Sales of PC Gaming Hardware Predicted to Hit $27B in 2010

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JPR has released a new report that predicts sales of PC gaming hardware will reach $27 billion in 2010. The global PC hardware gaming market is expected to grow by $1.2 billion this year, a 5.9% increase from 2008.

The increase is due to an increased demand for enthusiast, performance, and mainstream hardware influenced by the desire to play games on the PC. The PC gaming market is set to grow by 30% in 2010 due in part to delays in buying systems in 2008/2009 as users waited for the economy to improve. Read more

Posted on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Condé Nast Creating Digital Wired For iTablet

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Talk about jumping the gun just a little. Condé Nast, publishers of Wired and seventeen other magazines, are working on porting their nerdiest title to the iTablet. All Things Digital reports that the company intends to have this new version of Wired ready by the middle of next year.

No, before you ask, Condé Nast hasn't been privy to any insider meetings with Apple that have given them proof of the iTablet's existence. They admit openly that the company will not even admit that it has plans for such a device. Despite this, they're chugging along and working with Adobe to create a publishing tool for the new magazine reader format.

Posted on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:28:34 CST | by Robert Evans

The Speakal iPom: Flower Powered Music

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Today Speakal announced the launch of the iPom apple shaped speaker. This new gadget can accept music directly from SD cards or USB drives, and can also connect to your media player via 3.5mm headphone jack. It is compatible with the Zune, iPod, iPhone, CD players, computers, and gaming consoles.

The iPom's design deserves a word. The base is shaped like an apple and contains a 12 Watt subwoofer. The device's two speakers are each contained in a separate flower. Users can remove the flowers from their stand and position them in order to create a surround sound effect. The design looks a little silly, but the idea is pretty neat.

Posted on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:29:47 CST | by Robert Evans

First Amazon Countdown to Black Friday Deal: Sony PSP Go With $50 PSN Credit

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I was already predicting when the PSPgo came out that new PSP would get a lower price or offered with special bundles to drive sales during the holiday shopping season. The UMD-less PSP is much more expensive than the PSP-3000 and therefore received controversial reviews.
Now Amazon is offering the Sony PSPgo with a $50 PlayStation Network Credit for $244.99 as their first item in the new Amazon Countdown to Black Friday 2009 sale in their video games section. This deal gives you some budget to buy digital content for your new PSPgo. Read more

Posted on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:58:24 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia Rumored To Buy Palm Triggers Stock Surge

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A rumor that Nokia would be buying Palm triggered an 8% rise in Palm's stock yesterday. This is not a new rumor, but it is still not getting more believable.
It would only make sense for Nokia to buy Palm if they completely change their smartphone strategy and set everything on webOS. This is a risky gamble that could pay of big but also fail really big time. Nokia just made a reasonable move with the Nokia N900 Mameo Linux. Read more

Posted on Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Early Circuit City Black Friday Deals Offered Now

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I know what you're thinking, Circuit City? aren't they closed? Well Circuit City lives on online under the new ownership of Systemax. The company bought the Circuit City brand and website back in May.
Systemax Inc. is a multi-channel retailer of computers, electronics, and industrial products in North America and Europe. Systemax Inc. is a publicly traded company.

Circuit City is also getting into the early Black Friday sales frenzy and has published several deals today.
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Posted on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony KDL-ZX OLED HDTV Rumored For CES 2010

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Some information on the new upcoming Sony TVs has leaked. One of the leaked models has OLED in the name.
According to slides leaked on HDTVLounge (Via OLED-Display) Sony will add an OLED TV to its ZX series. The Sony ZX series is currently composed of the ultra-thin (9.99mm) Sony KDL-40ZX1 (shown in photo; available in UK).
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Posted on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Moxi Unveils Three Tuner DVR and Reduced Prices

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On many nights when I am watching TV I wish that my DVR had three tuners. There always seems to be two shows that I want to watch and a chick show on that my wife wants to see. I end up missing one of my shows to record the chick show.

Moxi has announced the introduction of a new three tuner HD DVR and reduced pricing for its dual tuner HD DVR. The new three tuner DVR allows the user to record three shows at the same time while watching a fourth recorded program. The new DVR is available in a pack bundled with a Moxi Mate for $799. Read more

Posted on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Sears.com Gives You $10 Credit If You Buy An Eligible DVD On Amazon.com

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Sears announced a creative award program today that ties in with the $10 Holiday DVD movie release deals that Walmart and Amazon are offering. Sears.com is rewarding customers who purchase a qualifying DVD on Sears.com, Target.com, Amazon.com or Walmart.com with a credit of up to $10.

So if you are planning to buy something on Sears.com you can get a $10 savings when you have purchased a new DVD release. This deal does not save a bundle, but it is creative especially because Sears accepts receipts from competing stores.
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Posted on Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 With $20 Video Game Credit On Sale On Amazon

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launches on November 10th. Amazon is giving you a $20 video game credit when you buy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 now on Amazon for $59.99.

This is similar to a deal on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 that Walmart has been offering since last week. The only difference is that the Amazon $20 credit is only usable against future video game purchases.
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Posted on Sun, 8 Nov 2009 15:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Early Black Friday Deals From Walmart Smartly Countered By Amazon

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Walmart, Sears, Kmart and others had their early Black Friday sales yesterday in-stores and online.
We have covered the early Walmart Black Friday deals in detail and they feature some hot deals.
As reported Amazon had very similar deals in their One Day Electronics Sale yesterday. Every 2 hours Amazon featured a new deal through their gold box. Twice you had the chance to get a Xbox 360 Arcade with $100 promotional code. Walmart promoted the same deal the whole week.
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Posted on Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Asus UL50AG-A2 And UL80Vt-A1 Notebooks With $100 Gift Card Offered On Amazon

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Gift card bundle deals seem to be a hot trend again this holiday shopping season. Walmart is offering the Xbox 360 Arcade with a $100 gift card tomorrow and Amazon just launched a gift card deal on three Asus notebooks from their UL series.
You get a free $100 Amazon gift card with the purchase of the Asus UL50AG-A2 or Asus UL80Vt-A1. If you buy the Asus UL20A-A1 you get a $75 Amazon gift card.
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Posted on Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Super Mario Bros Wii Game With $10 Credit Available On Amazon

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Amazon matches the $10 off deal on the New Super Mario Bros Wii Game that Walmart started offering over the weekend.
When you order New Super Mario Bros. Wii you get $10 off a future video game purchase. The promotional code will be placed directly into your Amazon.com account within 2 business days after the product ships. Read more

Posted on Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Black Friday Rumored To See Launch of Verizon BlackBerry Curve2 Or HTC Passion

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Verizon Wireless is currently the hottest carrier in the news with the upcoming Droid release this week. BGR has a hot rumor on hand that Verizon Wireless is not done with hot new smartphone releases this year.
Verizon is supposed to launch the BlackBerry Curve2 or the HTC Passion on Black Friday.

Overall Verizon is said to introduce 15 new phones during the coming holiday shopping season. Read more

Posted on Mon, 2 Nov 2009 09:00:26 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Droid And Droid Eris Rumored To Launch November 6th

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Verizon Wireless started officially teasing the highly anticipated Droid Android 2.0 smartphone ten days ago. BoyGeniusReport says that their contacts claim the launch date of the Droid and the Droid Eris will be November 6th on Verizon Wireless. Read more

Posted on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:57:13 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Nintendo DSi With Bigger Screen Rumored

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The Nintendo DSi is supposed to get an upgrade. According to the Japanese newspaper Nikkei Shimbun Nintendo will still release a DSi console with a larger screen in 2009.
The article that Nikkei published online does not contain the information that the new DSi screen would be 4-inches as the print edition supposedly did. According to Joystiq's coverage, the price point of the new DSi would stay the same. Read more

Posted on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

LoJack Unveils Self Powered Vehicle Recovery Solution

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If you have ever seen the show Jacked, you know how LoJack works. A transponder is hidden on a vehicle to give the cars location in the event that it is stolen. LoJack has announced a new next generation tracking device that is aimed at use in future electric and hybrid vehicles.

The solution allows the vehicles to have the security of LoJack tracking but is self powered so it doesn't impact the driving range of electric or hybrid vehicles. The new device doesn't have be tied into the vehicles battery making it less of a drain and requiring no splicing into the vehicles power system. Read more

Posted on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Epson Adds Tethered Shooting to P-6000 and P-7000 Photo Viewers

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Epson unveiled its P-6000 and P-7000 photo viewers a while back and has been adding new features to the devices ever since. The P-6000 and P-7000 photo viewers are devices that allow photographers to offload their photos to a larger hard drive for storage in the field.

The photo viewers are perfect for backing your photos up while you are shooting them. Epson announced last week that the P-6000 and P-7000 digital photo viewers have gained new features. Both of the devices can now be tethered to a DSLR camera via a USB cable. This allows the image taken to be stored to the camera's internal memory card and to the Epson photo viewer at the same time. Read more

Posted on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Black Friday Blu-ray Player Deal Predicted At $49

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Blu-ray player prices are in free fall compared to last year. Sales analyst NPD even sees a $49 Blu-ray player deal as conceivable on Black Friday according to Blu-ray.com.
I agree that a $49 Blu-ray player is possible. We just reported about the Sylvania NB530SLX Blu-ray player on sale for $124.99 last week.
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Posted on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple Slate Has Reappeared As A Name For The Apple Tablet

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The Apple Tablet rumor is still strong, but because the launch is expected for 2010 it got a bit quite. Over the weekend the potential name of the Apple Tablet appeared. According to 9to5Mac Bill Keller, Executive Editor of The NY Times, mentioned Apple Slate as an example of devices in a speech. It could be a slip, but it also could mean nothing.
See, back in 2007, the Apple Tablet rumor already existed and some referred to it as Apple Slate. I also found on Google that some people just like to refer to a Tablet computer as a Slate. Read more

Posted on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

BlackBerry OS 5.0 Update Rumored To Be Released This Week

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RIM is expected to release the new BlackBerry firmware update 5.0 in the coming week on October 28th.
According to CrackBerry the list of BlackBerry phones that will be able to run OS 5.0 include BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8200, Curve 8330, Curve 8350i, Curve 8900, Bold 9000, Tour 9630 and as reported already the BlackBerry Storm. Read more

Posted on Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr