brick and mortar

In some weird alternative universe, this is how retail is done: you walk into a store, buy a voucher for a digital product, and then download it.

Until now, Samson's Zoom H4n digital recorder has been a staple in niche music equipment stores like Sam Ash, Musician's Friend, and Sweetwater, but a no-show in more mainstream retailers.

If free Android phones on every US carrier weren't enough to entice you into a Best Buy Mobile store this month, maybe a deeply discounted

The Dell-Microsoft symbiotic relationship continues where it left off with the Venue Pro, as another highly desirable piece of hardware has been made available at a Microsoft Store ahead

Verizon told CNET the company had "done everything possible" to ensure adequate supply of the Droid X, but there's apparently no anticipating the demand for a top-tier smartphone -- like the Droid Incredible before it, the giant 1GHz Motorola handset is alread

Oh, sure -- SanDisk's 32GB microSDHC card has been "shipping" since late March, but have you actually tried to find one?

Oh c'mon, don't act so surprised. Amazon started out small selling books and CDs, but as of today, you can purchase just about anything on iconic e-tailer's website.

It's less than 24 hours before the US Consumer Conglomerate commence its attack on the brick-and-mortar retail battlefield.

We've already seen a number of outlets show their Black Friday cards, but now some of the bigger guns are revealing their specials.