Gadget Links: Where's the New Igloo? Edition
- Casino decision a bitter pill for Lemieux on Post-Gazette.com: "In the months since hockey legend and Penguins owner Mario Lemieux put his team up for sale and worked to cement a slots licensing deal that would keep the team in a new arena in Pittsburgh, he has watched deal after deal fall apart. The most bitter defeat of all, however, likely came yesterday when the state Gaming Control Board rejected a slots license proposal from Isle of Capri, which had pledged $290 million toward construction of a new facility to replace the aging Mellon Arena. The decision left fans wondering about the team's future in Pittsburgh and buoyed the hopes of fans in other cities, such as Kansas City, which has an empty arena awaiting a team."
- A Research Report on iTunes Sales Becomes Shot Heard 'Round the Net on WSJ.com: "There is tremendous interest in tracking sales at iTunes, both as a measure of Apple's performance and as a gauge of interest in digital music -- a market Apple dominates. But the figures being circulated represent best guesses. Apple doesn't break out iTunes sales in its financial reports. A spokeswoman would tell me only that 'the conclusion that iTunes sales are slowing is simply incorrect.'" [ Subscription probably required. ]
- Men in Black (and White) on CollegeHockeyNews.com: "Now that the NCAA has allowed leagues to experiment with the two referee/two linemen system for college hockey, there is talk this could be implemented NCAA-wide in the not too distant future."
- Hefty Discounting Of Flat-Panel TVs Pinches Retailers on WSJ.com: Best Buy CEO: "If we're the same price as Wal-Mart, we lose," he says. "There are more shoppers in Wal-Mart every week, and we have to pull those shoppers out." [ From Martin O'Donnell; Subscription probably required. ]
