Best Buy and Roxio CinemaNow announced a partnership today that will result in a whole new movie downloading service. It'll apparently be integrated into pretty much every Web-enabled device Best Buy sells too, which is a good way of ...READ»
When was the last time you saw an actual mobile phone on display in a mobile phone store?
If you've had the misfortune to wander into one of these places recently you will notice that the walls and shelves of these places are ...READ»
Apple's MobileMe is variously reviled and applauded in different corners of the Net, but it's hard to argue that it provides a pretty comprehensive service. So comprehensive that Best Buy has just cloned it--and made it available for ...READ»
Best Buy is expanding the idea of consumer electronics by exploring home energy and green personal transportation. First up is the $12,000 Brammo Enertia electric bike.READ»
If holding the launch of IRex's new e-reader at the New York Historical Society was designed to make a statement about a history-making new device, it did just the opposite. The IRex DR800SG, which demoed among hundred-year-old ...READ»
These social media pros practice the fine art of the trust makeover, proving that Twitter and Facebook are now as important as a firm handshake and a look in the eye.READ»
Sony, high-tech electronics giant, has just announced a partnership with Best Buy, U.S. retail giant, to produce a whole new audio product line. It sounds like an unusual pairing, but it looks like it's borne some pretty interesting ...READ»
Despite the flailing economy, many major companies--Wal-Mart, McDonald's, and Exxon, to name a few--have invested heavily in sustainable technologies that could mitigate the effects of global warming. Good news: these investments will ...READ»
Ditching a car for a fuel-efficient Vespa isn't enough to satisfy some sustainability advocates, but few people will have reason to complain now that Italian manufacturer Piaggio has introduced the first hybrid scooter. The ...READ»
It's official: the Brammo Enertia, a much-hyped electric urban commuter bike, hit a Best Buy store yesterday in Portland, Oregon, and will expand to other locations nationwide soon. The $11,995 Enertia probably won't fly off the ...READ»
With so many different TV options available--plasma, LED, and OLED in the near future--it's becoming increasingly difficult to sort out energy efficiency and environmental claims. A new standard, tentatively dubbed EPEAT-for-TV, ...READ»
In 2005 Ryan Dienst and his team were coming to a painful realization. The medical imaging device company they founded three years ago was in the wrong business. Global Medical Imaging (GMI) had built up a healthy revenue stream ...READ»
Consumer electronics chain Best Buy revealed in February that it plans to sell the $12,000 Brammo Enertia electric bicycle in California stores, but the retailer hinted last week that it will actually sell a range of electric ...READ»
While you were sleeping, innovation worked a double shift, popped a couple of brewskis, and then fell asleep in his work clothes. Here's today's innovation news:
The family can stop worrying: Jeff Bezos got a warehouse job in ...READ»
We got a little excited about the Palm Pre smartphone the other day, with its great specs and surprisingly neat design, and thought it might be a sign that Palm is re-inventing itself. And today there's an interesting spin on the Pre ...READ»
After a furor of speculation this weekend that Wal-Mart [WMT] might be the next retailer to carry Apple's [AAPL] iPhone 3G, a few details have finally emerged. According to Bloomberg, the world's largest retailer will begin stocking ...READ»
Almost a year ago, I wrote about how Best Buy handled a situation that could have snowballed in much more than an embarrassment - it could have become a PR nightmare. Yes, customers today have a wider reach than they ever had. The ...READ»
Travel has never been worse -- US Airways now charges two bucks for a can of soda?! Meet the highfliers working to make the terminal experience bliss: from the woman that lead the team behind JetBlue's new terminal in New York's JFK Airport, to the VP the brought Best Buy's Express kiosks selling earphones, videogames and other gadgets to airports nationwide.READ»
Travel has never been worse -- US Airways now charges two bucks for a can of soda?! Meet the highfliers working to make the terminal experience bliss.READ»
Best Buy [BBY] revealed the first generation of its in-house GPS units this week, which will be sold under the “Insignia” brand and will feature a surprising feature-set that might be a game changer for Garmin [GRMN] and other ...READ»
You may have heard of Geek Squad, Best Buy's [NYSE:BBY] tech assistance company that will dispatch nerds with large brains to your home to solve your technical woes. Well, AT&T [NYSE:ATT] wants to get a piece of the market ...READ»
Today on WorkFast.TV: Best Buy's Michele Azar (VP Emerging Customer Channels) and Gary Koelling - co-founder of the 22,000-employee behind-firewall social network BlueShirt Nation talk about how employees are helping each other as ...READ»
Best Buy [NYSE: BBY] has announced that it will expand its existing recycling programs in 117 of its stores, with the potential for a nationwide expansion to all 900+ stores if the new pilot program goes "sucessfully," ...READ»
A workplace with no schedules or no meetings? Undoubtedly every employees’ dream…especially when they’re trapped in an all day meeting. I have to admit, after reading Tim Ferris’ post about the Results-Only Work Environment, ...READ»