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We’ve already shared some opinions on why Samsung’s Galaxy Tab pricing makes sense stateside — granted, that was before AT&T announced it would be charging $50 more than every other US carrier. After initially showing up for pre-order in the UK on Carphone Warehouse for £530 ($850) and for a Queen’s ransom of £799 ($1280) on Amazon though, we’re glad to find The Inquirer reporting that Tab prices on both Amazon and Dixons have dropped to £469 ($738) for a 16GB model with free delivery. Carphone Warehouse has also cut prices down to £489.99 ($784) for the 32GB version. Sure, that may still sound steep to us Yankees, but keep in mind it’s now a good bit less than the basic 16GB 3G iPad which currently sells for £529 ($850). Whether these prices will slide even closer to Stateside levels is still obviously anyone’s guess, but at this point we’re sure those of you in the UK won’t have an issue paying less for your tab.

Samsung cuts Galaxy Tab prices in the UK, still more than AT&T originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on November 21, 2007 by CyberNet.

Just like last year, Amazon is running their “Amazon Customers Vote” event in which customers browse through six rounds of different products priced at insanely low prices, and then vote for the product they’d want to buy. Whichever product wins each round with the most customer votes will be sold randomly to people who voted for the item. Each item that is chosen will have a specific buying date in which the lucky random “winners” can purchase the product at the given price.

Here’s what they’ve got:

• Round 1 (Buying Day 11/22) *Note: Voting for Round 1 has ended
• Nintendo Wii for $79 (1,000 units available)
• PlayStation 3 (40GB) for $319 (1,000 units available)
• Xbox 360 Arcade for $219 (1,000 units available
• Round 2 (Buying Day 11/23)
• Panasonic L1 7.5 MP DSLR w/ Leica Lens for $499 (500 units available)
• Panasonic SD-1 High-Definition Camcorder for $299 (300 units available)
• Panasonic FX-30 7MP w/ 3.6x OIS Zoom for $74 (500 units available)
• Round 3 (Buying Day 11/24)
• Jakks EyeClops Bionic Eye for $14 (1,000 units available)
• LeapFrog ClickStart My First Computer for $17 (1,000 units available)
• Razor E100 Electric Scooter for $29 (1,000 units available)
• Round 4 (Buying Day 11/26)
• Samsung BD-P1400 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player for $149 (500 units available)
• Toshiba HD- A35 1080p HD DVD Player for $149 (500 units available)
• TiVo HD Digital Video Recorder for $89 (500 units available)
• Round 5 (Buying Day 11/27)
• HP Pavilion TX1305US 12.1″ Notebook PC for $299 (250 units available)
• Magellan Maestro 3140 Portable Auto GPS System for $99 (500 units available)
• Platinum Diamond Stud Earrings (1 cttw, I-J Color, I1-I2 Clarity) for $499 (100 units available)
• Round 6 (Buying Day 11/28)
• Samsung LNT 4661F 46″ 1080p LCD HDTV for $719 (200 units available)
• KitchenAid Pro 600 Series Stand Mixer for $69 (500 units available)
• iRobot Roomba 4110 Robotic Vacuum for $69 (500 units available)

Some of those prices are pretty amazing, aren’t they? Like the Samsung 46″ LCD HDTV for $719 when it is priced originally at $1,749! That’s one heck of a deal. And the Wii for $79 bucks? You can’t beat that!

There area few things you should keep in mind though, and that is that you’re only eligible to win a product that you voted for. That means if a product wins that you didn’t vote for, you won’t be able to be chosen to purchase it. You also can’t change your vote, once you’ve voted, that’s what you have to stick with. The last important thing to keep in mind is that you have to return to the site on the buying day for each round (which I list above) to see if you won. If you did, you’ll have to checkout soon because they won’t hold the item for you.

As a side note, could this Amazon Customers Vote event be giving us an idea of who’s ahead in the Blu-ray vs. HD DVD battle? A Blu-ray player and a HD DVD player are both available for $149, yet 42% of the votes (currently) are for the HD DVD player while Blu-ray only has 23% of the votes. Hmmmmm…

What are you waiting for? Go vote!

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Phillip R. Greaves II became something of a minor celebrity
yesterday, when Amazon fans threatened to boycott the site for its decision to
carry the author’s book, The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure: A
Child-Lover’s Code of Conduct. After an outpouring of protest in the form of
some 2,000 largely negative comments on the book’s page, Amazon ultimately
opted to pull the title.

The increased publicity has made Greaves, the target of
threats. Greaves, for his part, maintains that the book is an “attempt to make
pedophile situations safer for those juveniles that find themselves involved in
them, by establishing certian [sic] rules for these adults to follow.”

Local police in his home of Pueblo,
Colorado are protecting the writer in
response to the threats. The police have also begun to monitor Greaves for
illegal activities, but have yet to find any indication that he has committed a
crime. 

Magazine and newspaper publishers are about to get a larger piece of the Kindle pie — 70 percent, to be exact. That’s what Amazon’s now offering, in an effort that’s clearly aimed to attract more periodicals to the service. Only catch is, all versions of the periodical have to work for all version of Kindle, in all geographical regions where the publishers has the rights to distribute — a small price to pay, especially since it keeps the customer base pretty wide open. Interested parties, you probably already know where to look.

Amazon to enact 70 percent revenue share for Kindle newspaper and magazine publishers originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 23:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Amazon’s Disc+ is simple and smart: buy a DVD or Blu-ray disc and get a free digital copy to stream right away and keep for later. It’s based on the premise that physical and streaming media go better together. Now, the program is expanding, going from just a few hundred titles at launch to over 10,000 today.

“Customers love instant gratification,” says Amazon’s Steve Oliver, “and this program allows customers to watch Disc+ On Demand titles instantly, without having to wait for their DVD or Blu-ray to arrive in the mail.”

Disc+’s expansion means more than it would have just a few months ago, as more televisions and set-top boxes offer direct support for Amazon’s VOD, including the new Roku Player, TiVo Premiere and Google TV. This makes the downloads much more valuable than just streaming the device to your laptop. And it’s a natural way for new customers who might be reluctant to pony up for download-only or streaming video to get familiar with the service.

Amazon started offering digital downloads with physical media purchases to customers years ago with music, leveraging their unique position as a top retailer of both physical and virtual media. The model is slowly growing in movies and television. Now we just need a Book+ program for books offering a Kindle edition bundled with hardcovers. Then we’re really talking about something.

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• Amazon's Online Video Gambit