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The Fourth of July Twilight Zone Marathon Schedule, With Links For Cordcutters

It’s that time of year again. Time to hunker down and watch the Twilight Zone marathon on the SyFy Channel. Or, if you’re impatient, time to get ahead of the curve and binge-watch the entire series on Netflix or Amazon Prime. The SyFy Channel has been doing Twilight Zone marathons for years on both New…

Amazon Prime Video Is Coming to Apple TV After Years of Delay

After years of delay, Amazon and Apple have finally reached an agreement to bring the Amazon Prime video app to Apple TV set-top-boxes everywhere. Apple CEO Tim Cook made the announcement today at the company’s annual developer conference WWDC 2017. https://gizmodo.com/well-be-liveblogging-apples-wwdc-2017-keynote-right-her-1795764216 The app will give Amazon Prime subscribers the ability to watch Prime video content…

Studio Ghibli’s New TV Series Is Pretty, Pleasant, and Punishingly Slow

The first season of the Studio Ghibli-produced show Ronja the Robber’s Daughter arrived on Amazon Prime last week, marking the first time the show has been available in English in the US It’s a kid-friendly tale of a young girl raised by robbers who meets a young boy raised by rival robbers, and how their…

20 So-Bad-They’re-Great Movies You Can Use to Fight the Winter Blues

This time of year, the weather sucks so much that leaving the house is even more of a chore than it normally is. That’s when your best course of action is stay on the couch and watch movies—but sometimes you’ve seen all the good ones. What then? I’ll tell you what then—then you watch the…

A Studio Ghibli-Produced TV Show Is Coming to Amazon Prime Later This Month

Studio Ghibli fans who don’t have an Amazon Prime account may want to get on that. Later this month, the studio’s animated show Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter comes to the streaming service. Based on the Astrid Lindgren book of the same name, Ronja is directed by Hayao Miyazaki’s son, Goro Miyazaki. It’s the story of…

Amazon’s Flying Warehouse Idea Looks Like a Total Disaster

Amazon loves talking about its drone delivery system despite the fact that it’s nowhere near complete. When the company made its first drone delivery earlier this month, the aircraft carried a bag of popcorn and Fire TV box a measly half-mile. Nevertheless, Amazon is exploring an even more ambitious idea: flying warehouses. https://gizmodo.com/amazon-drones-are-truly-revolutionary-marketing-1474861589 A patent…

11 Amazon Prime Benefits You Might Not Know About

There are plenty of Amazon Prime benefits almost everyone knows about like streaming movies, faster deliveries, the Kindle lending library. Then there are some that aren’t quite as well known. You should make sure you’re getting the most from your $99 annual subscription with this round-up of some of the more obscure Amazon Prime benefits.…

Someone Is Finally Streaming The Expanse, the Best Scifi Show of the Year

We love Syfy’s The Expanse, based on the books series by James S.A. Corey. And now we’re so happy that there’s finally a way to stream the show before season two comes back on February 1, 2017. If you have Amazon Prime, you can watch all of season one of The Expanse right now. And…

Netflix Might Finally Add Offline Playback—But Not For You

Streaming giant Netflix has been teasing offline playback for years—and delivering hollow excuses as to why the feature hasn’t been implemented yet. Most egregiously, the company said that it would add an undesirable level of complexity to the product. But based on an executive’s comments, it seems more likely than ever that offline playback is…

Amazon Prime Delays Are Ruining Some Halloween Plans

If you need a last minute costume for Halloween, don’t rely on Amazon Prime shipping to get it in time. Many customers are complaining that when they went to order their Halloween costume, Amazon promised it would be shipped in two days. But when they got the confirmation of their order, it turned out the…

Amazon Prime Gets You The Washington Post for Free But Only If You Activate It

The Washington Post has a metered paywall, meaning that after you’ve read a few articles online, they ask you to subscribe. If you’re sick and tired of hitting the paywall this election season, there is a cheapskate lifehack you can utilize. Consumers who already have a subscription to Amazon Prime get The Washington Post online…

The 15 Best Horror Movies to Stream This October

With only a few horror movies slated for October release in theaters, your best bet for spooky thrills is to stay home and stream until you scream. Here are the five most horrific films we could find in the respective movie libraries of Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu. And if you have more than one…

Amazon Is Fucking Up Its Own Fake Ass Holiday

Amazon Prime Day is a huge fucking deal, according to Amazon. It’s a day when Amazon Prime members can buy loads of crap at a special discount. But now that Prime Day is upon us, it’s time to go shopping. Except for one problem: Amazon’s website is all fucked up. This is the second year…

The Worst Bargains of Amazon Prime Day [Updated]

Amazon treats its annual Prime Day like a religious holiday for shopping and the greatest thing capitalism hath wrought. In fairness, you can find some sweet, sweet deals amongst the pages of dog food and baby monitors, especially if you’re patient and enjoy spending your day hiding an Amazon webpage from the prying eyes of…

Amazon’s Planning to Sell Own-Branded Food

Amazon plans to infiltrate your home more thoroughly than ever. A new report by the Wall Street Journal suggest that the online retailer is planning to launch a slew of own-brand products in the coming month, which will include perishable food and other household items. Amazon already sells plenty of own-branded products, from USB cables…

Amazon Is Trying to Reinvent YouTube

If you have Amazon Prime—and why wouldn’t you—then starting today you’ll have free access to Amazon Video Direct. Which is… what exactly? According to the landing page, Direct will be “helping content creators and visual storytellers reach millions of Amazon Video customers.” Uh huh. By all accounts, Direct combines some of the more palatable elements…

Is Amazon Prime Still the Best Deal in Tech?

I unwittingly bought an Amazon Prime membership a few years ago. (The free trial trick gets me every time.) But that first accidental $80 payment was worth every penny. Because even years later, Amazon Prime is still the best deal in tech. Hardly a week goes by when you don’t hear about something dreadful Amazon…

Amazon Has Begun Labeling Some Items Prime-Exclusive (Updated)

Did you want to buy a Blu-ray copy of Academy Award-winning movie Birdman from Amazon? If you’re not an Amazon Prime member, you’re out of luck. The retailer has begun to restrict sales of some items to its members. VideoGamer noticed yesterday that several video games had been restricted: GTA 5, Far Cry Primal, Assassin’s…

You Can Now Get a Monthly Subscription for Amazon Prime 

Amazon Prime is one of the best deals on the internet, but the $99/year subscription price can be a little daunting. Amazon is rolling out new monthly subscription offers and breaking out Prime Video into its own subscription for the first time. Per the report, the new subscription offers will cost $11 a month for…

Amazon has raised its free shipping minimum to $49 from $35. (A $25 order of books still qualifies for free shipping.) All the more reason to sign up for Amazon Prime. Contact the author at [email protected].