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GameStop and EB Games stores are going to start accepting pre-orders for Sonys PlayStation 3 game console on Tuesday, according to their Web sites. Due to extremely limited supply, the stores expect their allocations of what is perhaps the holidays seasons most eagerly anticipated gadget to run out in minutes. A $100 deposit is required for each order, but even that wont guarantee that a PlayStation 3 will be available when the console goes on sale on Nov. 17, according to the notices, because the stores have no control over production and shipping issues. The console will be sold in two versions, for $499 and $599. Sony Corp. has said it plans to ship 2 million units by the end of the year. GameStop and EB Games are both owned by GameStop Corp., based in Grapevine, Texas.
The latest idea in compact living is a little box atop a high-rise in the city or suburbs. Modular structures that might be placed atop flat existing buildings are being produced in Europe.
Architect Werner Aisslinger designed an instant pent- house in a transportable 400-square-foot Loftcube (www.loftcube.net). The unit, light enough to be transported by helicopter, costs about $70,000. Including bathroom and kitchen, the price can be $173,000 to $230,000. With walls of glass, this also could be the perfect answer for a mountaintop retreat or an island hideaway.
The sleek Hanse Colani Rotor House was designed for young professionals who need minimal space. The idea was part of an avant-garde project begun by design guru Luigi Colani and Hanse Haus (www.hanse-haus.de) to deal intensively with the topic of house shapes of the future.
A modular home company will move at least 275 jobs from Denver to Cherryville as part of a shift in manufacturing operations, company officials announced Wednesday. The company, R-Anell Homes, plans to start the move in December, consolidating all manufacturing in a 237,000-square-foot plant on Anthony Grove Road in Cherryville. The company's 210,000- square-foot plant at 3549 N.C. 16 in Denver would need "serious remodeling" to remain productive, R-Anell President Dennis Jones said in a statement. R-Anell will shift between 275 and 325 jobs from Denver to Cherryville, Jones said. Established in 1972, R-Anell is privately owned and was named Lincoln County's Industry of the Year in 2003. The company bought the Cherryville site in 1996.
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