After pretty much changing the face of online shopping, Amazon have given themselves a new challenge in the shape of AmazonBasics. A range of “essential accessories”, including A/V and computer cabling and blank media, AmazonBasics all come in the company’s “frustration-free packaging”.
Like many other children of the 80’s who was a fan of Star Wars, I totally wanted to be Luke Skywalker. Sure, I liked the lightsaber, but what I really wanted to do was be able to levitate my brother out of my room when he was bothering me. We will never be Jedi, but Mattel is now shipping its cool Mindflex game that lets you levitate things with the power of your mind.
Nokia’s N86 NAM edition has finally shown up for sale in the US, offering S60-loving photography addicts what could be the perfect smartphone for their dual desires. Announced all the way back at Mobile World Congress in February, the N86 packs an 8-megapixel camera with autofocus, flash and Carl Zeiss optics, and is priced at $468.99.
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MSI's Wind U110 Eco netbook - promising up to 9hrs runtime from a single charge of its capacious 9-cell 7,800mAh battery - has finally gone on sale in the US, with Amazon listing the 10.1-inch Atom ultraportable for $399.99. The U110 Eco packs a 1.6GHz Z530 processor with 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard-drive, and has a 1,024 x 600 LED backlit display.
Archos’ Android Internet Tablet, the Archos 5, has shown up for preorder on Amazon in at least three of its forms. The 32GB flash model, together with the 160GB and 500GB hard-drive versions, are all listed, with prices at $379.99, $329.99 and $429.99 respectively.
MSI is probably best known in America for its Wind netbook and Wind Top all-in-one computers. The firm also makes lots of other notebooks including the Wind U210 with a 12.1-inch screen and a 250GB HDD.
The flip-side of having a well-publicised and successful ebook business is that you end up the prime target of criticism when anybody disagrees with how it’s being run, and Amazon has certainly been subject to some controversy recently. After the company’s CEO, Jeff Bezos, apologized for the 1984 ebook debacle, Amazon have now offered any affected customer either their original copy – complete with annotations – redelivered, or $30 in the form of an e-gift certificate or check. Meanwhile the Authors Guild has been redoubling its critique of the company, claiming “Amazon’s hypocrisy is breathtaking”.
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Creative's Vado HD has been out for quite some time now, and it looks like they're finally getting around to giving the small HD video camera some extra attention. Especially in the looks department. We're sure it has something to do with the fact that the competition's prices are dropping, and obviously this just goes to show you that a little competition never hurt anybody. Especially our wallets.
Amazon is pretty much a bastion of information at this point, isn’t it? Things keep popping up on their site, both locally and globally that would lead most manufacturers to pull their hair out in frustration. And while we’re sure that this time around, in regards to Samsung, no one is all that upset with the phone finding its way to the digital shelves, we’re sure that someone has to be upset. Or maybe angry at the world. Because that’s the only realistic way the Omnia II could have acquired a price like this.
It’s looking more and more like online retailers are letting the ball slip on these kinds of things; or maybe it’s crafty marketing by the manufacturers, to get people enticed by early leaks and what not. We can’t say for sure, and wouldn’t that ruin the surprise? And let’s face it, after days like today and the official price reduction of the current line of Xbox 360s, we need some more rumors and speculation. Thankfully, we’ve got Amazon Germany.
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