My sons will be super excited to learn that Amazon has provided their Kindle accounts with 500 free Amazon Coins which is basically worth $5. The company just announced the coins which can be used to buy apps, games and in app purchases from the Amazon App Store and on the Kindle Fire. While it [...]
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Packing Light for Telenav’s Waypoint
I’m heading to Telenav’s annual Waypoint conference next week. Since this is a fairly short trip, I’m looking to keep my baggage fairly light. I’d like to minimize my time lugging items around the airport, and with some careful planning, I think I can cut way back on my tendency to turn every trip into [...]
Amazon Buys Goodreads, but Is It a Good Deal?
Amazon announced today that they’re buying Goodreads, a social book site that lets you review books you’ve read, and look for recommendations based on your reading list and the books your friends are reading. Needless to say, this is a slam dunk match for Amazon and Goodreads, as they really can complement each other nicely. There are [...]
Fate of the Pharaoh for Android Review
Over the past few years working with G5 games as they have grown into one of the more successful casual games publishers on smartphones, I have seen a fairly standard formula: they publish for iOS first, then Android and finally for the Mac (and occasionally PC). But with Fate of the Pharaoh we get a [...]
Amazon Kindle Paper White Commercial a Sign of the Times
Amazon’s new Kindle Paper White commercial shows just how far we have come in a relatively short period of time. Allow me to offer a bit of personal background. A little over a decade ago, a debate raged within my religious movement regarding rabbis officiating at ceremonies celebrating same-sex couples. My position on it was clear, [...]
Ways To Read More In 2013 On Any Budget!
I love books. I know I am slightly biased, being a former bookstore employee, but I like to think that most people like reading books. The hard part is finding books you want to read. Maybe you can’t find the right authors, or books have gotten too pricey, or you haven’t made the leap [...]
Record Numbers of Devices Activated on Christmas, iPad and Amazon Tablets Big Winners
It is not terribly surprising that oodles of new devices were opened up and activated on Christmas morning – in fact, we had three new iPhone 5 activations in our house alone! The site Flurry.com tracks and estimates the daily activations of iOS and Android devices, and is reporting that more than 17 million activations [...]
Amazon Steals Toddler’s Loyalty Forever With “Kindle FreeTime Unlimited”
My social circle is of the age where we are past the “weddings” phase and have moved into the “babies” phase. As a result, I have had the chance to observe how toddlers and young children interact with technology. All of my friends kids love playing with iPhones and tablets, and they seem to instinctively [...]
Pocket Announces First Publisher Partnership With Kickstarter-Powered MATTER
Pocket is the app formerly known as ‘Read It Later’, and while simplistic that accurately describes what the app does. You are online and see something you want to read but don’t have the time – so you save it for later. Of course you could bookmark the link, but what if you know you [...]
Battle of the 7″ Tablets – iPad Mini vs Kindle Fire HD vs Nexus 7
In our Gear Chat, I said to Dan that the iPad Mini was the ‘best small format tablet I have ever touched’. So what does that mean in context? Well, aside from the Mini, I have had a couple of Samsung 7″ tablets, one each from ASUS and Acer, HTC Flyer, original Kindle Fire, and [...]
Stereo Sound Test Review – Kindle Fire HD vs iPad Mini
We now know that the iPad Mini is the first iDevice with stereo speakers. But they are located on either side of the downscaled Lightning connector port. I have also touted the excellent sound and stereo separation of the Kindle Fire HD. Now that I have both tablets … let’s put them to the test! [...]
Gear Diary eReaders Guide
It’s the holiday season, and that means you’re on the hunt for the perfect gift for a loved one. If your giftee is a big reader, maybe you plan to get them a dedicated eBook reader or tablet this year. After all, prices have dropped and specifications have gotten better and better. But which one [...]
Royal Trouble Hidden Adventure for Kindle Fire Game Review
Type of app: Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure (HOPA) game Platform/where to buy: Kindle Fire ; available in the Amazon AppStore for Android Developer: Orchid Games / G5 Entertainment Description: In this critically acclaimed adventure quest, help two charming royal heirs escape from a secluded island! Princess Loreen and Prince Nathaniel find themselves locked in a [...]
Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD Sales Surge, Bucking Trends and Challenging the iPad Mini
Image courtesy of Pinoytutorial There is one very clear reason (or rather – TWO) that Apple needed an iPad Mini this year: the success of the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire. I wrote about things I love about each device recently, and I also noted an analyst report that pegged Google-based sales of the device [...]
5 Reasons (Each) Why I Love the Nexus 7 and the Kindle Fire HD
I have been highly critical of Android tablets (shock, I know) for a number of reasons, and 7″ tablets in specific. But as has been pointed out, I also tout enjoying the Google Nexus 7 quite a bit for a number of reasons. I was also the last one holding on to my launch-day Kindle [...]
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