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Pennycam Captures Convenience Store Thieves, Penny Pinchers
I know how it is with you man—you see that "Take-a-Penny, Leave-a-Penny" tray and it is all "take, take, take!" Well your days of penny pinching are over now that SteathVue has developed their Pennycam. What they have done is to embed a security camera inside the tray that relays upward angled video to a DVR using a standard BNC cable. Obviously, Pennycam is intended to capture clearer (500 x 582 resolution) images of thieves that try and obscure their face from overhead cameras—and it seems to work pretty well based on the footage in the following demo video. More »
apple
Our brothers from down under at Giz Australia got a full-on press-packed walkthrough of the new Apple store in Sydney, the first on the continent, and it looks as nice and Apple-y as you'd expect. This long staircase—to places unknown—is especially cool, and unique compared to what we have in the cramped confines of NYC. However, the retail and Genius Bar sections still do look like, in Blam's words, an "evil twin" of the NYC Meatpacking District's store. Hit the link to see the rest of the pics. [Giz AU]
Apple Store in Sydney, Oi Oi Oi!
Our brothers from down under at Giz Australia got a full-on press-packed walkthrough of the new Apple store in Sydney, the first on the continent, and it looks as nice and Apple-y as you'd expect. This long staircase—to places unknown—is especially cool, and unique compared to what we have in the cramped confines of NYC. However, the retail and Genius Bar sections still do look like, in Blam's words, an "evil twin" of the NYC Meatpacking District's store. Hit the link to see the rest of the pics. [Giz AU]
blockbuster stores
If you ever drunkenly stumble into one of these prototype Blockbuster stores in Dallas, you'll wonder why Best Buy has stocked up on so many movies and ditched the inkjet printers. These proto stores, or storetotypes, lay out little kiosks in the middle and test interesting concepts that have a tenuous relationship to renting movies such as:
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Blockbuster's Prototype Stores Look Like Best Buy
If you ever drunkenly stumble into one of these prototype Blockbuster stores in Dallas, you'll wonder why Best Buy has stocked up on so many movies and ditched the inkjet printers. These proto stores, or storetotypes, lay out little kiosks in the middle and test interesting concepts that have a tenuous relationship to renting movies such as:
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out of business
CompUSA Supplies FAQ About Store Closings
Now that CompUSA is closing its doors, it has begun the process of tying up loose ends regarding issues like gift cards, rain checks, rebates and returns. In a nutshell, if you purchased anything from the store after December 12th you are pretty much S.O.L. More »
out of business
CompUSA Throws in the Towel, Sells to a Liquidator
While the rumor has been floating around all week, the Wall Street Journal reports CompUSA has been sold to a liquidation firm, effectively putting the company out of business. The move is largely based on declining sales, with the company speculated to only do $1.5 billion in sales this year (compared to $4 billion last year). While it will be open through the holidays, the company is actively working to sell and/or close its 103 retail stores. Can you say clearance deals? [WSJ]
on the cheap
Apple Outlet Rings in Low-priced Macs, iPods
Broke Apple fanboys take note. Apple's newly launched Outlet has some pretty sweet deals worth checking out. Sure, they're all refurbished, but you still get a warranty and besides, would you turn down a $1,300 MacBook Pro or a $129 4GB iPod nano? It's worth checking out if you're low on cash. More »
vanity
Apple Blocks MySpace From All Their Stores
Apple is sick and tired of people coming into their stores and hogging their computers for hours at a time while they waste time on MySpace. Apparently people have taken to coming in, taking pictures of themselves with PhotoBooth (the filters are so funny!!!), and uploading them to their profiles. In response, MySpace is now blocked in all Apple stores. More »
cellphones
Confessions of a Cellphone Sales Rep
Red Shoe Diaries this is not, but if you ever wanted to know the hidden workings of that Sprint, T-Mobile, Cingular, Verizon, or Alltel store you pass by on the way scope out the girls at Forever 21 at the mall, the Consumerist has you covered. More »
8:45 PM on Mon Mar 12 2007
By Jason Chen
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gadgets
Oops, looks like it's 128 stores, not 100 like we thought before. 229 minus 128 leaves only 101 stores—a nice round number that management no doubt was aiming for.
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CompUSA Closing 128 Stores
Oops, looks like it's 128 stores, not 100 like we thought before. 229 minus 128 leaves only 101 stores—a nice round number that management no doubt was aiming for.
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laptops
Never Wait for Apple Geniuses: How to Quick Drop Your Mac
Our buddies at the Consumerist got a nice tip from a disgruntled Apple Genius on how to drop off your Mac for repairs without waiting. If you can't be buggered to make an appointment, all you have to do is show up, keep refusing to come back at a later date, and they'll eventually give you a Quick Drop form to fill out. More »
samsung drift
Helio Copies Apple, Launches Retail Store Complete With Hipster Aesthetics
Helio, the "don't call is a phone" cellphone company behind the Drift, just launched its flagship retail store in Santa Monica and they've done a really good job at replicating the Apple Store style and motif. Just like the Apple Store, Helio's neighborhood shoppe features big, wide open spaces perfect for lectures, tutorials and other fun stuff sure to drawn in the "it's Saturday night, let's get wasted" crowd—the MySpace crowd. There's another pic of the shiny store after the jump. More »
2:15 PM on Tue Nov 21 2006
By Gizloco
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11 comments
Latest by craighyatt: i agree with keebler: looks more like a starbucks than apple store. the apple store looks like a cleanroom lab with a bunch of dorks in black t-shirts (some with tattoos and body piercings... not that there's anything more »
home entertainment
Target Stores Wii Allocations Revealed?
Anticipation is building for the Nintendo Wii launch next week (November 19 is the official date), first there was the WiiSeeker that uses Google Maps to show the allocations of Wii consoles in Target Stores near you, and now denizens of the IGN.com message boards claimed to have figured out how many of the coveted consoles have been allocated to Target stores across the US. More »
cellphones
Helio to Open Retail Stores From Sea to Shining Sea
The same folks who designed Apple's retail stores will be making Helio retail stores, the first of which is to open this October in Santa Monica. Eventually, the wireless carrier's stores will show up in other cities, like Denver, San Diego, and the granddaddy of them all, New York. More »
3:46 PM on Mon Aug 14 2006
By Gizloco
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7 comments
home entertainment
Pioneer to Open Store in California
Pioneer announced that they will be jumping on the exclusive-branded store bandwagon by opening up a Pioneer joint in Costa Mesa, Calif. Besides allowing customers to completely design and install an audio system with expertise help and hands-on trials, Pioneer will also use the Costa Mesa store to experiment with foreign products over here in the states. One of the products confirmed for testing there is the Pure Malt Speakers that are constructed of recycled whiskey barrels. More »
cellphones
Chicago to Open Nokia Store
Nokia has plans to open a Nokia-exclusive store in Chicago soon in an attempt to improve its brand awareness. They chose Chicago to open the store because it is the home of Nokia's main competitor, Motorola. This will be the first of four stores that Nokia is planning on opening up in North America, including a store in New York later this fall. They plan to display the entire range of phones available in North America and interactive displays. So it's like an Apple Store, but for Nokia? Yeah, more or less. Just one word of advice, please hide the N-Gage in a dark closet or corner somewhere. There is a possibility of scaring away the customers if it is in the open. More »
12:22 PM on Mon Jun 19 2006
By Travis Hudson
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6 comments
Latest by drewheyman: except you can't buy stuff at experience centers. you can at the store. the experience centers are pretty cool though, and i'm not a nokia fan. seems like it would make more sense to open mini-stores in the carriers' stores, more »
deals
CompUSA Clueless about InterWebs
Further evidence that bricks-and-mortar stores are out of touch: our esteemed brothers at The Consumerist got a note from reader Rick, showing a letter he wrote to CompUSA after the company refused to budge on a $100 price for a Linksys network storage drive he found on the Internets for $84. CompUSA's salesperson said the company will only match the price of competitors doing business nearby. Says Rick:"I'm confused. Did I time warp back to 1998? Does CompUSA not realize that they compete DIRECTLY with on-line retailers? I put the product back on the shelf. I did not buy any of the other accessories I was prepared to purchase from you. NewEgg got all of my business."This is not surprising to us—we saw HDMI cables at Best Buy selling for upwards of $80 which were available on Internet for $15. How can these companies survive? It's crazy. It's the "get it now" mentality. More »
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