Amazon.com Tech Trends; Electronics Trends from Leading Online Electronics Retailer Amazon.com.Technology Writers & Reporters SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2002 (based on purchasing information from more than 26 million active Amazon.com (Amazon.com, Seattle, WA, www.amazon.com) The largest online shopping site and one of the most widely known e-commerce sites on the Web. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1995, it had 11 employees by year's end. Within four years, it had more than 1,600 employees and four million customers. customers) Handspring hand·spring n. A gymnastic feat in which the body is flipped completely forward or backward from an upright position, landing first on the hands and then on the feet. Treo Fuels 200 Percent Increase in Sales of PDA Phones A personal organizer (PDA) and cellphone combined in one device. See smartphone. -- Since its launch in early March, the Handspring Treo, which is a combination PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). and phone, has consistently been one of the top five best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best phones in Amazon Amazon, in Greek mythology Amazon (ăm`əzŏn), in Greek mythology, one of a tribe of warlike women who lived in Asia Minor. .com's Cell Phones & Services store. -- Since the Treo's introduction, Amazon.com customers have also embraced two other PDA-phone models, Kyocera's Smartphone A cellular telephone with information access. It provides digital voice service as well as any combination of e-mail, text messaging, pager, Web access, voice recognition, still and/or video camera, MP3, TV or video player and organizer (see PDA). and Samsung's I300 phone, with the store reporting a 200 percent increase in unit sales unit sales Sales measured in terms of physical units rather than dollars. Unit sales data are often used by financial analysts when evaluating the health of a company. of both products this April over volumes in January January: see month. and February. Consumers Can't Get Enough of The Sims - Sales of Virtual-Vacation Version Sizzling siz·zle intr.v. siz·zled, siz·zling, siz·zles 1. To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat. 2. To seethe with anger or indignation. 3. -- Amazon.com Top Sellers lists track online sales in real time and can be found at www.amazon.com/top-sellers. In addition to an overall Electronics Hot 100 Top Sellers list, the Electronics store features individual lists for hot categories like Home Theater, Handhelds and DVD Players. -- Amazon.com Movers & Shakers lists, located at www.amazon.com/movers-and-sha kers, feature the biggest gainers in sales rank over the past 24 hours. The lists are organized by product type: electronics, software, books, music, videos, DVDs, toys and games, video games, kitchen items and housewares, outdoor living products and tools and hardware. -- Amazon.com's expert editorial staff is available to discuss the latest products, sales and trends in categories from digital cameras and DVD players to video games, computers and software. Additionally, editors can pull customized information to supplement stories, including sales statistics, regional buying patterns, top seller lists for any product category and comparisons of sales over time. Flat-Panel iMacs Still Top the Amazon.com Computer Store Sales Chart -- Amazon.com Top Sellers lists track online sales in real time and can be found at www.amazon.com/top-sellers. In addition to an overall Electronics Hot 100 Top Sellers list, the Electronics store features individual lists for hot categories like Home Theater, Handhelds and DVD Players. -- Amazon.com Movers & Shakers lists, located at www.amazon.com/movers-and-sha kers, feature the biggest gainers in sales rank over the past 24 hours. The lists are organized by product type: electronics, software, books, music, videos, DVDs, toys and games, video games, kitchen items and housewares, outdoor living products and tools and hardware. -- Amazon.com's expert editorial staff is available to discuss the latest products, sales and trends in categories from digital cameras and DVD players to video games, computers and software. Additionally, editors can pull customized information to supplement stories, including sales statistics, regional buying patterns, top seller lists for any product category and comparisons of sales over time. 1. Apple iMac Desktop (800 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. PowerPC G4, 256 MB RAM, 60 GB hard drive) 2. Apple iMac Desktop (700 MHz PowerPC G4, 256 MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive) 3. AppleCare Protection Plan for iMac (three-year plan The Three-Year Plan of Reconstructing the Economy (Polish: Trzyletni Plan Odbudowy Gospodarki) was a centralized plan created by the Polish communist government to rebuild Poland after the devastation of the Second World War. ) Mother's Day Gift Recommendations from the Amazon.com Electronics Editors Please even the most low-tech moms with these gift suggestions from Amazon.com's editorial experts. -- Amazon.com Top Sellers lists track online sales in real time and can be found at www.amazon.com/top-sellers. In addition to an overall Electronics Hot 100 Top Sellers list, the Electronics store features individual lists for hot categories like Home Theater, Handhelds and DVD Players. -- Amazon.com Movers & Shakers lists, located at www.amazon.com/movers-and-sha kers, feature the biggest gainers in sales rank over the past 24 hours. The lists are organized by product type: electronics, software, books, music, videos, DVDs, toys and games, video games, kitchen items and housewares, outdoor living products and tools and hardware. -- Amazon.com's expert editorial staff is available to discuss the latest products, sales and trends in categories from digital cameras and DVD players to video games, computers and software. Additionally, editors can pull customized information to supplement stories, including sales statistics, regional buying patterns, top seller lists for any product category and comparisons of sales over time. Other Resources Offered by Amazon.com Amazon.com's product sales rankings, Top Sellers and Movers & Shakers Shakers, popular name for members of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, also called the Millennial Church. Members of the movement, who received their name from the trembling produced by religious emotion, were also known as Alethians. lists make it easy to track correlations Correlating track information for identification purposes using all available data. between what's happening in the world and consumer purchasing habits. Since they are updated throughout the day, these lists can be used to find metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM. to support analyst and expert predictions and to gauge how products fare after launches, recent media coverage, etc. -- Amazon.com Top Sellers lists track online sales in real time and can be found at www.amazon.com/top-sellers. In addition to an overall Electronics Hot 100 Top Sellers list, the Electronics store features individual lists for hot categories like Home Theater, Handhelds and DVD Players. -- Amazon.com Movers & Shakers lists, located at www.amazon.com/movers-and-sha kers, feature the biggest gainers in sales rank over the past 24 hours. The lists are organized by product type: electronics, software, books, music, videos, DVDs, toys and games, video games, kitchen items and housewares, outdoor living products and tools and hardware. -- Amazon.com's expert editorial staff is available to discuss the latest products, sales and trends in categories from digital cameras and DVD players to video games, computers and software. Additionally, editors can pull customized information to supplement stories, including sales statistics, regional buying patterns, top seller lists for any product category and comparisons of sales over time. |
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