Year: 2018

Now that Amazon.com has killed Toys R’ Us, the company wants a toy catalog of its own

Dan Uff July 4, 2018 1

Let's face it, Amazon.com is in the process of slowly killing brick and mortar stores, or buying struggling establishments (such as Whole Foods) and bringing them in their corporate fold.

Now the company wants to take a cue from Toys R' Us and send out an annual toy catalog of its own. The catalog would show off what the web site has available, and would be given out at Whole Foods Grocery Stores.

No word on when (or if) this would be available.

Amazon announces ‘Free Time for Kids’

Dan Uff July 4, 2018 0

Now that school's out, you're probably looking for something to do with and for your kids.

Recently, Amazon.com announced a new option for them.

Dubbed "Free Time Unlimited", it is an all-in-one subscription that gives kids access to thousands of kid-friendly books, movies, TV shows, educational apps, and games on compatible Fire, Android, iOS and Kindle devices. Plus, kids can enjoy hundreds of hours of fun with ad-free radio stations and playlists, Audible books, and a growing list of premium kid’s skills available on compatible Echo devices.

Parents also receive access to easy-to-use parental controls that allow them to find the right balance between education and entertainment. Parents can personalize screen time limits, set educational goals, filter age-appropriate content, and also manage web browsing and content usage based on their preferences.

Starting at $2.99/month after the free one-month trial, FreeTime Unlimited gives kids unlimited access to a world of content to explore and parents the confidence that all content is age-appropriate.

For more information, click here.

WatchOS 5 Beta’s ‘Raise to Siri’ now working

Dan Uff July 4, 2018 0

On Tuesday, Apple released another beta update of its upcoming WatchOS5 operating system for the Apple Watch.

One of the features that was disabled with previous versions that lets a user raise his/her wrist to activate Siri. That feature is now enabled and working.

The feature was demonstrated by Apple's Vice President of Technology Kevin Lynch at its Worldwide Developer Conference in June.