Tag Archives: Amazon

Amazon’s Dominance Signals New Phase in Retail

Monday, October 1 10:28 am

Ben Brooks on Amazon’s future impact Essentially, I think Amazon is going to wipe out everyone that isn’t a niche player, or a store that sells goods that are of the need-it-now variety. What’s interesting is that I don’t think … Continue reading →

Episode 64 – Movies You Shouldn’t Watch

Monday, August 13 8:12 am

Terrible movies. Hippo Doesn’t Watch Hard Knocks and doesn’t like Bridesmaids. The complicated hack that ruined a reporter’s month. OS X Mountain Lion. Some video game talk. Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s ceiling. Visit our Facebook page Co-Host: Chris (http://twitter.com/cmwilliams51) Running Time: About 39 … Continue reading →

Best Buy Closing Many Stores♣
Friday, March 30 9:10 am - chicagotribune.com

Reuters on Best Buy closing lots of stores: Amazon enjoys its largest pricing advantage versus brick-and-mortar rivals in the consumer electronics segment, with prices 17 percent lower on average, Chukumba has estimated. Not surprising. Within the last 10 years I … Continue reading →

Amazon Is Offering A Lot For Used iPads♣
Tuesday, March 13 11:15 am - pandodaily.com

Farhad Manjoo: Sure, if you’re hurting for cash to subsidize your early adopter lifestyle, $200 is nothing to scoff at. But if I were you, I’d skip by all of these sites and instead log in to Amazon. As of … Continue reading →

Amazon Pulls Plug on PayPhrase Service♣
Thursday, February 16 9:43 am - mashable.com

Samantha Murphy on Amazon killing PayPhrase: Launched in 2009, PayPhrase combines shipping and payment data so you can check out using a key phrase of your picking, such as “I love you” or “Jake’s Allowance,” then a four-digit PIN. I … Continue reading →

Episode #34: iOS Gaming, Amazon Kindle Fire and Microsoft Kinect

Monday, January 16 8:30 am

Berserk Hippo and Chris are joined by their Game-A-Thon companion Dave to discuss so nerdy topics. They start with iOS gaming, including how mobile games compare to console games. They also pick some of their favorite games and discuss experiences … Continue reading →

What It Looks Like Inside Amazon.com Shipping Center♣
Monday, January 2 9:24 am - buzzfeed.com

Absolutely amazing pictures of Amazon.com shipping centers. So much cardboard, so many products, so big. (via Shawn Blanc)

Why the $79 Kindle Is A Home Run♣
Friday, October 14 9:43 am - marco.org

Marco Arment on the $79 Kindle: This is exactly what Amazon wants: cheap, ubiquitous devices that run their digital media stores. Because while most people focus on the purchase price, buying a Kindle is a lot like buying a game … Continue reading →

Kindle Fire Not Trying To Be An iPad Killer♣
Tuesday, October 11 9:37 am - daringfireball.net

John Gruber on the Kindle Fire: The Kindle Fire is a laptop replacement for almost no one. It’s a peripheral, not a second computer — and it’s priced accordingly. You can get a Kindle Fire and a new top-of-the-line e-ink … Continue reading →

How Apple Is Different♣
Tuesday, October 11 8:29 am - brooksreview.net

Ben Brooks on how Apple’s success, despite being different: Everyone said at the introduction of the iPhone that the lack of 3G would be it’s death. That the closed nature and web-only apps would be a problem. The original iPhone … Continue reading →