Ritz Camera early Black Friday Deals available this Weekend

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Ritz Camera also jumps on the early Black Friday deal train and offers a selection of products at so called Black Friday prices this weekend. Ritz will also offer new Black Friday deals over the next weekend.
The Ritz Camera pre-Black Friday deals include Sunpak 7" Black Acrylic Digital Photo Frame for $44, Toshiba 52XV545U 52" Widescreen Full 1080p LCD HDTV for $1,839.99, Electronic Arts Rock Band Special Edition Bundle Wii for $129.99 and Panasonic VIERA TH-50PZ85U 50" Widescreen Full 1080p HDTV Plasma w/PC Input for $1,434.99 (Compare Prices). Read more

Posted on Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Toys'R'Us Mega Sale Today and Saturday

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Toys'R'Us is having another Mega Sale this weekend starting today online and in stores. The Sale only lasts until Saturday. For some reason Toys'R'Us is not extending these weekend sales to Sunday.
Toys on sale include Bakugan Battle Arena, Bakugan BakuBelt Action Kit, Guitar Hero Carabiner Portable Handheld Digital Game, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith for Nintendo Wii (Software Only), Hasbro Nerf N Strike Hornet AS-6 Blaster and many more. Read more

Posted on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony PSP and Nintendo DS Sales lose Momentum

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Here is another sign that people are staying at home this fall. The sales of portable video game consoles fell 14% in October compared to September. The home console sales increased for Nintendo and Microsoft in October.
Sales of the Sony PSP handheld device dipped from 238,100 in October to 193,000 September, while the Nintendo DS sales dropped from 536,800 to 491,000. Read more

Posted on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Videogame Sales up 18% in October

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. sales of videogame hardware and software rose 18 percent in October from a year earlier, after falling 7 percent in September, as Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii console sold over 800,000 units, market researcher NPD reported on Thursday.
Video machine makers said the results boded well for the holiday season.
The Wii console secured its title once more as the country's best-selling videogame console after Nintendo sold 803,210 units of the Wii in October, up from 687,000 in the previous month. Wii sales have topped 13 million units since Nintendo released the console in November 2006.
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Posted on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:57:03 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Video Game Makers predict Jingle Bells at Registers

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By Franklin Paul
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Video game sales are expected to be strong this year and in 2009, despite the economic troubles that have hurt some of the retail stores that sell the games, industry executives said on Thursday.
Speaking at the BMO Capital Markets Interactive entertainment conference in New York, they said their optimism is fueled by solid sales of advanced gaming consoles made by Nintendo Co Ltd, Sony Corp and Microsoft Corp.
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Posted on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:29:21 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Videogame Guru tunes into interactive Music

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By John Gaudiosi
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, nicknamed the "godfather of videogames," has hit a new note with "Wii Music," hoping to attract new players and fulfill his frustrated musical ambitions.
Miyamoto, the creator of hit games like "Mario," "Donkey Kong, and "Nintendogs," said "Wii Music" was part of Nintendo's original plan to introduce a casual audience to gaming with the Wii console, people who might not otherwise play games.
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Posted on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Dell and Staples Launch Electronics Recycling Program for Dell Customers

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Dell and Staples have announced a new electronics recycling program specifically for Dell customers. The program will extend free recycling to 1,500 Staples retail stores across the country. It will be free to recycle any amount of Dell branded computers, printers, monitors, or peripherals at a Staples location without needing to make a purchase.

Staples allows users of non-branded Dell computer products to recycle for a small fee. Dell says that the new Staples program will expand its recycling options significantly over the 102 million pounds of recycled gear in 2007. Eco International will be the company responsible for actually recycling the products. Read more

Posted on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:12:43 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Kingston HyperX T1 Memory Launches

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Kingston announced today that it is shipping select new RAM products with a new heatspreader called T1. The T1 heat spreader uses HyperX Thermal Xchange HTX technology to diffuse heat built up from overclocking with more efficiency.

Kingston is using the new T1 spreader on both DDR3 and DDR2 kits. The DDR3 kits are triple channel kits for the new Core i7 CPU and are offered in 2GHz, 1866MHz, and 1800MHz frequencies. All of the Core i7 kits operate on 1.65V to avoid damaging the CPU. A 3GB 2GHz triple channel kit retails for $435. Read more

Posted on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:24:51 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Bond Women shake and stir Debate 46 years on

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By Mike Collett-White

LONDON (Reuters) - Another Bond film, another debate about the role of women in the long-running franchise.
In "Quantum of Solace," released in the United States on Friday, Olga Kurylenko's character Camille has been held up as a model female foil for today's 007 -- tough, independent, modern.
She shares the movie poster with James Bond, is on a dangerous mission of her own and, unlike most other leading ladies, does not end up in bed with the fictional secret agent.
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Posted on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:06:01 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Electronic Arts debuts Fitness Video Game for Wii

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc unveiled its first personal training product on Thursday, tapping into the growing appeal of video games as fitness systems as seen with Nintendo Co Ltd's hit title "Wii Fit" earlier this year.

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Posted on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:38:11 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

iRiver Wave Wi-Fi Phone and Media Player announed

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iRiver is launching a touch-screen Wi-Fi VOIP, media and internet device dubbed iRiver Wave in Korea.
The Wi-Fi enabled media player supports voice calls and SMS via Wi-Fi hotspots. A music service called Bugs music lets iRiver Wave users download music directly onto the device.
KT provides the network services for the iRiver Wave, which is comparable to the Nokia Tablets. Read more

Posted on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Roger Moore dislikes the more violent James Bond

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By Steve James

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Movie audiences nowadays expect scenes of graphic violence in James Bond movies, unlike when Roger Moore played the super spy with a tongue-in-cheek humor, the actor believes.

"I am happy to have done it, but I'm sad that it has turned so violent," Moore said before "Quantum of Solace," starring Daniel Craig as a darker Agent 007, opens in North America on Friday.

"That's keeping up with the times, it's what cinema-goers seem to want and it's proved by the box-office figures," Moore told Reuters in an interview about his memoir, "My Word is My Bond."
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Posted on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:37:51 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Tomy XIAO 5MP Camera and Built-in Printer about to launch in Japan

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If you visit Japan before Christmas than the Tomy XIAO 5MP digital camera with built-in instant photo printer is a great gadget to bring home.
The Tomy XIAO has the same portable photo printing technology from Zink like the Polaroid PoGo.
Measurements of the XIAO are only 149.5 x 74.5 x 25mm. Other features of the Tomy Takara XIAO include 4x zoom, 2.48" full color LCD display, 16MB internal memory, SD card slot, and IrSimple/IrDA receiver. Read more

Posted on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:02:33 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

X-oom Media Center for Nintendo Wii Review

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OCModShop tested the X-oom Media Center for Nintendo Wii. X-oom Media Center allows you to get access to your videos and music stored on your PC through your Wii on your TV. You just need the Wii Browser installed on the Wii console and run the X-oom software on a PC on your network.
Quote from the review: "Digital videos and photos are no longer in the realm of the geek. Nowadays even the average person has a large collection of digital music, movies, and videos... and these are usually located on the family computer. What if you want to watch your movies or share your latest vacation photos in your living room? Not everyone has a fancy media server or Media Center PC (in addition to the Media Center Extenders). So, what do you do? Read more

Posted on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New BlackBerry Storm TV Commercial airs

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Verizon aired a new BlackBerry Storm TV commercial, the first one was published back in October.
Last week we reported about Vodafone featuring a video showing Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton explaining his BlackBerry Storm.

The new Verizon BlackBerry Storm Ad shows some typing usage, but with a disclaimer that the screens are simulated. Read more

Posted on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Dell Music Player not coming in time for Holidays

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The news that Dell would re-enter the music player market appeared last summer. Now the WSJ reports that Dell will not be able to launch a music player for this Holiday shopping season.
The new Dell music players were planned to be based on the Zing platform. Apparently now Dell is only working to release the software part of the Zing platform. Read more

Posted on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:27:32 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

PENTAX Optio W60 Waterproof Camera is I4U Top 100 Gift Tip #81

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If you plan to spend your family's Holidays in Hawaii why not give a waterproof camera to capture those colorful fishes on your snorkel trips.

The Pentax Optio W60 compact digital camera is lightweight and fully waterproof and affordable.
The Pentax Optio W60 features 10MP and a 5X zoom lens with 28mm wide-angle capability. The enhanced design of the Optio W60 allows the camera to operate up to 13 feet underwater for two hours and at extreme temperatures well below freezing. Read more

Posted on Fri, 7 Nov 2008 14:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Atari Confirms Ghostbusters: The Video Game

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Talk about reviving a childhood memory. When it came to getting the Ghostbusters game published "Who you gonna call" was Atari. Atari has announced that it will be publishing the Ghostbusters game on six game systems in 2009. Ghostbusters: The Video Game is written by the original Ghostbusters writing team of Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd.

The project reunites the original cast members for the first time in 20 years. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson will all lend their likeness and voices to the video game. The game is set two years after the Ghostbusters II film and has Manhattan again overrun by ghosts and supernatural forces. Read more

Posted on Fri, 7 Nov 2008 12:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Mad Catz Announces License Agreement to Build Wii Rock Band Gear

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Mad Catz has announced that it has signed a multi-year license agreement with Nintendo to build Rock Band accessories and peripherals for the Nintendo Wii. The agreement allows Mad Catz to produce and distribute a bass guitar and a portable drum set.

Rights granted allow the distribution of these items worldwide, outside of Asia. Mad Catz says that the products will be available in early 2009. I hope we see some accessories for the PS3 versions of the game too. Read more

Posted on Fri, 7 Nov 2008 08:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

GameStop to Hold Launch Events for Wrath of the Lich King

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GameStop has announced that it will be holding a collection of Lunar Game Fests at about 3,500 of its GameStop stores around the country. The events are to celebrate the midnight release of Wrath of the Lich King, the second World of Warcraft expansion pack offered.

The events will start at 10 p.m. local time on Wednesday, November 12th and will include costume, art, and trivia contests. The game will release at 12:01 a.m. and if your city has multiple GameStop stores odds are there is more than one event taking place. Read more

Posted on Fri, 7 Nov 2008 07:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

iPhone satisfies Business Customers the best

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iPhone manufacturer Apple ranks highest in overall customer satisfaction among business wireless smartphone users, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Business Wireless Smartphone Customer Satisfaction Study.
The study, now in its second year, measures business customer satisfaction with wireless smartphones—defined as mobile phones offering advanced capabilities and personal computer-like functionality—such as a BlackBerry or Treo. Overall satisfaction is measured across five key factors. In order of importance, they are: ease of operation (27%); operating system (24%); physical design (21%); handset features (18%); and battery aspects (10%). Read more

Posted on Fri, 7 Nov 2008 04:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr