The lovely little Asus Eee PC will soon sport a not so lovely or little price tag: the whole Eee range will be going up in price from March, by as much as 20 per cent.
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US and UK analysts of the videogame industry tip Nintendo, with its Wii and DS, to be worst hit by recession – because its new base of casual gamers will stop buying games sooner than hardcore gamers, diverting their money elsewhere. UK analysts also point out that Sony’s PS3 will suffer from being at a higher price than its rival consoles. While US analysts have focussed on the fact that Microsoft has, at least for 2008, got the better exclusive franchises for the Xbox 360, with Gears Of War 2 leading the charge.
If you’re keen on buying new Sony kit any time soon, you might have to save a little longer. The company just announced it’s cutting 5% of its global workforce, and even plans to increase prices of its products to stave off financial troubles.
Today is the day when you can pick up a slew of discounts on Apple products both online and in-store, but anyone expecting to see massive credit crunch-crushing bargains is setting themselves up for disappointment. £5 off an iPod nano? Why, thanks very much, Steve Jobs!
Unless you’re so flush your middle name is Armitage Shanks, you can’t have failed to notice the world’s financial markets are on their backside. But has the dreaded credit crunch put you off buying gadgets? And will next week’s VAT cut get you spending again?
Even in the land of the £10,000 TV pennies are being pinched, as Danish audiophiles Bang & Olufsen announce they are to stop making handsets and gadgets.
Our congratulations go to Plantronics for brightening a chilly Tuesday with a big slab of preposterous show off consumerism. That’s right folks; the dinky gold Bluetooth headset to your right is worth a cool £50k.
There’s one market that isn’t crashing this week: touchscreens. The credit crunch isn’t even denting sales. In fact, experts predict sales will double within five years, fuelled by the latest mobiles and other gadgets.