In the first major sale of the Sundance Film Festival, Amazon's Hollywood arm has won the rights to stream (and likely screen) Mindy Kaling's comedy Late Night in the US. At a reported $13 million, it's not quite the biggest Sundance deal ever. In 2016, the studio Fox Searchlight agreed a record high $17.5 million for the rights to slave rebellion drama The Birth of a Nation (which flopped). But it tops Amazon's own $12 million deal for The Big Sick that same year, and Netflix's $12.5 million agreement for Mudbound last year. For more than three decades, the movie industry has come to Park City, Utah, to tromp from one snowy-covered cinema to another, hunting for independent film's shiniest gems. Thanks to online video companies' swelling budgets, companies like Netflix and Amazon have become some of the festival's most aggressive bidders in recent years, hoping to scoop up next year's Oscars catnip or a prestige-building hit.Late Night, which stars Kaling as a young … [Read more...] about Amazon writes Sundance’s first big check for Mindy Kaling movie
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The future of fashion retail is just a swipe away, an Amazon patent reveals
Amazon is developing a fashion app that will “revolutionise” clothes shopping by allowing customers to try on outfits with a ‘virtual mannequin’ created from social media photographs. In a development experts fear will threaten the High Street, the American online giant has lodged a UK patent to scour “selfies” and online calendars to predict clothes a person may like or need. It would “data mine” pictures saved on a phone or computer to produce an Augmented Reality image of the customer actually wearing clothes on sale, potentially eliminating the need to visit a shop’s changing room. The app would also analyse photographs and appointments to establish a person’s job, the climate they live in, how they spend free time and suggest outfits for upcoming events or accessories for other things they own. The patent application, seen by the Sunday Telegraph, says customers could swipe to like or dislike garments their mannequin … [Read more...] about The future of fashion retail is just a swipe away, an Amazon patent reveals
Super Bowl TV deals: the best sales from Amazon, Walmart and more
Super Bowl 2019 is now just one week away, and that means you still have time to take advantage of all the fantastic TV sales that are going on right now. You can find Black Friday like prices on a variety of best-selling TVs from brands such as Sony, LG, Samsung and more.Super Bowl TV Deal of the WeekVizio P65-F1 65-inch 4K Ultra HD HDR Smart TV $1,698.00 $898.00 at WalmartYou can save $500 on the Vizio 4K HDR TV right now a Walmart. You'll be able to watch the game in stunning 4K Ultra HD and stream movies and TV shows with the command of your voice from Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa-enabled devices.View DealShop more of our Super Bowl 2019 TV deals below and make sure to check back as we will be updating and adding more deals as we get closer to the big game.Super Bowl TV deals:49" - 55" TV dealsToshiba 49LF421U19 49-inch Smart Fire TV $350.00 $279.99 at AmazonGet the Toshiba 49-inch smart TV on sale for only $279.99 at Amazon. The Toshiba 49LF421U19 has Fire TV built-in … [Read more...] about Super Bowl TV deals: the best sales from Amazon, Walmart and more
In time for the Super Bowl, Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K is $10 off, Cube $40 off
If you're looking for a smarter way to stream the big game on your TV, you can save a few bucks on a new Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K or Fire TV Cube, which have dropped to $39.99 and $79.99, respectively. The Fire TV Stick 4K, originally worth $49.99, is one of the most popular streaming dongles around, thanks to its UHD, HDR, and Dolby Atmos support. It also comes with the new Alexa Voice Remote, which lets you use the controller as a microphone to speak to Amazon's assistant. Currently selling for less than $40, this is one of the cheapest 4K streaming devices you can buy, costing $30 less than a Chromecast Ultra. The Cube, which sold for $119.99 when it came out, is a hybrid between a Fire TV Stick and an Amazon Echo, as its built-in speaker and microphone let you use Alexa even when your TV is off. It also ships with an IR extender cable, so you can control your set-top box using the Cube's remote or your voice, as well as an Ethernet adapter for better connectivity. Even though the … [Read more...] about In time for the Super Bowl, Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K is $10 off, Cube $40 off
In time for the Superbowl, Amazon FireTV Stick 4K is $10 off, Cube $40 off
If you're looking for a smarter way to stream the big game on your TV, you can save a few bucks on a new Amazon FireTV Stick 4K or FireTV Cube, which have dropped to $39.99 and $79.99, respectively. The Fire TV Stick 4K, originally worth $49.99, is one of the most popular streaming dongles around, thanks to its UHD, HDR, and Dolby Atmos support. It also comes with the new Alexa Voice Remote, which lets you use the controller as a microphone to speak to Amazon's assistant. Currently selling for less than $40, this is one of the cheapest 4K streaming devices you can buy, costing $30 less than a Chromecast Ultra. The Cube, which sold for $119.99 when it came out, is a hybrid between a FireTV Stick and an Amazon Echo, as its built-in speaker and microphone let you use Alexa even when your TV is off. It also ships with an IR extender cable, so you can control your set-top box using the Cube's remote or your voice, as well as an Ethernet adapter for better connectivity. Even though the … [Read more...] about In time for the Superbowl, Amazon FireTV Stick 4K is $10 off, Cube $40 off