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Pioneer Stores Coming to a Mall Near You

Don't know why gadget companies want to open up their own unique stores, but Pioneer has opened its second U.S. retail store in Phoenix.The 3,200 square-foot store showcases Pioneer's state-of-the-art products in a comfortable home environment with six vignettes, each... Full Story

Posted on November 17, 2008 5:28 PM

Let's See How Crazy Black Friday Gets This Year!

Crazy Eddie take note! The Friday immediately following Thanksgiving has long been known as "Black Friday" because it represents the unofficial beginning of the holiday shopping season, or the day when retailers hold massive sales in hopes of steering their (red) losses... Full Story

Posted on November 12, 2008 9:58 PM

Circuit City Dimming Its Lights

Circuit City will close 155 stores and lay off 7,200 employees, or 17% of its workforce, as it continues to restructure its business. These closings represent more than 20% of U.S. stores and includes the exiting of 12 markets. The... Full Story

Posted on November 3, 2008 8:18 PM

Best Buy Blows Guitar Hero WT Launch

Too bad, but Best Buy really blew it with the launch of Guitar Hero World Tour.We were very excited to be notified that we could pre-order the little ditty a few weeks ago, but were not happy that we were... Full Story

Posted on October 27, 2008 5:17 PM

How Low Can Blu-ray Go?

If you've got any cash, this may be a truly wonderful season to buy all the gadgets you want -- it's list the Xmas shopping season isn't even waiting to Halloween this year (forget about Thanksgiving!).Try this one on for... Full Story

Posted on October 22, 2008 4:29 PM

Alienware Comes to Best Buy

Let the buyers beware! You might notice a few extra gamers hanging around your local Best Buy -- Dell has announced it will sell the Alienware Aurora exclusively through 200 Besy Buy locations as well as the store's website.People are... Full Story

Posted on October 17, 2008 5:20 PM

Best Buy Grabs MSI Wind

The MSI Wind netbook will go on sale at Best Buy priced at $399 and equipped with a 120GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM; it also coms with Windows XP pre-loaded. The netbook comes in just one configuration at... Full Story

Posted on October 8, 2008 9:06 AM

Best Buy Selling Musical Instruments -- Making Real Guitar Heroes!

Look out Guitar Center and Sam Ash! Maybe you don't think of them as gadgets, but Best Buy is adding musical instruments to its entertainment repertoire at roughly 85 stores nationwide. (Didn't I just see you at Best Buy?)... Full Story

Posted on October 3, 2008 5:15 PM

Do We Need Another Format? Try slotMusic -- Soon

In the latest attempt to shore up sales of music on physical media, SanDisk and the four major music companies have announced a new format called slotMusic. SlotMusic will be introduced in mid-October at such retail outlets as Wal-Mart... Full Story

Posted on September 22, 2008 3:09 PM

Buying an iPhone at Best Buy

Best Buy began selling the Apple iPhone on Sunday, becoming the first U.S. retailer to do so outside of Apple and AT&T stores. The Apple iPhone will be carrier in 970 Best Buy stores. Rich Tehrani and I decided... Full Story

Posted on September 8, 2008 10:26 AM

Airport Gadget Kiosks from Best Buy

I've always enjoyed gadget browsing at airports (and maybe buying) and now Best Buy has upped that ante by announcing plans to add a dozen self-serve vending kiosks inside major airports across the country as part of a new pilot... Full Story

Posted on August 11, 2008 7:44 PM

Blu-ray Going Under $300 -- Will Market Take Off?

Wal-Mart plans to break the consumer sweet spot under-$300 price point barrier on Blu-ray players this month, according to a report on Pocket-lint.co.uk. Traditionally, consumer products really start to take off when they drop under the $300 level (at... Full Story

Posted on May 19, 2008 8:59 PM

AT&T U-Verse Chance Encounter - What are the odds?

Late last week, I wrote about how I went into Best Buy and ran into an AT&T U-Verse sales rep pitching their U-Verse product. Well, over the weekend, I received an email from this same sales rep that I met... Full Story

Posted on May 7, 2007 3:48 PM

AT&T U-Verse offering 1 Year FREE of DISH Network

Yesterday, I was in Best Buy (Norwalk, CT store) walking past the TV section when I was approached by a guy standing by a table. He handed me some AT&T U-Verse literature and proceeded to pitch me on signing up... Full Story

Posted on May 4, 2007 10:42 AM

Maybe Vista Is Big at Wal-Mart?

I get all kinds of stuff in my e-mail (you can only imagine!), but intrigued with today's Wal-Mart Wire, which featured -- can you believe it! -- Windows Vista! (Wire is the weekly e-flyer from the big bad boy... Full Story

Posted on January 30, 2007 5:48 PM

Flat TVs Get Flatter in Price

I don't know if it's just in time for back to school shopping, but prices are falling fast for flat-panel TVs -- as much as 12% in the past few months, according to Yahoo!/USA Today. Apparently CE companies have overshot... Full Story

Posted on August 10, 2006 4:53 PM

(Gadgets) Love Is Love (Not Fade Away) ...

It’s interesting how the hottest of hot technologies gradually cools and fades away. I’m thinking about this after visiting Best Buy to buy a cassette player for my elderly uncle who loves to listen to books on tape. Now Best Buy... Full Story

Posted on April 6, 2006 6:35 PM

Roboraptor: The Age of Dinosaurs Returns!

Dinosaurs are back!!!  Scary, very scary!!!!Actually, it’s just my son playing with the Roboraptor, an advanced fusion of technology, personality and fear. Wth its advanced artificial intelligence personality, realistic biomorphic motions, direct control and autonomous free-roam modes, the 32-inch long... Full Story

Posted on January 17, 2006 4:37 PM

Go Google Shopping this Holiday season

Google just announced the addition of local merchants' content to Froogle. Simply enter the item you're looking for and your location information, and Froogle will show locations nearby that offer the product and pinpoint the stores on a map. Somebody... Full Story

Posted on November 22, 2005 11:25 AM

XBox 360 Final Countdown

The final countdown for the Microsoft XBox 360 launch has begun. Several retailers will be opening their doors at 12:01am to get your hands on the hottest thing for Christmas this year. Not sure how many Xbox 360's your local... Full Story

Posted on November 21, 2005 1:31 PM