Fret not if you’ve picked up an HD DVD player before 23rd February (presumably out of curiousity, since Toshiba has already pretty much thrown in the towel by then) as Amazon will give a $50 credit to all customers who did so. This credit is valid until 9 April 2009, but will be accompanied by several provisions such as forbidding the purchase of goods from third-party merchants on the site and will not be eligible for special-order titles, e-books or downloadable e-content, wireless service plans, gift certificates, gift-wrap, taxes, or shipping and handling charges. Those (for some strange reason or another) who picked up more than one player will be able to redeem the $50 credit for each player, with a maximum of up to 10 units.

Source: Vnunet

I’m not quite in the market for a tiny portable PC just yet, however, once I am ready there will be plenty of options to choose from. While the Eee PC from Asus really sparked things last year, Intel’s Atom chip is likely going to revolutionize the industry. At least that’s what Intel is hoping to do.

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Throughout the fierce format war I decided not to upgrade for fear of picking the losing side. It turns out that I was right, as I was rooting for HD DVD. Luckily some of the early adopters will get their money back from Walmart.

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Amazon improves Latin Music Store

In an effort to gain more market share on the world of “selling music online”, Amazon has made a couple of changes (for the better) on their Latin store.

Maybe this move is somehow related to the recent announcement, regarding Apple being the number 1 music retailer.

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A cell phone is but a communications device at heart, capable of doing a little bit extra such as surfing the Internet, running IM programs, checking your mail, capturing your favorite memories in a digital photo and playing video and audio files when you’re bored, right? Well props to online shopping pioneer Amazon.com who clearly aims to pile on the pressure (and potentially, misery) upon its brick-and-mortar rivals by offering a new online shopping service known as TextBuyIt, letting Amazon account holders to just about search virtually all products on Amazon’s website with the option to purchase whatever captures their fancy.

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Amazon unveils shopping via SMS

The big e-commerce company of the US, also known as Amazon, has recently presented a new service that offers a new way to shop around the huge store. The service is related to text-messages, and its codename is TextBuyIt.

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Parrot at CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas presented the first of its wireless Bluetooth products which feature Near Field Communications (NFC) technology,making pairing of Bluetooth devices a snap. Some of these products include a digital photo frame and a trio of stereo speaker systems as well. First of all, what is NFC technology? Well, read on after the jump for further details.

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New Radio System Approved by the Pentagon

In the near future there will be a new radio system on the works, either developed by Boeing, or Lockheed Martin. The decision was announced today by the Pentagon, and the upcoming system will be used on aircrafs, ships, and ground stations.

One of the most important details of this deal, is the money. Can you imagine a high number that covers all the expenses, from start to finish, of the radio system?

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