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4400 Radioshacks Now Accepting Old Gadget Trade-Ins

10:40PM Mark Wilson | In what sounds like a clever way for an electronics retailer to battle the recession, Radioshack has started taking trade-ins for in-store credit. More »
Gadgets

Radioshack Offers Gift Cards for Old, Broken Gadgets

11:22PM Mark Wilson | Similar to offers we’ve seen from companies like Costco, the RadioShack Online Trade-In Program will swap your old gadgets for.gift cards. You search their database for your gadget and offer the best quality assessment that you can, and they provide a mail-in sticker that you print. If all goes well, they’ll send you a gift card 10-14 days after the unit is received. But remember, that’s only if all goes well. So assuming worst case scenario, what are your totally broken gadgets worth? More »
GPS

Knight Rider KITT GPS Now Available

7:30AM Sean Fallon | Just a few days after the new series premiere, RadioShack has announced that it scored exclusive rights to sell Mio’s Knight Rider GPS in the US. I already have a GPS unit, but the geek in me wants to buy this thing just to hear William Daniels tell me where the nearest McDonald’s is. The KITT GPS is available now for $US270. [RadioShack via CNET] More »