These dedicated areas provide you a wide selection of tablets with which you can interact and hold, lift up, even watch a video from the web, and they are fully powered by Retail 2.0, providing extensive product information, images, customer reviews and even compatible accessories. The average store visitor can do these things on their own – even compare several models against each other to assist in making a decision; or a sales agent can assist you, using these screens to provide absolute information about the products themselves.

The Retail 2.0 integration of Tablet Central provides product information via the touchscreen on the rear of the display, or by lifting an item from it’s resting position. Once you have the product information on the screen, you can scan a QR code with your phone to get the product information to review later, email yourself the item or comparison shop at other retail websites to make sure you are getting the best deal!

Tablet Central – Retail 2.0 Gallery

This new location features some new displays that have never been seen in any of our other stores, and innovative features (like retail 2.0) throughout the entire store.  Plus, internet pricing every day!

While today marked the “soft open” of the new location, feel free to come in and check it out. Watch for a “grand opening” in the near future, and check out some of the pictures of this great new location!

The two pictures above show the new motherboard displays – see every possible area on the motherboard you are about to purchase – physically confirm compatibility before you buy!! 

For more information on retail locations, visit the store locator, or get deals for the Flagler location.

The Consumer Electronics Association, ESPN, and local retailers including CompUSA powered by TigerDirect.com, are celebrating “National 3D Demo Days” from now through Sept. 12. The motivating factor for the 3D showcase is obviously the need to entice Americans into buying 3DTVs, seen as the next big thing in living-room consumer electronics. The CEA, for example, predicts that Americans will buy 3 million 3DTVs in 2010 alone. The organization’s research also says that among consumers who have seen 3DTV, nearly half rated the experience as “excellent” (46 percent), and eight in ten (79 percent) rated the visual experience positively.

While many people are still debating the need for 3D in their home, the only way to really know if it is something you want – is to go out and see it! As more and more 3D content is being produced, including live sports events, the demand for 3D TVs will increase. Imaging having the experience of watching Avatar in 3D in your own living room!

Head out to a local CompUSA powered by TigerDirect.com retail store to get hands on with 3D, this weekend, and every day!

Buying something in-store means taking the time to research in advance, familiarizing with the products before arriving at the store, taking the time to visit the store, but also getting to see and test the products in person. Online shopping is often considered more convenient, allowing consumers to not only do comparison shopping with the click of a mouse but also have instant access to a multitude of product information instantly without relying on a sales associate.

What if there was a way to have the best of both worlds? Including access to crucial product information available online while shopping in-store and walking out of the store with the new purchase in hand?

Here at AMD, we are excited to work with Tiger Direct to introduce the merging of the two worlds with the VISION Experience Center (VEC) and Retail 2.0 – giving consumers access to the product and review information they’re used to receiving online, but with the convenience of taking home the purchase that very same day. The new VEC is designed to simplify the PC purchasing experience by allowing customers to determine their computing needs by how they want to use their computer and not by technical specs.

The six-foot tall visual merchandising display features a touch-screen ATI Eyefinity interface and cloud-based services that give shoppers access to valuable online information to select the best desktops, notebooks or platforms with VISION Technology by AMD based on their needs. Whether looking to purchase a new laptop for back-to-school or building the ultimate gaming rig, the VEC by AMD gives customers the benefits of both Internet and retail shopping to easily identify the AMD processors, graphics, chipsets and platforms that match their exact needs

Now you really can have the right information to select a new PC in-store and take it home to play with too!

Take advantage of select in-store promotions during the VISION Experience Center by AMD launch event on Saturday, August 28 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. EST at the following TigerDirect retail stores, or view the simulcast and take advantage of online promotions here: www.retail20.com/amd.

Participating TigerDirect retail store locations:

• Aventura (Miami), Florida
• Deerfield, Florida
• Dadeland (Miami), Florida
• Pembroke Pines, Florida
• Plantation, Florida

Source: AMD via TigerDirect News

Let’s look at the example shown here, if you click on “Click here for store availability” under the Web Availability, you’ll be presented with a pop-up window as shown, allowing you to scroll to your local CompUSA powered by TigerDirect.com retail store to purchase the product. 

No wait, no hassles, no fuss, no shipping – just get the deal right there in your hometown!

Come on over and check it out for yourself, click here to find a retail store near you.

Here’s some photos of this weekend’s event at CompUSA powered by TigerDirect.com retail stores across the country.

Plus, most CompUSA stores feature “Retail 2.0” our revolutionary new tool which allows you to see product specifications on desktops, laptops, LCDs and HDTVs as you walk through the aisle.  Forget what your mother told you, walk up and touch the keyboard on any of these products (and yes, there are keyboards in front of the TVs and monitors as well), and you will instantly receive all the deep, rich product information we provide online.  

Full photo galleries so you can see everything, including accessories, access the product specifications, consumer reviews, product manuals – plus, you can Tweet your friends about the product, update your Facebook status, even log on to Yelp! and review the store you are in! 

In the handheld product area, you can get product information on any camera, GPS, cellphone or MP3 player – just pick it up and look at the screen on the display.  In most aisles, you can scan a product to obtain all the information about it online.

All this, in addition to low, internet pricing, a great staff to assist you and provide even further information.  Just a few ways CompUSA and TigerDirect.com are changing the way you shop at retail.

Stop in, and if you are wondering about some great deals which you can get during this Grand Opening event, head over to this link and check out exclusive Friday and Saturday deals at all CompUSA stores.

(To see if there is a store near you, head over to the CompUSA Store Locator page.)

Check out the All-New CompUSA located at 1600 Interstate 20 W, Arlington, TX 76017. The all-new crew is ready to help you find the right product you are looking for, and fully enabled with Retail 2.0 means that product information is only a key-press away on every television, monitor, laptop, desktop and all handheld products like GPS, Cameras and Cellphones.

Stop in and check it out!

But don’t fret, there is still plenty of time to enter the KILLER PC Sweepstakes for a chance to win a custom KILLER PC valued at over $11,000!

To signup, just click on the banner below:

“CompUSA is thrilled to be opening new stores in these markets. We look forward to providing shoppers not only with great deals on computers, HDTVs, components, and other consumer electronics, but offering them the chance to experience a completely new approach to retail shopping with Retail 2.0.”

All three stores are fully integrated with Retail 2.0, CompUSA’s pioneering concept which empowers shoppers by placing the internet at arms’ reach on nearly 300 screens throughout the store, from laptops to desktops to HDTVs. With a single touch, consumers can access full product information including image galleries, product manuals, customer reviews, price comparisons, compatible products available in-store, and even video demonstrations. Customers are also free to browse competitor sites and comparison shop as if they were in the comfort of their own home or office.

The Houston, TX CompUSA is open for business at 9714 Katy Freeway, Bunker Hill, TX 77055.

The Newark, DE is located at 106 Geoffery Drive, Newark, Delaware 19713 and will be opening in mid February.

The store in Euless, TX is at the Shops at Vineyard Village at State Highway 121 North, Euless, TX 76039 and will also open in the next few weeks.

Visit http://www.CompUSA.com for more information.

Source: Company Press release

Ambassador and Komen CEO Nancy Brinker was in attendance as well as the Grand Marshall Olivia Newton John, who lives in the area. Olivia actually completed the Race along with her husband. The Race area in downtown West Palm Beach was breathtaking as it was situated across from the intercoastal – with a cool breeze blowing in from the Atlantic.

All survivors in attendance today received a CompUSA Pink Friday bag! These ever-popular bags have been given away two years in a row during the annual Pink Friday event, were handed out at the Komen conference in Dallas during July and were everywhere you looked during these event. Check out the gallery below or visit Flickr for some even bigger and better views.

CompUSA is proud of our continued involvement with Komen for the Cure and their ongoing quest to bring and end to breast cancer. We look forward to upcoming Komen conferences in Dallas and Pink Friday 2010 later this year.

Photo Credits: CompUSA

Need to check your email, update your facebook status or check out the latest motherboard to support the Intel Core i7 processor? Stop by the new Houston Texas Bunker Hill CompUSA, or any Retail 2.0 enabled CompUSA in Florida, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Delaware or Illinois.

The Houston store is located at:

9714 Katy Freeway
Houston, TX 77055
Main Phone: (713) 331-2800

Hours of Operation:

• Monday – Thursday: 9:00am – 9:00pm
• Friday – Saturday: 9:00am – 10:00pm
• Sunday: 10:00am – 8:00pm

Additional images:

CompUSA and HP today announced the opening of two HP Business Resource Centers, stores situated inside two existing CompUSA retail locations in South Florida: Miami-Dadeland and Plantation. Featuring the full scope of HP products for small-to-medium-sized businesses, the centers provide small- and medium-sized business owners and managers with the opportunity to enjoy a hands-on experience with products and solutions designed to help them manage, protect and grow their companies.

“It is very gratifying to partner with a company of HP’s stature for these unique stores, the first of their kind in North America. CompUSA visitors already include a number of small and medium-sized business owners. We hope that they will find their visits to our stores to be even more rewarding as they can now browse not only our huge selection of computers, computer products, HDTVs and electronics, but also a full slate of HP commercial products and solutions, presented in state-of-the-art interactive displays. We invite small business owners across Miami to come out and see what HP has on offer at CompUSA at our grand opening celebration.”

The HP Business Resource Center experience is further enhanced with the new HP Virtual Sales Consultant that enables customers to connect directly with an HP expert. This web-based video chat enables customers to instantly talk live, via webcam, with an HP small- and medium-sized business expert about the HP business solutions and products featured in the store, plus the overall HP business product portfolio.

“HP’s in-store presence is about being where customers want to buy; showing them solutions that help them manage, protect and grow their businesses; and supporting them with an exceptional experience that includes access to HP professionals,” said Kathy Chou, Vice President of Worldwide Small and Midsize Business Strategy and Commercial Sales at HP. “We call this philosophy HP Total Care and we are delighted to extend this experience to South Florida businesses with our HP Business Resource Centers in CompUSA.”

Grand Opening Celebration

The grand opening of the new HP store at the Miami-Dadeland CompUSA will be held on-site on the evening of Tuesday, December 8, 6:30pm-9:00pm:

The ComputerTV crew of tech professionals and on-screen hosts will be on-site, covering the event and conducting giveaways and contests. Those who cannot make it in-person can visit http://com.puter.tv/ to enjoy it, live. The event will also be simulcast by ComputerTV at other CompUSA locations throughout Florida.

Customers can get involved in the following ways:

* Customers can donate $1, $5, $10 or $20, on top of their in-store or on-site purchase to Komen for the Cure.
* A live 12-hour Webcast will be available on www.CompUSA.com, from noon to midnight. During the live webcast, limited quantities of products will be sold at 50 percent off list price. The full proceeds from the sales will go directly to Komen. Sponsors of the Webcast include Intel, AMD, Lenovo, Logitech, I-INC, Canon, CA, Toshiba, TRENDnet, Garmin, Targus, Ultra, Samsung and Sony.

“Pink Friday reminds us that the holiday season is all about giving. Together, we and our customers will make a tremendous impact on Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s promise to end breast cancer.”

“We are so grateful for CompUSA’s dedication to our promise,” said Katrina McGhee, vice president of global partnerships at Komen for the Cure. “Pink Friday is one of the biggest shopping days of the year and this program allows a huge audience to become engaged with our cause.”

The 12-hour Webcast will feature breast cancer survivor interviews, informational videos and the sale of hundreds of products at 50 percent off, with 100 percent of the proceeds donated to Komen. The products go “live” at different times during the Webcast and are sold to the first people who call in. The online products being offered at 50 percent off will not be available in stores, but in celebration of Pink Friday, all of CompUSA’s 28 retail locations throughout the country and in Puerto Rico will go “pink” with décor, bags, in-store donations and more.

* Altamonte Springs, FL – 130 E. Altamonte Drive
* Aventura, FL – 17641 Biscayne Blvd.
* Brandon, FL – 11211 Causeway Blvd.
* Clearwater, FL – 23656 U.S. 19 North
* Deerfield Beach, FL – 1835 W. Hillsboro Blvd.
* Dover, DE – 1350 N. Dupont Hwy.
* Fort Lauderdale, FL – 1740 N. Federal Highway
* Fort Myers, FL – 13741 S. Tamiami Trail
* Jacksonville, FL – 9041 Southside Blvd.
* Jacksonville, FL – 9244-A Arlington Expressway
* Kendall, FL – 12200 N. Kendall Drive
* Miami, FL – 7440 North Kendall Drive (Dadeland)
* Miami, FL – 14951 South Dixie Highway (Falls)
* Miami, FL – 7795 West Flagler Street
* Orlando, FL – 7802 South Orange Blossom Trail
* Pembroke Pines, FL – 10121 Pines Blvd.
* Plantation, FL – 12170 West Sunrise Blvd.
* Tampa, FL – 701 North Dale Mabry
* West Palm Beach, FL – 3942 Northlake Blvd.
* Hoffman Estates, IL – 675 West Golf Road
* Naperville, IL – 175 Ambassador Drive
* Orland Park, IL – 201 Orland Park Place
* Durham, NC – 1058 West Club Blvd.
* Raleigh, NC – 3131 Capital Blvd.
* Guaynabo, PR – 1498 Roosevelt Avenue
* El Paso, TX – 9521 Viscount Avenue
* McAllen, TX – 1800 South Main, Suite 400
* Plano, TX – 721 Central Expressway

This year, 192,280 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed, according to the American Cancer Society. Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the global leader in funding breast cancer research, has invested nearly $1.5 billion in research and community health programs with nearly $465 million of it directly dedicated to research.

For more information on Pink Friday, please visit www.pinkfriday.org.

About CompUSA

The CompUSA companies (www.compusa.com) serve the needs of both personal and business computer users, selling consumer electronics, computers, digital media technology and peripherals via retail stores, Business-to-Business Sales Offices and Internet channels. The CompUSA companies are subsidiaries of Systemax Inc.

About Systemax Inc.

Systemax Inc. (http://www.systemax.com), a Fortune 1000 company (NYSE: SYX), sells personal computers, computer supplies, consumer electronics and industrial products through a system of branded e-Commerce web sites, retail stores, relationship marketers and direct mail catalogs in North America and Europe. The primary brands are TigerDirect, CompUSA, Circuit City, MISCO, WStore and Global Industrial.

About Susan G. Komen for the Cure®

Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure®, we have invested nearly $1.5 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. For more information visit www.komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN.

Limited Time Offer

To get your copy of Microsoft Office Home and Student edition at this limited time price – visit CompUSA today. This price is only valid for a limited time – and you need these tools for Back to School – plus, one copy will serve most families – with three licenses. If you haven’t yet experienced Office 2007, it’s a whole new ballgame – making it easier than ever before to perform simple tasks with a few clicks – and yet have it look like you spent all day working on it!

The advanced “ribbon” feature of Office 2007 allows users to have the menu options necessary for their current task, based on their actual interaction with the program, right where they need to be. Users who haven’t previously migrated to Office 2003 and have been using prior versions may find themselves overwhelmed with the changes – but don’t fear. If you are a power user who used keyboard shortcuts (even alt key sequences), Office will recognize them and provide you the same functionality for most tasks.

The picture tools in Word and Office allow you to embed images and make the appear awesome – like they are jumping off the page if need be – and the new SmartArt tools allow your presentation to look like you hired a graphic design firm to assist in the expression of your data points.

Create reports and presentations like a rock star – and leverage the power of Microsoft One Note – especially if you are using the program in your classroom or have a tablet PC – computing has never been so easy. It’s like – an electronic notebook that can do anything! Get your copy of Microsoft Office Home and Student edition while this special price is available – before it’s time to turn in that first report to the teacher!

Thanks to Bauer from ComputerTV for his energetic appeal to your need for Microsoft Office.
Price and availability is shown on CompUSA website.

Several miami employees spoke with the students and several volunteers at the Center and talked a little tech with them too! Last year, CompUSA assisted the Latinos Unidos Center in Miami with a project, there providing 25 computer systems for the Center to aid in their educational efforts as many of these students do not have computers at home. The donated flash drives will provide a “transport” means to get homework from school and to the Overtown Youth Center, where the children can use on-site computers and printers to complete their homework and research.

Thanks to everyone who participated and assisted in the coordination of this event. Watch for an upcoming video summary about the event!

Below are a few photos from the event, including one of Nancy Brinker (the Founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure) who found out during our Dallas trip that she would be receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her efforts in helping bring an end to breast cancer.

Stay tuned for details – this year’s Pink Friday is destined to be a very large promotion this year.

Be sure to stop by if you are in the Orlando area, or you can always watch at http://com.puter.tv The show for Saturday starts at 1PM with the 5PM drawing!

If you can’t make it to the Tampa location, be sure to tune in starting at 4PM at http://com.puter.tv/tour.

Be sure to stop by for live demonstrations, how-tos and of course the prizes – but we also have exclusive discounts on select products at 25% off – so be sure to stop in and get your coupon! Join in all the fun starting at 3PM at http://com.puter.tv/tour.

Tonight, we had quite the challenge declaring a winner – we called 1 winner, then another and finally, on selection 3, we were able to find a winner! It was Bryan from South Carolina – he took quite a drive to come and visit at the tour – and had a great time. Now, he has a Systemax Core 2 Quad to boot!

Tomorrow the tour takes us to Brandon, Florida with another day of how-to seminars and much more. Tune in and watch all day at http://com.puter.tv.

Then on to the grand prize winner of the Systemax Quad Core PC valued at $600.. First Bauer lets all those with gmail.com email address… they didn’t win. Then he calls up all the Bellsouth.net email address holders. Four gentlemen clamor to the broadcast area, then when he looks for the winner, Larry Valetutto was standing on the other side of the room. Why – Bauer was reading his info wrong – and Larry had a USA.NET email address! Sorry guys!

S. Jacksonville CompUSA Prize Winner Coverage

Be sure to join the ComputerTV on the road Monday, July 12th for some various events, and then they land at the Tampa CompUSA on Tuesday, July 13th for the next stop with more giveaways, broadcasts, how-tos and prizes! Keep up to date with the Systemax Rock Your Quad tour homepage.

Source: ComputerTV

Stop by the South Jacksonville CompUSA located at 9041 Southside Boulevard. The show will start at 1PM today and run through 5:30PM. Today’s events will include how-to seminars for upgrading your PC, Intel racing simulators powered by the Intel Core 2 Quad processor and free giveaways including Cyclone Energy Shot for everyone – and the daily grand prize – a Systemax Quad Core PC valued at $600, an Intel Core 2 Quad Processor and motherboard valued at $300 – and much more.

If you aren’t local to the South Jacksonville store, be sure to tune in, right here at ComputerTV. There is a player on the right hand side of the page which is live anytime the cameras are on, which is pretty much from 9:00AM until 8:00PM daily so far. As this article is posted, the crew just got done eating breakfast at their hotel and were getting on the road to the store.

Keep tuned in, and keep track of the team at the Systemax Rock Your Quad Tour homepage. There you can also watch archived videos from the tour which are being cross posted from UStream to YouTube and all right there for you on ComputerTV.

Special thanks to tour sponsors: Intel, Cyclone Energy Drink, Trendnet, Simplexity, Patriot, XFX, and Coolermaster.

Crossposted from ComputerTV

Plus, we’ll be giving away a Systemax Core 2 Quad PC at each store during the store, and an Intel Core 2 Quad processor and motherboard – and even more at each stop. We have lots of Intel goodies as well as Cyclone Energy Shots to fuel the day! You can watch it all from the comfort of your home as well, just visit the Rock Your Quad Tour page on ComputerTV. There, you can see not only what’s going on live, but every time they are on the move the launch the QuadCam to give you a glimpse of the action on the road, as well as a great gadget from Google that provides you the exact location of the ComputerTV team.

Be sure to check the schedule so you don’t miss out on the Systemax Rock Your Quad tour when it comes to your town. You can receive EXCLUSIVE coupons for 25% off select brands of components and networking products, plus we have special deals for the whole two weeks! Just another great way the All-New CompUSA is providing you with additional information and excitement when it comes to buying your electronics and computers.

Follow the Bus LIVE!

Venesia was presented with the laptops, some diapers, and a $10,000 Savings Bond courtesy of CA and CompUSA to kick-start a savings fund for the unborn child’s education.

CBS channel 4 reports, “A soldier serving in Afghanistan will be with his wife ‘virtually’ on the day she gives birth to their child.

Vanesia Butler, who is six months pregnant, has been preparing for the birth knowing that her husband Darvin’s military service will keep him overseas. Wednesday the Coral Springs couple received an unexpected gift from CompUSA and Forgotten Soldiers Outreach.

“I was overwhelmed with happiness when I found out that my husband will get to be by my side in the hospital room, at least virtually, to experience the birth of our baby,” said Vanesia. “Now he’ll be able to hear the baby’s first cry, even from thousands of miles away from home.”

CompUSA donated two Hewlett-Packard ProBook 4510s with built-in webcams to Vanesia and showed her how to make video and voice calls using Skype.

“It is so wonderful to see CompUSA take the initiative to join our program in support of America’s troops,” said Lynelle Chauncey Zelnar, Executive Director of FSO in a written statement. “This donation will ensure that a soldier does not have to miss the birth of his child while serving our country overseas. I can’t even imagine delivering without my spouse by my side. This will truly make a lifelong difference in this military family’s life.”

In addition to the laptops CompUSA and IT management software company CA donated a $10,000 savings bond for the Butler family to open a college savings account for their new baby.

“We wish Vanesia and her husband only the best as they embark on their exciting new adventure in parenthood and we are happy to provide technology to bring them together during these special times,” said a CompUSA representative.

Source: CBS 4