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Speaking on the developer’s Facebook page, Harmonix has confirmed that Rock Band 3 will release this holiday season.
Harmonix is developing Rock Band 3 for worldwide release this holiday season! The game, which will be published by MTV Games and distributed by Electronic...
A mid-year price cut and a strong line-up of software titles gave Sony's PlayStation 3 a record holiday season, the company said Wednesday.
The e-commerce sector is turning around as online spending went up during the U.S. holiday season, ComScore said on Wednesday.
E-readers were a hit this holiday season, but the e-reader market is likely to change dramatically next year. To stay on top, Amazon may need to reinvent the Kindle--or at least tweak it a bit.
Did you add new devices to your home network this holiday season? Here's what you need to know to get the most out of your broadband Internet connection.
Old friends, family gatherings, homeward-bound travel all go hand-in-hand with the holiday season--and, of course, so does taking photos.
Google's Android operating system has plenty to celebrate this holiday season -- and now, a new trio of studies suggests the platform is poised for even more success in 2010.
This holiday season, you may find yourself with an awful lot of spare time on your hands. That is, besides the cooking, cleaning, shopping, and shoveling snow...
My random number generator actually put me on a non-extreme one so I rolled up and my mouse landed on this lucky guy. Be sure to keep an eye out for our other giveaways, there’s lots more stuff to be won this holiday season!
Even if you're staying away from the sauce this holiday season, it'd still be nice to be able to clink your glass with everyone else when the toasts go down. Sure, you could just have glass of water - but why do something practical and not absurd when there's an iPhone app?
You should know the drill by now. Leave a comment below describing your first TV and we’ll pick the winner at random on 12/18/2009. The winner must have a US shipping address. This DVR only works with cable systems so satellite subscribers and antenna users need not play. Good luck! Of course if you don’t win, you could always swing over to Moxi.com and pick up a dual tuner model for $499 or the triple-tuner model with a Moxi Mate for $799. Just saying.
It’s so, so easy to hate on Wal-Mart, what with destroying this country’s mom and pop culture, importing cheap junk from China, and freaking out whenever employees mention the word “union.” But if you’re a gamer, you really ought to cast aside your prejudices, brave the crowds, and find the games you’ve always wanted for a good $10 less than what you’ll find elsewhere. That’s right: we’re having ourselves a good old fashioned price war. Wal-Mart has taken it upon itself to sell video games this holiday season (not sure if it’s a permanent thing or not) for $10 less than you’ll find at GameStop, Best Buy, Amazon, etc. Sixty dollar games become $50, $50 games become $40, and so on. I don’t know if there’s any $40 games any more. And credit to PC World for using the word “rubbish,” which is right up there with my favorite words this years, in describing the games you won’t find. You will find Halo: ODST for $10 less, but you won’t find Barbie Goes to Hollywood and Gets Mixed Up With the Wrong Crowd. How have the likes of GameStop responded? Oh, by seeing the value of their stock go way down. GameStop stock tumbled 8.26 percent after word got out that Wal-Mart was meaning to eliminate the so-called “next-generation tax.” In conclusion, if you’re so viciously anti-Wal-Mart that you won’t shop there for any reason whatsoever, then it may make sense to do your video game shopping there. And if Wal-Mart is good enough for Ric Flair, then it’s good enough for me.
Need a few ideas on what point-and-shoot camera to buy this holiday season? Check out our slideshow for a few suggestions.
In the spirit of the holiday season, Blacksmith Games has put together an event called Appvent Calendar 09, which promises to be a veritable treat for iPhone...
Whatever the reason is, the two Wii manufacturing companies, Mitsumi and Hosiden, will see a 50% drop in net profits because of the reduced order size. But hopefully their production lines won’t be slow for a while and we’ll see the new and improved Wii Xtreme HDTV 1080p 2 system sometime real soon. [via Kotaku]
SCEA Senior Manager for Public Relations Patrick Seybold, has confirmed the sales of over 440,000 PlayStation 3s in the United States for the week ending November 29. "The 2009 holiday season got off to an amazing start for PlayStation, with all key retailers showing a significant increase for PS3, PSP and key holiday titles over Black Friday and the holiday weekend," said the exec in an emailed statement. "PlayStation 3 demand was at an all time high with the system selling more than 440,000 units for the week ending 11/29/09." Seybold went on to claim that entertainment in the United States this year is to be "defined" by PlayStation products.
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This may be the first holiday season in a long time that Sony is looking forward to. Some 440,000 PS3s were sold last week (compared to 550,000 Nintendo Wiis), and Sony says demand for the system was at “an all-time high.” Good thing for that price cut and re-design, right? Sony told Gamasutra, which I’m putting here for your convenience:
That’s a fair point. Three-hundred dollars gets you a Blu-ray-playing, online game-ing, Netflix-streaming… you know the deal. The PS3 at $300 is so much more attractive than, what, the $500 Sony wanted for so many years? Besides, for $500, or a little more, you can build a reasonable gaming PC. It won’t blow you away, no, but a proper PC is so much more versatile than a static consoles. So now we wait for Microsoft’s numbers. Did any of y’all take advantage of any Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Awesome Tuesday deals? I saw a few PS3 bundles here and there, but I spent a few dollars on Steam buying Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, and Mirror’s Edge. Steam makes it too easy to spend money!
Amazon is mighty proud of its Kindle. So much so that the retailer outed a press release proclaiming that the Kindle is the best selling device on Amazon.com and even pre-Cyber Monday, November was its best selling month so far. Nook what? It’s too bad that we have to take Amazon’s word though. The company still hasn’t released any hard sales numbers for the device and probably won’t anytime soon. But if this press release is true, and there really isn’t any reason to doubt it, the Kindle outsold the iPod touch, Sarah Palin and Dan Brown’s books, and everything else. That’s impressive.
The Call of Duty franchise has sold over 55 million copies of its games across platforms to date, and that number is only expected to rise with the holiday season upon us. Even with the criticism leveled against Modern Warfare 2 because of the graphic nature of one of its levels, the game is being hailed by critics and will most definitely be in the running for game of the year. The games are published and owned by Activision, and the two main developers have been Infinity Ward and Treyarch, but others have had a hand in some of the spin-off and hand-held versions of the games.
Bing is offering online shoppers this holiday season the ability to save up to 35% when they use Bing for their shopping needs. When consumers are shopping online between now and December 2, 2009, you can save up to 35% on virtually any product from hundreds of stores. In order to receive your cashback, users must register for a free cashback account through Bing, where they will then use their email address when purchasing items through online stores. Once users have purchased their items, they can request a cashback from Bing, which can take up to 60 days to process.
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The holiday season is upon us, and Black Friday is here. You know what that means--discounts. Before you go out and brave the throngs of shoppers crowding the...
The ultimate guide to surviving the 2009 holiday season: How to visit family and reconnect with old friends and still get done all that work while out of the office.
Bargain shoppers eager to find the best holiday shopping deals are often easy prey for online scams. Here are five tips to protect yourself while shopping online this holiday season.
Sure, breathalyzer technology has been around for years. So have portable versions. This however, is the first portable breathalyzer that uses a fuel cell. See, the problem is that most breathalyzers use semiconductors to test for blood alcohol levels, however they are subject to false readings and have a short usage life. The Lifeguard Breathalyzer is available online, for $299.95. Odds are you won’t have one before Thanksgiving, but maybe you can get one before the end of the December.
How does it work? Well, you buy a TomTom PND, then go to this website to complete the process. You’ll ship TomTom your old GPS (along with the appropriate form, of course) and then you’ll get your check in about 7-14 days. Pretty easy. [via Twice]
If you prefer warm, indoor shopping to cold, outdoor, middle-of-the-night Black Friday shopping, then you may be happy to hear that Best Buy “is bringing the excitement of Black Friday a week early this holiday season.” How is this possible? How can one retail store bend the fabric of the time-space continuum in such a way? According to a recent press release:
So it looks like $500 is going to be the new sweet spot for big TVs. Unless you count $300 being the new sweet spot for slightly less big (but still big) TVs. Either way, prices are moving in the right direction. Full press release:
In September, Apple performed the now-yearly ritual of updating its iPod lineup in anticipation of the upcoming holiday season. Why? Apple sold 22.7 million...
It’s definitely worth your time to check out Photojojo as well. They have some pretty cool photography tips and some suggestions for projects you might not have ever seen before.
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GRAND Flash Album GallerySkins for GRAND FlAGallerydeveloped by CodEasily.com - Flash Templates, WordPress Themes and WordPress pluginsThe Flash Player and a browser with Javascript support are needed.. The Year of the Netbook. That’s 2009. You can’t walk into a consumer electronics store without seeing netbooks everywhere. Actually you can’t really walk into a consumer electronics store, period, since they’re closing up faster than costume shops the day after Halloween. But that’s another story for another time. While traditional netbooks sales will almost certainly see a decline in 2010 as they make way for the new class of low-voltage ultraportables, there’s still plenty to choose from this holiday season. Here’s a handful of purchase-worthy netbooks – in no particular order — for your perusal. The only real rule for this list (besides having to be a netbook) is that screen resolution must be greater than 1024×600. Those 1024×600 netbooks are so 2008.
Sony
 Sony VAIO W Series: Starting at $499.99 (SonyStyle.com) Although priced a bit higher than its competitors, Sony’s VAIO W line manages to stuff a full-resolution screen into a 10.1-inch form factor while most of the other netbooks on this list are of the 11.6-inch variety. Features:
Gateway
 Gateway LT3118u: $379.99 (Gateway.com) Looking to buck the trend of Intel-based netbooks, Gateway’s gone with an AMD Athlon processor and ATI Radeon X1270 graphics for a bit more pick-me-up than you’d find in competing offerings. You’ll miss out on the 6+ hour battery life that you’d enjoy with an Atom-equipped machine, but you’ll get more power for light gaming and HD videos. Features:
ASUS
 ASUS Eee PC 1101HA (Seashell): $429.99 (ASUS.com) Promising over 9 hours of battery life, a multitouch trackpad, and a spacious keyboard, the ASUS 1101HA – informally called the Seashell Series – attempts to meld day-long productivity with an inspired design. ASUS’ “Super Hybrid Engine” technology can even squeeze 11 hours out of a slightly higher-capacity battery if you’re so inclined. Features:
Nokia
 Nokia Booklet 3G: $599.99 or $299.99 with 2-year data contract (Nokia.com) Available exclusively at Best Buy, the Nokia Booklet 3G is one of the newer netbooks to hit the market, differentiating itself with standard built-in 3G wireless, GPS, and unbelievable 12-hour battery life packed into a 2.75-pound frame. At $600, it’s not cheap, but you can get it for $300 if you sign up for a two-year wireless data plan. Features:
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Dell
 Dell Mini 10: Starting at $499 (Dell.com) Dell’s build-to-order business model means that you can customize its 10.1-inch Mini 10 series of netbooks with extras like an integrated GPS chip or even a TV tuner. The Mini 10 now packs a 1366×768-resolution screen standard — not to be confused with the Mini 10v, which comes with a 1024×600 screen. Features:
Samsung
 Samsung NC20: $549.99 (Samsung.com) Like the Gateway LT3100 series, Samsung’s 12.1-inch NC20 also bucks the Intel Atom trend by going with a low-voltage 1.3GHz VIA Nano processor. You also get a big 97% (of full size) keyboard, standard six-cell battery, and standard Bluetooth connection. Features:
HP
 HP Mini 311: Starting at $399.99 (HP.com) With an almost irresistible list of features for the price, HP’s newest netbook line has a lot going for it: both VGA and HDMI outputs, standard six-cell battery, and HD-friendly NVIDIA ION LE graphics make the 11.6-inch Mini 311 enticing, to say the least. Features:
MSI
 MSI Wind U210: $479.99 (MSIMobile.com) Another entrant in the no-Atom-CPU field, MSI’s Wind U210 sports a nimble 1.6GHz AMD Athlon Neo processor, ATI Radeon X1250 graphics, and 2GB of RAM. What you’ll gain in power, you’ll lose in longevity, though, as the U210’s six-cell battery tops out at around four hours. And, sure, MSI apparently didn’t get the memo that we’re in a Windows 7 world now, but the Vista-based U210 includes a Windows 7 upgrade voucher in the box. Features:
Lenovo
 Lenovo IdeaPad S12: Starting at $429 (Lenovo.com) For the ultimate in configuration options, look no further than the 12.1-inch Lenovo S12. It’s available with a VIA Nano processor and XP Home at $429 or opt for an Intel Atom/NVIDIA ION/Windows 7 Home Premium combo starting at $599. Features:
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October US video game sales decline, but major franchise releases and general economic indicators still herald a bumper holiday season.
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