Announces Third Annual Live "Holiday Help Desk" with Nintendo Wii
Giveaway
http://www.cnet.com/holiday-gift-guide
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2007--CNET (www.cnet.com)
makes it easy to find the perfect tech gift this holiday season with
the launch of its 2007 Holiday Gift Guide
(http://www.cnet.com/holiday-gift-guide). CNET, where people go to
discover the latest in tech and consumer electronics and a property of
CNET Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNET), also announced today that it will
give away eight Nintendo Wii Systems -- including the Holiday Mega
Bundle -- during the third annual Holiday Help Desk call-in show on
"Black Friday," November 23.
"Tech and consumer electronic gadgets are at the top of everyone's
list this holiday season, and the need for advice becomes even more
intense when people aren't just shopping for themselves but for their
loved ones as well," said Jai Singh, editor-in-chief of CNET. "CNET's
Holiday Gift Guide takes the guess work out of finding the perfect
gift for anyone in the family."
This year's Holiday Gift Guide features:
Product Recommendations: More than 200 hand-picked product
recommendations are broken down into 10 categories, including
cameras and camcorders, cars and car tech, cell phones and
smartphones, desktops, gaming gear, GPS, home theater,
laptops, MP3 and portable video players, and TVs.
Green Gift Guide: For the eco-conscious, CNET editors share
their gift ideas from compact fluorescent bulb recycling kits
to hybrid cars, as well as tips on how to reduce power
consumption.
Ultimate Luxuries: For those who like to indulge or can only
afford to daydream about extravagant tech, CNET editors
rounded up 15 ultimate luxuries -- everything from the Million
Dollar Fishing Lure to the LG Prada smartphone.
On November 23 -- or "Black Friday" -- CNET will host its Holiday
Help Desk live on CNET TV (www.cnettv.com). The 10-hour tech-advice
marathon, co-hosted by CNET editors Brian Cooley, Molly Wood and Tom
Merritt, runs from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. PST. Viewers can send their
questions via email or can call 888-900-CNET (2638) to speak directly
with the CNET editors.
Beginning at 10 a.m. PST, every hour one lucky caller will be
selected to win one of this year's most wanted gaming consoles -- a
Nintendo Wii System with the Holiday Mega Bundle (valued at $599.99).
The bundle includes the following games: Nintendo Wii System with Wii
Sports; Super Paper Mario; Mario Party 8; Mario Strikers Charged;
Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast; Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess; Metroid
Prime 3: Corruption; and Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga. In
addition to answering calls from listeners and responding to e-mails,
the show will also feature shopping roundup video reports from the
streets of New York and San Francisco.
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