99. That’s the lowest total price we’ve seen for a full-featured GPS app by $15. This recently-released app offers turn-by-turn voice navigation, even during phone calls, and free map updates through December.

Attention college students!
1 year Free Amazon Prime membership

www.amazon.com/student

Requires:
-Valid .edu e-mail address
-Specify college, year and major

To sign up for and use Amazon Student, you must (1) have an Amazon.com account, (2) be a college student actively enrolled in at least one course at a college geographically located in one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia, (3) be able to provide proof of enrollment upon request and (4) have a valid e-mail address that contains the domain suffix .edu.

Go to prime and manage your account. Should be activated and have an ending date 1 year from sign-up date. You are even able to add family members to the account like a regular prime subscription.

Q: Will this automatically renew?
A: NO!

Q: Can I get this if I’m not a student (even if I have a .edu e-mail address)?
A: You might be able to. And you might not.
If you do not qualify and they catch you, Amazon will make you reimburse them for their costs

Q: What happens if I already have a prime account?
A: I’m not sure, however people are reporting that if they currently have a prime account and they sign-up for the Amazon Student account, the following happens:
1. Their current prime account gets cancelled and they get a pro-rated refund
2. They get signed up for the free 1 year amazon student prime

Q: My .edu address isn’t my Amazon.com address — do I have to create a new account?
A: No

Conditions for the curious (from Terms and Conditions)
T&C [amazon.com]

MegaMacs.com offers Apple MobileMe, model no. MC288Z/A, for $59.49 plus $4.87 for shipping. That’s $3 under our mention two weeks ago and the lowest total price we’ve seen this year. An update from last month adds several new features.

MegaMacs.com also has the Apple MobileMe Family Pack, model no. MC289Z/A, for $89.49 plus $5.21 for shipping. That’s another price low. It includes a single MobileMe subscription with four family member accounts

Below are downloads of several free iPad applications available for a limited time from Apple’s App Store, with price drops from $1 to $5. These apps are targeted to work with the iPad, and may support the iPhone and iPod touch. (Check the individual apps for further information.) The apps:

• Dilbert Mobile: Daily comic strip
• Woman’s Day Cookvook [sic]: Recipe database
• HD Wallpaper Gallery: Wallpaper database
• Marbles Multiball 3D – The Castle Adventure: Accelerometer-based game
• Fruitiano: Puzzle-based game
• Traffica (pictured): Traffic directing game

Today only, Apple’s App Store offers downloads of several EA applications for just 99 cents each. With price drops of $1 to $6, each title is at the lowest total price we’ve seen. Note that these apps are created for the iPhone and iPod touch; they’re compatible with the iPad but will run at a significantly lower resolution. (Check the individual apps for further information.) The deals:

• Madden NFL 10 for 99 cents ($6 off): Sports game
• Command & Conquer: Red Alert (pictured) for 99 cents ($6 off): Real-time strategy game
• FIFA 10 for 99 cents ($4 off): Soccer game
• Need for Speed: Shift for 99 cents ($4 off): Racing game
• Need for Speed: Undercover for 99 cents ($2 off): Racing game
• NBA Live 2010 for 99 cents ($2 off): Baskteball game
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour for 99 cents ($2 off): Golf game
• Trivial Pursuit for 99 cents ($2 off): Trivia game
• Connect 4 for 99 cents ($1 off): Single or multi-person game
• The Game of LIFE for 99 cents ($1 off): Animated board game
• SimCity for 99 cents ($1 off): City-building game
• Yahtzee Adventures for 99 cents ($1 off): Dice game

The Apple Store now has stock of 43 factory-refurbished unibody MacBook Pro notebooks in its Special Deals section, with prices starting at $929. Combined with free shipping, that puts most systems at lowest-we’ve-seen prices. (It’s also the largest stock of refurbished MacBook Pro systems we’ve seen at one time.) Sales tax is added where applicable. All come with a 1-year Apple warranty, the same as new Macs. Items are removed from Apple’s site when they sell out. Notable systems:

• Refurbished MacBook Pro MB990LL/A Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz 13.3″ (pictured) for $929
• refurbished MacBook Pro MB991LL/A Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz 13.3″ for $1,189
• refurbished MacBook Pro MC118LL/A Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz 15.4″ for $1,349
• refurbished MacBook Pro MB604LL/A Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz 17″ for $1,699
• refurbished MacBook Pro MC226LL/A Core 2 Duo 2.8GHz 17″ for $1,869
• refurbished MacBook Pro G0GW5LL/A Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz 17″ for $2,289
• see all refurbished MacBook Pro laptops at The Apple Store

Today only, Dell Home offers Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 for Windows (pictured) with a free future upgrade to Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010 for Windows for $89. With free shipping, that’s $6 under March’s mention and the lowest total price we could find by $11. Sales tax is added where applicable.

Of note, in order to receive the free upgrade, the 2007 software must be activated by September 30. When the 2010 version is made available to the public, you must submit the 2007 activated product code and dated receipt in order to request a download. Click here to sign up for an email reminder of when the 2010 software is available or here for more information about this offer. Deal ends June 1.

Update: Students can purchase downloads of Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate direct from Microsoft for $59.95 and receive a free upgrade to Microsoft Office Ultimate 2010.

Dell Home offers the Iomega eGo 500GB Portable USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, model no. 34745, for $59.99 with free shipping ($0.12/GB). That’s $40 under our January mention and the lowest total no-rebate price we’ve seen for any 500GB portable hard drive. Sales tax is added where applicable. This “Designed for Dell” drive sports a Power Grip Band and Drop Guard Xtreme feature to protect it from data damage if it falls.

Seagate 7200.11 ST31500341AS Barracuda Hard Drive – 1.5TB, 7200RPM, 32MB Cache, SATA-3G (OEM)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applic…TSD-1500AS

Price $100
rebate -$30
Bing -$12.3
Total $58

No tax for me in Washington
Add $.01 filler for free shipping. I needed an bought a micro SD card

Link for rebate form here:
http://static.tigerdirect.com/reb…D-5046.pdf

keywords for bing: tigerdirect, hard drive
http://bing.com (click shopping then type in keyword then click link for Tigerdirect)

Below are downloads of several free applications available for a limited time from Apple’s App Store, with price drops from $1 to $6. These apps work with the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. (Check the individual apps for further information.) The apps:

• DOODLE MAZE: Customizable maze game
• Cards Classic: Card game library
• Shuffle Box Pro: Puzzle game
• Talk Writer: Dictation software
• Litterfin Louie: Action game
• MobiDic: Vocabulary enhancement aid and translator
• Trololo Sounds (pictured): Trololo soundboard
• Orbit Social Phonebook: Social network-linked phonebook