hone050408.box
On the homepage
Vikings
Out There
Pardon Board
Petters
Best Buy ventures
Print this story
E-mail this story
Save to del.icio.us
Share on Facebook
Share on Digg
Minnesota business by the numbers
See Minnesota's top earning companies, CEOs and non-profits
More from Business
Best Buy found these products through its venture-capital program.
1. Slingbox: The device allows users to access and control a home television through a PC, laptop, or a "smart" cell phone.
2. Kajeet: A cell phone service for 11- to 13-year-old "tweens." Parents can set minutes, block calls, and establish payment plans for children.
3. Rocketfish wireless speakers: The system, now sold under Best Buy's private label, connects rear-surround speakers wirelessly to any home theater receiver.
Recent Business stories
Citi upgrades 2010 economic growth forecast, expects an uneven global recovery - May 3, 2008
Citi upgrades 2010 economic growth forecast, expects an uneven global recovery - Citigroup Inc. upgraded its 2010 economic growth forecasts for several countries on Monday, and said it expects a sustained but uneven global recovery next year. More
Blog: Patent Pending
Lights out at U energy conference. Irony police notified.
Just as Lawrence Kazmerski, a top official at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, was about to give the keynote address at the University of Minnesota's annual E3 conference at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, the lights went out, bathing the audience in darkness and a deep sense of irony.
Comment on this story | Be the first to comment | Hide reader comments