Hasta La Gadget!

Amazon is readying a game console/set top box of its own, and we’ve learned from multiple sources familiar with the device that the Lab126-produced gadget will have a form factor similar to the Chromecast, or in other words it’ll be a stick or dongle as opposed to something like the Apple TV. In addition, one source claims it should have support for streaming full PC game titles, and… Read More

A Bluetooth gamepad and media controller for Amazon’s media streamer has been spotted crossing through pre-launch testing, lending further weight to long-standing rumors of a set-top box from the retailer … Continue reading

While the rumors of Amazon making their own Android tablets proved to be true, we have also been hearing that Amazon might be interested in entering the smartphone market as well. However fast forward to 2014 and we still haven’t seen or heard anything yet, apart from rumors and speculation.

A new report from The Information has revealed that those plans may finally come into fruition later this year, where Amazon could be looking to launch their smartphone, which is reportedly known internally as Project Aria (not to be confused with Google’s Project Ara), in multiple markets including the US, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. (more…)

Amazon’s Project Aria Smartphone Rumored For This Year original content from Ubergizmo.

It does seem that the video streaming market has grown by leaps and bounds in the UK ever since it was introduced, so much so that the powers-that-be are taking video streaming services into consideration in order to help them calculate existing inflation rates. According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS), both Netflix as well as Amazon Instant Video are now part to the UK’s “basket of goods,” which will then be used to measure consumers’ love for the latest movies as well as TV series each week in order to better represent how folks are spending their hard earned cash.

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Video Streaming Services Now Part Of CPI Basket Of Goods In The UK original content from Ubergizmo.

Today, the fateful news came down that Amazon will finally increase the cost of an Amazon Prime membership. Horrors! Except, not really. Because even at $99 a year, Amazon Prime is still the single biggest bargain in tech.

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