All signs point to Amazon announcing its streaming device at a NYC event next week. Not a lot is known about it, but a report from the WSJ today sheds a little light on Amazon’s overall strategy, which will reportedly include free, ad-supported streaming service. According to this report, this service will not be limited to just Amazon Prime subscribers, but rather open to anyone willing to watch… Read More
The WSJ is reporting that Amazon has its sights set on an ad-supported streaming media service that would be available outside of its existing streaming offerings on Prime. Think of it as an all on-demand Amazon TV network.
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There have been countless rumors in the past about Amazon’s ambitions of entering into the living room. Apparently the company has been working on a set-top box for quite some time, one that would rival the likes of Apple TV, Roku and Google’s popular Chromecast dongle. While Amazon has still not confirmed its set-top box plans, today it has sent out invites to the media for an event on April 2nd where it will talk about an “update on our video business.”
Rumors suggest that Amazon’s set-top box will run a highly forked version of Android, much like its Kindle Fire tablets. This means that the device won’t be able to access Google Play Store but would rather rely on Amazon’s own appstore. Moreover, the company’s Instant Video service, may also be a pivotal part of the new device since it offers free streaming of TV shows and movies to Amazon Prime members.
Its also possible that the company’s set-top box may be able to play games as well. A controller was recently leaked, which would be presumably be used to play games on the device. The event will take place in New York on Wednesday, April 2nd at 11:00 a.m. ET. We’ll know for sure next week what Amazon’s living room ambitions are.
Amazon Set Top Box May Be Unveiled Next Week original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Many gamers are probably looking forward to playing Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U or the 3DS and the game has been pegged for a release on the 30th of May, meaning that we have a little over two months to go before we are able to play the game. However according to Amazon’s website, they have listed the game as shipping in 2-4 weeks which would definitely see the game released earlier than expected.
One forum user on NeoGAF decided to confirm with Amazon to see if it was true, and through an online chat with an Amazon rep, Amazon apparently confirmed that the game would indeed ship in 2-4 weeks. Now before you get too excited, Nintendo has since refuted those claims and stated that the game will not be shipping early. (more…)
Mario Kart 8 Will Not Be Shipping Early, According To Nintendo original content from Ubergizmo. 
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This article was written on November 27, 2007 by CyberNet.
From the sounds of it, Amazon is hoping that consumers will trade their loyalty with discount warehouses like Sam’s Club and Costco for the opportunity to have household items delivered to their door.A fairly new service called ‘Subscribe & Save” from Amazon will allow consumers to subscribe to an item and have it automatically delivered every 1, 2, 3, or 6 months. By doing this, they will save 15% on their purchase which could bring the price of some items down to what they’d be at a discount warehouse, or lower.This could be especially useful for the household items that you always need like paper towels, diapers, laundry detergent, or even certain non-refrigerated foods like coffee.
Amazon has a page setup for Subscribe & Save where you can get an overview of some of the categories and products that they offer the subscription for. What’s great is that they offer free shipping on all of your orders and it says that you can cancel at any time. I haven’t tried it myself, but from the sounds of it, you could try it and see if it’s something that would work out for you, and if not, you could cancel if need be without getting any further orders for a particular subscription. You only pay for orders that have shipped, and you won’t be charged shipping until they actually ship your order.
Just about everything is offered in bulk which is probably why they’re able to offer lower prices. So just pay attention to what it is that you’re actually getting before you buy. The first item I looked at was Scott Paper Towels which seemed pricey at $26.90 for a package of 12 rolls. It took a minute before I realized you actually get two packages of twelve rolls for that price which is actually a good deal. If you have plenty of storage in your house for stuff like this, you really could save quite a bit of money.
As a side note, while I was looking at the Subscribe and Save program, I finally took the time to checkout the Amazon Prime program. Some of you have probably seen it advertised before, and it’s actually an awesome way to save money if you purchase a lot from Amazon. You pay $79 a year to join but then you get unlimited free two-day shipping on most of the items that they sell. If you wanted overnight shipping, you’d only have to pay $3.99 which isn’t bad at all!
Source: Download Squad
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