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On Friday, November 4, 2011 from 6 pm to 9 pm TigerDirect.com Retail Store in Miami along with AMD will overclock the latest systems with the new AMD 8 Core CPU at 7795 West Flagler Street (off of the Palmetto Expressway).

This event is free and open to the public with prize giveaways from AMD including 6 AMD A8-Series AD3850WNGXBOX Quad-Core A8-3850 APU’s, and 3 AMD FD8120FRGUBOX FX-8120 Processors. There will be cheerleaders and free snacks from Gamer Grub and Monster Energy Drink. TigerDirect TV will also be at this event streaming live!

This is the biggest tech event happening in South Florida, you don’t want to miss it! Its every geeks ultimate event.

Check out the latest from AMD on www.tigerdirect.com. Just type in the following SKU numbers in the search box: A79-8120 & A79-3850.

Be sure to tune in to TigerDirect TV via our facebook page at facebook.com/tigerdirect.com.

Warehouse 13 and TigerDirect fans, if you weren’t able to catch the episode of Warehouse 13 entitled ‘Love Sick’ during it’s initial airing, the good news is you can watch it now online, including right here through October 4, 2011.

Warehouse 13: Love Sick

This episode features much of the storyline in a TigerDirect store… but you have to watch to find out all the details about TigerDirect in this episode of Warehouse 13.

Leave comments, tell us what you think about the episode. (Oh, and for the record, there are no TigerDirect stores in Utah!) Thanks to all the folks at SyFy and Warehouse 13 for such a great show!

Samsung WB700 Digital Camera (EC-WB70-0ZBPBUS)The Samsung WB 700 Digital Camera is a great point and shoot camera for nearly anyone! Samsung was able to combine great features in the WB700 Digital camera including:

  • 14 Megapixel Images
  • 720P High Definition Video
  • 18X Optical Zoom
  • 24mm Ultra Wide Angle Lens
  • Point-and-Shoot Simplicity
  • High Quality Lens
  • Image Stabilization
  • Full Manual Control for the Power User

Bauer gives you a great overview of the cameras features and functionality in this video continue reading…

Chicago area residents, be prepared to be invaded by one of your favorite video hosts, LOGAN of TigerDirect TV and YouTube fame. He’ll be visiting all five (5) Chicagoland stores between Friday, September 9 and Sunday, September 11, 2011 along with Yendi and the rest of the TigerTV crew.

The schedule is as follows:

Friday, September 9, 2011:

  • Orland Park 2:30-4:30PM
    201 Orland Park Place, Orland Park, IL 60462
  • Naperville, IL 5-6:30PM
    175 Ambassador Drive, Naperville, IL 60540
  • Hoffman Estates, IL 8:00 – 9:30PM
    675 W. Golf Road, Hoffman Estates, IL 60169

Saturday, September 10, 2011:

Sunday, September 11, 2011:

Be sure to come out and meet Logan, Yendi, Maks, Erik and more of the TigerTV crew and check out some great stuff from Alienware on Saturday and Sunday stops. See you there!

TigerDirect Android App in the Android Store
TigerDirect’s got an Android App! In collaboration with a currently running TV commercial, a new “Tiger Hijinx” app for Android 2.2 and above is now available on Android Market.

In this app you’ll find an incredible useful world of tools, I mean … world of ridiculous things that only Logan would say. For now the apps functionality is to stop conversations, start conversations or even fill dead space with some of the things Logan would say. Well, does say.

Some of the audio samples are actually outtakes from making radio commercials – and not being able to say anything correctly, others are just, well, plain ridiculous. Fresh off the presses and into the Android Market for your downloading pleasure, feel free to scan the QR code to download your Tiger Hijinx Android App now!

It’s a 100% free app, doesn’t require registration, doesn’t compile your contacts – it just makes you laugh!

Bioshock Infinite SS - Gameplay (credit: Irrational Games)Blockbuster video games are an increasingly challenging item to make – the complexity is insane to achieve what is coming out today – just like Bioshock Infinite – ready to get gamers wound up and into some of the most realistic gameplay, ongoing dialog and graphics anyone has ever seen.

The game is set in a distant time of America when things are a lot different. While there have been many challenges in getting the game together, it continues to progress although there is lots more work to do, according to the Wired article.

Levine, Draper and Baker are still deep in the recording process for BioShock Infinite, which 2K Games plans to release sometime in 2012 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.

“The bar has been raised,” Baker says. “Gamers expect a higher performance. You’ve got games now … that are bringing in writers [and] actual talent directors and they know they have to deliver a dramatic and cinematic performance.”

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Logan:  Campus Deal Pusher [TV Commercial 2011]People are sometimes just too gullible. Today on Gizmodo, a story discusses how a woman was approached by a man in a parking lot saying he had laptops, tablets and other products for incredibly low prices – they are in Fedex boxes. Only $250 for a laptop? Suuuuuuuuure! Well, the woman gets home and finds it’s only a ream of paper and some duct tape inside the FedEx box. So she calls the police. I mean did she think she was getting a deal that good without it being any type of stolen or ‘misplaced’ merchandise?

Well, here at TigerDirect you always know that the deals we have are what they say they are – even if you were to be on a college campus and Logan strolled up and offered you a great deal… trenchcoat and all – you can be sure it’d be a great deal and 100% legitimate. In fact, watch this commercial which has been running nationwide over the last month. continue reading…

Logan and Albert join forces to nerd out and bring you the latest news and events of interest to the technophiles of the world in the weekly Tech Update. In this episode you can learn more about:

  • Windows 8 releases their Start menu
  • Logan drank some weird stuff while locked out of his car
  • Games discussed by the gamers
  • panda poop and biofuel
  • more stuff that will make you happy.

Tech Update for September 2, 2011

NXZT H2 Classic Computer Case - Logan Video Cap
NZXT makes great computer cases. Logan loves cases that make things easy – like taking out front bay retainers, fans, hard drives and good wire management, in fact, without those things he will rarely look or talk about them. Today I saw this video was put up this morning and now I actually want to run out and buy this case today to upgrade from my current gigantic NZXT case.

To get the full details, watch the video and you can get the full details, but I’ll tell you what made this Classic H2 case from NZXT a must have by me:

  • 8 hard drive bays (with easy access)
  • a case-top drive bay which allows you to pop a drive in and out. Amazing
  • the “wireless” case front fans
  • the magnetic fan cover
  • soundproofing foam integration

Keep reading to watch the video and see these great features close up! continue reading…

TigerDirect: HP Touchpad Inventory Notification
HP’s Web O/S Touchpad flew off the shelves everywhere, including TigerDirect, when the price was dropped to $99. Within less than 20 minutes we were wiped out! Still, there are lots of people who would love to get one of these touchpads, so, there is a possibility that more may end up arriving in our warehouse, and if they do – you can be one of the first to know!

Head on over to the TigerDirect HP Touchpad notification page to signup and be notified when any additional 16GB or 32GB HP Touchpads arrive. The pricing may vary as there will be various bundle deals, so signup today to be get the best shot at getting one of these closeout HP Touchpads.