Circuit City and Affiliates File for Bankruptcy in Wake of Store Closings
Bloomberg reports that the consumer electronics giant is filing for bankruptcy. Today, the Virginia-based company (along with 17 affiliates) petitioned for Chapter 11 protection in Richmond
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Circuit City to Close 155 Stores Monday - Withdraw from Electronics Business
According to an insider news tip, Circuit City will be closing 155 stores this Monday and will be withdrawing from the consumer electronics business for good.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Microsoft May Sell Surface for Consumers
A Microsoft market research survey suggests that the company might be looking into selling Surface devices aimed at consumers.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Coby Boombox Recall
Coby’s just issued a recall of 12,000 TF-DVD170 and TF-DVD176 DVD boomboxes sold between May 2006 and October 2007.
According to the US Consumer Product and Safety Commission, the portable DVD/CD/MP3 players can overheat and cause a fire.
And yes, they were manufactured in China.
For additional information, contact Coby Electronics Corp. toll-free at (877) 231-9240 between 9 [...]
Non-Lethal Consumer Weapons - Get Your Taser Now
I’m all into self-defense, and really, I’d rather not kill the guy who’s mugging me. So Taser International’s Taser C2 just throws me into a tizzy–in a good way. As described in their literature, it has a "small non-gun design" (presumably to make sure your attacker doesn’t just simply run away at the site of [...]
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Hydrogen Cars on the Horizon
Ford announced that it could be on the verge of producing hydrogen cars into the market within the next 5 years if things go right. They’ve been using 12 passenger shuttle buses powered by internal combustion hydrogen engines and it’s been the closet they’ve been to a mass production.
We really believe this technology is ready [...]
iPhone Consumer Reviews
Ben: 9 / 10 - "I’d say as a mobile phone it ranks highly, but it’s not a ’smartphone’."
Chris: 6 / 10 - "Great in-the-box wow factor, terrible out-of-the-box wow factor."
Conrad: 9 / 10 - "The only multi-function gadget available that manages to maintain the illusion of not being a device of compromises."
Dante: 9 / [...]
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