May 13

Fuzzy math: Palm Pre to run about $470 full retail?

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Sprint is kicking off an exciting little contest that’ll ultimately award two lucky winners with their very own Pres, Touchstones, and one year of Simply Everything service — pretty awesome stuff. Both Sprint and Palm have been famously tight-lipped about pricing for the Pre thus far, but using a few basic calculations derived from the game’s legalese, an eagle-eyed tipster pointed out that it seems that we can probably get within a few bucks of the full retail price. Here’s the deal: we know that Simply Everything runs $99 a month. After federal taxes, FCC surcharges, and some fudge factor for local taxes, you’re looking at, say, $105 to $110 a month. We can say with some confidence now that the Touchstone itself will run $69.99 at retail — and that leaves the Pre itself. Sprint’s rules say that the prize package’s approximate retail value is $1,800, so if you subtract $105 for the plan (since Sprint can’t be factoring in local taxes here) and $70 for the Touchstone, that basically leaves you with a nice, round $469.99. That sounds like a big number at first, but first off, very few folks will be paying $470 for a Pre — they’ll either be upgrading or adding new lines at a significant subsidy — and to put the number in perspective, AT&T charges $549.99 full retail for the BlackBerry Bold. We’re basically just thinking out loud here, but $470 seems like it’d give Sprint plenty of wiggle room to blow this thing out on contract, doesn’t it? Check out shots of Sprint’s mind-blowing contest for the ages after the break.

[Thanks, Jonathan]

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May 07

Sony’s OLED Walkman priced in the US… sort of

Posted in: OLED, PMP, price, pricing, sony, Today's Chili, us, usa

We wouldn’t carve this in stone quite yet, but we’d say that points-to-dollars conversion from Sony’s official ‘Rewards’ site is pretty legitimate. The outfit’s highly anticipated OLED Walkman, which we had the pleasure of toying with earlier this week, is now listed in 16GB and 32GB forms at SonyRewards. While no ship date is given, we are told that the smaller of the two will run members 29,995 points, while the larger one demands an extra 10,000. For those who only speak real currency (you know, like Schrute Bucks), that translates to $299.95 and $399.95, respectively. Furthermore, the first official OLED Walkman accessories have popped up, proving that a leather case / kickstand, clear screen protector and a hard plastic shell will be made available. Oh, and Sony — any moment now would be great for a confirmation.

[Via SonyInsider]

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May 06

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 gets officially detailed, priced for US market

Posted in: dslr, lumix, micro four thirds, MicroFourThirds, Panasonic, price, pricing, Today's Chili, us, usa

It’s been a long, winding road to get to this point, but we’ve finally got Panasonic coming clean and telling us a little of what we already knew and lots of stuff we didn’t regarding its Lumix DMC-GH1. The hotly anticipated Micro Four Thirds shooter is indeed getting priced at $1,499.95 when it lands in the US in “early June,” and that MSRP will include the LUMIX G VARIO 14-140mm/F4.0-5.8 ASPH/MEGA O.I.S. lens. Speaking of the lens, it’ll boast a silent motor and continuous auto focusing (AF) capability for HD video, a feature that’s sorely (sorely!) lacking from video-capable DSLRs. The cam will ship only in black and will capture video in AVCHD 1080p/24p (or 720p/60p) form, and Panny also tells us that users can adjust shutter speed and control aperture during motion recording. Can you say: “want?”

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May 06

Bang & Olufsen’s BeoVision 4 103-inch plasma on sale in USA: $93,050

Posted in: expensive, hdtv, luxury, Panasonic, pics, pictures, plasma, price, pricing, Today's Chili

So, there are two ways to look at this: the first is that this television set costs almost as much as many homes, while the second is that it’s around $40,000 cheaper than the Euro-conversion price. Specially designed for plutocrats who need to brag that Mark Cuban has the bargain version of their HDTV, Bang & Olufsen’s 103-inch BeoVision 4-103 plasma brings along a 1080p panel and plenty of wow. The unit has just been let loose here in America, going on a US press tour and becoming available for special order for those with loads of disposable income. It can be purchased in an array of color options including black, silver, red, blue, and dark grey, though there is a three to four month lead time for each set. The pain? $93,050 on wall mount, $111,805 on motorized floor stand — though we hear that it’s hand delivered by Dos Equis himself.

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Apr 28

Creative’s cheap Zen MX even bores paid product models

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Well what do you know… Creative’s still in business and pumping out yet another variation of its Zen media player. The Zen MX features the same played design that Creative’s been pushing since 2007 including a 2.5-inch, 320 x 240 pixel display, and SDHC expansion. However, as Creative’s new low-end Zen, the MX is stripped of all but its most basic codecs — MP3, DRM’d WMA, JPG pics, Audible 4, and Creative’s own CMV video format are all that remain. The result is 8GB and 16GB Zen MX players hitting Japan (and presumably elsewhere) on May 5th for ¥9,800 (about $102) and ¥13,800 (about $144), respectively. Oh, and Creative also cut the price of its 32GB/16GB/8GB Zen X-Fi players. A move that would usually indicate an attempt to clear out inventory as the company prepares for a new flag-ship product. However, given the global economic situation and Creative’s own internal meltdown, let’s just say we’re not too hopeful.

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Apr 24

MSI’s X-Slim X340 CULV thin and light bait and switch?

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Uh, MSI. The $1,100 price tag you’re showing for the X-Slim X340 CULV-based thin-and-light laptop on your retail site is not “under $1,000” as you promised three weeks ago. Then again, maybe you’ll slip in a lesser spec’d model by the time the “Out of stock” badge changes to “Shipping?” Know this MSI, we’re watching you.

[Thanks, Andrew R.]

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Apr 20

MSI’s Wind Top AE1900 all-in-one PC comes to US at $529

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MSI’s eco-friendly Wind Top AE1900 has already been formally introduced and spotted over in Hanover earlier this year, but the outfit notorious for withholding price and availability information until the last possible moment has finally let loose those very details. The 18.5-inch all-in-one PC is available with an Atom 230 or 330 CPU, a 1,366 x 768 resolution touchscreen, integrated GMA950 graphics, 2GB of DDR2-533 RAM, a 160GB or 250GB hard drive, 4-in-1 multicard reader, dual-layer DVD writer, WiFi, gigabit Ethernet, a 1.3 megapixel webcam and audio in / out sockets to boot. Two configurations are available (both are shown after the break), with the lesser of the two going for $529.

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Apr 16

The Beatles: Rock Band limited edition bundle priced, detailed

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Finally, a few whispers straight from the horse’s mouth. While we’ve heard rumor after rumor regarding the actual hardware to be bundled in with the sure-to-be-hot The Beatles: Rock Band, MTV Games, Harmonix and EA have come forward today with a few succulent tidbits to keep you interested until the 09.09.09 launch. We’re told that the Limited Edition Premium Bundle will include the game itself, a Höfner Bass (which will undoubtedly do Sir Paul McCartney and southpaws the world over no favors by being right handed), a microphone, a microphone stand, undisclosed “additional special content” and the real kicker — a Beatles-inspired and Ludwig-branded Rock Band 2 drums, complete with a classic pearl finish and vintage replica Beatles kick drum head.

The whole kit is slated to launch worldwide this September, with USers having to pay $249, Europeans paying €199 and Britons paying £179. Finally, we’re told that North American and European fans who pre-order any version of the game will be eligible to join the The Beatles: Rock Band Pre-Order Club and “receive breaking news and access to exclusive game elements including art and behind-the-scenes footage directly from MTV Games and Harmonix.” Oh, goody!

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Apr 16

Samsung Instinct S30 coming to Best Buy at $49.99

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You never really know what to expect when fishing for a new phone at Best Buy Mobile. Go in one week, and you’ll see a strikingly pink Instinct for a strikingly large amount; go in next week, and you’ll see the miniaturized version of the original Instinct for under 50 bones. If a new flyer is to be believed, the Samsung Instinct S30 will be offered up for just $49.99 on contract at Best Buy, which is a whopping $80 less than what Sprint itself will supposedly ask for it on April 19th. Too good to be true? We’re hoping not.

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Apr 10

Xbox 360 Elite bundle rumored to include Halo 3 and Fable 2 for $400

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Don’t get all loony just yet — this one’s still a long, long way from panning out — but ArsTechnica has it from a reliable mole that Microsoft is gearing up to ship an even more attractive Xbox 360 Elite. One that comes bundled with hits Halo 3 and Fable 2 for the same $400 that the console alone runs you now. We already heard last month that Microsoft was considering phasing out the standard Elite in favor of bundled “limited edition” models, so that certainly jibes. Though, we will caution you that the last time Ars‘s mole spoke of console price drops, he / she didn’t completely nail it. While said mole did accurately suggest that a $400 PS3 would hit America before the 2007 holiday rush (it happened in late October of that year), the whole “$100 PS2” thing took a full two years to come to fruition. Then again, E3 is just around the bend…

[Via Joystiq]

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