Here’s a rumor that seems plausible but I’m kind of cautious about reporting. Walmart is begging Apple to come and sell the iPhone at its stores. Apple might agree to this and cut a deal like it did with Best Buy. Now BGR is reporting that a new 4GB iPhone (possibly 3G) will be sold at the low price of $99 in order to attract Walmart’s customer base. Will it happen? I’m not holding my breath but it never hurts to be a believer.
Tomorrow, you can be like Vince and get a hold of Google’s G1 phone. Walmart will start selling the G1 phone at a discounted price starting Wednesday. It plans to sell the phone for $148.88 in 550 different stores, competing with T-Mobile’s price tag of $179.99.
But alas, with cellphones there is always a catch. Whether you’re a new customer or an existing customer eligible for an upgrade, you’ve got to sign up for a two-year agreement. That’s how they get you. That’s how the cellphone companies get all of us. The corporate fat cats win again, I want my G1!
Good news for anyone who uses the iTunes Media Store to buy their digital videos: Lionsgate films are now available! It looks like Steve is still working on the major studios and their stupid reasons for not offering their videos online. With the addition of over 150 movies, the video section of the Media Store has now hit about 400 videos! So, what videos are offered by Lionsgate? Try Terminator 2, Monster’s Ball, Dirty Dancing, The Blair Witch Project, and LA Story. After last week’s news by WalMart that it had opened its own online video store and snubbed every Firefox user in the process, Apple is probably pushing even harder to get more videos ASAP. –Nik Gomez
Lionsgate films now available on Apple’s iTunes Store [via AppleInsider]
Just visit the site. Yeah, it really does look like that (if you are using IE, not only are you crazy, you won’t get this article). That, ladies and gentlemen, is what a broken CSS file looks like. Walmart’s new video service is broken in Firefox! How can you expect to gain huge profits when you alienate over 10% of the people on the internet. Walmart needs to realize that, even though techies probably wouldn’t use Walmart to download videos, they are still the only one’s who really know how. By alienating them, it’s more than a shot in the foot. It’s more like a saw to the ankle. Yes, it’s that bad. –Nik Gomez
Walmart Video Downloads [via Digg.com]
Sub-$500 laptops aren’t the hardest things to find now, but how about sub-$500 laptops running Vista? That’s a deal that just calls for Walmar to be involved. The Everex Stepnote VA4101M is being sold at Walmart with some specs that don’t really call out for a new demanding OS. The 1.46GHz Celeron M processor, 512MB of RAM, and 60GB hard drive won’t have a problem with XP, but don’t expect to get Aero running perfectly with this setup. So while the target market clearly isn’t the highly tech-savvy, it will probably make a good product for a kid’s first computer or something of that sort. Calling it a Vista ready computer is just a strech. –Nik Gomez
The first sub $500 Windows Vista laptop [via Gadgetell]
Walmart isn’t just about cheap Tupperware and discounted home decor. They have a nice collection of interesting gadgets too. For $89.63, this hot pink/red/magenta colored Durabrand portable DVD player can be yours. A nice gift for your sister or your “life mate”, or maybe even a nice spark of femininity for you. The 7″ of screen is plenty big enough for you to watch Lindsey Lohan and Hillary Duff movies in all of their exquisite beauty and a perfect opportunity to ogle at Johnny Depp, as is shown in the Walmart ad. — Andrew Dobrow
Durabrand 7″ Portable DVD Player w/ Remote Control, Pink [via Chip Chick]
