All I want for Christmas is...a digital camera
Seems like we weren't the only ones who went out and bought a digital camera according to this Wall Street Journal story (subsccription required). We bought this incredibly slim, lightweight but 4.0 megapixel Pentax Optio S4 with a 3x optical zoom (equivalent of 35-105 mm), and 15 fps movie with audio feature -- it is so very sweet! And it doubles as a wireless PDA and phone, too. OK, I was kidding. It doesn't do that yet.
Based on preliminary data from a handful of computer makers and electronics retailers, sales of most things digital were in hot demand, leading some to believe that the strength will carry through to the entire holiday season that kicked off on "Black Friday" and culminates on Christmas Eve.
...The Palo Alto, Calif., computer hardware and software maker [HP] said it saw double digit, year-over-year sales growth of digital cameras, printers and computers. In an interview on CNBC on Monday, Vyomesh Joshi, H-P's vice president of imaging and printing, said sales of digital cameras rose more than 10% while notebook sales increased more than 50%.