Daily gear deals – Briggs & Riley discounts, $79 GPS unit and more

Here are the hottest gear deals for today, Friday August 28th 2009. Remember, these deals are often only valid for just one day, so act fast before they are gone.

Today’s first deal is a scorcher – Briggs & Riley are offering an additional 20% discount on all sale items. Head on over to their promotion page, and find yourself a great deal. Some examples are their 22″ Carry-on expandable upright, normally $399, now on sale for just $239. You’ll need to enter through their “secret” link, and search for products with the red sale tag. Be quick though, the deals ends Sunday at midnight.

Next up is the Magellan Roadmate 1212 GPS unit. It is only $79, but that of course means it is refurbished. That said – this is a very competent little GPS. It offers text to speech, with street names, 6 million points of interest and several handy tools for quickly entering your destination. Click here for this deal.

Today’s third deal is for an IOGear pocket WiFi hotspot locator. The device is pretty simple – if you want to know if there is a WiFi signal around you, simply press the button, and it’ll tell you. What it won’t do, is tell you whether the WiFi is “open” and whether it is a free or paid service, but at $1.99, you can’t expect much. Click here for this deal.

And finally in today’s lineup, head on over to Amazon.com for the Plantronics 640e Bluetooth headset. This headset has been one of the best selling Bluetooth accessories for years. The headset comes complete with a pen-style charging dock, AAA battery charging option and 3 different ear gels. Click here for this deal.