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IT'S TUESDAY, JUNE 22ND. I'M NATALI DEL CONTE, AND IT'S TIME TO GET
LOADED. [*]
WE HAVE SOME PRICING FOR MICROSOFT KINECT AND THE NEW XBOX. THE NEW
VERSION THEY DISCUSSED LAST WEEK AT E3 WILL COST $299 BUT IT LOOKS
LIKE THERE WILL BE AN ELITE VERSION FOR $249 AND AN ARCADE VERSION
FOR $149, BOTH WITH LESS BUILT-IN STORAGE. IF YOU BUY IT BUNDLED WITH
KINECT, ADD $100 TO THAT PRICE TAG. IF YOU BUY KINECT ALONE, IT WILL COST
YOU $150. [*]
THE AMAZON KINDLE GOT A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT PRICE CUT. IT IS NOW $189, AS
OPPOSED TO $259. THIS HAPPENED ON MONDAY, THE SAME DAY THAT THE
BARNES AND NOBLE NOOK GOT A PRICE CUT. THESE ARE BOTH ONE-TRICK-
PONIES SO IT MAKES SENSE THAT THEY WOULD LOWER THEIR PRICES TO
REFLECT THAT, GIVEN THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRY. [*]
BEST BUY HAS A NEW DIGITAL ALARM CLOCK THAT LOOKS LIKE THE SONY DASH.
THE INSIGNIA INFOCAST INTERNET MEDIA DISPLAY RUNS CHUMBY APPS LIKE
THE DASH. IT HAS AN 8-INCH DISPLAY AS WELL AS A BUILT-IN MICROPHONE SO
PERHAPS YOU COULD SPEAK TO YOUR ALARM CLOCK, ALTHOUGH IN MY
EXPERIENCE, VOICE-ACTIVATED ALARM CLOCKS ARE MORE TROUBLE THAN
THEY'RE WORTH. IT COSTS $170 THOUGH, WHICH IS $30 MORE THAN THE DASH,
AND A LOT OF DOUGH FOR A BEDSIDE COMPUTER. [*]
GOOGLE CONTINUES TO GET IN TROUBLE FOR COLLECTING WI-FI INFORMATION
WHEN ITS STREET VIEW TRUCKS CRAWLED NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND THE
WORLD. AT LEAST 30 STATES ARE INVESTIGATING THIS DATA AND TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT TO ABOUT IT. THE STAE OF CONNECTICUT IS LEADING THIS
BRIGADE. MORE SPECIFICALLY ATTORNEY GENERAL RICHARD BLUMENTHALL.
THEY WILL BE SEEKING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM GOOGLE AND TRYING
TO DETERMINE IF ANY LAWS HAVE BEEN BROKEN. [*]
VERIZON IS SAID TO BE OFFERING FIOS TO CUSTOMERS WITHOUT A CONTRACT.
THIS IS FOR THE COMPANY'S HIGH-SPEED TV AND INTERNET SERVICE. THERE
WOULD BE A MONTH-TO-MONTH OPTION WITH NO CONTRACT OR EARLY
TERMINATION FEE. [*]
THAT IS YOUR NEWS FOR NOW. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. I'M NATALI DEL
CONTE WITH CNETTV AND YOU'VE JUST BEEN LOADED.