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Best Buy Launches DTV Facebook Application and Microsite
Best Buy has launched two new programs that it says are intended to help prepare consumers for the analog to digital broadcast transition on February 17, 2009. One of the programs is a microsite that gives consumers access to home theater specialists at Best Buy to answer DTV related questions.
Best Buy also announced an interactive application for the Facebook social networking site to promote DTV awareness. Campaigns to get consumers to buy digital converters if needed and to be aware that the transition is coming. Campaigns are at a fevered pitch now that we are less than 200 days away from the transition. Read more
Posted on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:24:38 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
iPhone could give Best Buy Sales Boost: Analysts
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Best Buy Co will likely gain market share from an
agreement to sell Apple Inc's iPhone at its 970 U.S. stores, analysts said on Wednesday.
The newly launched 3G iPhone, which lets users connect to the Web at high
speeds, is expected to be one of the hottest gadgets for the holiday season.
Best Buy hopes it will draw more traffic and additional purchases from customers
coming for the iPhone.
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Posted on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:55:55 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
iPhone 3G to be sold at Best Buy
In the United States the iPhone is only sold at AT&T and Apple Stores. Now Best Buy officially announced that they will carry the iPhone 3G and become the first independent reseller for the iPhone in the U.S. AppleInsider reported about this deal before it became official.
Best Buy will offer the iPhone 3G at 970 Best Buy stores in addition to 16 Best Buy Mobile specialty outlets beginning September 7th.
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Posted on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:02:51 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Best Buy Announces Launch of Best Buy Express
Best Buy announced today the official launch of its Best Buy Express automate kiosks in airports around the US. The launch of the kiosks is part of a pilot program to offer familiar products at the same prices found in stores.
Products that will be available in the kiosks will include computer accessories, digital cameras, flash drives, MP3 players, headphones, speakers, unlocked phones, portable game devices, gift cards, travel adapters, and chargers. The kiosks will be found in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and San Francisco. The kiosk rollout will continue through the beginning of September. Read more
Posted on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:13:15 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q701 is Best Buy exclusive
Toshiba announced that the Qosmio X305-Q701 Intel Centrino 2 gaming laptop is available exclusively at Best Buy stores nationwide for a price of $1,549.99.
Engulfed in Toshiba's new 'fiery' Fusion finish with Rogue design, the Qosmio X305 laptop allows gamers to play graphic-hungry games at their optimum settings for a crisp, stunning and immersive gaming experience.
The X305 harnesses the NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS graphic processing unit (GPU).
Additionally, the Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 processor allows gamers to harness the power and performance of a DirectX 10 desktop gaming laptop PC in a mobile form factor while providing first-rate system performance and responsiveness.
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Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:02:32 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Best Buy Says Samsung Instinct Sets Sales Records
Best Buy has announced that the Samsung Instinct smartphone available exclusively from Sprint has set a new high for handset sales in its stores. Best Buy says that the Instinct has become its best selling handset of the last two years.
Best Buy says that the Instinct began breaking sales records within two week of being available at Best Buy Mobile. Best Buy Mobile is the wireless arm of the electronics giant. Best Buy also offers a program for the Instinct called Walk Out Working that makes the phone fully functional when the customer leaves the store for email and all other features. Read more
Posted on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:37:20 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Best Buy Says Consumers Will Wait Until After DTV Transition to Get Ready
Best Buy surveyed shoppers and found that nearly 9 in 10 customers are aware of the digital broadcast transition in early 2009. Despite being aware Best Buy says many consumers are still confused about why the transition is happening and what they need to do.
The survey shows that 60% of customers know the February 17, 2009 deadline and 54% don’t know why this is happening. Best Buy says 31% don’t know what type of TV they have, and 43% of those who plan to prepare will opt for cable or satellite service. The survey also says that 21% know they need to prepare but say they can’t afford to. Many also believe the convertors will cost more than they actually do. Read more
Posted on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:28:32 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Best Buy Stores come to Europe
Best Buy announced a deal with the The Carphone Warehouse that will bring Best Buy Stores to Europe.
Best Buy stores in the U.S. are huge consumer electronics temples. If they can bring that scale to Europe they could hurt currently leading consumer electronics chains like Metro's Saturn and Media Markt or Dixons in the UK.
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Posted on Thu, 8 May 2008 01:18:25 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Asus Eee PC 4G-X with XP hits select Best Buy Stores
Asus announced today that its latest Eee PC 4G running Windows XP is now available to purchase and try hands on in select Best Buy stores. As popular as the Eee has been many users have been waiting for a windows XP running version for compatibility with Office applications.
The addition of the Eee in Best Buy stores will allow consumers to play with the little computer to better ensure it meets their needs due to its tiny size. Asus says that users of the XP Eee will also be able to access Windows Live features as well. Read more
Posted on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:30:52 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Best Buy Awards Over $10 Million in gift Cards to HD DVD buyers
The end of the format wars between HD DVD and Blu-ray was good for most people, but for the early adopters out there who had backed HD DVD the failure of the format was not good news. To help appease customers that purchased HD DVD gear at Best Buy gift cards are coming.
Best Buy announced today that it will be giving out over $10 million in $50 gift cards to customers who purchased HD DVD hardware in its stores. The offer covers stand alone HD DVD players as well as HD DVD attachments, presumably for the Xbox 360. Read more
Posted on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:08:28 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Best Buy to recommend Blu-ray Format
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc , the largest U.S. consumer electronics
chain, said on Monday it will recommend that consumers choose Sony Corp's Blu-ray
high-definition video format.
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Posted on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:58:48 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Best Buy Insignia Converter Box Available Soon
Best Buy announced that it now has its store brand Insignia Digital convertor Boxes available for the analog to digital transition in 2009. The Insignia convertor box is coupon eligible and will go on sale on February 17, 2008.
Best Buy is launching a dedicated hotline that consumers can call to ask questions about the transition and speak with home theater specialists for help with the conversion. Best Buy also says it has trained staff across the country to be able to assist customers with the digital transition. Read more
Posted on Thu, 7 Feb 2008 09:12:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun
Dell to sell PCs at Best Buy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dell Inc said on Thursday it plans to sell its personal
computers at gadget outlet Best Buy Inc , its latest push into retail stores
after decades selling only via the telephone or Internet.
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Posted on Fri, 7 Dec 2007 05:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
ClearPlay DVD Content-Filtering DVD Player Available at Best Buy
ClearPlay announced today that its content filtering DVD player is now available in Best Buy stores. The ClearPlay player allows parents and others the ability to edit out content they find objectionable such as sex or violence.
The movies are filtered on a movie-by-movie basis by loading filters to a USB drive and then onto the ClearPlay DVD player. Read more
Posted on Thu, 6 Dec 2007 12:45:16 CST | by Shane McGlaun
Best Buy Makes Holiday Shopping Easier
Best Buy is trying to make holiday shopping easier and more enjoyable for shoppers this year. Best Buy is trying to do this by making changes to their store and online. The new in-store and online initiatives for the 2007 holiday season include new customer assistance. Best Buy says it has cross-trained about 30% of its floor sales staff to the new Customer Assistant position. These assistants are trained in all areas of the store.
The returns policy has also been extended with the product return deadline extended to January 31. That means gifts purchased as early as November 4th can be returned until January 31. This even includes items with a traditional 14-day return period like computers. Read more
Posted on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:11:21 CST | by Shane McGlaun
Cyber Monday Sale starts Today on Best Buy
Tomorrow is Cyber Monday, which is supposed to be the biggest sales day for online shops. As Black Friday started on Thanksgivings Day you may have some time today to eat some of the left over turkey, or not?
Best Buy has already started their Cyber Monday sale and is making it a 2 day sales event on their online store. So the same thing that happened with Black Friday is happening with Cyber Monday as well.
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Posted on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 01:50:21 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Best Buy Black Friday Doorbusters Deals
We already reported that there is no time for eating Turkey on Thanksgiving Day if you are serious about hunting deals online and in stores. Best Buy makes you also forget about sleep on Thanksgiving night and sees you lining up during the night at their stores.
Best Buy stores open at 5am on Black Friday and the retailer published special Doorbusters deals and Bonus Doorbusters deals for those who are first to get into the stores.
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Posted on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:43:58 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Best Buy Black Friday Deal: Toshiba A135-S7403 Notebook plus Printer $229
Best Buy announced their in-store Black Friday deals. Amongst them is the Toshiba Satellite A135-S7403 Notebook plus Canon PIXMA 3-in-1 Printer for an ultra low $229.
Of course for that price you cannot expect to much from this notebook. The Toshiba Satellite A135-S7403 features the Intel Celeron M processor 530, 512MB DDR2 SDRAM, 80GB hard drive and Wi-Fi.
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Posted on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:28:52 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Best Buy teams with Mydeo on Video Service
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Electronics retailer Best Buy Co launched an online service
in partnership with video hosting site Mydeo on Tuesday, through which its
customers can store and share home movies and videos via the Internet.
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Posted on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:28:58 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Liz Claiborne Designs Electronics Accessories for Best Buy
Liz Claiborne and Best Buy have teamed up to bring a line of consumer electronic accessories to Best Buy exclusively. The full line will be available in 250 Best buy stores across the country in October as well as being available online.
The line will include bags and cases for laptops, phones, cameras and MP3 players. A business tote will also be part of the collection. The bags will be in leather with different finishes like jacquard and patent. Read more
Posted on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:59:51 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Japanese Market UMPCs at Best Buy
Best Buy is offering under their Escape online shop a couple of UMPCs and notebooks which are Japanese market only. They offer these through a partnership with the pioneering Japanese notebook exporter Dynamism.
Dynamism is in the business since 1997, and we worked with them in the past on a couple of product reviews. They are a great company to work with. Looking at the current limited offering in the Best Buy Escape shop, you also can just go directly to Dynamism and order there. Pricing is the same. The partnership is good marketing for Dynamism and should help them spread the word.
Dynamism says that there will be more products in the Escape shop in the near future.
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Posted on Thu, 1 Mar 2007 09:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
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