<![CDATA[Recent Releases from Best Buy on SMR]]> http://smr.newswire.ca en Tue, 22 May 2012 08:28:07 -0400 <![CDATA[Best Buy Launches iPhone App – One of the first Canadian Retailers to Offer an App for Mobile Shopping]]> BURNABY, BC - Best Buy, Canada’s most popular retailer and e-tailer of consumer electronics, computers and entertainment products, announced today its free mobile app is now available to download onto iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad devices. The app is one of the first of its kind from a Canadian retailer: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/best-buy-canada/id386960831?mt=8

Consumers can browse and accurately search the entire catalogue as well as dive deeper into each product through ratings, reviews and enlarged views. Shopping for favourite items is made easier by the Mobile Checkout’s “Ship to Home” feature. Additionally, the Store Locator feature with geo-location allows users across Canada to find the stores closest to them.

Features of the Best Buy iPhone App:

  • Customer rating
  • Customer reviews
  • Product specification
  • Social sharing (Twitter, Facebook, email to a friend)
  • Product Browse
  • Product Search
  • On Sale Items
  • Store Locator (w/ Geo-location)
  • Favorites
  • Product Purchase via mobile checkout with Secure Product purchase via mobile checkout (Ship to Home)


For more information on the Best Buy app, please visit: http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/iphone-app.aspx   

]]> Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:30:00 -0400 http://smr.newswire.ca/en/best-buy/best-buy-launches-iphone-app <![CDATA[Best Buy Canada and HP Reveal Second Edition Vivienne Tam Digital Clutch]]> Announcement Highlights:

  • The HP Mini 210 Vivienne Tam Edition offers a high capacity 3-cell battery providing up to 5.5 hours of battery life, weighs under 2.69 lbs, less than one inch thin, comes with Windows 7® Premium, 2GB memory, 1SO-DIMM slot and Intel® Atom Processor N450.
  • Includes HP QuickWeb and HP QuickSync plus integrated Beats™ by Dr. Dre audio for a premium listening experience
  • Available in Best Buy stores and online at BestBuy.ca for $599.99 and comes with the design-matching protective sleeve. 
  • Until May 6, your purchase at Best Buy stores also includes a matching Vivienne Tam wireless mouse.
  • Enter to win a free HP Mini 210 Vivienne Tam Edition Digital Clutch at www.bestbuy.ca/viviennetam and www.bestbuy.ca/vivtam.

May 5, 2010 – Burnaby, B.C. – Best Buy Canada and HP announce the retail launch of the HP Mini 210 Vivienne Tam Edition netbook. The hot new “Butterfly Lovers” digital clutch is the second edition digital clutch designed by Vivienne Tam, offering exclusive integrated software to keep you in touch with your world in new ways. Making a high fashion statement inside and out, the HP Mini 210 is a feather-like style accessory that web-connects in seconds, all in a slim, simple and sleek design.

Product Details:

The HP Mini 210 Vivienne Tam Edition is the ideal companion PC for the highly mobile, Internet-centric fashionista, providing freedom and fun with up to 5.5 hours of battery time and a built-in web cam that transforms into a digital “compact mirror” with a click of a button on the brilliant 10.1” diagonal BrightView Infinity display wide-screen. The HP QuickWeb instant-on software lets you listen, browse, text and chat in seconds and has a keyboard that is 93 percent of the size of a standard notebook PC keyboard.
Partnering with Beats™ by Dr. Dre™, HP has included high-performance audio software that enables listeners to experience music – through headphones or external speakers – the way artists intended. Previously Beats Audio was available only in the premium HP Envy notebook PC line.

Design Inspiration:

Reflecting Tam’s spring 2010 collection, the netbook design is inspired by the classic Chinese love story, “Butterfly Lovers,” a beautiful tale of freedom, romance and inspiration. Integrated directly into the netbook’s lid using HP Imprint technology, the design is as durable as it is stunning.
The HP Mini 210 Vivienne Tam Edition also comes with a Butterfly Lovers desktop theme that includes an animated butterfly start menu, custom Vivienne Tam icons and three wallpapers to coordinate with the design.

This special edition companion PC is available now in Best Buy stores and online at BestBuy.ca for $599.99 and comes with the design-matching protective sleeve. For a limited time your purchase at Best Buy stores also includes a matching Vivienne Tam mouse.

]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 09:00:00 -0400 http://smr.newswire.ca/en/best-buy/best-buy-canada-and-hp-reveal-second-edition-vivienne <![CDATA[From Geek to Chic, Best Buy Canada Mingles Fashion and Technology with the Latest Products for the Style Savvy]]> Burnaby, B.C. – March 18, 2010 – Finding yourself in a technology style slump? With Toronto’s LG Fashion Week fast approaching, Best Buy Canada has identified the top 5 trend-setting, fashion-forward technology and accessories to take your electronics from boring and blasé to the model of good taste. Get out of your winter funk and leap into spring! No need to let your personal style suffer in the name of cutting-edge technology, now Canadians can have the best of both worlds.
Top 5 products for the style savvy

  • Sony Vaio Laptop in Indigo - Inside its slim, stylish chassis, this Sony VAIO laptop is loaded with all the tools you need to work and play on the go. It's powered by an Intel Core i3 processor and 4GB system memory, so you can take full advantage of the sharp 14" LCD screen, Energy Star rating and Bluetooth wireless technologies.  You can also choose your colour: White, Indigo, Pink or Red
  • Samsung 40” 1080p 120Hz LED HDTV - Measuring a sliver-like 1.16” thick, the Samsung 6000 Series offers the total package in a state-of-the-art LED LCD HDTV. It features Full HD 1080p resolution, enhanced contrast, colour and clarity, and an ultra-slim, energy-efficient design that's just over 1" in depth. Plus, it's loaded with ample inputs that will bring your entertainment to life in HD on the 40" screen.
  • Belkin iPod touch 3G Hue - This Belkin Polycarbonate Case For iPod Touch 3G has a color combination through the assembly of two to three separate cabinets. Full access to connectors, buttons and screen. Mix and match colors. Enhanced tactile grip experience for device and application use in the landscape format.
  •  Monster Lady Gaga In ear Headphones - Monster's Heartbeats by Lady Gaga are high-performance in-ear headphones with a unique design. They're precision-engineered with advanced technologies to bring out the highs, mids and lows of your audio with incredible clarity.
  • Sony eReader Touch - Carry up to 350 books everywhere you go without breaking a sweat. With its impressive 6" display and large internal memory, Sony's PRS600B Digital Reader is the perfect travel companion for anyone who likes to read on the go. It's more compact than many paperbacks, is only half an inch thin, and lets you enjoy hundreds of eBooks everywhere!

From now until April 1, get triple the Reward Zone Points on all Style and Technology accessories. http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/style-tech.aspx.

Taking your home electronics from Geek to Chic, Best Buy and LG are helping one lucky Canadian make over their home entertainment system with updated, fashion-forward electronics and installation by the Geek Squad Agents. Until March 26, 2010, Canadians can submit photos of their rundown home theatre setup for the chance to win an LG Home Theatre makeover! The 10 most run-down systems will be reviewed and the photo with the most votes for worst home theatre set-up will win:

  • A 55" LG HDTV
  • An LG Home Theatre in a Box
  • An LG Blu-Ray Player
  • Premium Home Theatre Installation by Geek Squad, including:
    • TV and Video Setup
    • Speaker Setup
    • TV Mounting
    • TV Wires Concealed
    • Speaker Mounting
    • Speaker Wires Concealed

Contest and bundle details available online at www.bestbuy.ca/geektochic. Check out our Twitter and Facebook pages for contest updates and to view photos of the worst home theatre setup. 

]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0400 http://smr.newswire.ca/en/best-buy/from-geek-to-chic-best-buy-canada-mingles-fashion <![CDATA[Best Buy Canada’s Best Budget Buys for the Holidays]]> Burnaby, BC – December 3, 2008 – With almost 60 per cent of Canadian consumers planning to purchase entertainment-related gifts this season, and another 47 per cent planning to purchase consumer electronics, Best Buy Canada is a must visit for Santa this holiday season.1

But, we know Santa’s number one shopping rule this season is to stick to the budget!  This doesn’t mean consumer electronics and the hottest entertainment goods are off the list.  The Best Buy elves have picked their top 10 picks for affordable consumer electronics that won’t break the bank.
 
#10 – This year why not give the gift of music?  Our number 10 pick this holiday season is the Coby Clip Style MP3 Player for approximately $20.  For a special touch, you can even pre-load it with their favourite artist and songs (and Jingle Bells, for good measure)!

#9 – One of the hottest headphones on the market is, believe it or not, under $25.  Skullcandy Earbud Headphones not only have a cool name, but deliver amazing sound quality and are affordable too.  They come in a variety of colours and designs for everyone on your list.

#8 – Digital cameras have changed the face of photography; unfortunately they have also relegated many of our favorite photos to a file on our computers.  Free your favorites from the hard drive!  Our number 8 gift this season makes the perfect stocking stuffer.  A one and a half inch digital picture frame keychain - talk about a conversation starter, and all for around $20.

#7 – When Santa isn’t busy making his lists and checking them twice you can find him relaxing in front of his new HDTV.   If you’re willing to spend a bit more this season but still looking for a feel-good deal, there are some affordable options for all sizes of HDTV’s.  Number 7 on our list is the Sony 32” flat-panel LCD HDTV for under $700.

#6 – Sometimes the best gifts don’t come in the biggest boxes.  Gift cards are a great way to help people get what they really want, without forcing them to stand in the return line first. With almost two-thirds2 of Canadians looking to give or receive a gift card this year, these are a great gift again this season available in all denominations, they never expire and can also be used online.

#5 –The holidays are all about staying connected with the ones we love; and what better way to stay connected than with a new BlackBerry Pearl 8220 flip phone.  For approximately $50 (on a three year contract) you can stay connected with the ones you love by text, e-mail, photo messaging and even talking to each other (does anyone do that anymore?!)

#4 – Over the holidays everyone wants to be with the ones they love, but if being there in person isn’t a possibility then our number four gift should be at the top of your list.  The Microsoft Life Cam is around $70 and will let you feel like you are in the same room, with image stabilization and face recognition.  This easy to use web camera will always bring you home.

#3 – It’s hard to find a wish list that doesn’t include something related to gaming, whether it’s accessories, a console, or the latest game titles.  Although it’s not brand new, we’re putting the Nintendo DS on our Top 10 list because it’s one of the best bang-for-your-buck gaming products out there, and the game titles are among the most affordable.

#2 – Ferris Bueller once said, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”  What better way to capture life’s most interesting moments than with our number two gift:  the Insignia digital camera.  With 7.0 megapixels and 3x optical zoom this camera is packs quite a punch, and at less than $100 it won’t take a bite out of your holiday budget.

#1 – Laptops are always on people’s wish lists, but often way too pricey for Santa’s budget.  This year you don’t have to feel bad putting one at the top of your list - we’ll point Santa towards this one for under $400 from Acer.

“We know shoppers are extremely cost-conscious this year, but are still looking for the best gifts that get the best reactions,” said Loveena Chera, Director of Marketing, Best Buy Canada.  “Our top 10 gifts give Canadians affordable options that offer great value for money that their family and friends will be thrilled to find under the tree this year.”

Visit BestBuy.ca for a list of store locations, or to purchase any of the top 10 gifts online. Prices listed above are as of December 3, 2008.

1Maritz Research Canada - Mon 24 Nov 2008
2Deloitte & Touche

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