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Daily Tech: The Best Smartphone on Your Network

GeekSugar — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:11:10 -0800

Here are the best smartphones on the most popular carriers - Gizmodo
Great gifts for those who aren't tech savvy - CrunchGear
Find out what the cold weather can do to your phone - Popular Mechanics
The ultimate DS and DSi gift guide - Kotaku
T-Mobile offers $50 off handsets for Black Friday - The Boy Genius Report
Submit your Cool Captures for your chance to win a CanvasPop print - GeekSugar

Daily Tech: The Second Gen Chumby Makes Its Debut

GeekSugar — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:10:30 -0800

Labeled the "Chumby One," the second gen Chumby costs $100 and includes a 3.5-touchscreen and handy widgets - Engadget
Some iTunes links now open to a direct website called iTunes preview, so you can check out songs without opening the app - Apple Insider
Best Buys' juicy Black Friday deals have leaked - Gizmodo
Take a look at some classic Mario suits, and ones that he should sport in the future - Kotaku
Dells Black Friday ad actually includes some decent laptop sales - CrunchGear
Check out some gadget deals of the day - Lifehacker

Best Buy to Get Nokia's Booklet 3G on Nov. 15

GeekSugar — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:32:19 -0800

The wait is almost over for Nokia's mini laptop - the Booklet 3G. With features like Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity, a 10.1-inch display, Windows 7, and 12-hour battery life, this tiny yet tech-filled netbook has been inching its way to the top of many holiday wish lists this year.

Well now you can really start saving up your pennies, but it's just been announced that the Booklet 3G will be coming to Best Buy stores on Nov. 15 and will cost $300 with a two-year AT&T data contract or $599.99 without. Amazing.

Daily Tech: Nokia Booklet 3G Only Coming to Best Buy

GeekSugar — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:05:39 -0700

The only retailer in the US to get the 10-inch Nokia netbook will be Best Buy - Gizmodo
Google Mobile now remembers what you've searched on your desktop and displays starred map locations - Lifehacker
Sony is planning on releasing Blu-ray movie titles, which can only be watched on PSPs - Kotaku
Tomorrow's Martha Stewart show will be entirely dedicated to talking about Twitter and live-blogging - Switched
Sony's PSP Go hits store shelves today for $250 - Engadget
It's giveaway and game time on GeekSugar! Be sure to log in and play our Best Video Game Ever bracket! - GeekSugar

Companies Turning to Twitter to Answer Customer Inquiries

GeekSugar — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:41:21 -0700

We've already heard of instances where customers turn to Twitter to air their grievances about a particular company. Now Hyatt and Best Buy are trying to make it that much easier for their customers to contact them with questions or concerns thanks to their new Twitter services: Twelpforce and HyattConcierge.

With Twelpforce, Best Buy is hoping that its hundreds of employees will handle tech-related issues and customer service questions. And so far, so good, by the looks of it. Questions seem to be getting answered in a prompt fashion.

As for Hyatt, @HyattConcierge is for anyone who has questions about trip details, staying at a Hyatt in general, or any other issues that may arise during your stay at one of the company's hotels.

Overall, I think it's a great idea that companies are doing this - it certainly saves you from calling a 1-800 number and being passed from one customer service rep to another!

Daily Tech: "Interplanetary Internet" Means Tweets From Space

GeekSugar — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:05:35 -0700

"Interplanetary Internet" will allow astronauts to tweet from outer space - Discover
Netflix has announced it will stream movies to Sony Bravia TVs. - Business Week
Best Buy and TiVo are teaming up. - NYT
Could social networking sites can reveal your social security number? - WSJ
BlackBerry's U2 commercial: Brought to us by Apple? - Gizmodo
"Death by Cell Phone" campaign launches in Florida. - Switched
Make your own charging pocket from a shampoo bottle. - Unplggd

Best Buy Kicks Off $10 Video Game Sale

GeekSugar — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:00:48 -0700

Just in case you didn't get the memo, Best Buy has a sweet deal happening right now where sixty-six video game titles are on sale for $9.99 each. There's a variety of games for PCs, the Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and the Wii. My advice: If you were waiting to pick up Rock Band or any Sing Star games, now's a good time to scoop one up.

Have You Ever Been Refused a "Price Match Guarantee"?

GeekSugar — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:02:57 -0700

Best Buy has been in some hot water with customers lately after news that their employees have been refusing to follow through with the company's price matching policy. Obviously, everyone wants to get the best price possible for an item (especially if it's a pricey LCD TV you've splurged on to prepare for the DTV transition), and most companies have a price matching policy in place to keep customers coming back.

The report - published by HDGuru.com - showed that in three separate Best Buy stores, employees refused to honor their price matching guarantee by quoting a bogus rule sent down from management. I know that these are hard times for everyone, but come on, your policy is online for everyone to see! Honestly, this news is making me a little wary of buying pricey items at the big box store from now on. Have you ever been refused a price match guarantee?

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Do You Buy Used Video Games?

GeekSugar — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:43:23 -0800

Kotaku heard a rumor that Best Buy is flirting with the idea of selling used video games in their store, to which I say: woohoo!

Supposedly, the chain will try it out in a few stores as a test, and assuming that all goes well, you may have another outlet to buy used video games from.

Personally, I tend to buy games new by virtue of the fact that I need them immediately, as soon as they come out. However, if I'm just browsing the shelves for a few new games, I love scooping up a few used games to have.

What about you? Do you supplement your game collection with used games, or stick to buying them shiny and new?

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Samsung's Instinct Will Cost You a Pretty Penny at Best Buy

GeekSugar — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:05:53 -0800

One of Samsung's most popular handsets, the Instinct, will soon be coming to Best Buy - in the pink version. Sweet, right? The only catch is it will cost $599, which is insane in my opinion.

So it does have a touchscreen, a 2-megapixel digital camera, Bluetooth compatibility, and is stylin', but that doesn't explain the hefty price tag. The 8GB iPhone 3G is only $189 at Best Buy, so the math doesn't add up on this one. Just sayin'. Would you pay $599 for this phone?