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Retrevo CEO Vipin Jain talked about our lives with consumer electronics on the "Into Tomorrow" Radio Show with Dave Graveline. The interview was aired the weekend of Dec. 14th. You can listen via Graveline's website on Sunday 2-5 PM Eastern, or on XM Channel 166 (if you have XM), or check out their affiliate radio stations carrying the show.... more |
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.. Not only does it simplify understanding a product category it’s also the ONLY report that changes in real-time to reflect current market conditions...This is the most accurate and up to date view of any consumer electronics product category in the industry.... more
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.. It's not often that I talk about a new site or idea without having a lot of experience with it. But this one doesn't require a lot of experience & know-how in order to wow and amaze you...If you're anything like me, once you see Retrevo in action, you'll never go back to standard online shopping & review sites! ... more
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Retrevo Update at CES 2008
.. All in all, Retrevo is the best aggregator of consumer electronics information I’ve seen. I liked it before, but earlier versions of the site couldn’t hold a candle to what Retrevo offers today. If you’re planning to shop gadgets this holiday season, no site is going to make finding the information you need easier.... more
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.. Talk about feeling empowered to make an informed decision in a product category where over-choice is the relentless villain.... more
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.. unlike a lot of other sales listing sites, [Retrevo] even tells you what it thinks is a good discount versus just a discount...also offers a nifty new shopping tool that lets you narrow down gadgets by price range, brand, feature list, then scours the Web for online deals, user and blog/Web site reviews, and images and gives you a customized breakdown of price and quality on whatever you're looking for.... more |
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.. [Retrevo] offers a range of features to eliminate the daunting complexity of buying a digital camera or a flat-screen TV for non-techies.... more |
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.. The advantage of the Retrevo.com site is the sheer breadth of the reviews. It has pulled together reviews on 455 digital cameras, for example. Who could possibly review that many cameras? Not one person, certainly.... more
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.. using artificial intelligence, along the lines of dating sites like eHarmony, to find the perfect "match" between consumers and their would-be electronics purchases.... more
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.. It’s like Match.com; where humans meet technology they will love.... more
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.. Talk about feeling empowered to make an informed decision in a product category where over-choice is the relentless villain...simplify. Don't dumb down. Simplify. It's about presentation. Content is involved, definitely. But spend time on the presentation.... more
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.. Starting today, there is a new tool in the gadget shopper's tool kit…calling itself a matchmaking service for people and electronics, the service gives you a range of relevant criteria to help you choose a product and a place to buy it.... more
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.. Retrevo has managed to filter through the heap of information about consumer electronics, boil it down to its most essential elements and make it accessible to anyone who's looking for help deciding what to buy. This is a very hard problem to solve…. The same thoughtful attention to detail and simplicity is apparent at every level of the site.... more
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.. At first, I thought Retrevo was a typical shopping site (think PC World Shopping or Froogle). Retrevo does supply information about retailers and online stores -- but it's light years ahead of mere shopping sites.... more
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.. The Retrevo Product Advisor does a lot of the heavy lifting for you, categorizing cameras into tiers (low-end, mid-range, high-end, etc.), based on real-time information.... more
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.. This is a site for the gadget maniacs and the regular people who need a nice electronic toy.... more
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.. this new search engine for gadgets. It's called Retrevo and it's not like any search engine you have used before. With a user interface unlike any you've seen before, you are sure to plow your way through the hipe and advertisements to find just what you want, and where to get it.... more
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.. Thanks to Retrevo, online shopping for electronics is now made easy and fun.... more
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.. Overall, Retrevo looks like a good starting point for consumer electronics if you don't really know what you're looking for…they've also done a nice job of timing their launch right at the beginning of the holiday shopping season.... more
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.. Nice interface, easy to search….very helpful for novice users who want to find all the relevant purchasing information in one place.... more
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