Select retailers are selling Samsung’s jumbo Galaxy View
Samsung believes that it has identified an untapped market that demands an Android tablet with an 18.4-inch display. Seriously, the company announced the Galaxy View last week, surprising many by putting Android on a device that has a display approaching 20 inches. Remember that this is Samsung and no size or form factor is too abnormal to try. If you’re interested a jumbo tablet, you can now purchase the Galaxy View from select retailers.
Samsung, Amazon, Best Buy, and B&H Photo are all among the retailers selling the Galaxy View in black or white for $599. The tablet is also eligible for free shipping through most of them.
Need a refresher of what the Galaxy View offers? Here you go:
- 18.4-inch Full HD (1920×1080) display
- Exynos 7580 processor
- 2GB of RAM
- 32GB of internal storage
- 2.1MP front camera
- 5700mAh battery
- Android 5.1 Lollipop
- 451.8 x 275.8 x 11.9mm, 93.44oz
[Samsung] [Amazon] [Best Buy] [B&H Photo]
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Select retailers are selling Samsung’s jumbo Galaxy View
Samsung believes that it has identified an untapped market that demands an Android tablet with an 18.4-inch display. Seriously, the company announced the Galaxy View last week, surprising many by putting Android on a device that has a display approaching 20 inches. Remember that this is Samsung and no size or form factor is too abnormal to try. If you’re interested a jumbo tablet, you can now purchase the Galaxy View from select retailers.
Samsung, Amazon, Best Buy, and B&H Photo are all among the retailers selling the Galaxy View in black or white for $599. The tablet is also eligible for free shipping through most of them.
Need a refresher of what the Galaxy View offers? Here you go:
- 18.4-inch Full HD (1920×1080) display
- Exynos 7580 processor
- 2GB of RAM
- 32GB of internal storage
- 2.1MP front camera
- 5700mAh battery
- Android 5.1 Lollipop
- 451.8 x 275.8 x 11.9mm, 93.44oz
[Samsung] [Amazon] [Best Buy] [B&H Photo]
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Wheelchair controlled using Amazon Echo
Amazon’s Echo device is slowly but surely catching on as a popular voice-control appliance. To help sales grow, Amazon has been partnering with a variety of other companies producing connected home devices so Echo can be integrated with those systems. Like all things digital, modifying a device like Echo to work in new, perhaps unexpected way, is not limited to official partnerships between big corporations. Sometimes a single hacker can do some pretty amazing stuff, like a recent proof of concept showing how an Amazon Echo could be used to control a power wheelchair.
For his project, Bob Paradiso decided to use the Echo’s “Alexa, turn on ____” and “Alexa, turn off ____” commands. Normally these would be used to specify a device like lights. Paradiso also had to overcome some other limitations connected to the limited commands available at present and the fact that commands are uploaded to Amazon. To get around those limitations, he decided to insert a Raspberry Pi in the process and use it to run a Hue Bridge Emulator. This makes the Echo think it is controlling Hue light bulbs, but the commands are intercepted, processed and delivered to the wheelchair.
The end result is the ability to issue a command to the wheelchair that combines a direction with a number of seconds that it should be activated. For example, “Alexa, right four” would cause the wheelchair to rotate to the right for four seconds.
Paradiso notes that the implementation is far from being useful for deployment, especially for someone that requires the use of a motorized wheelchair. There are no safety features currently implemented and issues with voice recognition and delays would likely cause challenges for actual use. The project does serve as a sort of proof of concept though and as Paradiso notes, “something to frame a discussion around.”
You can check out a video of the Echo-controlled wheelchair in action below.
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source: Bob Paradiso
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Sprint teams up with Amazon to offer a free Prime membership with qualifying Samsung smartphone purchases
Sprint has revealed that it’s teamed up with Amazon to bring all customers who take out a two-year contract on a Galaxy S6 or Galaxy Note 5 for $10 per month or $17 per month respectively a free 365-day Amazon Prime membership, along with free express shipping — so they can get their hands on their shiny new smartphone within a couple of days of placing an order.
This promotion will run until Monday, November 30, and is available both online and in any of Sprint’s nationwide bricks-and-mortar stores, so you’ve got plenty of time to get in on the action.
Sprint Kicks Off Holiday Shopping Season with an Exclusive Wireless Offer: A Year of Amazon Prime Included with Sprint Activation on a Qualifying Samsung Device
Amazon Prime – a $99 value on us; Giving customers FREE Two-Day Shipping, access to tens of thousands of movies and TV episodes including Amazon Original Series with Prime Video, unlimited ad-free streaming music with Prime Music, and more
Get the Samsung Galaxy S6 for Only $10 per Month or the Samsung Galaxy Note5 for $17 per Month with Trade-in of a qualified smartphone
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), November 06, 2015 – Beginning Nov. 6, new and existing Sprint (NYSE:S) customers that activate qualifying Samsung devices on Sprint, receive a full year of Amazon Prime on us – that’s a $99 value, exclusively from Sprint. With Amazon Prime, customers can enjoy unlimited FREE Two-Day Shipping on more than 20 million items, unlimited streaming of tens of thousands of movies and TV episodes with Prime Video, access to ad-free streaming of over a million songs including thousands of curated playlists and personalized stations with Prime Music, unlimited photo storage with Prime Photos and much more this holiday season and the year after.
This offer is available for existing Sprint customers who upgrade or add a new line of service and new customers switching to Sprint. Qualified Samsung smartphones include Samsung Galaxy S6, Samsung Galaxy S6 edge, Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ and Samsung Note5. Customers can get their new Samsung smartphone through Sprint Lease, Sprint Easy Pay, sign a two-year contract or pay full retail price. Visit your local Sprint store, Sprint at RadioShack or call 1-800-Sprint1 to get your new Samsung device and year of Amazon Prime with activation. The offer is available until Nov. 30, 20151.
Special Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Lease Offer
In addition, new and existing Sprint customers that trade-in a qualified smartphone can lease a Samsung Galaxy S6 32GB for only $10 per month or the Samsung Galaxy Note5 32GB for $17 per month. This offer is only available in Sprint retail stores and Sprint at RadioShack. The offer is available through Nov. 25, 2015.2
“Getting the best price in data on new Samsung smartphones and a year of Amazon Prime with activation is the best way to kick start the holiday season,” said Roger Solé, senior vice president marketing, Sprint. “It comes just in time to watch all of the great, new Amazon Original series premiering this fall, plus with FREE Two-Day Shipping, our customers can complete all their holiday shopping from the comfort of their own home.”
Family Share Pack Plan with Starter Unlimited Data
Customers can activate their new Samsung device on a Sprint Family Share Pack plan. With Sprint Starter Unlimited Data, customers can choose a 1GB high-speed data for $20 per month, then get unlimited data at 2G speeds so you never have to worry about unexpected overages again3. Or, choose to buy additional high-speed data. Plus get unlimited talk and text for $20 more per month while on the Sprint network (excludes taxes and surcharges). Sprint Global Roaming also is included with the plan.
Families switching to Sprint get four lines with unlimited talk, text and 40GB of high-speed data to share while on the Sprint network for $120 per month (excludes taxes and surcharges)4.
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Sprint will pay off every dime of your old phone or contract so you can switch via an American Express® Reward Card after online registration and phone turn-in5.
About Sprint
Sprint (NYSE:S) is a communications services company that creates more and better ways to connect its customers to the things they care about most. Sprint served more than 58.6 million connections as of Sept. 30, 2015 and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; leading no-contract brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the past five years. You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.
1 One year of Prime offer per account. Requires purchase, lease or upgrade of select Samsung devices and a credit card on file with Amazon. At the end of the year, your Prime membership automatically renews, and Amazon will charge your card the current membership fee plus taxes, unless you visit “Your Account” on Amazon.com and turn off auto-renew in the membership settings. Promo code may not be transferred or resold. Data rates may apply for download and app usage.
2The following devices in good working condition qualify for the trade-in for the Samsung Galaxy S6 32GB $10 lease: iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom G, Samsung Galaxy S5, Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini, Samsung Galaxy S6, Samsung Galaxy S6 edge, Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, Samsung Galaxy Note3, Samsung Galaxy Note4, Samsung Galaxy Note5, Samsung Galaxy Note Edge, HTC One M8, HTC One M9, LG G3, LG G4. $0 down at signing on a 24-month lease at $10 or $17/month for qualified customers. Requires new line of service or eligible upgrade. Payment varies for other memory configurations. No equipment security deposit required. Lease payment amount excludes taxes and svc plan charges.
3 After high-speed data allotment is used, speeds will be reduced to 2G until the end of your bill cycle. Req. purchase of unlimited talk and text for add’l $20.
4All phones must be ported from an active wireless line at another carrier and remain active on the plan. Devices must be acquired with Sprint Easy Pay, leasing option, by paying full MSRP or by bringing a compatible phone.
5Requires valid port-in, submission of previous bill, current phone turn in and online registration. Via American Express Reward Card.
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OnePlus X shows up at Amazon India, stock is limited
The new OnePlus X is gradually heading out to countries around the world and the smartphone has just arrived in India, courtesy of Amazon.
The handset is retailing for Rs. 16,999 and comes with free delivery within 2 – 4 business days. EMI is also available and starts at Rs. 1,518.30 per month. Before we get ahead of ourselves though, you will still need an invite before you can make your purchase. But at least these seem more readily available this time around than they were at the launch of the OnePlus 2.
For a quick recap, the OnePlus X comes with a 5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, a quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor, 3GB of LPDDR3 RAM, 16GB of internal storage, a 2,525 mAh battery, and a 13MP rear camera. The phone has come in for some criticism for its older SoC and lack of features such as NFC or a fingerprint scanner, but there’s some pretty decent hardware here for the money.
More coverage: OnePlus X hands-on and first impressions!
The company also recently announced a new warranty scheme for its smartphones, which will apply to the OnePlus X as well as the OnePlus 2. The scheme offers additional protection against accidental damage on top of the standard 1 year manufacturer warranty, so might be worth checking out.
There is only a limited amount of stock available from Amazon India, so order quantities are restricted to just one per customer, if you just so happen to have multiple invites. The handset will be in stock come November 6th and should begin shipping out on November 7th. Click below and head on over to grab yourself an OnePlus X.
Amazon UK Prime members get free same-day deliveries
In its bid to get more products to customers quicker, Amazon UK has today added another delivery option for customers. Prime Same Day offers (you guessed it) same-day delivery on one million products, as long as you’re already signed up to the company’s £79 annual membership. Unlike Prime Now, which costs £6.99 and gets your items to you within an hour, Amazon’s new shipping option is free.
Source: Amazon UK
[Deal] You can now pick up a Xperia M4 Aqua for just $199.99
If you’ve been looking for a budget-friendly waterproof smartphone that wont break the bank, then we may just have the perfect deal for you. In an effort to clear inventory, Amazon has just slashed $100 off the 16GB, GSM/LTE variant of the Sony Xperia M4 Aqua’s price tag — so you can now pick one up for $199.99. The handset is only available in its traditional black colorway and comes with a 12-month warranty.
It’s important to note that as this is an unlocked variant of the device, it will only work on T-Mobile and AT&T in the United States, but that doesn’t mean you can’t take it abroad. A full list of supported carrier bands can be seen below:
- 2G : 850/900/1800/1900
- 3G : 850/900/1900/2100
- 4G LTE : 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700)
If you like the sound of the Xperia M4 Aqua and would like to take advantage of this deal – hit the source link below.
Source: Amazon
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Game streamer Hitbox takes on Twitch with 4K eSports broadcasts
Pop quiz hotshot: Name a game broadcasting service that isn’t Twitch, YouTube Gaming or MLG.tv. Give up? You’re forgiven. Vienna-based Hitbox.tv is relatively new to the space and its looking to make a name for itself by offering features that the competition doesn’t. Like streaming eSports events in 4K at 60FPS starting this fall, for instance. As Twitch expands into more and more non-gaming avenues, Hitbox thinks it can serve the core crowd that might feel alienated by those moves. The Austrian company has picked up some new investments recently — most notably from the folks behind World of Tanks, Wargaming. A canned statement from the latter says that forthcoming games will “integrate game data” into broadcasts and that it should be pretty easy to do so. Hitbox also offers a wide-open revenue split system that every broadcaster has access to, rather than Twitch’s curated Partner program highlighting its top broadcasters.
Source: Hitbox.tv
Apple, Google and Others Form Coalition to Push Technology in Financial Sector
A handful of technology giants — including Apple, Amazon, Google, PayPal, and Intuit — have announced a partnership in the formation of the Financial Innovation Now coalition (via Re/code). The group aims to promote tech-friendly policies and changes within the financial services sector in Washington, D.C. Those behind the group will work to alter the political debate on relevant issues like tech security, mobile payments, and fraud prevention in the favor of its partners.
“A technological transformation is going to make financial services more accessible, more affordable and more secure,” said Brian Peters, executive director of Financial Innovation Now. “The challenge in Washington is making sure policy-makers understand that, and they’re comfortable with it, and they don’t apply old rules to new technology.”
Thanks to the growing popularity of mobile payments solutions like Apple Pay, Google Wallet, and PayPal, the companies behind such services are positioning themselves as part of the future in financial services discussions in Washington, since they’re more part of the conversation than ever before. The partnership also intends to work together to achieve blanket improvements for each individual service in topics like user security and authentication, faster payment processing, and “access to basic financial services for the two billion people in the world who are underserved.”
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Amazon opens first physical bookstore in Seattle
It may feel odd associating Amazon with a brick-and-mortar store, but you’ll get used to it. The online marketplace will open its first physical outlet at University Village, an open-air shopping center in Seattle, on Tuesday. It won’t be selling everything under the sun like its website, though: it’s a true-blue bookstore — though it will carry Kindle e-readers — just like the thousands of bookstores that shuttered in the past due to the rise in e-book sales. One difference is that most goods inside Amazon Books will be displayed face-out instead of stacked with their spines in view. Also, the company will take advantage of the data it’s collected for the past two decades to stock books that have the potential to sell.
Via: Geekwire
Source: Amazon
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