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Nov 03

Leaked Walmart ad reveals Xbox 360 Arcade with $100 gift card, $300 HP G60 laptop

Posted in: ad, ads, blu-ray, HP, leak, leaks, Microsoft, rumor, rumors, sale, sales, sony, Today's Chili, walmart, xbox, xbox 360, Xbox360

It’s not quite a $99 Xbox 360, but if this apparent Walmart scan via Kotaku is to be believed, that $199 Arcade version is getting a $100 gift card promotion going into effect this Saturday. In real terms, that boils down to a $234 Xbox 360 Pro for first-time buyers, seeing as you’ll be needing that $135, 120GB hard drive, too. Also listed are a Sony Blu-ray player for $148 (we’re guessing the currently-MSRP’d $199 BDP-S360), and a $298 HP G60-519WM, which touts a 2.2GHz Intel Celeron, 15.6-inch HD display, Windows 7 Home Premium, 3GB RAM, and a 250GB HDD — not a bad followup at all for that Compaq CQ60. Some interesting spy shots from the Slick Deals forum seem to give credence to the scan, although we’re still playing wait-and-see — that $100 gift card with the Xbox 360 arcade is almost too good to be true, even if it is just a clever tactic to clear shelf space in the lead-up to Black Friday.

Update: Sure as the sun, an official ad has popped up on Yahoo’s front page. Screenshot after the break.

[Thanks, just4onepost]

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Leaked Walmart ad reveals Xbox 360 Arcade with $100 gift card, $300 HP G60 laptop originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 25

Walmart to rival Best Buy’s Geek Squad with own in-home install crew

Posted in: BestBuy, business, retail, Today's Chili, walmart

We’ve never truly been at ease with that Geek Squad crowd. Something about “the people” they hang with and “the places” they hang at just worries us, so we’re pretty thrilled to see another mega-corp stepping in to take the place of the now-deceased Circuit City FireDog crew. Starting sometime before the holiday season, Wally World will be partnering with N.E.W. Customer Service Companies in order to offer in-home installation to customers buying anything from a wireless router to a HTIB. The service plans will be sold on prepaid cards ranging from $99 to $399 in value, and each install includes a “preliminary consultation and a tutorial after installation is completed.” Granted, it may be a bit tough to get the dude looking to spend $5 on a new plasma to spring for such a service, but hey, it’s not like competition is a bad thing.

[Via Hot Hardware]

Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Wireless, Networking

Walmart to rival Best Buy’s Geek Squad with own in-home install crew originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 14

No-contract $30 / $45 Straight Talk wireless plans storm Walmart

Posted in: carrier, Today's Chili, walmart

Remember when TracFone horrified the world with its Straight Talk phone selection back in July? Clearly the suits in Bentonville weren’t so scared, as now Walmart is latching on to that very plan and claiming it as its own. In over 3,200 of the outfit’s retail stores across America, consumers will be able to snag an admittedly pathetic cellie and a rather decent calling plan for just $30 a month. Three Hamiltons gets you 1,000 voice minutes, 1,000 texts and 30MB of mobile web access, not to mention nationwide coverage and free 411 calls. If that’s not quite enough, a $45 per month option provides unlimited everything (voice / SMS / mobile web). Of course, the price of using an antediluvian LG 220, LG Slider 290 or Samsung 451 can’t be measured in mere dollars, but hey, humiliation’s only temporary — right?

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Filed under: Cellphones

No-contract $30 / $45 Straight Talk wireless plans storm Walmart originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 02

Dell’s Inspiron Mini Nickelodeon Edition oozing out now for $329

Posted in: Mini, netbook, now available, now shipping, NowAvailable, NowShipping, on sale, OnSale, ship, shipping, ships, Today's Chili, walmart

If you’ve ever had a yearning for a slime covered netbook, today’s your lucky day. Dell’s Inspiron Mini Nickelodeon Edition — which is absolutely SpongeBob-approved — is now up for order starting at $329. As for specs, it’s pretty much a standard Mini 10v underneath, with a 10.1-inch (1,024 x 600 resolution) display, Windows XP Home, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a GMA950 graphics set, WiFi, 3-cell battery, 1.3 megapixel webcam and a totally played 1.6GHz Atom processor. Oh, and a slimed lid and palm rest, which are likely the one two aspects that truly matter here.

[Thanks, Simon]

Filed under: Laptops

Dell’s Inspiron Mini Nickelodeon Edition oozing out now for $329 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 26

Pre drops to $79.99 at Walmart

Posted in: palm, palm pre, PalmPre, pre, pricing, Today's Chili, walmart

Hey, thought that $99.99 Amazon deal for a Palm Pre was really snazzy? Well today, Walmart appears to go one better by cutting the smartphone’s price down to a staggering $79.99 (on contract and with mail-in rebate). If prices keep going this low, you can probably expect the Pixi to show up for about nothing (zero, zip, zilch) sooner rather than later. If you’ve been looking for a deal to get into the Pre, this is it… but too bad if you dropped $200 a few months ago.

[Via everythingpre]

Filed under: Cellphones

Pre drops to $79.99 at Walmart originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 01

Walmart expands Durabrand DVD player recall to 4.2 million

Posted in: Today's Chili, uk, us, walmart

You know what they say about getting what you pay for? Well, the adage has turned out to be truer than normal in this case. Walmart, which sold some uber-cheap (like, $18 – $29 cheap) Durabrand DVD players in the US and the UK, recently issued a recall for 1.5 million of the units due to 12 reported cases of overheating. The malfunctions caused various degrees of property damage, but no injuries, and now, as a result of several more reported cases of the same issue, the recall has been upped to cover 4.2 million devices. The recall, which originally covered only the silver units sold, has now been expanded to cover both the pink and purple DVD players which were sold between January 2006 and July 2009 exclusively at Walmart stores in the US and Walmart-owned ASDA stores in the UK. Seriously, this just leaves us wondering: how many of these bad boys did they sell?

Walmart expands Durabrand DVD player recall to 4.2 million originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 21

Look out, Slim: Xbox 360 Elite showing $299 in new Walmart ad

Posted in: ad, Microsoft, price, Today's Chili, walmart, xbox, xbox 360, Xbox360

It was all but inevitable that Microsoft was going to hit back at the PS3 Slim with its own $299 120GB console, and while we’re still waiting on official confirmation Microsoft, this purported Walmart ad clipping sure seems to know where the Xbox 360 Elite is headed. Watch out, folks, the video games aisle at your local big box retailer is about to get spicy.

[Thanks, Randall]

Filed under: Gaming

Look out, Slim: Xbox 360 Elite showing $299 in new Walmart ad originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 21

Walmart recalls 1.5 million flammable Durabrand DVD players

Posted in: Today's Chili, walmart

Remember those amazingly cheap doovde players Walmart was so proud of a couple years back? Well, they ain’t so amazing anymore, unless that’s what you’d call a device capable of spontaneously bursting into flames. Sold between January 2006 and July 2009 exclusively at Walmart stores in the US and ASDA supermarkets in the UK, the explosive Durabrand units are being called back due to 12 reported instances of overheating, including five that caused fires. You have to love the irony of skimping on a doovde player purchase, only to pay for it later with “enhanced” insurance premiums. We reached out to Walmart for comment, but they didn’t know what a doovde was. Nevertheless, we captured the conversation after the break.

Update: While we haven’t yet got clear confirmation that ASDA is following suit, we’d be very surprised to not see the product pulled and returns honored in the UK in the same fashion as in the US.

[Via CNN Money; Thanks, Keith]

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Walmart recalls 1.5 million flammable Durabrand DVD players originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 13

Walmart’s $348 17-inch Toshiba Satellite L355 reviewed: surprisingly awesome

Posted in: laptop, reviewed, satellite, Today's Chili, Toshiba, walmart

Looking for an ultra-cheap machine to take to school, are you? If you couldn’t care less about extreme portability, Toshiba’s shockingly inexpensive Satellite L355 (S7915) could be just the thing. $348 at Walmart nets you a 17-inch display (1,440 x 900), a 2.2GHz Celeron 900 CPU, Vista Basic, 3GB of RAM, a 250GB (5400RPM) hard drive, 8x DVD writer and GMA 4500M integrated graphics. The 7-pound machine was recently tested over at Laptop Mag, and critics were noticeably stunned at just how well the machine performed. The display was bright, the keyboard was more than adequate and the six-cell battery managed to hang on for over 2.5 hours in real-world testing. All in all, reviewers felt that the rig was perfectly suitable for handling schoolwork and other basic tasks, and save for the omission of a webcam, they couldn’t find any huge beefs given the uncharacteristically low MSRP. ‘Course, if you already snapped up that $298 Compaq, maybe you should just plug your ears here and pretend this whole thing never happened.

Filed under: Laptops

Walmart’s $348 17-inch Toshiba Satellite L355 reviewed: surprisingly awesome originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 11

Dell’s slime-covered Inspiron Mini Nickelodeon Edition primed for kids, nostalgic adults

Posted in: Mini, netbook, Today's Chili, walmart

Because Disney and ASUS can’t have all the fun — sharing is caring, you know — Dell and Nickelodeon have teamed up to make some kid-catering netbooks of their own. While exact specs aren’t confirmed, the Dell Inspiron Mini Nickelodeon Edition is said to be based on Mini 10v, so following in the footsteps of virtually every other netbook on the market, it’s more than likely got the Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB RAM, and a 1.3 megapixel webcam. Software-wise, this baby’s chockfull of parental control (courtesy of a 15 month trial version of McAfee), security, and educational applications to keep your loved ones on the right track in life — along with exclusive early access to certain Nickelodeon episodes before they air. The slime motif is actually pretty nice and tame, but if you’re wanting something more gaudy, designs based around SpongeBob SquarePants and iCarly are also in the works and sure to fit that bill. Look for this one to set up shop on Dell’s website and in-store at Walmart sometime in October — price is unknown, but we can’t imagine it’ll stray too far from the Mini 10v’s $300 tag. Full press release after the break.

Gallery: Dell’s slime-covered Inspiron Mini Nickelodeon Edition primed for kids, nostalgic adults