Hey Alexa – Give us Some Amazon Prime Day Tech Deals
Get ready for doorbuster deals on Amazon’s Echo and Echo Dot. The speakers have been slashed to $90 for the larger Echo and $35 for the Echo Dot. If you…
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Here Are Your Camera and Photography Amazon Prime Day Deals
Photographers are in luck this year with a few dedicated Amazon Prime Day deals. The biggest will be the Yuneec Typhoon that goes on sale the second Prime Day opens…
RIP Malls and Department Stores. Amazon Unveils Prime Wardrobe
Props to the owners of Trunk Club on the Nordstrom exit. Cause Amazon is coming. And malls? Yeah, you were already done, but Jeff Bezos is the gleefully vindictive type.…
Laziness Achieved. Amazon’s Alexa Lets Your Voice Do the Shopping
Window shopping? Gone. Let your fingers do the shopping? Nah. It’s all about voice shopping this weekend as Amazon kicks off its Alexa-exclusive deals for Amazon Prime members. I can’t…
Black Friday? For Amazon That Means 52 Days
Well, that’s one way to introduce Black Friday deals. Can we even call it a Black Friday shop if it started on November 1 and lasts through December 22? Hell,…
Google and Other Voice-Controlled Products Risk Leaving Stutterers Behind
The rise of digital assistants and in-home hubs is staring at the precipice of becoming ubiquitous. Amazon’s Alexa. Apple’s Siri. Google’s, well, Google. You know you’re the company to beat…
Amazon Gives Jack Ryan His Ping
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan is heading to the small screen via Amazon. With John Krasinski as the titular character. Yeah, The Office guy. Though, check out 13 Hours. Not exactly…
Twitch Gets a Piece of the Donation Pie With Cheering
During one of Twitch’s best months in 2015, 2.1 million folks broadcasted to the world. Twitch is the undisputed king of streaming. Not even YouTube can compete with the huge,…
Amazon Video Direct is Not a Duck
The company that spawned my laziness is launching a YouTube competitor today with a twist. Amazon Video Direct looks like YouTube. Acts like YouTube. Sounds like YouTube. But it isn’t…
Zero Chill From Amazon as Prime Video Aims at Netflix
Amazon is after Netflix this morning with the announcement of a standalone Amazon Prime Video subscription. If you don’t already count the UPS driver as a part of your family…
Kindle Oasis Guide – 5 Things to Know
Amazon’s announcement of the Kindle Oasis was stepped on by a few leaks earlier in the week, but today is the official rollout of the new Kindle. The company is…
Amazon Takes Page Out of Best Buy’s Book With Video Game Preorders
Many of you head over to Best Buy to buy the latest games thanks to their Gamers Club membership. Who wouldn’t want to buy new games for 20% off? Amazon…
Really Amazon? A $50 Tablet in the Works
At this point, Amazon is literally balling up ideas and throwing them against the wall. Phone? Damn, it slid off. Tablet? Everyone has phones the size of our tablets. Hmm……
Amazon Decides to Fling Competition at Apple TV and Chromecast
The fight over the second screen is entering a new phase. Amazon released its Fling software to developers on Thursday in a shot at the growing dominance of Apple and…
Amazon Just Won the Unlimited Cloud Storage War
Unlimited cloud storage isn’t new. Dropbox offers it as part of their Dropbox for Business. Google offers it in a few different ways. Google Apps for Education and Drive for…
Have Tablets Peaked? Our Favorite Gadget Saw Shipments Fall for the First Time Ever
For years, tablets have dominated the gadget landscape. Apple brought the first iPad to the masses in 2010. Other companies soon jumped into the fray. In the fourth quarter of…
Another Report Points to Amazon Offering Ad-Supported Video Streaming
Back in March, the WSJ reported Amazon was considering an ad-supported video streaming service. Amazon said it wasn’t happening. Today, the New York Post reports Amazon is indeed planning a…
Amazon Has A New Product That You Talk To. Meet Echo
For $200, Amazon Echo can be yours. What is it? It’s basically an AI assistant, plus a high-end speaker. Echo provides info on music, news and weather all controlled by…
Amazon Killing the Fire Phone? Not a Chance. Sequel Being Planned
I’m not sure this will warm the hearts of investors, but Amazon is sticking with the Fire Phone. How badly did the smartphone perform? Amazon had to take a $173…
Amazon’s New Fire Product Goes Small. Fire TV Stick Challenges Chromecast
The battle of the sticks is on. Amazon has announced the Fire TV Stick to directly compete with Google’s Chromecast. The $39 streaming stick plugs right in to a HDMI…
Tweet Your Wish. Amazon Shoppers Can Add Products to Wishlist with Hashtag
Now you can let everyone know what you really want for Christmas. Adding products to your Amazon wishlist is just a single tweet away. #AmazonWishlist was launched yesterday as Amazon…