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NBC Jumps Ship to Amazon Unbox

After the he said/she said BS between Apple and NBC over the last few days, we’re kind of glad to see some kind of resolution: NBC’s taking its business to Amazon Unbox, which will give NBC “greater flexibility in the pricing and packaging of video downloads.” For the time being though, shows still seem to…

Dealzmodo: 60GB PlayStation 3 and 8 Blu-ray Movies For $472.04 Shipped

If you thought that Eight HD DVD + Toshiba Player deal this morning was good, check out this Blu-ray + PS3 deal Amazon’s also got going. It’s the same idea: get a 60GB or 80GB PS3, pick three Blu-ray movies from the list of 105, and get the movies for free. You can then mail…

Dealzmodo: Eight HD DVDs With Purchase of Toshiba HD DVD Player

The HD DVD camp is pretty much just giving their stuff away with the newest deal on Amazon for eight HD DVDs with the purchase of any Toshiba player. If you buy either the HD-A2, HD-A20 or HD-XA2 player and add three HD DVDs to your shopping cart (from a list of 55), you’ll be…

Sony PSP 2000 Up For Preorder on Amazon

The slightly thinner PSP 2000, or PSP Slim, is up for pre-order now on Amazon. The ship date is September 2007, so if you don’t want to fight the crowds in stores buying all those crazy good games for the Xbox 360 coming soon, you should probably order up now. [Amazon via Gay Gamer via…

Amazon Invests in Demand-Based Pricing Digital Music Store

Amazon recently dumped an undisclosed amount of cash into AmieStreet.com, a start-up digital music store that throws in an element of social networking: track prices rise with their popularity. A song’s price starts at nada, but as more people download it, the price tag balloons until it hits a 98 cent ceiling. The cool twist…

Hands-On TiVo Unbox Movie Rentals, PC-Free

TiVo’s $300 HD player was fully revealed today, so it’s a good time to explore TiVo’s pumped up Unbox functionality that this and the Series 3/2 all have. TiVo has been working as a set top box for Amazon’s Unbox movie rental and purchase service for a while, but only in the last few weeks…

Amazon Unbox Now Directly on TiVo, No PC Required

[Update] Living up to Amazon Unbox’s name and TiVo’s reputation, the two finally ditched the requirement of a PC to browse and select titles, and introduced a video-download service that exists entirely on the TiVo itself, allowing you to rent and buy movies and television shows. Movie rentals will range from $1.99 to $3.99, movie…

Sony’s $100 price drop on the PS3 bumped the console up to #1 in the video game sales chart on Amazon. [Amazon]

Rumor: EMI’s DRM-Free Tracks Hitting iTunes This Week

Electronista is reporting that “according to French sources familiar with negotiations for multiple online music stores,” Apple is set to drop EMI’s DRM-free catalog onto iTunes this week. Techs are entering the last stages of encoding and prepping the files to go live. https://gizmodo.com/official-emi-to-release-music-drm-free-248836 While previous statements seemed to indicate a gradual release starting this…

Amazon Jumps Headfirst into DRM-Free Music Download Market with 12,000 Record Labels

Amazon’s joining the ranks of DRM-free music distributors with the launch of an MP3-only download store that will offer “millions of songs” from “more than 12,000 record labels” with no copy protections whatsoever. Leading those labels, naturally, is the record industry’s DRM-free town bicycle, EMI, who is curiously the only label mentioned by name of…

Amazon Kindle eReader Gets More Details: Pricing, Time Frame, Features

Details have been scarce on the Amazon Kindle eReader since we first saw it last September, but some publishers have actually gotten to play with it now that we’re nearing the spring release date. First, the price is going to be above $400. Seeing as the Sony reader is fetching somewhere around $300 to $350,…

Dealzmodo: Earn $75 Buying a BlackBerry Pearl from Amazon, T-Mobile

Freeeeeeeeee money! Interested in using the BlackBerry Pearl? Now may be the time to jump. Amazon has this phone with T-Mobile service for $400, but they are also offering $400 instant savings and a $75 mail-in-rebate, bringing the price down to -$75, or profit for you! Be sure and read the fine print, as I’m…

Dealzmodo: Logitech Harmony Universal Remote Sale at Amazon

The Logitech Harmony line of remotes is the perfect solution to even the simplest home theatre setups and prices for these remotes are dropping rapidly, as seen here. Amazon is having a bit of a sale on some Logitech Harmony remotes. They have the Harmony 659 for $77 after $113 of instant savings. Other available…

Dealzmodo: $200 Off BlackBerry 8800

The BlackBerry 8800 that made its triumphant debut at 3GSM last month is available, for cheap, over at Amazon. This phone will cost you $125 out the digital door and includes a $25 rebate. It does require a service plan from Cingular, for the savings. If you pick up this phone directly from Cingular it…

Dealzmodo: Up to 50% Off Select Blu-Ray Movies

Pardon my anti-Blu-ray whoredom, but could this be a sign of the future? Amazon is clearing out a lot of their Blu-ray titles with discounts up to 50-percent off. Surprisingly, the movies aren’t crappy either. There are some good flicks in the list. Product Page [Via Bargainist]

Dealzmodo: $50 Off Slingbox Pro

Amazon.com is offering $50 of instant savings on the Slingbox Pro. The video-slinging device normally carries a $250 price tag, but you can get it with free shipping for $200 over at the ‘Zon. Product Page

WTF Alert: SNES Outselling PS3 and 360 on Amazon.com

Amidst the usual video game champions on Amazon’s Best Sellers List: Video Games, you might find something out of the ordinary. If you head south to around number 17, you’ll see what I mean. It appears that everyone’s old video game flame known as the SNES is outselling Sony’s Playstation 3 on Amazon.com. Wonder why?…

When Amazon Unboxed TiVo: The FAQ

Amazon’s got a nifty little FAQ up about the TiVo and Amazon Unboxed love fest. Here’s what they’re starting us off with, but since we’re starved for information on the subject, it’s better than nothing. What do you want to know about this holy union? When will I be able to use the Amazon Unbox…

Breaking: Tivo Boxes to Download Amazon Unboxed Videos

Click to view Amazon and TiVo just made me wet my pants with what could be a killer app in the digital video distribution arms race: TiVo Series 3 and 2 set top boxes will be living room conduits for content from Amazon’s Unbox video download service. This is the first single box solution that…

Help Find Jim Gray! Join In the Search

When Google Earth Microsoft eScience Group scientist Jim Gray didn’t return from an oceangoing trip, Coast Guard cutters and helicopters searched for him night and day, but gave up the search last Thursday (Feb. 1). Someone at Amazon wondered why the power of the web couldn’t be brought to bear on this critical problem. Sparing…