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Gadgets Help Drive Black Friday Sales

Despite one of the worst economic climates in decades, consumer spending on Black Friday hit $10.6 billion, 3% higher than the day after Thanksgiving in 2007, according to researcher ShopperTrak.

Gadgets accounted for nine of the top 10 most popular Black Friday products, PriceGrabber said.

Data from PriceGrabber.com shows that online consumers are taking advantage of promotions on popular electronics, including LCD and plasma TVs, Blu-ray disc players, digital SLR cameras, laptops and video game consoles.

The most popular products on Black Friday:

Nintendo Wii Console
Ugg Australia 'Classic Short' Boot (how about that!)
Sony BDP-S350 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player
Samsung LN52A650 52" LCD TV
Nintendo Wii Fit
Panasonic TH-42PX80U 42" Plasma TV
Sennheiser HD 555 Headphones
Canon EOS Rebel XSi Black SLR Digital Camera Kit
Acer Aspire One AOA110-1295 Notebook
Canon PowerShot A590 IS Black Digital Camera

And while we are at it, here are the Top 10 categories and percent growth over Black Friday 2007:

Women's Boots - 203%
Watches - 202%
Blu-ray/HD-DVD Players - 147%
Women's Sleep & Lounge Wear - 415%
Games & Puzzles - 151%
Women's Jackets - 110%
Music - 96%
Headphones - 103%
Women's Dresses - 107%
Women's Casual Shoes - 143%

More at PriceGrabber.com and The Washington Post.

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