The reports are swirling today that Radio Shack is “exploring strategic alternatives” for the company, the most intriguing of which is a possible merger with Best Buy. But what would that mean, exactly? More »
A Radio Shack just exploded with a big ball of fire in Manhattan. It happened on 6th avenue, in between 19th and 20th streets. According to Fox NY, it was a “manhole explosion” that “sparked a transformer fire”. More »
Seriously, folks: Guess what I saw in this oddly catchy commercial for the Shack, because I can’t figure it out. All I know is that Biz Markie is excited about something and that there’s a squirrel DJ. More »
A Consumerist reader was scammed into giving a donation to Livestrong that he didn’t consent to, as he found out when he got home and discovered an unauthorized donation on his receipt. More »
Even back then, there were computers for people who couldn’t afford the more expensive stuff. Take this Tandy, which costs little more than a upgraded Netbook today. From Core Memory, photographed by Mark Richards and written by John Alderman. More »
The Xbox 360 price cut rumours we’ve been hearing for September look to be gathering even more steam, as this RadioShack ad shows drops to US$399 for the Elite system and US$199 for the Arcade. That’s down US$50 on the Elite and US$80 on Arcade, making your choices a nice smooth progression of Benjamins–US$199/US$299/US$399. The drops are rumoured to hit early next month. UPDATE: We’ve also just heard from the folks at setteb.it, who have news of an official 60GB upgrade to the 20 GB Xbox 360 system at the same price, €270 in Italy. [Joystiq]
Remember Vex, the RadioShack robot platform that was going to change the face of home android-army construction? After a spell out of the limelight, it’s back with some cool upgrades: the RCR Mini platform is half the size (and at under US$100, a third the cost) of standard Vex, and works alone or with the larger set if you want to mix ‘n’ match. The Wi-Fi Control System lets you wirelessly control hundreds of robots via any computer—Linux machines included—and allows the robots themselves to communicate with one another, so be careful how well you arm them! Pricing and availability details will come out later, but the first hands-on opp will be at Toy Fair, so stay tuned. [Vex Labs]
newVideoPlayer("radioshack_gawker.flv", 476, 288);The Pitch “Penelope” is not a happy camper. Seems that she’s had it up to here with her boyfriend’s vinylphilia, and she appears to have issued an ultimatum in advance of her latest business trip: either the records go, or I do. How will the conflicted Romeo respond? Why, by magically using a couple of Radio Shack cables and a new laptop to digitize his entire LP collection—in, uh, three or four days (a generous estimate based on the size of Penelope’s suitcase). The result? Our male protagonist is definitely gettin’ some tonight, based on Penelope’s winsome reaction to the booming iPod dock awaiting her return. “With our help at Radio Shack, you don’t just buy stuff,” the narrator declares during the outro. “You do stuff.” Wait, is the Shack really trying to pitch itself as a customer-service mecca? And are their ad folks really that ignorant about analog-to-digital transferring? Why, yes—yes they are. More »
