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Continuing our gift guide from Monday we present a list of presents ranging from tech to blech.
Check out the gift guide after the jump. Read More »
Amazon Kindle’s Stock Dwindles Quick
November 23, 2007 - 12:00 pm
If you were planning on purchasing Amazon’s ebook reader, the Kindle, you may have to wait longer than expected.
After much skepticism of the product, let alone who the gadget’s target audience would be, Kindle sales soared past all expectations, going out of stock in two days. Who knew that a portable electronic device not named iPod, Nintendo DS or Sony PSP would be in demand this holiday season?
The Kindle’s early success is mainly due to its exclusivity - how many other ebooks are on the market, let alone created by one of the world’s major book sellers? - but it’s undeniable that the convenient, user-friendly system is what attracts bookworms without feeling like they’re stepping away from…well…reading a book. Read More »
Wii are in Demand: Can Nintendo Maintain the Lead in this Season’s Console War?
November 20, 2007 - 2:00 pm
Across the country there are shortages of the Nintendo Wii, and with good reason: it’s the hottest gift this holiday season - for the second season in a row.
The motion-controlled marvel is set to lead the console pack in holiday sales, outselling both the PS3 and Xbox 360 - if it can maintain its stock. Nintendo’s grip on the gaming industry - both the Wii and Nintendo DS are major sellers worldwide, with combined sales over 1 million in October - may be loosened up with Sony’s recent price drop and Xbox 360’s essential library. Hardcore gamers that already own Xbox 360 will flock to their local electronics store to snag a less-pricey PS3; scrappy gaming upstarts will sink their teeth into Xbox 360’s deeper catalog of games.
But parents? Most of them will wait it out for a Wii. Read More »
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