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met2art: Nice. It's just extra delicious gravy on a service I already thought was well worth the money. more »
dagamer34: I wish I could get some of this stuff integrated into Windows Media Center. Right now, their "Internet TV" app would be worthwhile if it had content l... more »
Calzo: 01001111 01001101 01000110 01000111 there is that excited enough? more »
davezatz: Sorry to be spammy, but I wanted to share a video I shot of the new Channel Store and interface in action for those that don't have the software updat... more »
dingus: Oh boy! Now I don't need my computer to spend an hour watching Leo Laporte give the entire west coast a reacharound more »
Zebatinsky: Paugh. This is not an eReader angle that you should waste time watching, I think. more »
Canoehead: Good news. They need some sort of folder system - even just grouping by author would be a big improvement. more »
OCEntertainment: In a word? Holycrapihopenotthatsdumb. more »
Odin: Looks like no one at that company knows the meaning of the word ergonomics. more »

#roku

Roku Channel Store Opens, Hulu Is a No-Show
When Roku released their new HD-XR box, they mentioned that big new features would be launched in the coming weeks via software update. Now the Roku Channel Store is finally here, but it's awfully short on excitement. More »
#kindle

Amazon Preparing Better Kindle Ebook Management System in 2010
Specifics have not been announced, but Amazon noted via their Kindle Facebook page that a more user-friendly, organized ebook management system will arrive as an over-the-air update in the first half of 2010. More »
#ereaders

Will eReaders Really Become Gaming Devices?
eReaders are getting powerful enough to become fully-fledged Internet tablets, but gaming devices? That's a new spin. Turns out Qualcomm has a detachable game controller add-on for that Snapdragon-powered eReader prototype we first showed you on Wednesday. Take a look: More »
#dealzmodo

New Palm Prices: Pixi at $25 and Pre at $80
Palm's new Pixi just got $5 cheaper, less than 2 weeks after its launch, selling for $25 at Wal-mart and now Amazon. The Palm Pre is also $80. More »
#ebooks

Qualcomm Ebook Display Ups the Ante with Full Color and Video
Qualcomm has developed a 5.7-inch (1,024x768) display for ebook readers that not only renders color and video; it does so with enough power efficiency to challenge a black and white, still-frame Kindle. More »
#dealzmodo

Tonight Only: Purchase a PSP Go From Amazon and Get a $50 PSN Giftcard
If you're thinking about getting a PSP Go, then head to Amazon before midnight PST/3:00AM EST tonight. No, the PSP Go's $245 price tag hasn't changed, but you will get a $50 gift card for Amazon's PlayStation Network store. More »
#deals

Amazon's Blu-ray Sale as Good an Excuse as Any to Own Robocop
Amazon is currently having a pretty great Blu-ray sale, with titles such as Robocop and Terminator available for a mere $9.99. Come on, don't fight it. [Amazon]
#kindle

Kindle For PC Beta Now Available to Download
Now you don't need a Kindle eReader to buy and read the 360,000+ books Amazon sells in its annoyingly proprietary Kindle format. The desktop app supports color photos, multi-touch pinch-zooms, and displays notes/highlights marked on Kindles and the iPhone. More »
#data

It's Almost 2010 and CDs Are Not Dead Yet?
I've started to buy vinyl records again. It's not because of the sound. It's the touch and the pretty pictures. Obviously, vinyl is not why CDs are dying. Zoom-zoom in, digital boys and girls. More »
#dealzmodo

Dealzmodo: $100 Xbox 360 at Amazon, More Electronics Deals All Day Long
Remember that Walmart ad featuring a $100 Xbox? Well, Amazon is matching the offer, so you can skip the crowds. There'll be other electronics deals running all day starting at 9 a.m. EST. Update: More »
#remainders

Remainders: Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
Case-Mate Designs Kindle Case, Proves They Don't Understand Kindle...Famous Watchmaker Teams With Famous Carmaker To Launch Least Famous Phone Ever...Designer Discovers Way To Make Bike Seats More Uncomfortable...Wind Turbines Go Stealth to Quit Screwing Up Radar More »
#garmin

Amazon Chops Garmin Nuvifone G60 Price By Two Thirds In the First Month
Our recommended price for the Nuvifone G60 was death, payable by the handset, not the prospective buyer. Until that can be arranged, though, Amazon's plunging $200 discount (on a $300 phone!) will have to do. More »
#roku

Roku HD-XR Hands On: Where's Roku Going With This?
Roku updated the lineup today with two new models bookending the current Roku HD: The $80 standard-def SD and the $130 HD-XR, which I tested. It's solid, but still needs a firmware upgrade (coming soon) before it feels truly next-gen. More »
#kindle

Mac Getting a Kindle App, Just Like Windows
Windows isn't the only operating system getting a Kindle app; Amazon has just announced that they're prepping a Kindle app for Macs as well, allowing you to read your Kindle purchases right on your computer. Taste the excitement! [SA Insider]
#kindle

Every Win 7 Tablet Is a Multitouch Color Kindle (With This App)
Nook better watch it. One of the "surprises" at the Windows 7 keynote: a multitouch Kindle app for Windows 7 from Amazon. Ebook reading with pinch text zooming, and yes, color photos. Looks great. A full-color shot: More »
#windows7

Windows 7 Amazon Preorders Beat Even Harry Potter
The old record for Amazon UK preorders was held by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The new record goes to Windows 7. More »
#nook

8 Reasons You Can Finally Love Ebook Readers (Thanks to Nook)
I'm an avid reader, studied literature in school, and nerd out over tech, yet past ebook readers have left me cold. The Nook is the first reader I really want, and I won't be alone. Here's why. More »
#ebookreaders

Barnes & Noble Compares Nook to Kindle 2: Biased But Fair
Though Barnes & Noble has pulled down its Nook site until the official product launch, we've got all the info plus a few extras, like this spec comparison chart of Nook and Kindle 2: More »
#barnesnoble

Barnes & Noble's Dual-Screen Nook: $260, Eats the Kindle's Lunch
Remember that crazy, dual-screened Barnes & Noble Nook reader we scooped the hell out of a while back? Well, it's online-official, with Wi-Fi and 3G, person-to-person lending and expandable memory. Oh, and it ships 11/30. UPDATE: Site's pulled. More »
#balls

Dude Drops His Kindle 2, Convinces Amazon to Replace it and Pay Him $200 For His Troubles
Behold, the power of a scary-sounding letter from a lawyer! Paul dropped his Kindle 2 and it broke. Amazon wanted $200 to replace it. Instead, they replaced it and gave him an additional $200. Damn, son! More »
#dealzmodo

Dealzmodo: 6-Foot HDMI Cable For One Cent
Amazon is currently "giving away" 6-foot HDMI cables for one cent (not including shipping.) I actually bought a few of these cables for about $2 a while back, and they work just fine. Better load up fast. [Amazon Thanks Jeremy!]
#broken

Price Drop! Amazon Selling PS3 Slim for Only $1,000,000!
I know, even with recent price drops, the PS3 Slim felt too extravagant to purchase. Luckily, Amazon's got you covered. And hey, do you need a controller and remote as well? Because these deals just don't stop: More »
#walmart

Walmart's War on Amazon Could Obliterate the Publishing Industry (Even More)
"If there is going to be a 'Wal-Mart of the Web,' it is going to be Walmart.com," says Walmart.com CEO Raul Vazquez. This "Amazon" thing is royally mucking that up, and Walmart's not gonna take it anymore. More »
#amazon

Amazon Now Delivers Stuff the Same Day You Order It
Awesome: That's my one-word reaction to Amazon's new "local express" delivery option, which will get a Sqweel (or anything else) to your door the same day you order it. More »
#google

Massive 'Google Editions' eBook Store Pushed Back Until Next Year
"This time we mean it" was the last declaration Google made about their plans to open an eBook store, set to launch before then end of 2009. And hey, it looks like they did! Well, except for that 2009 part. More »
#software

Heads Up: Some Samsung Home Video Gear Getting Amazon VOD and Blockbuster Streaming by Firmware Update
Owners of some recent Samsung HDTVs like the 650 or 7000 series and above, will be getting Amazon video on demand via firmware update. Those TVs, and some blu-ray and HTIB setups detailed below will be getting Blockbuster's video service. Yay for the endless upgrade, boo for the infinite format war. More »
#rant

Why I Think E-Ink Readers Are Dumb
The future of media isn't on paper. And a device just dedicated to replicating dead trees is a waste of time. Let me show you why electronic ink's virtues don't matter as much as its weaknesses do. More »
#remainders

Remainders - What We Didn't Post
Marge Simpson To Pose for Playboy...Kindle Books To Cost More Abroad...Twitter Recommended for Nobel Peace Prize...Windows Mobile 7: So Close and Yet So Far More »
#rumor

Barnes & Noble's eReader Might Come October 20 and Have Person-to-Person Lending
The NYT piles on the B&N eReader rumors with a proposed launch date of October 20, based on a planned event in NY for that day. What's interesting, besides its rumored Android OS, is the device's lending feature. More »
#kindledx

Amazon Takes the Kindle DX Abroad Too
Amazon recently introduced an international version of the Kindle 2, and today confirmed a similar international Kindle DX. As the international Kindle 2 is $20 more than the domestic, the Kindle DX could see a price bump as well. [TechFlash]
#qualcomm

Qualcomm's Mirasol Ultra Low Power Display Is Almost Magic
Ebook readers suffer because they use E-Ink, which isn't in color and doesn't refresh fast enough to do video. Qualcomm is quietly showing off its Mirasol display, now in full color with 30-frame-per-second video. See for yourself: More »
#software

DoubleTwist's Amazon MP3 Store: One Less Reason to Bother With iTunes
It's impossible not to love the concept of doubleTwist, the all-devices-welcome quasi-iTunes music manager, but up to this point the software has been pretty barebones. Now, things are gettin' ser-i-ous: doubleTwist has a built-in music store, courtesy of Amazon. More »
#kindle2

Kindle 2 Drops Price Again to $259, Adds International Flavour For $279
Amazon just dropped the price of the Kindle 2 again, down to $259. They've also introduced a US & International wireless version for $279, which ships October 19. More »
#magazines

Time's "Hulu for Magazines" Idea Is So, So Doomed
Magazines are basically fucked. They know this, and figure the only way they're going to survive is if they manage to successfully navigate the transition to digital. Time's grand plan? A "Hulu for magazines." Oh boy. More »
#amazon

Kid Who Sued Amazon Wins, Kindle Now Safer Place for Your Books
The kid who sued Amazon for eating his homework just won in court, to the tune of $150,000. More »
#imagecache

Kindle Couple's Marriage Will Last Forever, Even After the Battery Dies
Because that's how E-Ink works, get it!? Well, it was either that or a joke about Amazon remote-deleting these folks' legitimately conceived future children. More »
#kindledx

Princeton Students in Kindle DX Pilot Program Sure Hate the Kindle DX
Bad news for Amazon, who's hoping that in the future all college students will read their textbooks through the oversided Kindle DX: the first students to use it, at Princeton, are not fans. More »
#palmpre

Palm Pre Slashed To $100 on Amazon
Sprint may have recently dropped the Pre to $150 (after rebate; with 2-year contact), but now you can grab one at Amazon for 50 bucks less. I guess you could buy a Touchstone charger with the money you save. [Amazon]
#kindle

I Want the Trapper Kindle to Be a Real Product So Badly
The Kindle has two main problems, according to this Lunchbreath cartoon: it breaks easily and it doesn't let other people see what you're reading. The Trapper Kindle solves these problems with flair. [Flickr via The Daily What]
#amazon

AmazonBasics Is Company's Foray Into Private Label Consumer Electronics
With AmazonBasics, the online retail giant is jumping headfirst into the consumer electronics space with its own private line of low-cost accessories. More »

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