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It's Going to be a Blu-ray Christmas

Some experts are skeptical about whether consumers will buy Blu-ray DVD players this Christmas - I am not one of them. Many are saying it's going to be a "blue" Blu-ray Christmas. I disagree. I went shopping for a... Full Story

Posted on December 1, 2008 10:19 AM

Gadgets Going Green

Green indeed! We can now trade our used electronics in exchange for Amazon.com gift cards through third-party Gazelle.com. This is both a convenience and additional way to save money this season. It's also a very handy option to trade... Full Story

Posted on November 13, 2008 7:58 PM

Sony Reader PRS-700 -- Great, But for One Thing ...

Yes, there was a commuter this morning waiting for the 7:17 reading his Kindle. And that's all I needed to start thinking about ebooks and ebook readers and how maybe someday all printed material will be digital and there will... Full Story

Posted on November 12, 2008 7:33 PM

New e-Newspaper Reader Heats Up e-Reader Market

The electronic newspaper, a large portable screen that is constantly updated with the latest news, has been a prop in science fiction for ages. It also figures in the dreams of newspaper publishers struggling with rising production and delivery costs,... Full Story

Posted on September 8, 2008 12:43 PM

Amazon To Re-Kindle Its Popular eBook Reader

Amazon will reportedly ship new versions of its Kindle e-book reader before year's end. The original reader launched last November sold out in its first week and had Amazon scrambling to fill holiday orders. While sales have been brisk, estimates... Full Story

Posted on August 25, 2008 5:24 PM

Amazon's Special MP3 Deals -- Indeed!

Image my surprise to receive this email the other day: Dear Amazon.com Customer,Amazon MP3 is offering free songs and albums as low as $5. All songs can be played on MP3 players, including the iPod and iPhone. Enjoy your music wherever... Full Story

Posted on August 18, 2008 4:59 PM

Kindle Moving & Grooving

Ever since Amazon launched the Kindle last November, TechCrunch has been wondering about just how successful it's been. (Me, too!)The electronic book initially sold out and supplies have been tight. The Kindle is such a small part of Amazon's overall... Full Story

Posted on August 1, 2008 7:52 PM

Blu-ray Buy 2 DVDs, Get 1 Free Promotion

Cool Blue-ray promotion from Amazon I thought I'd share. Buy 2 Blu-ray DVDs get 1 DVD free. Sweet! I keep threatening to buy a Blu-ray player, specifically a Sony PS3, but I just can't seem to pull the trigger. Could... Full Story

Posted on July 15, 2008 12:00 PM

A Million eReaders? Who Would Have Figured?

Does anybody out there love their ereader? Well, guess so, according to this blog from Oxford University Press (OUP) USA. When Amazon launched the Kindle there predictions aplenty about how it and its predecessor -- Sony's Reader would sell.... Full Story

Posted on June 9, 2008 5:11 PM

Amazon Down Due to Pricing Error or Metal Gear Bundle?

Several bloggers were abuzz with the news of Amazon's website being down today. One site claims "Some customers reported that traffic caused the site to slow down considerably". The reason? "THOUSANDS of customers were in shopping heaven today when a... Full Story

Posted on June 6, 2008 3:19 PM

CinemaNow Brings Movie Downloads to Windows Media Center

CinemaNow was one of the first to offer downloadable video content on-demand, but has been lost in the shuffle of competitors like Apple, Amazon, and Netflix for their digital movie, music, & TV downloads. And of course you have the big... Full Story

Posted on May 23, 2008 10:17 AM

Amazon offers Click-To-Call Ordering

I was on Amazon.com looking for a Garmin GPS when I noticed I had the ability to click "Call me" to order stuff from Amazon. Interesting. Curious, I clicked the Call me button and saw this: As seen above, it... Full Story

Posted on May 9, 2008 12:41 PM

Blu-ray DVD - Buy 2 Blu-ray DVDs Get 1 Free on Amazon

Amazon is offering a buy 2 Blu-ray DVDs get 1 Free Blu-ray DVD now that the Blu-ray vs HD DVD war is over. I just got this email now. Funny how Amazon was very diplomatic when they wrote "Now that... Full Story

Posted on April 9, 2008 10:26 AM

TiVo's new Buy on TV for Amazon Unbox

A litle while ago, TiVo introduced Amazon Unbox movie downloads. but you still had to log on to Amazon.com to order your moves for playback on your trusty TiVo.. Fortunately, some coders came up with a home-grown solution that allowed... Full Story

Posted on July 10, 2007 11:09 PM

Hey Why Not? Amazon To Enter Music Download Biz

And why not indeed! According to reports, shopping mogul Amazon is planning to launch its own music download store a la iTunes in the first quarter of next year. And why not indeed!Record labels aren't all too thrilled about iTunes... Full Story

Posted on December 19, 2006 5:14 PM

Vonage promotion with Amazon

A co-worker received his Amazon.com order and inside the box was a Vonage promotional flyer. Great to see Vonage expanding beyond just Internet advertising and their "woo hoo" TV commercials. Of course, one has to wonder how much Vonage is... Full Story

Posted on September 26, 2006 10:37 AM

More Hazards To Consider!

First Dell, then Apple and now Black & Decker! (The woes of manufacturers continue!) Just received an email from Amazon (where I bought the thing) that my Black & Decker Cordless Electric Lawn Mower "has an electrical component in it that... Full Story

Posted on August 28, 2006 2:44 PM

MovieLink offers DVD downloads

Movie download service Movielink announced that it has licensed technology from Sonic Solutions to allow consumers to download a movie and burn it onto a DVD for use in standard DVD players. This is a huge move since before MovieLink... Full Story

Posted on July 18, 2006 4:47 PM

Be a VoIP DJ using Yahoo Messenger with Voice

Yahoo! Messenger with Voice on Tuesday will introduce custom plug-in features and will now allow developers to custom made applications. Some of the hghlighted plug-ins include plugin applications for Amazon.com, Yahoo 360, and eBay. My guess is we'll also see... Full Story

Posted on June 19, 2006 10:04 PM

Double-Dipping on the Internet

Foreboding article in today's New York Times about "The High-Speed Money Line" and where the Internet may be heading -- consumers paying to get online and then paying again. Seems content providers (Yahoo, Amazon, eBay, etc.) may have to pay... Full Story

Posted on March 6, 2006 1:46 PM

Amazon Outage

Amazon is having an outage. It appears to be down all day long. Robert Hashemian, our webmaster and columnist within Internet Telephony Magazine brought it to my attention Even many of the international Amazon sites are down. I could only... Full Story

Posted on November 8, 2004 4:23 PM

AT&T CallVantage partners with Amazon

Sheesh! I just blogged 10 minutes ago about how it seems everyone in the VoIP industry is making announcements about partnering and selling their products in retail stores and partnering with broadband router manufacturers. Well, before I could finish my... Full Story

Posted on August 25, 2004 10:44 AM