Monthly Archives: June 2016

Fire HD 10 now available in aluminum and with 64 GB storage

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fireHD10If you wanted your Amazon Fire tablet to have a higher-end look, Amazon may have delivered for you. Today the announced that the Fire HD 10 is now available in a sliver aluminum finish. Previous models were plastic only in black and white, so in the appearance department, this may be more comparable to the look of an iPad..  They have also added extra storage with a 64GB option for the tablet (currently, that is only offered on the aluminum model).

While the tablet display isn’t quite Retina display quality (it is only 149 ppi / 1280 x 800), it has a 1.5GHZ quad-core processor, dual cameras and connects to the Amazon ecosystem of movies, TV shows, music, books, apps and games.

The device is currently available in 16, 32 or 64 GB configurations. You can also add a microSD card for up to 128 GB of additional storage. Prices start at $229.99.

Does this new look make the Fire HD 10 more attractive to you?

Daily Links and Deals: LG G Pad III 8.0 Is an Affordable Tablet with E-Reader Optimizations

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daily_links_1Today, a new LG tablet that is affordable and optimized for both movies and e-reading! Also millions of free images from books published over the last 500 years, why our home networks aren’t ready for smart houses, and a look at recent megabreaches of security. Plus some really cool lightsabers! 🙂 In deals, a great price on an ASUS ZenPhone 2.

Daily Links for day, June 1, 2016:

LG G Pad III 8.0 Is an  Affordable Tablet with  E-Reader Optimizations (Tab Times) With an aspect ratio optimized for both movies and reading, this tablet even has a button to turn on reading mode.

Ultrasabers Transport You into the Star Wars Universe with Realistic LED Lightsabers (Gear Diary) Finally, lightsabers that look the part.

Cluster of “megabreaches” compromises a whopping 642 million passwords (Ars Technica) Were  these sites unable to tell they were hacked or did they keep this a secret for years?

T-Mobile creates service plan for visitors to the US (Engadget) $30 gets you three weeks of constant connectivity with your homeland.And if you are visiting, that’s pretty cool.

Current home networks not ready for the smart house: Intel (ZD Net) Want a smart house? Not on your home networks until it ups its game.

Free: Download 5.3 Million Images from Books Published Over Last 500 Years (Open Culture)  The Internet Archive Book Images collection has doubled in size since 2014. More free images!

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s selection of Kindle Daily Deals includes Tomorrowland: Our Journey from Science Fiction to Science Fact by Steven Kotler for $1.99.

In Today’s Deals, the ASUS ZenFone 2 Deluxe Special Edition, Unlocked Cellphone, 4GB RAM, 128GB  with a U.S. Warranty.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is The Muralist by B. A. Shapiro for $1.99. The Romance Daily Find is Borrowing Trouble by Stacy Finz for 99 cents.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin for $2.99. The Extra Daily Deal is London Crime Thriller Boxset: Desecration, Delirium, Deviance by J.F.Penn for $3.99.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes Stop Saying You Are Fine: Discover a More Powerful You by Mel Robbins for $1.99.

(A note on Daily Deals: All prices current at the time of posting and subject to change. Most items marked Daily Deals are good for only the day posted.

Many large promotions have discount pricing that is set by the publisher. This usually means that titles can be found at a discount price across most platforms (with iTunes sometimes being the exception). If you have a favorite retailer you like to patronize, check the title on that website. There is a good chance that they will be matching the sale price.)

Daily Links are interesting links I discover as I go about my online day. The frequency and number of links posted depend upon the daily news. I also post other, different links of interest on Twitter, Facebook, and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.