Amazon Dash

Amazon has just bought out a new product! Are you excited? Well if you like ordering stuff from Amazon, but not really ordering stuff from Amazon, you should be!

um… what?

Well, Amazon has bought out a service they call Amazon Dash Button. It’s a programmable button that you have in your house for certain products. Let’s take for example – ‘Tide’ laundry detergent. You place the key in the laundry somewhere (it comes with adhesive and a reusable hook). The key must be connected to your wi-fi, so that when you’re low on, for example, Tide, you press the button, and Voila! Tide is ordered on Amazon and probably already on it’s way.

The product is closely related to the Amazon Dash (you can tell by the name) which is part of Amazon Fresh and is still in it’s ‘by invitation’ only stage, but is a doddlewhatzit gadget that helps you shop Amazon – either by telling it what you need to order or scanning an item you want to add to your Amazon shopping list.

So far there’s 16 products with Amazon Dash buttons (see above) and, as we all know how much kids (…and adults) like to push buttons, each button can only be pushed once. Until your order is delivered, the button won’t respond to any more pushes.

If you’re interested in Amazon Dash Button, it’s free for Prime members and you can request an invitation here. 

Need some cash for that shiny Apple Watch? Read this!

Just look at those beauties. Shiny, functional, brand spanking new Apple Watches. Available for pre-order April 10th, with earliest delivery and purchase coming at you April 24th. SO SOON!

If you’re not looking at getting an extra large tax return this year, and you’ve decided that an Apple Watch is what you very very want yes please with a cherry on top, then you be might in need for some extra cashola to help you out with the minimum $349 clams you’re going to have to hand over.

Maybe you have a significant other who’s decided that that’s what they very very want. And if you really love them, then an Apple Watch they shall have!

Got an old, broken or water damaged iPhone lying around?  Get some cash for that stink-bomb!  We will give you up to $400 for that thing! (more for a new phone, d’uh)

It’s super simple. Go to www.iphoneantidote.com and enter in the details of your phone. You’ll receive a quote of the amount of cash we’ll pay you, then you can choose whether you want to be paid via check, Paypal or Bitcoin (because we’re fancy like that).

You can use any box you might have lying around and we’ll mail you a pre-paid postage label, or we’ll mail you a pre-paid mailer box and all you need to do is slip your old stinky phone in it and mail it away to us and wait for your cash!

BAM! Shiny Happy Apple Watch wearing person!

Deals of the week Thursday!

Hi! Deals? Deals! Wait, no…. INCREDIBLE DEALS!

* Lets start off at Best Buy with the Apple MacBook Air 11.6″ 2014 – with 128GB Flash PLUS Microsoft Office 365 Personal for just $699.99.

That is SUCH an amazing deal, saving $200. But, let’s go a little deeper shall we? With the Best Buy Movers Coupon (pick it up at your local post office) it brings the price down further to $629.99. get in quick for this deal, as quantities are limited on this discontinued model. Get it!

* Like cool stuff? Get a Dji Phantom 1 Drone for just $349 with free shipping. Holy cow that’s a good deal. Check it out now! 

*Until midnight on April 3rd, get a mystery savings coupon for The Sharper Image! get up to 50% off your purchase by entering coupon code DS72RF at checkout.

*Concerned about your internet security? You might want to take a look at this: Get a 2-Year Private Internet Access VPN Service for just $59.95- that equates to $2.50 a month! Check it out here, and see a review of the service by PC Magazine here. 

*Get a T-Mobile SIM with activation Kit for only ONE CLAM! That’s right, use promo code SIM99 and it’s yours for just $0.99, down from $15. Get one today!

*Until the 4th, get your hot little hands on some cheap Nintendo 3DS games, with select titles ( including Mario Kart 7, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, New Super Mario Bros 2 and Super Mario 3D Land) on sale at Target for just $14.99. These prices are only available in store and may not be available in all locations.

*Get an $100 eBay Gift Card for $95 – with free US Mail Delivery. Limited time only!  Check it out before it checks out! 

*Fan of UK Top Gear? Shocked and saddened by Jeremy Clarkson’s exit from the show? Even if you’re delighted, you should probably head on down to Best Buy to pick up the full 16th season for just $7.99!

* Get a Sony 16GB HD Camcorder with a Built-In Projector ! For just $229! With free Shipping! From Buydig. So Rad! Use coupon code ‘HDMEMORIES’ Ends April the 5th.

*Speaking of projection, Until April 8th, if you’re up for some cinematic funtertainment, check this bad boy out: Use coupon code GM50 to get a Multifunctional Home Theater LCD Projector for just $68 with free shipping from GearBest. 

* Also from GearBest, get a rad little baby quadcopter for just $26.99 with coupon code FY326. You have to make an account to be able to use the coupon code but you get free shipping! (They’ll fly it to your house…JUST KIDDING!)

Have a fun wheeling and dealing guys! And remember, if you ever need any cash to help you make these rad purchases, and you have a stinky old iPhone lying around, let us know! We’ll swap them out, you get the wonderful monies, and we get the stinky broken iPhone! DEAL!

Tim Cook speaks out against new law in Indiana

If you’ve been following the news recently, you’ll be aware that the Governor of Indiana, Mike Pence,  just passed a controversial law called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

This legislation has brought forth massive opposition from both inside Indiana, the States and the world because many believe it will lead easily to discrimination, particularly towards the LGBT community.

Tim Cook, a beacon for equality in the corporate tech world, has been one of those directly opposed to the law, making it clear that he thought it was a massive step backward.

Apple is open for everyone. We are deeply disappointed in Indiana’s new law and calling on Arkansas Gov. to veto the similar #HB1228.

— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) March 27, 2015

Around the world, we strive to treat every customer the same — regardless of where they come from, how they worship or who they love.

— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) March 27, 2015

He also took to The Washington Post, writing a public op-ed letter condemning the legislation. From the Sauce:

“America’s business community recognized a long time ago that discrimination, in all its forms, is bad for business, at Apple, we are in business to empower and enrich our customers’ lives. We strive to do business in a way that is just and fair. That’s why, on behalf of Apple, I’m standing up to oppose this new wave of legislation — wherever it emerges. I’m writing in the hopes that many more will join this movement. From North Carolina to Nevada, these bills under consideration truly will hurt jobs, growth and the economic vibrancy of parts of the country where a 21st-century economy was once welcomed with open arms.”

Others have come out alongside Cook in condemning the legislation, including the NCAA, who have questioned the impact the legislation will have on future sporting events, Salesforce, who has vowed to halt expansion plans in the state, as well as both Mayors of Seattle and San Francisco who have barred all non-essential publicly funded City employee travel to the state.

Mike Pence has since come out in defense of the bill, claiming it won’t and shouldn’t have any effect on how people are able to discriminate in the state, however in the face of such anger, he has said that he now wants a bill on his desk this week that would “fix” the law, making it clear that “this law does not give businesses the right to deny services to anyone.”

The law is set to take effect July 1st.