Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system kicked off the holidays with record- breaking console sales on one of the biggest shopping weekends of the year in the U.S. Retailers reported Xbox 360 console sales over the Black Friday weekend were on pace to beat previous years, outselling the PlayStation 3 by a [...]
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Xbox 360 Registers Biggest Black Friday in Its History
Sage TV launches HD Theater HD200 For $199.95
SageTV HD Theater lets you play your home network media in FullHD on your HDTV. Easily play your media from PC, Mac, network storage or any USB storage. The SageTV HD Theater also allows you to watch live or recorded HDTV*. Enjoy your favorite YouTube and other online videos with a press of a remote [...]
BenQ launches Joybook Lite U101
BenQ has launched its own Atom-powered netbook this weekend during the IT Month in Taiwan and it’s called the Joybook Lite U101. At first glance the Joybook Lite U101 might not seem that different to every other model already out there, but BenQ is the first to offer a 16:9 display on a netbook.This isn’t [...]
Mio readying its first GPS-enabled 3.5G touch screen handset for 1Q09
According to digitimes.com, Mio Technology, the brand product subsidiary of Mitac International, plans to launch its first Windows Mobile-based 3.5G GPS handset in the first quarter of 2009, according to company sources. Mio’s GPS handset will be powered by 3.5G chipsets from Qualcomm and will also come with Mitac self-developed touch user interface, the Spirit, [...]
Blockbuster OnDemand Unboxed & Setup at zatznotfunny.com
So much for a day of vacation recovery… UPS just arrived with the new Blockbuster OnDemand movie rental box, by 2Wire. If you recall, $99 gets you the box and 25 video rental credits. Once those have been consumed, content begins at $1.99 a pop. Packaging is Blockbuster branded, though there’s absolutely no mention of [...]
Amazon lists Nokia N85 for $556 unlocked
Amazon.com now lists the Nokia N85 - which will actually be the first ‘consumer’ AMOLED phone to hit the states, sometimes in December. The price for an unlocked phone is 556$, which will obviously will be much lower with a contract.
The N85 is a S60 (Symbian) 3G/HSDPA phone with a 5mp camera, GPS and WiFi. [...]
