Pin Itemailprint What if every customer in your local Best Buy was wearing a blue polo shirt and khaki pants? Think it might get a little confusing? Improv Everywhere thought so too and decided to troll their local Best Buy. The employees were so confused, they called 911. Watch more Viral Videos here
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Is this another “Chinese Democracy” or is it really happening? Ten months after Apple announced that there would be a white version of the iPhone 4, the rumors are swirling that Wednesday is the big day. Several screenshots of a white iPhone 4 have popped up in Best Buy’s inventory database with an April 27 [...]
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Competition is about to start heating up for the iPad. Today, comes word that Research in Motion (RIM) will make its long-awaited BlackBerry PlayBook available on April 19, 2011 at 20,000 retail outlets in the U.S. and Canada at a starting price of $499. The BlackBerry PlayBook, which we first told you about last fall, [...]
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Another Super Bowl has come and gone, and the buzz the next day once again focuses on the commercials. Advertisers pay millions of dollars to reach the Super Bowl audience, and for good reason. Watching the annual Super Bowl commercials has become almost as important as tuning into the game itself. This year, there were [...]
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Got a craving for a nice, big latte? You could be in luck. Starbucks is one of the few stores open on Christmas Day 2009. If, on the other hand, you were hoping for a Big Mac or a doughnut, no soup for you! McDonald’s and Dunkin Donuts are not open today. Other big retailers [...]
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. [...]
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, but instead [...]
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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 [...]
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Image via CrunchBase 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 [...]
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Image via Wikipedia 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, [...]
