Month: August 2010

Despite industry predictions for its death, plasma TV sales jumped 70 percent in July, while LCD TV purchases were flat according to The NPD Group’s retail tracking service. Read the original post by LiveScience

A motor failure on a chair lift ride at the Wisconsin State Fair left approximately 200 people trapped in mid-air for more than two hours Thursday night. – (AHN) Read the original post by WOTV Battle Creek

MacMall.com offers the refurbished Vizio 42″ 120Hz 1080p Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. SV420M, for $459.99 with free shipping. That’s $109 under our June mention and the lowest total price we could find for a refurb by $156. It’s also $188 under the cost of a new one. Features include a 1920×1080 (1080p) resolution,…

The Apple Store offers the refurbished Apple iPod touch 8GB MP3 Player, model no. MC086LL/A, for $149 with free shipping. That’s tied with our mention from last week and the lowest total price we’ve seen for this current-generation model with a 1-year Apple warranty. (We listed the same model with a 90-day reseller warranty for…

Bargain hunters have begun seeking treasures at roadside stands in parts of six states along 675 miles of Highway 127 from Hudson, Michigan, to Gadsden, Alabama, as the annual event called the World’s Longest Yard Sale kicked off Thursday. – (AHN) Read the original post by WOTV Battle Creek

BP has completed its cementing and plugging of the well that gushed oil for months into the Gulf of Mexico garnering the oil giant criticism and causing the company to hemorrhage millions of dollars. – (AHN) Read the original post by WOTV Battle Creek

Don’t hold your breath waiting for Beatles songs to go on sale at iTunes or other online retailers, Yoko Ono said Thursday. Read the original post by Calgary Sun

The U.S. Senate failed Thursday to approve almost $5 billion in funding for a settlement between minority farmers and the Department of Agriculture, a settlement reached more than 10 years ago, causing both Democrats and Republicans to play a game of ?point the finger,? and making many black farmers irate. – (AHN) Read the original…

A man who police claim tried to run them down was shot and arrested in West Columbia early Thursday morning. – (AHN) Read the original post by WOTV Battle Creek

GiveawayotDay: Nature Illusion Studio helps you to transform your real-world photo into an animated nature scene by adding a wide… http://bit.ly/dxRxPK Read the original post by WGNO

Steven Tyler told the world of his amazing ” American Idol ” judging plans before the Aerosmith singer clued in his bandmates, longtime guitarist Joe Perry said on Wednesday. Read the original post by NBC Philadelphia

For “M” Club members only, mwave.com offers the PQI 16GB Traveling Disk u262 USB 2.0 Flash Drive in Blue, model no. 6262-016GR2001, for $25.99 with free shipping ($1.62/GB). (“M” Club membership is free; click here to sign up.) That’s the lowest total price we could find by $5. Deal ends August 16. Read the original…

Walmart still offers the Viore 22″ 1080p LED-Backlit Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. LED22VF60, for $188. With free shipping, that’s $10 under our June mention and the lowest total price we could find by $82. (It’s also $24 under the lowest total price we could find for a refurbished unit as well.) Sales tax…

newegg.com offers the Corsair Force Series 120GB Serial ATA II 2.5″ Solid State Disk (SSD), model no. CSSD-F120GB2-BRKT, for $294. This $50 mail-in rebate drops it to $244. With $3.99 for shipping, that’s $2.06/GB and the lowest total price we could find by $76. This drive features read speeds of up to 285MB/s and write…

Amtrak trains in Washington and Virginia continue to be disrupted following the derailment of a coal train at Quantico on Thursday. – (AHN) Read the original post by WOTV Battle Creek