Tag: TARGET

If you have Facebook pictures pretty enough to frame and set on the mantle, you can now print photos directly from the site using Kodak kiosks at Target. Just a few weeks after Facebook announced support for higher-resolution photos, Facebook and Kodak have teamed up with Target to cut out the printing middleman (i.e. flash drives) by installing these kiosks in stores. Target is saying that the ...

Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines... Sunday, a hacker known as 'Iraq Resistance' posted a YouTube video taking credit for the 'Here You Have' e-mail virus that flooded global e-mail systems last week. [From: YouTube, via: PC World] According to the Wall Street Journal, GoDaddy.com, the Web hosting and domain registration site known for its classy Super Bowl commercials, is ...

Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines New Apple TV? A revised iPod touch? iPod Guitars? Today's Apple Event, where a new online video announcement is expected to take place, will be streamed live (for Mac users only). Expect productivity and Web speeds to dip around 1 p.m. EST when the event kicks off. [From: Apple and Engadget] Regardless of whether or not Apple unveils the ...

Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines.... Foursquare mayor wannabes have an extra incentive to return to their pub or hot dog joint of choice. The location-based service will now let you know when you're within a mere 10 check-ins of an elusive mayorship. [From: foursquare blog] Google's new Gmail calling functionality has been used over 1 million times in the service's first ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... The Web lamented the elimination of a group of YouTube 'Downfall' Hitler parodies yesterday, a move that supposedly came as a result of copyright issues with the film's production company. Today, YouTube released a blog statement that, while not specific, basically seemed to convey the message, "Don't hate the player, y'all." In ...

Earlier this month, we saw the incredible Panic Status board, a real-time visualization of the Portland-based software company's activities and tasks. Running on a large high def screen mounted in the office, the Web-based board tracks the number of outstanding tech requests, creating a way for everyone at the company to quickly see what's happening. Panic found that the board, in effect, ...

As far back as 2008, retailers were flirting with the idea of offering customers coupons via cell phones. It never really caught on, but, now, Target hopes to change that. According to a press release, the retailer began a program today that allows customers to receive digital coupons on their cell phones. Using a barcode on the screen, customers can scan and save money at any Target store in the ...

If the shrink -- that measure of lost sales that typically go unaccounted for -- gets to growing at a faster pace than sales, you just might have a problem on your hands. According to Mark Fisher, EMA VP of strategic initiatives, that's exactly what's happening in some retail locations, though he does point out that having to tackle a theft issue is, at least in some way, a sign of heightened ...

Okay, we don't know who came up with this idea, but we have to give them some credit for innovation, not to mention (in our opinion) some pretty attractive design sense. Yes, Target's new gift card gimmick this holiday season is that it doubles as a cute, disposable digital camera. The little device runs on two AAA batteries, has a self-timer, and is packaged with a USB cord, driver disc, ...

If you've ever had the misfortune of accidentally wearing a red shirt into a Target store, chances are pretty good that you were tapped on the shoulder by some other customer. The store's red shirts are so noticeable that it's hard to not assume anyone wearing red there is an employee. That's exactly the impression a man in Miami Beach, Florida exploited to walk off with $17-thousand worth of ...

The first 'Manhunt' was one of the most brutal games of all time, calling on you to do a raft of icky feeling things to survive, like killing thugs as they plead for their lives, or stabbing broken pieces of glass into the necks of unsuspecting guards. While many look at the 'Grand Theft Auto' series as bad, it doesn't even compare to the level of disturbing behavior in 'Manhunt'. Recently ...

First there were rumors, then there was a supposed confirmation at Best Buy. Now it seems that there can be no doubt that a $399, 40-gigabyte PS3 model is coming to the U.S., even if Sony still isn't ready to confirm it. A couple of intrepid gamers printed out the UPC from the earlier Best Buy leak and scanned it at a Target price check kiosk. Up popped the price and description, shown above, ...

A new ruling requires that Target.com and other sites allow for keyboard navigation and use alternate tags for images in order to make the sites accessible for the visually-impaired. These requirements sound simple enough, but may prove difficult for all of those dynamic, Flash-enabled pages that are popular among e-commerce sites. That means this ruling could cost site providers like Target, ...

It seems Sony and Target are getting rather cozy lately, first with the big-box retailer offering to market Sony's Blu-ray format over Toshiba's rival HD-DVD format, and now with Sony creating a line of Bravia LCD HDTVs exclusively for sale at Target ... well exclusively at the moment, anyhow. Sony's offering two sets up to the Target faithful, the $799, 26-inch KDL26ML130 and the $899, 32-inch ...

Seems last week's buzz about Target dropping the HD-DVD format from their stores was, well, a little less than factually based, and we confess we were caught up in the spin as well. An AP report talking about Target promoting Blu-ray in stores was misinterpreted to mean that the company was going to exclusively sell Blu-ray in stores. As it turns out that's not the case -- Target will continue ...