Eclectic Electronics

Nokia E72 gets FCC approval
Sexy, sleek Nintendo Wii in piano gloss black not coming to the US
Barnes & Noble (B&N) Criterion Collection 50% off sale, July 2009
Deep Discount and DVD Planet semi-annual 25% off July 2009 sales are live!

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 12:45 PM PDT

The Nokia E72 apparently has just been given approval by the FCC, which means that it’ll be arriving in US stores soon. The photo shown above is of an unbranded E72, expect to pay a pretty penny for one of these if carriers are not going to subsidize the particular model.

Expect to pay around between $400 to $500 (personal estimate, based on previous prices of the E71, E61i, E61) for an unbranded handset. The Nokia E72 features a 5 megapixel camera along with an all-new optical trackpad for navigation.

FCC documents show that the device will utilize HSPA 850/1900 along with quadband EDGE support within the USA. It also supports HSPA 2100 for when you leave the USA.

[via FCC and MobileWhack]

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Sexy, sleek Nintendo Wii in piano gloss black not coming to the US

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 10:30 AM PDT

Looks like the US is on the losing of the game console world again. A Nintendo America representative stated to GameDaily (with regards to getting a piano gloss black Nintendo Wii onto US shores):

“no plans to have other colors of Wii in the U.S.”

Hopefully, that’s not a final thing. As we all know, dishing out different colorways (particularly black) during declining product sales is sure to spice things up a bit! Just check out what they’ve been doing with the Nintendo DS Lite/DSi.

The US has also been eagerly awaiting additional colors for the Nintendo DSi, which are only available in Japan as of now.

[via GameDaily]

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Barnes & Noble (B&N) Criterion Collection 50% off sale, July 2009

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 08:00 AM PDT

Haven’t had enough of the ongoing DVD sales? Here’s another one by Barnes & Noble. They’re having a 50% off sale on all Criterion Collection. That’s 50% off, not up to 50% off. It includes both DVDs and Blu-rays and you can score even further discounts if you’re a Barnes & Noble member.

This offer ends August 2, 2009 at 2:59 am while supplies last. Save 50% Off on Criterion Collection DVDs and Blu-ray discs.

If you’re not familiar with the Criterion Collection line-up of DVDs, read this excerpt from Wikipedia:

The Criterion Collection is a privately held company that distributes consumer versions of “important classic and contemporary films.” It was established in 1984 as a joint venture between Janus Films and the Voyager Company. Since its inception, the company’s releases have catered exclusively to the North American video market, specifically the United States and Canada. Their titles first appeared on Laserdisc up until 1998, then on DVD, and most recently, Blu-ray Disc. The company recently began a downloading service online via a partnership with The Auteurs.

I personally don’t collect the Criterion Collection line-up since I am not familiar with probably 99% of them. The only ones I have are The Rock and Armageddon.

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Deep Discount and DVD Planet semi-annual 25% off July 2009 sales are live!

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 05:30 AM PDT

Everyone’s wallets ready for some DVD/Blu-ray shopping? Deep Discount and DVD Planet’s semi-annual 25% off sale for July 2009 have officially gone live!

The following codes are for the Deep Discount 25% off sale:

(Can be used once per account, but possibly multiple codes can be used per account)

DVDTALK
USATODAY
NYTIMES
SUPERSALE
PRICESEARCH
YAHOO
ESPN
XM
JIM
DEALNEWS
LATIMES
WGN
WLS
PRICEGRABBER

For DVD Planet, the code is 25OFFSALE and it can be used multiple times.

Do note that pre-orders are not included in these 25% off sales. I’ve ordered from both in the past, and I have to say I prefer Deep Discount even though they ship a bit slower. I’ve had some problems with DVD Planet’s billing department, they asked me for an amount and I paid for it by phone but the balance was still showing up even months after I paid for it.

On the other hand, the good thing with DVD Planet is that they give you store credit for DVDs/Blu-rays (but you should’ve done this way before the sale started because it takes a while to process), which you can use during 25% off sales like this.

A word of caution, if you’re impatient and need these things fast, better go to Amazon’s DVD/Blu-ray sale instead. Sometimes, orders from Deep Discount take a month or more to arrive at your place, especially when the item you order is not in stock. Sales for both sites will run until August 2, 2009.

[via DVD Talk Forum]

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