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  • Wrapsol Original & Clean Protection Kits Now Available for the Samsung Galaxy Tab

    Posted on November 17, 2010 | No Comments
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  • What TiVo needs to do to make the Wall Street boys happy (and survive)

    What TiVo needs to do to make the Wall Street boys happy (and survive)

    Posted on March 9, 2010 | No Comments
    TiVo can't catch a break. The company just rolled out its next-gen platform and then finally ended a long court battle with Dish Network, causing its stock to surge to new heights. This all happened within the last two weeks. But then last night the company announced its sad Q4 2009 financials. You already know the problem. TiVo is having a real tough time signing up new customers and retaining current ones as content providers keep pushing their low-price DVR options. The company only managed to net 46k new subscriptions in the last months of 2009, bringing the total headcount to roughly 2.6 million. That's down from the 4.36 million subs TiVo had in January 2006. TiVo ended up losing $10.2 million during the fourth quarter even though revenue improved 16% to $68.5 million. It's sort of sad, actually. DVRs have lost their magic the last 10 years as cable companies offer cheap alternatives with smaller feature sets and none of the trademark TiVo charm. But TiVo can't die yet. I'm not ready to live in a TiVo-less world. The company must work on these three items in order to survive the next decade.

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  • Sony reminds us of the high-cost of first generation 3D TV

    Sony reminds us of the high-cost of first generation 3D TV

    Posted on March 9, 2010 | No Comments
    3D TVs are coming whether we want them to or not. TV makers and content providers aren't testing the water - they're jumping head-first and pulling consumers in, too. But like high definition a few years back, early adapters will be forced to pay a high premium and suffer through a format war of sort before it really catches on. Take a look at Sony's just-announced 3D lineup: The company announced eight 3D BRAVIA TVs for the Japanese market along with a set of necessary 3D accessories, which will compete against Panasonic and Samsung sets when they all eventually hit the market in the coming months. Nevermind that the US models might be slightly different. Let's talk about the multiple steps needed to watch 3D content on your brand new 3D TV.

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  • Sears starting to take pre-orders on 3D TVs

    Sears starting to take pre-orders on 3D TVs

    Posted on March 3, 2010 | No Comments
    Get ready, the 3D revolution will be televised. Sears has started offering pre-order pricing on Samsung's 3D televisions, with some models expected to be available in stores later this month. Sears is also starting to advertise a Blu-ray player with 3D glasses as well.

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  • The 6 rules of shopping for an HDTV this Super Bowl season

    The 6 rules of shopping for an HDTV this Super Bowl season

    Posted on January 28, 2010 | No Comments
    Next weekend Peyton Manning will lead the Colts to a victory over the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl XLIV. Hot new commercials will run and there will be remembrances a-plenty about Katrina. Retailers are hoping that you witness all this on a brand new HDTV. And you might want to think about it, too. After [...]

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  • Electrolux, vacuums do not need iPod docks, m’kay?

    Electrolux, vacuums do not need iPod docks, m’kay?

    Posted on December 10, 2009 | No Comments
    Listen, I know you did this fancy-pants study that concluded people vacuum more efficiently when they are listening to music. And I also understand that you want to market the new quiet UltraSilencer vacuum, but for the love of pete, don't sink to the iPod dock level.

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  • PSA: Sears charging $50 less for new DROID activations than Verizon

    PSA: Sears charging $50 less for new DROID activations than Verizon

    Posted on November 6, 2009 | No Comments

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    If you walk into a Verizon store today and pick up a DROID, you'll be out $300 (before tax) out of pocket, then you'll twiddle your thumbs for a few weeks while you wait for some mysterious PO box in Texas to send you your $100 rebate on a debit card. Wouldn't you rather just pay $200 upfront? Or better yet, $150? Sears -- which, we have to admit, we didn't know sold phones -- is charging just $150 without a rebate for the DROID today, a full $50 less than Big Red proper with rebate. We don't know how good these guys are with customer service (Simplexity is running the store on Sears' behalf, it seems), but truth be told, we can deal with a little incompetency for $50.

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  • Sears Black Friday ad

    Sears Black Friday ad

    Posted on October 28, 2009 | No Comments
    We have another early entry into the wonderful world of leaked Black Friday ads with Sears opening at 4:00 AM on Friday morning and offering a pretty enticing list of door busters (available until noon) and other sale items to satisfy the rabid consumer in everyone. Products include the following (door busters are marked with an [...]

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  • Careful, this is not an MP3 player (it’s JT’s fragrance)

    Careful, this is not an MP3 player (it’s JT’s fragrance)

    Posted on August 22, 2009 | No Comments
    Consider this a PSA. The object above is not, I repeat, not an MP3 player. Oh no, it's Justin Timberlake's new men's fragrance from Givenchy called Play. I just want to make sure everyone knows that so when you're cruising through Sears or JCPennys, you don't accidentally buy it. Because, well, chances are that if you read this blog, you probably aren't the target market for JT's fragrance.

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  • Kmart and Sears have a product page for the PS3 Slim – ZOMG!

    Kmart and Sears have a product page for the PS3 Slim – ZOMG!

    Posted on August 18, 2009 | No Comments
    Oh boy, kiddies. The PS3 Slim rumor just got a whole lot more credible. Kmart and Sears both have a product page live for the PS3 Slim. The Sears page even states the following PS3, SLIM High-Definition Blu-ray player for the best movie experience. Free PLAYSTATION Network membership. 120GB HDD for downloading games, music, videos, and [...]

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  • CrunchDeals: A sub-$100 Blu-ray player

    CrunchDeals: A sub-$100 Blu-ray player

    Posted on June 17, 2009 | No Comments
    Disclaimer: This player is refurbished and it's a Magnavox. However, it still plays Blu-ray discs and can be had for slightly less than a 100 bones.

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  • Sunday CrunchDeals: 500GB external drive for $50, refurb TomTom for $60, and more!

    Sunday CrunchDeals: 500GB external drive for $50, refurb TomTom for $60, and more!

    Posted on May 24, 2009 | No Comments
    dealCrunchDeals abound today as retailers feverishly drop prices in an attempt to keep people from going outside on a long weekend. Here's a tidy list for you to peruse at your leisure. Enjoy...

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