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Amazon is once again testing the waters with another perk of Prime membership. They are changing the Prime Pantry program from a flat-fee of $5.99 per $40 delivery to a subscription price for Prime members of $4.99 extra per month and unlimited $40 deliveries. Considering that they just raised...

I know we've heard a million times that Alexa won't record you unless you tell it to, however, it appears this may not be the case since a Portland woman had her Echo record an audio clip of a conversation and then sent it to a random contact. She found out about this when the person notified...

Amazon Map Tracking has now rolled out to all US customers and If you are one of those folks that likes to know every step that your package from Amazon takes before it gets to you then this is for you. The feature even lets you know how many stops away your driver is as well as an estimate of...

If you just thought you were fat and ugly, wait till Amazon is working on showing you just how fat and ugly you really are so that it can sell you more clothes. The kids over at The Conversation are very worried about what happens to you when you see a 3D body scan of yourself. It is going to...

It's getting more and more difficult these days to buy a real product versus one that is counterfeit if you don't do your homework. The Counterfeit Report has found over 1,900 counterfeit products on the Walmart website and even though they submitted infringement complaints many of them stayed...

All developers of Alexa skills are getting an early Christmas present from Amazon in the way of in-skill purchases. This gives all developers a nice way to monetize the skills they release and those of us that use Prime will get the best deals. So be ready to buy add-on packs for your skills...

Amazon is having a one-day gold box sale on select PC gaming products, even though only a handful of what they are offering is something I would say is "Gaming." While nothing earth shattering, there is some good deals to be had on internal and external HDDs, keyboards, headsets and the like...

Amazon released their earnings report yesterday and it showed that net sales increased by 43% over the first quarter of last year. This just shows that Amazon isn't resting on their laurels and it's actively growing all parts of their business. One thing of note is the fact that 73% of operating...

The folks at Amazon are working on an Alexa Brain initiative and it plans to add lots of new features to your Alexa enabled device. Alexa is going to have better skills arbitration, context carryover of multiple statements, a memory feature that can remember things for you and lots of other...

Following a successful earnings call, where CFO Brian Olsavsky announced that Amazon had a $1.6 billion in net income for Q1, he dropped a bombshell for Amazon Prime subscribers. Starting May 11, Prime annual memberships will jump $20, from $99 a year to $119 per year. I do love my Prime...

Amazon seems to have implemented an Amazon Harmony Discount where there is a discount on Musical Instruments. You have to call the sales associate to get the discount code. I found this information over on Slick Deals. Amazon - Receive Call To Save 5% to 20% Off Musical Instruments (Includes...

GTX 1070 Ti for ~ $500 @Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077Z6LFQ1/ref=s9_acsd_top_hd_bw_b1C5u_c_x_4_w?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-3&pf_rd_r=CKC1P49BWMMZ6VVQWW8B&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=ad112e6b-2646-5740-bcb2-f227e6e7d96e&pf_rd_i=284822 Maybe the price gouging isn't...

Is giving Amazon access to your house while you are a gone a bit much for you in terms of exposure? Now you can give them access to your car! Amazon Key In-Car actually sounds like a much better idea than giving a stranger access to my entire house. Thanks cageymaru. Check out the video.

ExtremeTech is reporting that if you want to purchase a physical copy of Star Wars: The Last Jedi on Amazon for your collection, you are out of luck unless you are an Amazon Prime member. Both the Blu-ray and DVD copies of the movie are listed as "Exclusively for Prime members" on Amazon, in...

Amazon has released their 'Alexa Blueprints' to the public that will enable anyone to create their own Alexa skills at home. Amazon claims you don't need to know code or anything like that to utilize the Blueprints. All you have to do is go to blueprints.amazon.com and get started with one of...

Amazon just received a patent for a product that tracks cryptocurrency transactions. It's going to be a subscription service that agencies can use to identify those that use cryptocurrency. Some of the primary targets that Amazon is going after are law enforcement and the IRS. Whether or not...

Since 1997 Jeff Bezos has published a shareholder letter, which is considered to be a must-read by many business professionals. The Amazon CEO published his years letter earlier today, outlining the importance of having high standards according to a CNBC report. In the report Bezos, for the...

The Sun is reporting that undercover investigator James Bloodworth has found some nasty secrets about working in an Amazon warehouse. In the 700,000 sqft 4 story warehouse, some of the 1,200 workers face a quarter-mile walk to two restrooms located on the ground floor. While investigating Mr...

Just search Amazon for "Mixed Reality" and check out the prices! You can get the Dell HMD for $180 used on Warehouse Deals nowadays! https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=electronics&field-keywords=Mixed+Reality Dell - Visor Virtual Reality Headset and Controllers for...

Perhaps inadvertently jumping the gun, the Gigabyte X470 AORUS Gaming 7 WIFI has appeared on Amazon today. The X470 Gaming 7 WiFi was originally shown at CES in January. X470 as well as the 2nd generation Ryzen processors have been rumored to launch on April 19th, and this motherboard showing up...

Razer has joined the ranks of companies that want to sell you games. Their platform is the Razer Game Store and they will sell you a Steam or Uplay game code that will earn you rewards towards a Razer product. Overall I like what they're doing and since I like some of their products I'll...

Amazon is now offering a service that allows their AWS Certificate Manager to act as a private subordinate CA. I'm all for this and it should allow business customers easier management of their private certificates without having to invest significant resources into infrastructure. Once again...

Amazon has filed for a patent for a "voice sniffer." This is not an elaborate plan to sell you more mouthwash, but rather many other things as well. If you don't think your Echo is not already listening to your conversations, you might take into consideration that this tech is already in use...

Lately it seems like anytime someone popular has something to say about a company it's stock seems to react one way or the other in quick succession. The latest instance of this is Amazon losing stock value after President Trump was reported to have said he wants to "go after" them. I'm not...

Seems that Amazon Warehouse Deals might be locally generated so YMMV. If you can see it, they have the HTC Vive for $439 and an additional 20% off coupon. This makes it $350. https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00VF5NT4I If you can or can't see the deal take a few seconds to comment...

GeekWire has come across two new patents for drone technology awarded to Amazon. The first is for "Speech interaction For UAVs," which is for drones that can emit and receive an audio message. Although the patent does not mention Alexa explicitly, one can assume that this is going to be an Alexa...

Prey physical copy is $15 on Amazon. Comment section on Amazon says it has a Steam key in the box. https://www.amazon.com/Prey-PC/dp/B01GW917NQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1521823657&sr=8-1&keywords=prey&th=1

Amazon is known for constantly patenting different things, but this time they might be on to something. Their latest patent is interesting and a little funky because it's a patent for drone technology that allows the drone to understand what a person is saying and interpret human gestures. In...

Amazon has announced a new set of APIs built on the AWS cloud infrastructure. The new APIs gives tools for developers to allow players to compete for real-world prizes fulfilled by Amazon, or other in-game rewards. The API works on any operating system, and brings easy creation of competitions...

Those wily scammers have once again tricked Google into serving up a scam Amazon ad. This one showed up at the top of the search list and looked like a normal Amazon ad and once you clicked it you were sent to a page the mimicked Apple or Windows support pages and told you your computer was...

Prime Video is bringing in millions of customers for Amazon (WARNING auto play video), according to internal documents from Amazon that Reuters reviewed. These documents reveal numbers that Amazon has never released to the public and they are eye-opening when you analyze what they are saying...

If you missed it a few years ago, Amazon bought Twitch, and amazingly enough Amazon has not screwed it up yet. If you register at Twitch you can link you Amazon Prime account with your Twitch account and use it for several current perks, but this new one being announced has a very nice ring to...

Amazon has launched another discount for people on government assistance and this time it's for Medicaid recipients. The price of a Prime membership has been dropped to $5.99 per month from the normal $10.99 per month. I know we probably have a few [H] denizens around here that are on Medicaid...

Amazon is trying out something new to prove they delivered your package. They're having their delivery drivers take a picture of your door with the package upon delivery. The picture is then sent to the recipient so they know it's there. If this doesn't suit your taste you can opt out if you...

Counterfeiters (mainly from China) continue to plague small businesses trying to sell their unique products on Amazon. According to some, Amazon isn't doing enough to prevent counterfeiters from selling bogus products on their site. Amazon has long been criticised for not doing enough and many...

The Sun is reporting that unsolicited packages from Amazon are showing up at homes around the US and Canada containing sex toys, and Amazon doesn't know why or how to stop it. A spokesperson told The Sun in a statement: "We are investigating inquiries from consumers who have received unsolicited...

Amazon may be launching their own delivery service for businesses to compete with FedEx and UPS. The service is called "Shipping with Amazon" and it is expected to pickup packages from businesses and then deliver them to the customers. It's going to start with third-party vendors on their own...

It was only a matter of time until Amazon leveraged their purchase of Whole Foods in the typical Amazon fashion and now you can get Whole Foods groceries delivered to your home if you are a Prime member in Austin, Cincinnati, Dallas or Virginia Beach. The market is starting to get crowded with...

UPDATE: Deal expired. :( I thought this was kind of toasty... <EDIT: Way better deal at Newegg, post updated, thanks to user NovaCloud !> Newegg has the Thermaltake Core v21 Cube Chassis for $55 shipped and $35 after rebate card. That's a pretty goddamned hot deal...

A newly discovered patent filed for by Amazon in 2016, details a wristband designed to keep track of employees in warehouses. The bracelet would emit ultrasonic sound pulses which would be picked up be receivers in the shelving units and elsewhere, not only giving the employees position in the...