Wii retail details: markup and endcaps

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"Looks like peoples in the retail industry are getting pretty stoked about the Wiis about to make it into their respective stores. We got our hands on the CompUSA hardware / software markup sheet for Nintendo's new console, as well as some spy pics of some Target Wii endcaps and the variety of accessories those will be stocking, as well."

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Big-Screen TV Price War on the Horizon

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"Christmas is coming, and that means war. "The only ones making money in the TV business this year will be the guys who deliver the sets and the people who sell the stands and the mounting brackets," says analyst Rosemary Abowd of Pacific Media Associates in Menlo Park, Calif."

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9-Volt Lights: reuse your batteries as candles

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"Here's a cool way to use those useless 9 volt batteries you have cluttering up your junk drawer: Richard Lawson's 9Vo(l)tive lights. Turning any 9V battery into a small candle-like light that can be placed anywhere, they're a clever and eye-pleasing use of the chunky batteries."

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General Motor's integrated, retractable Flex-Fit bike rack

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"GM's Flex-Fit system consists of an integrated bike rack that covertly hides within the rear bumper of your automobile, and at the presumed press of a button, the system pulls a stunt akin to those found in highly touted spy films, sliding out from beneath the vehicle in order to holster the bike and expose a secondary license plate."

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Open source software radio - Flex-Radio SDR-1000

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""This is an amateur HF 100 watt transceiver that is completely software driven. The software and updates are all free. There are NO controls on the box itself except a power switch. Users are encouraged to write their own software to control the radio as it is open source and in fact many do.""

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The DVD rewinder

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"I dunno know about you, but I just hate rewinding my DVDs manually after watching them. Thank goodness someone came up with the DVD rewinder to relieve my tired hands. Just snap the disc on top, press the button and watch in wonder as your disc spins up thanks to the "Centriptal Velocity Spindle.""

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Duck Fadar: "Luke, I am your bath toy."

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"Duck Fadar is a rubber duck utilizing the "force" of LED to generate random colors while in the tub. A young Jedi no longer needs to choose between the light or the dark; now it's more like the fuchsia or the aquamarine. Neat feature: lighting is automatic when Fadar is dropped into water."

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