What are the hottest tech shopping trends of 2010? BehindTheBuy.com is back with buying advice and a preview of the latest offerings hitting store shelves just in time for the holidays.
Panasonic 50″ 3D Plasma HDTV
You get the best of both worlds with Panasonic’s (Model No. TCP50T25) Viera 3DTV. Not only does its Viera line deliver state of the art 3D movies and content but is an award winning hi definition TV too. For the holiday season, Panasonic is making it easy to upgrade to 3DTV by including a HD-3D Bluray/DVD disc player , 2 pairs of 3DTV glasses, and two 3D movies on its whole line of 3DTVs (a savings of nearly $600!).Available in 42″, 50″, 54″ and 65″ screens sizes with prices as low as $1,600 ;www.panasonic.com
HP Photosmart eStation
The HP Photosmart eStation is a first for printing – it’s an all-in-one printer that is connected directly to the web and it comes with a 7-inch detachable touchscreen. You can use the screen to control your print jobs, or detach and freely browse the internet, read your favorite online magazine or read e-books from the Barnes and Noble eBookstore. The eStation is equipped with HP ePrint, so you can easily print photos, documents and more anytime, straight from your mobile device to your printer at home. Customize your printer’s apps to quickly get the content you want right from the web. So whether you want to quickly print an airline boarding pass, discover new dinner recipes or print photos from Facebook, the eStation allows you to do it all without . New print apps include Delta Airlines to print boarding passes; NBA.com for schedules and game information; Sesame Street for learning activities; Bing Maps for driving directions and Martha Stewart for quick-and-easy recipes. For holiday, there is even a “Dear Santa” and “Happy Hanukkah” print apps, where you can find free holiday-themed stationery and decorations to print at home. $399; www.hp.com
Nokia Mobile Phones
Pre-paid Trend – Predictability without compromise, these cell phones are not just no frills phones anymore. Nokia offers affordable and full featured touch screen smartphones that use the Ovi Store (Nokia’s applications store) to download games and apps. You can update your Facebook status right from the phone, check email Free Ovi Maps service: Maps for 70 countries and voice-guided, turn-by-turn car and pedestrian navigation in 40 countries. Free city guides from Lonely Planet and hotel booking from Expedia.
Nokia C3Available at Wal-Mart stores nationwide for $79.99 with AT&T pre-paid plans
Budget-friendly
Perfect for texting and email with its compact QWERTY keyboard
2 megapixel camera
Media player and FM radio
Use Ovi Store (Nokia’s applications store) to download games and apps.
Nokia NuronAvailable at Target stores nationwide and from other T-Mobile USA authorized retailers for $129.99 with T-Mobile pre-paid plans.
Affordable and full featured touch screen smartphone
Ovi Store (Nokia’s applications store) to download games and apps
Update your Facebook status right from the phone, check email
Free Ovi Maps service:
Maps for 70 countries and voice-guided, turn-by-turn car and pedestrian navigation in 40 countries
Free city guides from Lonely Planet and hotel booking from Expedia
Have your friends and family record their voices to navigate you with Nokia’s Own Voice app.
Nokia N8Phones that do it all. For the past several years, we’ve seen cell phones become more and more sophisticated, and this holiday season is no exception. If you have someone on your list who craves the latest and most advanced technology, the Nokia N8 is the mac daddy. The sleek, durable touch screen Nokia N8 is the best camera phone on the market. It has a 12 megapixel camera, Carl Zeiss optics, takes 720p HD video, comes with an HDMI port so you can connect the phone directly to your HDTV to watch all the videos you’ve captured or loaded to the phone Video editing software built it , access email Update Facebook and Twitter, use Ovi Store to download apps and games, free Ovi Maps service Maps for 70 countries and voice-guided, turn-by-turn car and pedestrian navigation in 40 countries ,free city guides from Lonely Planet and hotel booking from Expedia , evan have your friends and family record their voices to navigate you with Nokia’s Own Voice app. Comes in five colors- orange, blue, green, silver and black. Comes unlocked for use on AT&T and T-Mobile’s networks. $549