Mar 05
TechCrunch claims that Google is “stealthily preparing” to launch a new same-day-shipping Amazon Prime competitor called Google Shopping Express. More »
Feb 28
It’s important to support baby’s head and neck – but why not also make it fun? The BenBat Head and Neck Support system comes in great designs kids love with the safety assurance parents crave.
Feb 26
Asus showed off their PadFone Infinity at the Mobile World Congress, a phone that turns into a tablet, proving that this concept may never die. While this particular device is still expensive, it does provide a lot of features for someone who may need this sort of two-in-one gadget.
Feb 25
The 50ft-wide meteor that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia on
February 15th, 2013 and shocked the world via dozens of Russian dashcams
is now turning up, piece by tiny charred piece, on China’s online sales
website Taobao… or is it?
Feb 24
There are plenty of cosmetic procedures available these days, but not
everyone’s running off to the plastic surgeon’s office to get rid of
wrinkles. Here’s a breakdown of some of the best reviewed facial toners and skin rejuvenating devices currently available.
Feb 21
If you’ve been debating on possibly purchasing a new Motorola smartphone, this next week and a half would be the best time to finally take the plunge as Google is announcing a new promotion that will make you $50 bucks richer if you purchase one of the eligible Motorola devices.
Starting today until March 4, you can earn a $50 gift card if your purchase any of the following devices: DROID RAZR M, DROID RAZR HD, DROID RAZR MAXX HD, DROID RAZR, DROID RAZR MAXX, DROID 4, ATRIX HD, ATRIX 2, PHOTON Q LTE, PHOTON 4G, TITANIUM, ADMIRAL, ELECTRIFY M, ELECTRIFY 2, ELECTRIFY, DEFY XT.
You can pick up your Motorola device from either a local wireless retailer or straight from Motorola themselves. Once you make your purchase, you’ll need to wait up to two weeks in order for your rebate to be processed. Once you’re given your $50 Google Play gift card, you’ll need to redeem it before May 18, or else it’ll spoil and leave a rotten smell in your wallet or email inbox.
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Nexus 4 Wireless Charger Now Available For Order, DropTag Sensor Uses Bluetooth To Report Mishandling Of Packages,
Feb 19
While consumer electronics revenues have been going down for the past few years, some companies are seeing in increase in market share when it comes to total revenues for consumer technology devices. Apple accounted for 20% of consumer electronics revenues in 2012, which is a roughly 3% boost from 2011. Samsung also saw a boost to 9.3% from 7% in 2011.
Rounding out the top five are HP with 8.2% (down from 8.9% in 2011), Sony at 4.4% (down from 5.7%), and Dell with 3% (down from 3.3%). So, essentially, out of the top five companies who made the most money, only Apple and Samsung saw a boost in the percentage of consumer tech revenue, which is surprisingly really, since both companies are doing quite well.
As for the top five categories of consumer electronics, tablets saw the most growth from 2011 to 2012, with a 45% increase in revenues. Smartphones had a 25% growth, while laptops, HDTVs, and desktops all suffered a loss, with desktops seeing the biggest loss of 11% — no surprise there, really.
Best Buy, Walmart, Apple, Amazon, and Staples were the top retailers, yet again, in 2012. Staples just recently became an official Apple reseller, where all Staples stores will begin selling Apple products. This is a huge deal for Staples, and due to the popularity of iPads and Macs, Staples should see quite a bit more traffic coming through its doors.
Apple grabs 20% of consumer electronics revenues in 2012 is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Feb 18
eBay will be revamping its homepage tomorrow to give it more of a Pinterest-esque feel. This new design, while it looks very nice, will also spell trouble for your wallet. The new homepage will allow you to create a custom feed filled with your favorite interests, brands, and trends. Everytime you visit the eBay home page, new items will pop up that match your customized feed, leading to more temptation to buy things. The feed will also continuously update while you’re shopping around on eBay.
This new look and feel was designed by eBay to help “personalize” its users’ shopping experience. By allowing shoppers to create a list composed of the items they love, eBay believes it can offer a more personalized and helpful shopping experience. The new homepage does look a lot more attractive than the current eBay layout, which currently shows your recent searches, eBay’s deals, and “popular on eBay” listings.
This new change will definitely help eBay in terms of revenue and profit, and it should make the eBay shopping experience more pleasant and fast-paced. The new homepage was tested with 10% of shoppers back in October, and it received a lot of positive feedback. eBay plans on launching a mobile app featuring the new look and feel sometime in the future.
That being said, you can actually begin customizing your eBay shopping feed right now. The feed creation wizard will guide you step-by-step through the process, starting with a list of items you have searched for in the past. You have to add 5 items to your list before you can view it. There is also an option to have updates from your list sent directly to your e-mail, which of course can result in you spending more money. Have fun shopping!
[via eBay]
eBay to launch new personalized homepage tomorrow is written by Brian Sin & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Feb 17
A couple of days back we ran a story about a rumored an upcoming Nikon Lenses rebate plan rumor. Nikon was expected to slash prices of their lenses and give major discounts on a large number of lenses. Well, Nikon has done it and has announced major discounts. The price scheme is supposed to expire on March 2nd 2013. As reported earlier, consumers do not have to buy a DSLR body in order to qualify for the discounts. They will only need to purchase the lens.
Discounted prices can be checked on Nikon’s website . Lenses that have been discounted are: Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D, Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G VR, Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR, Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G VRII, Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VRII, Nikkor 24mm f/1.4G, Nikkor 35mm f/1.4G,Nikkor 85mm f/1.4G, Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G, Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G VR, Nikkor 28mm f/1.8G, Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G, Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G, Nikkor Micro 60mm f/2.8G, Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G VR, Nikkor Micro 85mm f/3.5G VR and the Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G.
If you were in the market for lenses, we hope that you read our previous post and waited until this was made official. Knowledge is power and it can also save you a buck or two.
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Huge Rebate Plan For Nikon Lenses Coming [Rumor], Amazon Announces ‘Amazon Coins’ Virtual Currency,
Feb 16
Remember back in October when Best Buy announced it would price match online retailers during the holiday season? It looks like the electronics retailer is making that a permanent policy now. Best Buy announced that it would be fighting off “showrooming” by price-matching a handful of both local and online retail competitors permanently.
Starting March 3, Best Buy’s “Low Price Guarantee” policy will go into effect for all Best Buy locations, as well as its website, mobile stores, and even phone orders. The retailer plans to match prices for all local competitors, as well as a total of 19 online retailers, including Amazon, Apple, and Newegg. However, this good news will come at a cost.
Alongside the year-round price matching, Best Buy is lowering its return policy deadline from 30 days to 15 days, which isn’t too big of a deal, because that’s still over two weeks that you have to decide if you want to return something or not, but it may deter some shoppers from buying something too soon, with the fear that the return policy deadline will pass.
However, one of the things that the price matching policy doesn’t apply to are smartphones under contract, but the company says that things such as smartphone chargers. It seems more and more retailers are heading towards this route, with Target offering permanent price matching just last month. Could it soon be the end of ridiculous markups in brick-and-mortar stores?
[via Bloomberg]
Best Buy making online price matching permanent is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
© 2005 – 2012, SlashGear. All right reserved.
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