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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. What’s this mean? People are actually going out to buy Windows 7 instead of waiting for their next PC to upgrade, sure. But what’s this really mean? Technology is more powerful than…

Commerce Mark Wilson

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. It’s cost-effective. Yeah, at $260 it’s the same price as the Kindle 2, but you’re getting so much…

Commerce Dan Nosowitz

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: https://gizmodo.com/barnes-nobles-dual-screen-nook-260-eats-the-kindle-5385938 Click the image for a larger version: As you can see, Barnes & Noble boasts a lot of Nook’s on-paper…

Commerce Wilson Rothman

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. https://gizmodo.com/exclusive-first-photos-of-barnes-nobles-double-scree-5380942 To be clear, this is the same device we saw before—a smallish (7.7 x 4.9 x…

Commerce John Herrman

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! Seriously, how badass is this letter he sent to Amazon? Paul Gowder [Address omitted] August 12, 2009 Amazon.com Inc.…

Commerce Adam Frucci

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!]

Commerce Sean Fallon

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: https://gizmodo.com/playstation-3-slim-review-the-same-for-less-5345285 $1,000,058.98…I’m not gonna lie. It’s tempting. [Amazon Thanks Naked Fish!]

Commerce Mark Wilson

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. https://gizmodo.com/amazon-now-delivers-stuff-the-same-day-you-order-it-5382545 The first shot at Amazon reported by the WSJ is kinda weak in the grand scheme of…

Commerce Matt Buchanan

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. https://gizmodo.com/sqweel-ten-tongued-sex-toy-to-drive-women-crazy-5379522 You’ve gotta order between 10am and 1pm, and it’s not cheap: You’re talking like a $15 delivery fee, unless you’re an Amazon Prime member, and…

Commerce Matt Buchanan

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. Click through the gallery for a blow-by-blow of e-ink’s strengths and failures: E-ink is a great digital tool…

Commerce Brian Lam

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. https://gizmodo.com/rumor-barnes-nobles-ereader-will-run-android-5377516 The new consumption model grands book purchasers (you) the right to lend a book to their…

Commerce Jason Chen

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] https://gizmodo.com/kindle-2-drops-price-again-to-259-adds-international-5375910

Commerce Dan Nosowitz

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: The video was shot by IntoMobile. As they describe it, the tech sounds like a massive DLP chip—that…

Commerce Wilson Rothman

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. To put this into context, doubleTwist debuted not just as an alternative music manager for people…

Commerce John Herrman

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. https://gizmodo.com/amazons-kindle-2-gets-60-price-drop-now-at-299-5310253 The international version will work in “over 100 countries and territories”, but Amazon doesn’t specify if there are any additional charges for using it in a…

Commerce Jason Chen

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. Yep, remember the kid who had his notes from George Orwell’s 1984 deleted along with Amazon’s mass eradication of the work from all Kindles? That little mofo just won in court, splitting a $150,000 settlement with a…

Commerce Wilson Rothman

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. https://gizmodo.com/big-brother-amazon-remotely-deletes-purchased-copies-of-5317180 This is a found photo from a Facebook album, without context, which leaves some nagging questions: Is it a Kindle, or a Kindle 2? (The coloration up top screams Kindle…

Commerce John Herrman

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. Students taking part in the pilot program have all sorts of complaints about the device, mostly centering around the fact that it’s…

Commerce Adam Frucci

This Is How Michael Jordan Would Use a Kindle

Some people use their Kindles to read books. Others get Kindles to spend hours practicing crazy moves with them, like this reader today at the Gizmodo Gallery. Watch him spin the Kindle like a Michael Jordan would spin a basketball. https://gizmodo.com/gizmodo-gallery-2009-the-details-5360008 Read more about our Giz Gallery 09 here, follow @gizgallery on Twitter and see…

Commerce Jesus Diaz

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] https://gizmodo.com/palm-pre-gets-50-price-drop-to-150-5355115

Commerce Danny Allen

Windows 7 Amazon Preorders Beat Even Harry Potter

8 Reasons You Can Finally Love Ebook Readers (Thanks to Nook)

Barnes & Noble Compares Nook to Kindle 2: Biased But Fair

Barnes & Noble’s Dual-Screen Nook: $260, Eats the Kindle’s Lunch

Dude Drops His Kindle 2, Convinces Amazon to Replace it and Pay Him $200 For His Troubles

Dealzmodo: 6-Foot HDMI Cable For One Cent

Price Drop! Amazon Selling PS3 Slim for Only $1,000,000!

Walmart’s War on Amazon Could Obliterate the Publishing Industry (Even More)

Amazon Now Delivers Stuff the Same Day You Order It

Why I Think E-Ink Readers Are Dumb

Barnes & Noble’s eReader Might Come October 20 and Have Person-to-Person Lending

Amazon Takes the Kindle DX Abroad Too

Qualcomm’s Mirasol Ultra Low Power Display Is Almost Magic

DoubleTwist’s Amazon MP3 Store: One Less Reason to Bother With iTunes

Kindle 2 Drops Price Again to $259, Adds International Flavour For $279

Kid Who Sued Amazon Wins, Kindle Now Safer Place for Your Books

Kindle Couple’s Marriage Will Last Forever, Even After the Battery Dies

Princeton Students in Kindle DX Pilot Program Sure Hate the Kindle DX

This Is How Michael Jordan Would Use a Kindle

Palm Pre Slashed To $100 on Amazon

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