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December 2, 2013

An Actual Amazon Sunday Delivery

I made a purchase on Amazon.com during the so called “Black Friday” two minutes to midnight while sitting on a couch somewhere in Sacramento, California. As an Amazon Prime Member, I chose 2-day shipping; Amazon promised a Monday delivery for a portion of my order. The other portion of the order was back-ordered.

Amazon Prime Monday Deliver Promise

To my surprise, I received a notification that my order was delivered on Sunday.

An Actual Amazon Sunday Delivery

I remembered that Amazon has just started the Sunday Delivery option to certain locations.

From Amazon Help:

Saturday and Sunday delivery is available for certain locations. Local Express can’t be used to ship to P.O. boxes, APO, FPO, or DPO addresses, but it is eligible for Guaranteed Accelerated Delivery.

USA Today reported that Amazon Sunday Delivery is made possible by a partnership by Amazon.com and the United States Postal Service. Amazon Sunday Delivery is currently available in the Los Angeles and New York metropolitan areas.

December 1, 2013

Amazon Prime Air

Amazon Prime Air, as seen on 60 Minutes.

We’re excited to share Prime Air — something the team has been working on in our next generation R&D lab.

The goal of this new delivery system is to get packages into customers’ hands in 30 minutes or less using unmanned aerial vehicles.

Putting Prime Air into commercial use will take some number of years as we advance the technology and wait for the necessary FAA rules and regulations.

In 60 Minutes interview, Jeff Bezos expect Amazon Prime Air to get clearance from FAA as early as 2015.

I very am excited with this service, especially if it is available where I live or work.

This reminds me of Tacocopter

September 25, 2013

Kindle Fire HDX

Amazon announces Kindle Fire HDX.

Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ Tablet

Kindle Fire HDX 7″ Tablet

16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB
Wi-Fi, AT&T 4G LTE or Verizon 4G LTE
With Special Offers or Without Special Offers

The most interesting feature is the “Mayday” button

… revolutionary, on-device tech support. Connect for free to an Amazon expert 24×7, 365 days a year”

Kindle-Fire-HDX-family

May 13, 2013

Amazon introduces Amazon Coins for Amazon Appstore

Amazon introduces Amazon Coins for Amazon Appstore. 100 Amazon Coins worth $1.

Kindle Fire owners in the US get promotional 500 Amazon Coins in their account.

Owners of Kindle Fire 1st Generation please take notes:

Amazon Coins are supported on Kindle Fire 2nd Generation, Kindle Fire HD 7″, Kindle Fire HD 8.9″, and on the Amazon Appstore on Amazon.com. If you own a Kindle Fire 1st Generation, you can use your Coins on the Amazon Appstore on Amazon.com, and then download your purchase using the Cloud tab on your Kindle Fire.

Feels like I’ve seen something like this before.

May 10, 2013

Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Lens

I’d like to personally blame Marco Arment for making me buy a Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Lens.

Canon EF 40mm f2.8 STM Lens

Taken with Canon EOS 60D and Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens.

Image is edited using Pixelmator 2.2 instead of the usual Photoshop.

Pixelmator 2.2 is available at Mac App Store.

P.S. Business Insider can bite Bender’s shiny metal ass for editorializing Marco’s post.

May 3, 2013

Amazon is taking Iron Man 3 pre-order, already.

From the “that was fast” file:

Iron Man 3 opens on Friday May 3, 2013 and Amazon is already taking pre-order for the Blu-ray combo pack.

Dear Amazon.com Customer,

Customers who have shown an interest in similar titles might like to know that “Iron Man 3” is now available for pre-order on Blu-ray combo pack.

See “Iron Man 3” in theaters now, and order it on Blu-ray today.

I haven’t even seen it at the theater yet.

March 7, 2013

Great Shield Matte Screen Protector for Nexus 4

UPDATED 2013-03-09

One little pet peeve of mine about smart phone is the glare on the glass screen. All of the iPhones and Nexus-series phone I own have matte/anti-glare screen protector installed. With the iPhones, I recommend getting Power Support brand. When I got a Nexus 4, I looked into several different brands of screen protectors. I decided to try one out, GreatShield Matte Screen Protector.

It comes in a 3-pack for under $10 at Amazon.com.

It took me about 5 minutes to apply the screen protector with no noticeable dust bubbles, and it took me only one try. I have been applying screen protectors on numerous iPhones, iPad and other smart phones for the past 5 years. I can’t do it with my eyes closed though.

The current revision of GreatShield Matte Screen Protector has the necessary cutout for the front-facing camera and the proximity sensor. During the course of my research, different brands of screen protector for Nexus 4 do not have the said cutout.

One thing that you should know that GreatShield Matte Screen Protector size. While it fully covers the screen area, it is smaller than the glass-face of Nexus 4. It leaves 2 mm on the sides and bottom and 1 mm on the top. The gaps prevent the film from bubbling due to friction from certain Nexus 4 cases. The case I have on this Nexus 4 certainly does not fall in that category.

A few days in, I am pretty satisfied with GreatShield Matte Screen Protector. In case anyone wants to know, it is a Rearth Ringke SLIM Case one the Nexus 4. I’ll post more details about it on a different post.