In my “spare time” I coded up something that I thought would be of interest for all the PseudoSavant readers out there; I am calling it Amazon.com Price Drops (see widget in the sidebar). Basically, my server continually tracks the change in prices at Amazon.com to find the products that have had a significant price drop recently, like a PC-free cordless Skype phone (25% price drop), a Garmin GPS unit (15% price drop), or a Pioneer 1080p upscaling DVD player (13% price drop).

It’s always nice to find products that are marked down off the list price, but most products online are already discounted. How do you know if it is an especially good deal? The idea is for this price drop listing to inform you of products that were recently selling online for a significantly higher price. The top price drops are in the sidebar on the right. Also, you can view the full list by clicking on this link or the “More Price Drops” link at the bottom of the sidebar widget.

For now I’ve limited the price drop listing to certain categories that seem most relevant to readers of PseudoSavant (i.e., consumer electronics and computers). But that could change if I hear of any interest for this kind of service for other types of products. Let me know what you think in the comments.