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The Cheapskate's Cyber Monday picks

Five incredible deals that definitely won't last long. Cyber Monday. The online yang to Black Friday's brick-and-mortar yin. Truth be told, I don't usually find this day terribly exciting, if only because the deals rarely exceed what I find all year 'round. That said, there are deals to be had, oh yes. Here are five especially good ones.

Make-A-Wish Foundation Turns San Francisco Into Gotham for 5-Year-Old Batkid

SAN FRANCISCO – Meet the Bay Area’s Caped Crusader. He’s five years old, likes to wear costumes, loves superheroes, and his secret identity is Miles. Since he was one, he has also been fighting leukemia. When the Make-A-Wish Foundation asked him what he wanted, he said his one wish was to fight crime, just like his hero Batman. So today, Miles — aka Batkid — got his wish when thousands of people showed up in San Francisco and turned it into Gotham City.

Netflix’s New Look Is a Glimpse at the Future of TV

Netflix just announced a whole new browsing experience for users who access the service on more than half the devices that run it, from game consoles to smart TVs. On the surface it just looks like a sleek new interface upgrade – better images, more integrated program information – but underneath there’s a hint of things to come: the idea that soon, viewers will look at the video-streaming service no differently than they do the guide channel piped in through their living room’s cable box.

Halloween Tech Gear: Skullhub USB

Skulls. Everybody has one. Some have two or more! Those lucky devils get to wander around fancy dress parties, chatting up girls and saying, "Hey doll, is this guy boring you? Why don't you talk to me instead? I'm from a different planet." Some skulls are enormous, some are quite small, and some have USB 2.0 connectivity.