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You’re already buying TVs, washing machines, cheap keyboards and cell phones at Best Buy, why not a $12,000 electric motorcycle? That seems to be the thinking going on at Brammo HQ, where an infusion of cash from Best Buy’s investment arm last year has now led to plans to sell the $11,995 Enertia at five West Coast Best Buy stores in May. Okay, sure, but we’re way less optimistic about plans to let the Geek Squad handle basic repairs and maintenance — we don’t let those fools near our laptops, god forbid Pimples McUpsell touch something that could actually kill us. Eventually Brammo wants to sell bikes at every Best Buy location around the world, but we’ll see how this initial test works out.

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Brammo Enertia electric motorcycle to be sold at Best Buy originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The fate of the Sprint Treo Pro has been up in the air ever since the announcement of the Pre, with units sent to stores called back for testing and reports of endless delays, but it looks like we’ll finally be getting the HTC-built handset next month, since it’s in Best Buy Mobile’s March circular as the “Palm Pro” for the expected $249 on contract. That’s certainly better than the off-contract $699 price Big Blue posted last month, but what’s up with calling it the Palm Pro? Considering the tips we’ve already gotten confusing the Treo Pro with the Pre, we’d say truncating it down to just “Pro” is a disaster waiting to happen — might want to straighten this out, Palm.

[Thanks, Mike]

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Palm “Pro” shows up in March Best Buy Mobile ad for $249 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We already knew that the Sprint-branded Treo Pro was making guest appearances at the occasional Best Buy, but thanks to a hard working web admin, you’re one step closer to owning one without having to step foot in the aforesaid store… if you’re willing to wait, that is. Palm’s CDMA Treo Pro has found itself a holding page on Best Buy’s website, and while we’re desperately hoping the $699.99 off-contract price is still subject to change (read: drop), those anxious to get in early can pre-order one as we speak. Loose estimates have it shipping in a week or two, but we noticed that the handset was go for in-store pickup in most B&M locations near us. Oh, and don’t forget the “Great Financing Offer” as you checkout — with a sticker pushing seven bills, you’ll probably need it.

[Thanks, Brian]

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Sprint Treo Pro now on sale at Best Buy originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Engadget Podcast 130 – 01.23.2009: Angry rant edition originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’d pegged early January for the release of a pink Samsung Instinct on Sprint’s airwaves, and Best Buy’s doing everything it can to help us hold the line on that with a new “Coming Soon” page advertising just such a product. Unfortunately, they’re asking a whopping $599.99 for the pleasure of being the first kid on your block with this thing, but the off-contract pricing in Best Buy’s system is usually way out of whack — we wouldn’t worry about paying anything close to $200 on contract by the time you actually step into the store.

[Thanks, Emilio]

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Sprint’s pink Instinct shows up on Best Buy’s site for outrageous price originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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