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Wal-mart's Father's Day deals: $128 Blu-ray player, $398 37-inch LCD HDTV

Wal-mart's Father's Day deals: $128 Blu-ray player, $398 37-inch LCD HDTVNo to bluerayI will not have blue ray in my home until they get rid of the draconian DRM. No way will I have it.Blu-ray is on its way out anyway, don't botherI own both HD-DVD and Blu-ray players....

Tags: HD DVD, Blu-ray, Digital rights management (DRM), DVD, Consumer electronics, Digital media, LCD, HDTV, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-06-11

Wal-mart's Father's Day deals: $128 Blu-ray player, $398 37-inch LCD HDTV

Love it or hate it, you can't deny that Wal-mart knows how to stick a thumb in the eye of its competitors. It enjoys offering deeply discounted products around holidays, especially big ticket items like electronics. Last year, it offered a $128 Magnavox Blu-ray player as a "door breaker" on...

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., HDTV, LCD, Blu-ray, Monitors & Displays, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-06-11

Wal-mart adds more HDTVs, Blu-ray players to its stores. Will you buy there?

Wal-mart adds more HDTVs, Blu-ray players to its stores. Will you buy there?Nope. I look for quality gear and extended warranties... and longevity.BB always keeps its warranties and has a wide arrange of products and an excellent return policy. Even their employees sometimes know something about what they...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Digital rights management (DRM), Wal-Mart Stores Inc., HDTV

Discussion threads 2009-05-25

Wal-mart adds more HDTVs, Blu-ray players to its stores. Will you buy there?

Having already made some progress in the consumer electronics space by selling Dell computers and value-priced TVs, Wal-mart is expanding its offerings including more Blu-ray players and 1080p HDTVs to watch Blu-ray movies on. The move is thought to be in response to Circuit City's exit from...

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., HDTV, Electronics, Blu-ray, Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-05-25

Wal-Mart makes electronics assault on Best Buy official

Wal-Mart makes electronics assault on Best Buy officialInteresting moveWalMart has the potential to be a major player in the electronics retail environment and a strong competition to Best Buy if it is really serious. A few thoughts for WalMart:1. In the Sunday Ads, tell consumers about the new renovations...

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Best Buy Co. Inc., electronics

Discussion threads 2009-05-19

Wal-Mart makes electronics assault on Best Buy official

Wal-Mart confirmed plans to bolster its electronics selection in a move to grab the void left by Circuit City before Best Buy grabs it all. Confirming a Wall Street Journal report on Monday, Wal-Mart issued a statement on its grand electronics plan across its 3,500 stores. In a nutshell,...

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Electronics, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-19

Trent Reznor responds to NIN app denial

The Nine Inch Nails iPhone app nin: access has generated a lot of interest from fans since it was first previewed then released in mid-April. An updated version (1.0.3) of nin: access was recently denied access to the App Store for "objectionable content." Reznor tweeted that it...

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., App, Trent Reznor, NIN, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-05-03

What a difference a decade makes: Barron’s proclaims Amazon best retailer

Reading Barron's cover story on Amazon where the publication loves damn near everything about the e-tailer---the cash flow, the business model, the cloud services, the marketplace for third party sellers and even the Kindle---and you can't help but flash back to a decade ago where it was dubbed Amazon.bomb.  ...

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Barron, Retail, E-books, Operational Accounting, Personal Finance, Personal Technology, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-28

The Utah way of health reform

The Utah way of health reformUtah NetCare PlanThanks for writing this article. I am kind of tired of blogs just copying the news articles. You have some original content in here. Thanks for that! I have a site about the Utah NetCare plan. It's purpose...

Tags: payroll solutions, Regulations, Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, ERISA, health care, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-03-16

Wal-Mart selling Windows health records

Wal-Mart selling Windows health recordsWill this contribute to the standardization...... of electronic medical records that you've been hoping for?RE: Wal-Mart selling Windows health recordsShort answer: No. Gov needs to release what those standards are for vendors like this to enforce adoption. The VA system is being looked at along...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Windows health record, health record, health care, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-03-13

Wal-Mart selling Windows health records

The bundle will be sold exclusively through Wal-Mart's Sam's Club warehouse stores, with prices starting at $25 by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Software-as-a-service, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Health Care, eClinicalWorks Web Site, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Windows, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-03-13

Learning from Walmart

Learning from WalmartTelxonIt's interesting that this technology still gets mentioned by name. We worked with Telxon units at a small IT software development company I worked at in the mid to late-1990s, developing client/server solutions for Fortune 500 companies. What we worked with was handheld computing form factors. We ran...

Tags: Handhelds, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Telxons, free trade

Discussion threads 2009-02-12

Learning from Walmart

People generally don't understand how much function follows form - and organizational design is limited by organization technology - in IT. So when I read this article on Walmart by Charles Platt - sharing some of his insights seemed the natural thing to do. by Paul Murphy

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Recruitment & Selection, Operating Systems, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Software, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2009-02-12

Apple earnings preview: SEC inquiry, Jobs' health, iPhone vs. iPod Touch

Apple earnings preview: SEC inquiry, Jobs' health, iPhone vs. iPod TouchApple's late move to Wal-mart hurt holiday salesThere's a Tech Channel Index report out (http://www.techchannelindex.com/archives/US-Technology-Retail-Sales-Channels.php) showing a big increase in holiday and post-holiday electronics sales through "broadline" retailers like Wal-Mart, at the expense of traditional electronics retailers. Did...

Tags: Retail, Vertical industries, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., earnings preview, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, SEC, Apple iPhone, health care, Apple iPod, job

Discussion threads 2009-01-21

AT&T's $99 iPhone

AT&T's $99 iPhoneActually, Wal-Mart Is Selling The IPhonehttp://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/12/26/walmart/?cnn=yesAs usual, ZDNet is slow on the take.RE: AT&T's $99 iPhoneAnd ZDNet is not reporting Wal Mart is selling them at all.Once again proving ZDNet drops the ball on an important story.If it was "Wal Mart to launch Microsoft Zune Phone"...ZDNet would splash...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Handhelds, Apple iPhone, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows Mobile, AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-12-27

Holiday recap: Amazon bucks trend of worst retail season in decades

On this, the other Black Friday, here are a few bits of retail news worth sharing: Amazon said today that the 2008 holiday shopping season was its "best ever," even though a report released on Christmas Day called the season one of the worst in decades. ...

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-26

Top visited retail sites on Cyber Monday: eBay, Amazon, WalMart.com, Target.com

November 2008 December 1st Growth Retail Category 42,927 57,129 33% eBay 8,930 12,981 45% Amazon Sites 5,894 9,207 56% Wal-Mart 3,569 6,766 90% Target Corporation 3,108 4,801 54% Apple Inc. 2,567 3,683 43% Best Buy Sites...

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Site, eBay Inc., Target.com, NB

Blog posts 2008-12-12

$99 iPhone? Don't hold your breath (and why 'Apple = premium' isn't the answer)

$99 iPhone? Don't hold your breath (and why 'Apple = premium' isn't the answer)The best Apple analyst...Gene Munster was on CNBC's "Fast Money" yesterday. He said a WalMart deal made alot of sense and that he gave it an 85% chance to be true. Figured we'd hear an...

Tags: Public relations, 3G, Sales strategy, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-12-10

Walmart iPhone deal could be big for Apple

Walmart iPhone deal could be big for AppleWhy not?I bought my iPhone at a hypermarket discounter in France. The employees were from Orange, the network provider, not the discount store.Worked fine.RE: Walmart iPhone deal could be big for AppleI am a connection center dept. manager at Walmart in the...

Tags: NETWORKING, Walmart iPhone, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Apple Inc., Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2008-12-09

Walmart iPhone deal could be big for Apple

If Walmart does sell a $99 iPhone Apple will find itself with a sales channel that equals its retail presence in short order. In a research note, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster ponders reports that Walmart will sell a $99 iPhone--most likely a 4GB version. Munster writes:...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Apple Inc., Retail, Sales Strategy, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-09