Spring Break
High-tech gadgets, video games arrive with summer
Carlos Militante
Issue date: 5/15/07 Section: News
School is almost out for summer, and the next heat wave of technology gadgets and video games are ready to empty out the pockets of potential buyers.
Josh Enany, a sales specialist at the Best Buy on Almaden Expressway said the store is in for a busy summer with HDTV prices going down and the June release of Apple's iPhone.
"The iPhone alone will get the summer craze going," Enany said. "I'm expecting it to sell out its first couple of weeks and feed the demand for it that much more."
He also expects that this will be the summer of HD-DVDs and Blu-Ray movies overtaking DVDs since more and more people are buying HDTVs.
"Regular DVDs just don't look that great on the newer TVs," Enany said. "With the newer formats, people who bought new HDTVs will be able to get maximum picture quality."
Kristy Mendoza, a sophomore majoring in psychology, said that she has been excited about the iPhone for the last couple of months.
"I attended Macworld a while back and saw the presentation and I fell in love with it," Mendoza said. "There are a lot of phones out that can do what the iPhone can, but for some reason the iPhone just looks that much more impressive than the rest."
Shaheen Abubshait, a game advisor at EB Games, said there are a lot of video games coming out this summer but guessed that EA Sports' Madden NFL '08 would be the hottest game.
According to the EA Sports Web site, last year's version, Madden NFL '07, grossed more than $100 million and sold over two million copies in its first week.
"Madden is always the must-have game," Abubshait said. "We already have 80 or more on reserve."
George Laxton, a junior majoring in criminal justice, said that he buys a copy of Madden every year.
"In my opinion it's the best football game franchise right now," Laxton said. "The game is just consistently good every year and I can't wait for this one to come out."
Abubshait said even though the Nintendo Wii came out last year, it will still be in high demand during this summer.
Josh Enany, a sales specialist at the Best Buy on Almaden Expressway said the store is in for a busy summer with HDTV prices going down and the June release of Apple's iPhone.
"The iPhone alone will get the summer craze going," Enany said. "I'm expecting it to sell out its first couple of weeks and feed the demand for it that much more."
He also expects that this will be the summer of HD-DVDs and Blu-Ray movies overtaking DVDs since more and more people are buying HDTVs.
"Regular DVDs just don't look that great on the newer TVs," Enany said. "With the newer formats, people who bought new HDTVs will be able to get maximum picture quality."
Kristy Mendoza, a sophomore majoring in psychology, said that she has been excited about the iPhone for the last couple of months.
"I attended Macworld a while back and saw the presentation and I fell in love with it," Mendoza said. "There are a lot of phones out that can do what the iPhone can, but for some reason the iPhone just looks that much more impressive than the rest."
Shaheen Abubshait, a game advisor at EB Games, said there are a lot of video games coming out this summer but guessed that EA Sports' Madden NFL '08 would be the hottest game.
According to the EA Sports Web site, last year's version, Madden NFL '07, grossed more than $100 million and sold over two million copies in its first week.
"Madden is always the must-have game," Abubshait said. "We already have 80 or more on reserve."
George Laxton, a junior majoring in criminal justice, said that he buys a copy of Madden every year.
"In my opinion it's the best football game franchise right now," Laxton said. "The game is just consistently good every year and I can't wait for this one to come out."
Abubshait said even though the Nintendo Wii came out last year, it will still be in high demand during this summer.
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Andy
posted 5/15/07 @ 3:45 AM EST
I agree that the Northern summer should bring some block buster video games. We enjoyed Street Racer Juiced & I understand that a sequel may be in the works. (Continued…)
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