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Geek Brief TV #270

August 7th, 2010 | by admin |

I got a press release from Amazon.com this morning that says they’re dramatically lowering prices on some of their most wished for gifts, including the 16GB iPod Touch. How do you show invisible speakers [1] on a video podcast? The Tux Droid [2] is a wireless communications penguin for Linux lovers. Our cellphones are demanding their own beanbag chairs [3], and Chris Pirillo [4] points us to someone’s
Christmas light display [5] that we can control over the Web. Dec 05, 2007 22:07

Amazon Customers Set Gift Expectations High This Holiday Season

Leading Online Retailer Responds by Discounting High-Quality, High-Demand Products
SEATTLE –(Business Wire)– Dec. 5, 2007 At the halfway point of this year’s holiday shopping season, results show that Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) customers have high expectations for gifts and are
seeking primarily high-quality, brand-name items. In response, Amazon.com is discounting many of the site’s most desired products, offering customers great value for their shopping dollar.

According to Amazon’s Most Wished For items (products that appear most frequently on customer Wish Lists), customers are seeking consumer electronics, toys, kitchenware, and watches from high-quality, well-known brands. Across all categories offered on Amazon.com, customers are using product ratings and customer reviews to determine the highest-quality items that fit their shopping budget.

“It is no coincidence that the Most Wished For items on Amazon.com also happen to be very high-quality items,” said Craig Berman, Amazon.com spokesperson. “Customers want products that are stylish,
durable and perform exceptionally well, and we are pleased to offer many of these popular and desirable products at greatly discounted prices as we head into our busiest time of the year.”

The Most Wished For list is available at:
http://www.amazon.com/most-wished-for [6]. The following are a selection of amazing deals on the Most Wished For items of the season:

Toys & Games (http://www.amazon.com/toys [7])

— Jakks EyeClops Bionic Eye – List Price: $49.99, Amazon Price: $34.99 (Savings: 30%)

— Mattel High School Musical DVD Board Game 2 – List Price: $29.95, Amazon Price: $9.99 (Savings: 67%)

— Lego Star Wars Death Star II – List Price: $269.99, Amazon Price: $149.99 (Savings: 44%)

— Barbie Girls 1GB MP3 Player – List Price: $99.99, Amazon Price: $49.99 (Savings: 50%)

— Cranium – List Price: $24.99, Amazon Price: $11.99 (Savings: 52%)

— Barbie Mattel Barbie as The Island Princess Princess Rosella Doll – List Price: $29.95, Amazon Price: $16.75 (Savings: 44%)

— DreamLife Superstar TV Plug-In Game – List Price: $37.99, Amazon Price: $24.99 (Savings: 34%)

Electronics (http://www.amazon.com/electronics [8])

— Apple 16 GB iPod touch – List Price: $399.00, Amazon Price:$379.00 (Savings: 5%)

— Garmin nuvi 350 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator – List Price: $969.22, Amazon Price: $304.36 (Savings: 69%)

— Canon PowerShot SD800 IS 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera – List Price: $449.99, Amazon Price: $239.94, (Savings: 47%)

— Canon Digital Rebel XTi 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera – List Price: $1,400.00, Amazon Price: $610.99 (Savings: 56%)

— Samsung LNT4661F 46″ 1080p LCD HDTV – List Price: $2,199.99, Amazon Price: $1,599.98 (Savings: 27%)

— Toshiba REGZA 32HL67U 32″ 720p LCD HDTV – List Price: $899.99, Amazon Price: $730.65 (Savings: 19%)

— SanDisk SDMX4-4096 Sansa e260 4 GB MP3 Player – List Price: $249.99, Amazon Price: $106.94 (Savings: 57%) Software (http://www.amazon.com/software [9])

— Apple Mac OS X Version 10.5 Leopard – List Price: $129.00, Amazon Price: $109.99 (Savings: 15%)

— Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 – List Price: $99.99, Amazon Price: $77.99 (Savings: 22% + Mail-In Rebate: $20.00)

— Microsoft Office Professional 2007 FULL VERSION – List Price $499.95, Amazon Price $374.99 (Savings: 25%)

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