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Daily Tech: EA Sports Active Opens Two Temporary Stores

GeekSugar — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:21:22 -0800

Right up until Christmas, you can test out EA Sports Active in stores in San Francisco and Boston - EA Sports Active
Walmart's Black Friday ad has surfaced - CrunchGear
Firefox 3.6 Beta3 for Windows, Mac, and Linux users is now available to download - Lifehacker
Hulu has just teamed up with EMI to offer music videos on its free video streaming site - The New York Times
The Nokia N900 is now on sale in the US - CNET
Find out how you can download videos to your iPhone - Switched

Daily Tech: The HTC HD2 Is Coming to the US Early Next Year

GeekSugar — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:18:52 -0800

The latest from HTC, the HD2, is expected to the US earlier next year - Gizmodo
Wal-Mart confirms that the Xbox 360 will go on sale for $199 this Saturday, and it even comes with a $100 gift card - Kotaku
Did you suffer from a T-Mobile service outage today? T-Mobile says everything should be restored now - Engadget
The iPhone App Store has just surpassed 100,000 apps - The Silicon Alley Insider
A court in South Korea has just ruled that cab drives can continue to have televisions on their dashboards - BBC News
It's giveaway time on GeekSugar! Log in for your chances to win one of these AT&T Smartphones - GeekSugar

Wal-Mart Builds Their Own Geek Squad

GeekSugar — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:33:46 -0700

Need some tech support? Normally I like to troubleshoot my computer and technology woes myself (there's nothing like reading the instruction manual to learn how to operate something while in distress), but on rare occasions, I do have to call a company's tech support hotline to get some help with an issue. However, out of all of the gadgets I've purchased from Best Buy, I've never called upon the Geek Squad's services when I'm in need. Why? Well mostly it's the fee that it costs to utilize their 24-hour support. But that's not to say they aren't used - how many of those little Geek VW Beetles have you seen driving around your town? Exactly.

Someone else has been taking notice of the fleet, and is preparing to take on the blue and yellow big box. Find out about Wal-Mart's plans to compete when you read more.

Wal-Mart is enlisting the help of a third-party company called N.E.W. Customer Service to provide similar 24-hour tech support for their electronics customers. Instead of requiring a subscription fee to utilize tech support expertise like Best Buy, Wal-Mart will be offering up a prepaid card for purchase for any over the phone or in-home installation service. Buy one for yourself, or give one as a gift to your less-than-tech-savvy friends or family to use year round. The service should be ready to go nationwide by the upcoming holiday shopping season.

Daily Tech: Google Calendar Gets Hiding and Snooze Features

GeekSugar — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:15:52 -0700

Google Calendar has just implemented a handy snooze button for notifications you want to disappear momentarily - Lifehacker
Check out an in-depth review of the Apple iMac - Gizmodo
Carve your very own 3D pumpkin using a game called Pumpkin Chop on Xbox Live Indie Games - Kotaku
A database marketing firm says that Facebook accounts for 25 percent of US online pageviews - The Silicon Alley Insider
A university in Australia has introduced a mandatory Twitter course for its journalism students - Switched
Wal-Mart is expected to roll out tech-support services by the beginning of the holidays - CrunchGear

Wal-Mart Gets Video Game Trade-In Vending Machines

GeekSugar — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:40:09 -0700

It doesn't get much easier than this. A writer over at NeoCrisis was visiting his local Wal-Mart when he saw a new vending machine that allows you to trade in used PS2, PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360, and Wii games for credit.

Currently, HMV and GameStop already have their own video-game-recycling programs, so it's nice to see a big-box store like Wal-Mart making it that much easier for everyone to reuse games.

Wal-Mart has already commented on the new kiosks (which I'm assuming haven't gone nationwide yet), saying that if the pilot program is a success, they'll start providing actual Wal-Mart credits instead of just a charge back. I don't know about you, but I love kiosks, especially when they function properly . . . quick and easy!

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5 Great Places to Shop For Tech Savvy Moms

GeekSugar — Mon, 04 May 2009 04:01:25 -0700

Mother's Day is quickly approaching (plan your brunches for May 10), and if you haven't the slightest idea as to where to start your search for the perfect gift, I'm here to help. If your mom knows how to upload her pics to her computer, record shows on her TiVo, turn the flash off on her digital camera, then these places will offer up some great gifts she'll really love.

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Stop the Press! Wal-Mart Gets the iPhone 3G

GeekSugar — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:00:46 -0800

Here's a little post-Christmas gift from Apple. That sleek and sexy smartphone that was once difficult to get your hands on? Well the iPhone 3G has landed in Wal-Mart stores across the country and is priced lower than anywhere else.

For $197 at Wal-Mart, you can pick up the 8GB iPhone 3G, or you can get the 16GB black or white model for $297. Currently, the iPhone is priced at $199 for the 8GB version and $299 for the 16GB model at the Apple Store, Best Buy and AT&T Stores. OK, so maybe that is only $2 in savings, but it's progress people and it's Wal-Mart; I never thought I'd see the day.

Daily Tech: New OLPC Ad Strikes a Chord This Holiday Season

GeekSugar — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:10:16 -0800

Skills: the right to education
by olpcfoundation

OLPC has just come out with a new ad which sheds light on the importance of getting laptops like the XO to children in developing countries. - Gizmodo
A new finger scanner, which was developed by two students at a Chinese university, detects high blood-alcohol levels. - Wired
Good news and bad news. The iPhone 3G will be coming to Wal-Mart, but it won't cost $99 as previously announced. You can expect the 8GB version to cost $197 and the 16GB version to be $297. - CrunchGear
Steve Jobs's decision to pull out of Macworld was solely based on politics and not his health. - The Boy Genius Report
Ninety-two-year-old Kirk Douglas is probably the oldest celebrity blogger on the Internet! - Switched
We're not only giving away one Palm Centro this holiday season - but seven - thanks to our friends over at Palm! Be sure to log in for your chances to win! - geeksugar

Google's G1 Lands in Walmart Today!

GeekSugar — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:00:16 -0700

I didn't believe it when I first heard it, but it's true - Walmart will start selling the G1 today at a discounted price!

Unlike T-Mobile, who is already selling the phone for $180, you can get one at over 550 Walmart stores for $150 instead - how great is that? So let me get this straight, iPhone is to Best Buy as the G1 is to Walmart?

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Geek Out: Where Do You Buy Your Gadgets?

GeekSugar — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:00:34 -0700

Upon the "rumor mill" news that Walmart may be selling the iPhone soon, I realized one thing: I have a thing about buying Apple products at the Apple store. Even if I might be able to get something quicker somewhere else (I did NOT want to stand in the AT&T line on July 11, 2008), there's just something magical about going to the white church of Apple and checking out there (hell, emailed receipts! Why isn't everyone doing that?!).

But other than the Apple store, I tend to buy things exclusively online, like Amazon, instead of going to a store - mainly for the deals - and because we don't have many great gadget stores in San Francisco. But I'm curious - do you go for instant gratification and buy your gadgets at stores, and if so, which ones? Or do you patiently wait for online sales?

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