Target Black Friday 2009 Promises Their Lowest Prices Ever

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There is a lot of hype around leaked Black Friday ads in the weeks before retailers make the ads official. For retailers this period is a great opportunity for marketing their deals, but only a few of them really work this pre-Black Friday opportunity.
I just stumbled over Target's Black Friday 2009 page. They actually managed to get their place holder page onto the 2nd page in Google for the search term Black Friday 2009. Read more

Posted on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mobile Processors Target Next Gen Mobile Devices

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According to research firm InStat, the mobile market is set for high growth in the CPU industry. The research firm says that most mobile devices today still use MCUs and ASICs, but the increased functionality of the mobile devices like smartphone, MIDs, and other products are starting to need the power of a mobile processor.

The use of a mobile CPU creates products that have higher performance and cost less for the OEMs to produce says InStat. By 2013, the market for mobile processors in mobile devices is set to grow to 775 million units. Read more

Posted on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:57:31 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Zagg invisibleSHIELD Available at Target Stores

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Zagg makes the super thin invisibleSHIELD protective films that are custom cut to exactly fit the iPhone and several iPod models. The thin clear film protects the iPhone from scratches and was originally a film used by the military to protect helicopter blades.

Zagg and Target stores have announced that over 1,000 Target locations around the country will now be carrying Zagg films for the iPhone 3G, iPod touch, and iPod nano devices. How much the films will cost at Target are unknown, but a full body kit is about $30 online. Read more

Posted on Mon, 8 Jun 2009 11:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Open Air inflatable Screens at Target.com

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I have talked about the Open Air Cinema screens before. The screens make watching movies outdoors fun and allow many users to watch the films at once. The inflatable screens are sort of like those bounce houses kids enjoy and include an air compressor to keep them inflated.

Open Air has announced that its line of screens are now available at Target.com. Three sizes are available including 10, 14, and 18-foot. All three sizes promise theatrical grade projection surfaces that are backed with black material to block sunlight from the rear. Read more

Posted on Wed, 8 Apr 2009 06:25:39 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Intel Atom CPU Targeting Cars Announced

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Intel has announced a new specialized Atom processor that targets cars and Internet capable phones. New products in the Atom Z5xx series for embedded solutions offer different package sizes and can be used in in-car infotainment, media phones, eco-technologies and other applications according to the chipmaker.

Intel says that the new processors offer integrated 2D and 3D graphics, video acceleration and support for multiple operating systems including versions of Windows and Linux. The Atom processor is Intel's smallest and most energy efficient CPU lines. Read more

Posted on Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Target supposed to have 3D Super Bowl Glasses on Saturday

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If you still did not find the essential and free 3D glasses at a SoBe stand in your neighborhood super market there is a chance that Target and also Meijer will have them on Saturday January 31st. This information is according to the SoBe site.
As reported, at the Super Bowl 2009 you will be able to see two 3D commercials. DreamWorks' Monsters vs. Aliens and PepsiCo's SoBe Lifewater will be featured in 3D on Super Bowl Sunday. You can watch the very funny SoBe Lizard Lake Super Bowl 2009 ad already in 2D online. Read more

Posted on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Cyber Monday 2008 on Target launched

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Target opened their Cyber Monday Sale with what they call the biggest deals of the year and the biggest free shipping event.
The Target Cyber Monday Sale will last the whole week until December 6th. Cyber Monday deals in the electronics category include Asus Eee PCs, Curtis Mathes Blu-ray Player for $244.99, Photo frames, video cameras, HDTVs and many more. Read more

Posted on Mon, 1 Dec 2008 00:49:16 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Target Black Friday Circular published

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Target posted their 2-Day sale ad for Black Friday and Saturday online. Target Stores are closed Thanksgiving Day, but the online shop is of course open. We already reported about the Target Black Friday Deals when they leaked back in mid-November. Now you can look at them in the fancy Flash circular viewer on the Target Site that every big retailer has now.

The Target Black Friday deals include
Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar Bundle for Nintendo Wii for $59.00 (Compare on Amazon)
26 inch Westinghouse HDTV for $299
Disney DVDs for 11.88 each
Magellan Roadmate 1200 GPS for $99.99 (Compare Prices)
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Posted on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Target Limited Edition Shaun White Snowboarding Game Available

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Target has announced that its limited edition Shaun White Snowboarding game is now available. The special Target edition of the game is available on the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii and offers special content not available in other versions of the game.

Target buyers get Target Mountain, an entire mountain available only in the Target version of the game. Other special content includes additional scenes, exclusive jibs and a virtual version of the Target Chalet, the mountainside home where Target athletes live during the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado. Read more

Posted on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Target Black Friday Ads leaked

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The Black Friday ads of Target have been published on BFAds, GottaDeals and BlackFriday.info.
The Target Black Friday deals contains 68 products.
Looking at the electronics and video game deals I have found the following products to be interesting deals:
iPod Dock Clock Radio for $29.99
Magellan Roadmate 1200 GPS for $99.99 (Compare Prices)
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Posted on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Target to offer Sony PS3 with $40 Gift Card Today

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One option to get a PS3 with added value is to look for a PS3 bundled with a Gift Card. Wal-mart had a nice offer with a $100 Gift Card available 10 days ago. Today Target is offering a Sony PS3 with a free $40 Gift Card according to Punch Jump - better than nothing. The PS3 Gift Card offer is only valid in Target Stores.

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Posted on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Target launches Holiday Free Shipping on more than 50,000 Gifts

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Target launches their free shipping offer for the Holidays on over 50,000 products. Besides Amazon and Wal-mart, Target is always worth checking out.

50,000 products sounds like a lot, but you still need to look closely if the gift you want to buy is actually marked with the red "free shipping" text. For instance the Elmo Live selling for $59.99 is not available with free shipping. Read more

Posted on Sun, 2 Nov 2008 06:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Target to Host Guitar Hero World Tour Challenge

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Target has announced that it will be hosting the first Guitar Hero World Tour challenge at the E for All Expo in LA that kicks off today. Teams of four will be able to rock to the games set list with tracks including the Beastie Boys and Modest Mouse.

Players can win over $2000 cash in addition to merchandise and Target Gift Cards. Players wanting to participate can sign up at the show Friday or Saturday and have to make it through preliminary rounds with the final being Sunday. Read more

Posted on Fri, 3 Oct 2008 08:23:28 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Asus S101 not an Eee PC and actually targets MacBook Air

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A week ago an Asus Eee Roadmap was leaked that showed a new S101 and S91 netbook in the Ultimate segment. At an event in Taiwan Asus' CEO showed off productions samples of the Asus S101 and revealed that Asus will go to market with the Asus S101 without the Eee PC moniker.
They rather target the premium lightweight notebook sector with the S101. The Asus S101 is 16-21mm thin and Asus actually set its eyes on competing with Apple's Macbook Air. Read more

Posted on Thu, 7 Aug 2008 06:37:44 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony sets overall Sales Target for Sony PS3 to 150 million Units

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The Sony PS2 has sold over 140 million units over the nine years on the market. For Sony's Kaz Hirai it is clear that the Sony PS3 needs to beat that number. At the E3 2008 he set the overall sales goal to 150 million units for the PS3.

The Sony PS3 sales since its launch are around 13 million units, so there is still a very long path ahead for Sony to reach 150 million. Of course Sony bets to see the same adoption curve they have seen on the PS2 over the almost 10 year life cycle. Read more

Posted on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Xbox 360 Pro already selling at Target with new low Price

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Target is already selling the Xbox 360 Pro in stores for the new low price of $299.99 (was $349.99). Microsoft was actually expected to announce the Xbox 360 Price-cut at the E3 2008 press-conference on Monday.

The Target offer of the Xbox 360 Pro (the Xbox 360 with 20GB HDD) is only available in stores and not online. Read more

Posted on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Target sets up Shop at E for All Expo 2008

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Target has signed-on as the official retail sponsor for this year's Entertainment for All Expo (E for All) video game expo, scheduled to take place October 3-5, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, IDG World Expo announced today.

Attendees will have the opportunity to purchase many of the products they see on the E for All show floor at Target's consumer electronics and video game boutique created specifically for the show. Read more

Posted on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:27:03 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Wolfking Targets Gamer Girls with Pink Gear

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Wolfking is appealing to girl gamers this holiday season with a game pad and mouse with pink accents. The bulk of the mouse and gamepad are colored black, but pink accents are offered on the products.

The Girl Gamer WARRIOR retails for $34.99 and has a 54-key circular layout and USB plug and play capabilities. The keys are the same glossy black as the standard gamepad and flamingo pink accents are on the top of the gamepad. Read more

Posted on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:22:59 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Target Fashion Show uses Holograms instead of hot Models

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Major retailer Target will present the first completely model-less fashion show on November 6th in Grand Central Terminal, New York City.

The live, 3D-virtual fashion show will be created with high-definition holograms, allowing the clothes and accessories to walk, dance, and interact.

The model-less fashion show is powered by Musion Systems Limited. These are the guys who also did the fantastic Gorillaz live appearance at the MTV Awards in Lisbon 2005. Read more

Posted on Thu, 1 Nov 2007 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Xbox 360 Arcade spotted on Target Shelf

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Yesterday we reported about a leaked photo of the Xbox 360 Arcade box and content. Now a photo of a Xbox 360 Arcade sitting on a Target store shelf appeared on Engadget. Update: Engadget got another set of photos from another spotting of the Xbox 360 Arcade.

The somewhat blurry photo reveals a price tag of the Xbox 360 Arcade with $279.99. Read more

Posted on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Acer Plans to enter Smartphone Market and targets RIM's Blackberry

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Taiwanese Computer manufacturer Acer is already offering PDAs and now plans to enter the smartphone business in 2007.

In and interview with German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung, via Heise, Gianfranco Lanci President of Acer says that the Acer Smartphone in the works is comparable to a RIM Blackberry focusing on Email functionality.
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Posted on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 06:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr