8 Ways To Shop Smarter Using Apps and Flash Sale Sites
The internet has saved us from actually having to go outside and speak to real people in order to buy things—but that…
Hackers Ravaged Home Depot With a Password Stolen from a Vendor
Earlier this year Home Depot confirmed that 56 million cards had been compromised in one of the biggest retail security…
Say Good-Bye to the Man Who Championed the Barcode
Alan L. Haberman did not create the barcode, but he is considered by many to be the man who brought the technology to…
Surprise! Retailers Use Lighting To Trick You Into Buying Inferior HDTVs
The guys at HD Guru have shed some light, literally, on a bit of trickery retailers use to make lower performance HDTVs…
Teens Get Their Own Space To Dream About Strange Adventures
In case there was any doubt that the young readership is where the growth is these days, the struggling Borders…
Local Electronics Stores Defy the Recession By Not Being Terrible
While giant retailers are scrambling to nab whatever portion of Circuit City's suddenly available $11-billion in…
Standing Over Circuit City's Cooling Corpse, Walmart Steps Up Its Electronics Game
Where many see death and despair, Walmart's executives see opportunity. Starting this week, the big-box giant is…
A Master List of Holiday Online Ordering Deadlines For Last Minute Shoppers
Dealhack has compiled a list of major online retailers' ordering deadlines for shipments that need to arrive before…
Take a Trip Down Memory Lane With Other Failed Gadget Sellers
Now that Circuit City's closing up shop, perhaps we should take a minute to remember other failed gadget dealers from…
Sharper Image Rises From The Ashes...as a Brand Only
A few days ago we discovered that Sharper Image had "something big coming," but as of today, there has been no official…
Buy "Something" For $10
"A boat's a boat, but the mystery box could be anything. IT COULD EVEN BE A BOAT! You know how much we wanted one of…
Where Did You Shop For Evil Holiday Consumer Goods?
Gawker Media polls require Javascript; if you're viewing this in an RSS reader, click through to view in your…
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…
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…
Xbox 360 Failure Rate: 30%, Says Retailers
We always knew the Xbox 360 failure rate was high, but the only time Microsoft's put any sort of solid numbers on the…
Retailers Wish is Granted, PSP Priced Dropped to $169
Remember a couple weeks ago when retailers were calling for a price drop on the PSP? Their wish was granted today when…
Retailers Want a PSP Price Drop
Shit is hitting the fan with the PSP, and that is pretty obvious as of late. According to the folks at 1UP, some "big…