Best Buy has announced the release of the Little Buddy Tracker to its Insignia product line. The Little Buddy Tracker helps you keep track of your child’s location. All you need to do is drop this little device into their backpack or lunch box.
The Little Buddy Tracker then uses GPS and cellular technology to [...]

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According to Best Buy’s website this morning, you can buy the Samsung LN52A650 HDTV for just $9.99.  Isn’t that amazing?  This is not to be confused with our earlier Blippitt Daily Deal on the Samsung PN42B450 HDTV.
Well, before you get too excited, you should know that the Best Buy $9.99 TV is a typo.
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Best Buy has embraced the social networking wave by launching a dedicated help force that is available exclusively on Twitter. Hundreds of Best Buy employees will now be helping customers via the insanely popular micro-blogging website. They have even created a series of commercials (below) that don’t even mention the Best Buy website, [...]

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A leaked Best Buy memo outlining how the chain will handle Windows 7 upgrades has seemingly given Microsoft an indirect slap in the face.
The note starts out like this:
“Microsoft is launching Windows 7 in mid-October 2009. This new operating system isn’t just a ‘Vista that works’ program – it’s a new operating system with improved [...]

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Back at DEMO 08, Best Buy’s social media team created Giftag, an online gift registry and social sharing application.
After learning about Google App Engine, however, the Giftag development team decided to move Giftag on to Google’s App Engine.
They then proceeded to re-launch the Giftag application just in time for Black Friday.
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In an effort to compete with giant online retailer Amazon, Best Buy has launched a new initiative called Best Buy Remix, offering developers an open API and the potential to link directly to their product catalog.
Anyone that has their own site or blog can apply to become a Best Buy affiliate, similar to [...]

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