A look back at the triumphs and stumbles of the original Kindle

Posted on 01/02/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Amazon released the original Kindle back in 2007. In the years since, the devices have managed to peak, go mainstream and then get largely replaced by tablets and smartphones. Amazon's first Kindle was 7.5 inches tall with a high-contrast screen, an...

Twelve years later, how do you feel about the first Kindle?

Posted on 21/11/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

This past Tuesday marked the 12-year anniversary of the first Amazon Kindle, which was praised at the time as an evolutionary step forward for e-readers thanks to its high-contrast screen, SD slot and built-in 3G or WiFi. However, now it just seems c...

Amazon’s Fire tablets and Kindles are on sale for everyone

Posted on 21/10/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

Last month, Amazon introduced some hefty discounts on its Fire tablets and Kindle e-readers, but those discounts were only available to Prime subscribers. Now, the company has made those savings available to all customers in the US, with up to $40 of...

Amazon releases a sub-$100 Kindle you can read in the dark

Posted on 20/03/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

You don't have to shell out over $100 for a Kindle Paperwhite if all you really want is to be able to read your ebooks in the dark. Amazon has announced a new entry for its basic Kindle line, and unlike its predecessors, it comes with adjustable ligh...

10 Best Beach Gadgets To Upgrade Your Next Vacation

Posted on 25/07/2017 by Phoebe Magdirila

The hottest season of the year has arrived in the U.S. and undoubtedly, one of the places people think about during this time of the year is the beach – one of the best (if not the best) locations to unwind be a little adventurous.

To make your trip complete, make sure you have all the devices you need. What could those be? Well, here are some of them.

Samsung Galaxy S8 with Temdan Waterproof Case

These days some people find it hard to live and exist without their phones. Well, that’s because it’s the best way to reach out to our family and friends and also to post on our social media accounts to update our crowd, at least if you’re one of those people with that necessity. But since you’re off to the beach, opting for a water resistant phone is recommended aka Samsung S8. Of course, there’s a limit to that. Samsung S8 can be submerged in up to 1.5 meters of fresh water for up to 30 minutes. Which means, you still have to keep it from submerging in the sea. Or just to be sure, you can equip your S8 with further protection such as this waterproof case that allows you to submerge your phone for uup to10 feet for one-hour maximum.

iPhone 6/6s Plus with ProShot Waterproof and GoPro Mountable Case

But if you’re more of an iPhone user, here’s a waterproof case that allows you to submerge your iPhone for upto 50 feet below. It’s even compatible with your GoPro mount!

GoPro HERO5 Session with Taotree GoPro HERO Session 5 Waterproof Housing

Of course, bringing a GoPro is not a question, right? Go get yours now if you don’t own one, yet. You can even complement it with an underwater casing.

Seaview 180° GoPro Compatible Snorkel Mask

You can even match your GoPro with a full-face mask to allow easier breathing while snorkeling. Since it’s full-face, this would also allow you to enjoy the underwater view even more.

ZEROTECH DOBBY Mini Selfie Pocket Drone with 13MP High Definition Camera

Or if you want to bring taking photos to a notch higher, how about a selfie-drone with a high-definition camera? It ‘s nice for taking photos that could also capture the view, right?

Cannonball Audio 360° IPX7 Rated Waterproof Speaker

Bring a cool and dependable speaker with you in the pool or beach with this Cannonball waterproof speaker.

Amazon Kindle e-book reader

Are you the type who’s fond of taking a quiet time along the shore while sun bathing perhaps?An e-book reader can be a good company while doing so.

Dizaul Portable Solar Power Bank

But how would you fully use your devices if they run out of juice. Of course, power bank is the solution and not just any power bank. For a few days worth of travel, it’s nicer to have a solar-powered and waterproof power bank on hand. Here’s the power bank from Dizaul to answer all your worries. And it doesn’t just allow you to charge your phones, but your action cameras as well!

goTenna – text & GPS on your phone

Planning to go somewhere remote? bring a goTenna with you, a device that would allow you to send messages and send your GPS location even when there’s no signal.

SwimSafe Swim Monitor System by SEAL

Swimming with the kids? Make sure you have fun while keeping your kids safe at the same time. How/ by bringing along this swim monitor system. It has a necklace tracker band connected to the monitoring system, which in turn will alert you on the child’s swim level.

10 Best Beach Gadgets To Upgrade Your Next Vacation

Posted on 25/07/2017 by Phoebe Magdirila

To make your trip complete, make sure you have all the devices you need. What could those be? Well, here are some of them.

Samsung Galaxy S8 with Temdan Waterproof Case

iPhone 6/6s Plus with ProShot Waterproof and GoPro Mountable Case

But if you’re more of an iPhone user, here’s a waterproof case that allows you to submerge your iPhone for upto 50 feet below. It’s even compatible with your GoPro mount!

GoPro HERO5 Session with Taotree GoPro HERO Session 5 Waterproof Housing

Of course, bringing a GoPro is not a question, right? Go get yours now if you don’t own one, yet. You can even complement it with an underwater casing.

Seaview 180° GoPro Compatible Snorkel Mask

You can even match your GoPro with a full-face mask to allow easier breathing while snorkeling. Since it’s full-face, this would also allow you to enjoy the underwater view even more.

ZEROTECH DOBBY Mini Selfie Pocket Drone with 13MP High Definition Camera

Or if you want to bring taking photos to a notch higher, how about a selfie-drone with a high-definition camera? It ‘s nice for taking photos that could also capture the view, right?

Cannonball Audio 360° IPX7 Rated Waterproof Speaker

Bring a cool and dependable speaker with you in the pool or beach with this Cannonball waterproof speaker.

Amazon Kindle e-book reader

Are you the type who’s fond of taking a quiet time along the shore while sun bathing perhaps?An e-book reader can be a good company while doing so.

Dizaul Portable Solar Power Bank

goTenna – text & GPS on your phone

Planning to go somewhere remote? bring a goTenna with you, a device that would allow you to send messages and send your GPS location even when there’s no signal.

SwimSafe Swim Monitor System by SEAL

9 Best Amazon Devices Deals for Valentine’s Day 2017

Posted on 07/02/2017 by Ehud Riven

Gifts on Valentine’s Day shouldn’t be just about flowers, cards, chocolate, and other clichés. It’s just as romantic to get your loved one a solid tablet or e-reader. Luckily, Amazon have some of their best on sale, especially for this occasion.

You can search the web (or your local shopping mall) for the perfect gift. Maybe you’ll find one, but it’ll take up a lot of time, and probably a lot of money. We’re here for you, with nine terrific Amazon devices and bundles, which include the Amazon Fire, the classic Kindle and the Kindle Voyager, that are on fantastic discounts, just for Valentine’s Day 2017.

Amazon Fire Tablet 7-Inch

Nothing shows you love someone like an Amazon Fire Tablet with a $10 discount ($39.99 instead of $49.99). It’s the 7-inch model with 8GB. There’s also a $10 discount on the 16GB model, which will set you back $59.99 on 2017 Valentine’s Day. It comes in black, blue, magenta and tangerine.

Amazon Fire Kids Edition Tablet

The perfect tablet to give your kids a medium for watching their favorite TV shows and play awesome games. The Amazon Fire Kids tablet costs $79.99 instead of $99.99, and comes with a kid proof case, because things happen. Valentine’s Day is about sharing something with someone you love. It can be your children, not just your partner in life.

Amazon Kindle E-Reader

Amazon began with books, and the Kindle is still its signature device. You can buy the classic e-reader on Valentine’s Day 2017 on a $20 discount. It comes in either black or white.

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite is also on a Valentine’s Day discount: It costs $99.99 instead of $119.99, a $20 discount. Coming in black or white, it features a 6-inch display with 300 ppi and built-in light.

Amazon Kindle Voyage

The Amazon Kindle Voyage has the same specs as the Paperwhite, and the same Valentine’s Day Deal: It costs $179.99 instead of $199.99, coming with a battery that can last for weeks instead of just a few hours. You can go on a vacation abroad and leave your charger at home: You’ll manage.

Amazon Kindle for Kids Bundle

The Amazon Kindle e-reader for kids bundle includes no sponsored screensavers, a free cover and a 2-year worry-free guarantee. It comes at a terrific $45 discount: Only $79.99 instead of $124.98, just for Valentine’s Day. It comes in black, blue, green, purple and pink.

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Essentials Bundle

The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite bundle includes the E-reader itself, an Amazon leather cover and a 5W power adapter. For Valentine’s Day 2017, the bundle costs only $139.97 instead of $179.97, saving you $40. The device comes in 7 different colors, including the creative persimmon and royal purple.

Amazon Kindle Essentials Bundle

The Kindle E-reader that comes with this bundle has a 6-inch display, and comes in four different colors. For Valentine’s Day, the bundle costs $94.97 instead of $129.97, a $45 discount. It includes the Amazon cover and a power adapter.

Amazon Kindle Voyage Essentials Bundle

The final bundle on display is the Amazon Kindle Voyage Essentials, which costs only $234.97 on Valentine’s Day 2017, instead of $279.97. As with the other terrific bundles, it includes the Amazon Cover and 5W power adapter.

4 Amazon Kindle E-Reader Bundles Book Lovers Can’t Ignore

Posted on 08/01/2017 by Ehud Riven

Amazon devices offer a wide variety of gadgets to make life easier, but the Kindle E-Reader has been there from the start, and remains a terrific option for people tired of flipping through pages and running out of storage room.

There are some terrific bundles for Kindle E-Readers out there. We’re here to show you the best of them right now.

Kindle Essentials Bundle

This bundle includes the Kindle 6-inch e-reader with the special offers, Amazon’s cover for Kindle and the special power adapter. It comes at a price of $114.97 in the bundle, saving $15 compared to the listed price of all three items combined.

Kindle Paperwhite Essentials Bundle

The upgraded Kindle with higher resolution has a terrific bundle as well, with the Kindle Paperwhite E-Reader, along with a cover (coming in 7 different colors) and the adapter. It’ll set you back $159.97, saving $20 off the non-bundle price.

Kindle Voyage Essentials Bundle

The Kindle Voyage bundle comes with the same items (e-reader, cover, adapter) with a 3 colors in stock (blue, black, red). The bundle costs $254.97 instead of $279.97, saving $25.

Kindle for Kids Bundle

The Kindle for Kids bundle includes the e-reader without the sponsored screensavers, a free cover (in five colors) and a 2-year, worry-free guarantee. It also offers the best value of all the bundles, costing $99.99 instead of $124.98. With Kindle FreeTime, you can set goals for your children and track their reading progress.

10 Great Book Deals on Amazon Kindle

Posted on 11/12/2016 by Walyou

The wonderful invention of the Kindle has made reading books a lot easier and fun. Amazon has quite a few good ones on some very hard-to-miss sales.

Whether for free on Kindle or for a very low price (usually under $5), you can enjoy the following 10 books which encompass the art of cooking, horror, thriller, fantasy, espionage and many more. If you don’t have a Kindle, get on it before you order one of these digital books:

1. The Woman on the Orient Express Kindle Edition

The Woman on the Orient Express by Lindsay Jayne Ashford is a take on the Agatha Christie mysteries, only with Agatha Christie as the main character, in a clever historic novel that mixes fact with fiction.

2. Isabella: Braveheart of France Kindle Edition

Isabella: Braveheart of France by Colin Falconer tells the story of a French king’s daughter coming to the English court, and becoming much more than just a bride to King Edward, gaining influence through her cleverness and and grace.

3. The Fall: A Novel (Dismas Hardy) Kindle Edition

The Fall by John Lescroart is a terrific legal suspense novel featuring Dismay Hardy and his daughter Rebecca, involved in a case of an alleged suicide, that turns out to be anything but.

4. The King’s Traitor (The Kingfountain Series Book 3) Kindle Edition

The King’s Traitor is the third book in the Kingfountain series by Jeff Wheeler, which takes Owen Kiskaddon to plot against his own king with a beautiful reclusive ruler who might be even more powerful than him.

5. Take Me With You Kindle Edition

Take Me With You by Catherine Ryan Hyde is a beautiful story about a man who travels to Yellowstone with the ashes of his son and ends up creating a special connection with two orphans in an unexpected twist of fate.

6.A Man Called Intrepid: The Incredible True Story of the Master Spy Who Helped Win World War II

For people who love history blended in with some espionage storytelling, A Man Called Intrepid is the perfect book.

7. When I Found You Kindle Edition

Another book on this list by Catherine Ryan Hyde, When I Found You is another story about a connection made between people from different generations that ends up being unbreakable and defying the odds.

8. Tier One (Tier One Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

The first book in the Tier One series, Andrews & Wilson tell a fascinating tale about the next generation of covert ops.

9. Vegan Pressure Cooking: Delicious Beans, Grains, and One-Pot Meals in Minutes Kindle Edition

Some books aren’t about the story, but about their usefulness. The Vegan pressure cooking book by J.L. Fields might revolutionize the way you cook, eat and think about food.

10.Bird Box: A Novel Kindle Edition

A terrific Josh Malerman thriller, Bird Box has been described as a combination between ‘The Road‘ and a classic terror book by the master, Stephen King. For those who also love some post apocalyptic future setting, this is a perfect novel to pick up.

Amazon Announces Spectacular Cyber Monday Deals

Posted on 29/11/2015 by Alexandru Chiuariu

The biggest retailer in the world couldn’t have missed the chance to make people happy this Cyber Monday, so it put most of its own devices on sale. Even though Amazon makes a lot more money from the services that come with its products, rather than from the devices themselves, such discounts are not to be neglected.

Are you looking for a new e-reader because you’ve realized that books can be quite cumbersome while traveling? Or maybe you need a new tablet for streaming music and videos? Your living room telly could definitely benefit from a 4K-capable TV box, and the education of your kids could take a turn for the better with products that are specifically designed for them. Regardless of which of these you miss, Amazon has got you covered, with discounts that go up to 30%. Check out the following Amazon products, or head over straight to the Cyber Monday Deals page to see what the e-tailer has in store for us. As usual for such deals, they are only available for a very short period of time, and given the considerable discounts, there is always a risk of the products being sold out, so take advantage of Amazon’s fantastic products at a discounted price while you still can.

Amazon Echo

The e-tailer’s smart wireless speaker only needs to be powered and connected to your local Wi-Fi network to revolutionize audio entertainment in your living room. It responds to voice commands even if you are accross the room, and can stream all sorts for audio, from news, weather, and information to music, audiobooks, and traffic. If you’re wondering if Alexa (Amazon’s virtual personal assistant residing inside of Echo) can hear you even when music is playing loudly, the answer is yes.

Echo’s design enables it to fill an entire room with sound, as it features 360-degree omni-directional audio. In case you want to integrate it with some smart home devices, the options include Belkin WeMo, Philips Hue, SmartThings, Insteon, and Wink. Once you connect it to these, you gain complete control over them, and no longer have to look for the remote control of each one of them. This Cyber Monday, Amazon Echo is available for $149.

Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite

Kindle, the most loved family of e-readers on Earth, judging by the market share they have, are a staple when it comes to Amazon deals. The basic Kindle, with its 6-inch glare-free toushcreen display and Wi-Fi connectivity, represents a great device for someone who’s just taking his first steps into the world of e-books. While these are very appealing to eco-conscious people, e-books typically prove a lot more convenient to carry around when traveling, not to mention that they always cost less than their paper counterparts. With 4GB of internal storage, people can carry thousands of ebooks with them, without having to experience the burdain of the real tomes.

On the other hand, Kindle Paperwhite brings a high resolution display (albeit with the same diagonal) with a pixel density of 300ppi, twice as much than on the basic model. On top of that, it features exclusive fonts, but the most impressive feature of this e-reader is definitely the built-in light that can be easily adjusted to accommodate your eyes in daytime and at night. While both models take about 4 hours to charge over USB, the battery lasts for weeks, so you can take the e-reader away for you without having to worry that it needs to be charged. Besides that, they sport microUSB ports, so carrying a power bank in your backpack could save you if Kindle’s battery runs out.

Fire HD6

If you’re into more than just eBooks, a reasonably priced tablet such as Amazon’s Fire HD6 could be exactly what you need. Unlike the Kindle e-readers, which have eInk displays, Fire HD6 features a similarly sized HD display with a 1280 by 800 resolution and a 252 ppi pixel density. The tablet runs a heavily-modified version of Android that integrates Amazon’s own apps and App Store perfectly.

Amazon’s Fire HD6 is powered by a quad-core CPU clocked at 1.5Ghz, and while the 8GB of internal storage may not sound like much, the e-tailer provides unlimited cloud storage for all Amazon content and photos taken with this device. Fire HD6 may not be impressive in terms of gaming performance, but for streaming content off Netflix, Hulu, HBO GO, ESPN or Pandora, it’s more than enough.

Fire TV

Now capable of playing back 4K content, and featuring Alexa on top of it all, Amazon’s fire TV is quite a piece of work. Needless to say, this TV box can stream content in 1080p without any problems from such services as Netflix and Hulu, so it’s not mandatory to won a 4K TV to use it. For cord-cutters who live off streaming services, there are plenty of TV channels that broadcast online, including NBC News, NBA, Sling TV, ESPN, CNN, AMC, Cartoon Network and more.

Fire TV’s Voice Remote makes it easy now to check sports scores, the weather, as well as to play music whenever you feel like it, without having to browse through endless menus.

All of Fire TV’s playback and streaming capabilities are made possible by a dedicated graphics engine, great Wi-Fi support, 2GB of RAM, 8GB of ROM, and a slot for expandable storage that takes microSD cards of up to 128GB.

Kindle for Kids Bundle and fire HD6 Kids Edition

The little ones couldn’t have been left behind by Amazon. Thus, there is a heavily discounted Kindle for Kids Bundle available for them that includes the latest Kindle without offers, a kid-friendly cover, as well as a 2-year warranty covering accidents such as spills or drops provided by SquareTrade. The bundle typically helps parents save nearly $40, but for Cyber Monday, the e-tailer discounted it by an additional $30.

On top of that, the fire HD6 Kids Edition enables the young ones to take their first steps in the world of tablets. With a kid-friendly design (or rather a kid-proof case) and content that’s specifically tailored for them, the fire HD6 Kids Edition tablet is equally great for learning and for playing games. Besides that, parents can add their own profiles, so that they are in charge with what goes on with it.

Don’t forget to check the other Cyber Monday Deals, as Amazon went well out of its way to make sure that this holiday season is a special one for you and your friends. Any of these great performing Amazon products would make a great gift for your kids or other family members.

Be social! Follow Walyou on Facebook and Twitter, and read more related stories about Black Friday discounts at Walyou Deals, or these cool geeky coffee mugs.