Anker is well known for making quality, affordable accessories, and its subbrand Zolo is gaining a similar reputation for audio products. The Zolo Liberty+ true wireless earbuds are among the best in the category, and the company also makes Google Assistant-equipped smart speakers. It also makes the Zolo Halo speaker, which has Amazon's Alexa on board. Zolo's Echo competitor usually retails for $59.99, but right now you can get it for half that price by using this Amazon discount code: ZOLO6688. Head to the product page on Amazon, put the speaker in your basket, then at checkout just enter the code to get $30 dollars knocked off the price of the speaker. It has both Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity, and of course, you can make the most of some of Alexa's impressive skills to help you throughout the day and control your smart home devices. It should sound pretty decent, too, and it comes with an 18-month warranty for peace of mind. At this price, it's probably a better buy than … [Read more...] about [Deal Alert] Get a Zolo Halo Alexa speaker for $29.99 ($30 off) with Amazon coupon code
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Amazon value drops $53 billion following report that Trump is “obsessed” with the company
It’s no secret that Donald Trump has little love for Jeff Bezos, but a report from Axios claims this animosity goes beyond mere dislike. The president is said to be “obsessed with Amazon,” who he believes has gotten unfair tax benefits and preferential treatment from the US Postal Service. Trump has in the past been vocal about his disdain for Amazon, Bezos, and the Washington Post, which Bezos owns. He called the tech giant a “no-tax monopoly” last year, adding that it was doing great damage to other retailers. The president also said that the US Postal Service was undercharging Amazon, thereby making it “dumber and poorer.” Trump has repeatedly attacked the Washington Post, too, calling it “Fake News Washington Post,” and a “tax shelter” for Amazon. He famously claimed that Bezos and his firms would “have such problems” if he won the US election. According to Axios, Trump wants to change Amazon’s tax … [Read more...] about Amazon value drops $53 billion following report that Trump is “obsessed” with the company
Mysterious Geoglyphs Reveal Amazon Was Densely Populated Before Columbus
Mysterious geoglyphs and a host of other earthworks in the Amazon rainforest suggest that the now-sparsely populated region was home to up to 1 million people before the arrival of Columbus, a new study finds. The Amazon, the world's biggest river basin, contains the largest rainforest on Earth, covering about 2.6 million square miles (6.7 million square kilometers) across nine countries. This area, known as Amazonia, has an extraordinary array of life, harboring 1 in 10 known species in the world and 1 in 5 of Earth's birds. Amazonia is often thought of as pristine nature, but over the past few decades, archaeologists have discovered evidence of numerous large, complex societies that may have inhabited Amazonia before the arrival of Columbus. Although these newfound discoveries contrast with the small Amazonian societies anthropologists studied in the 20th century, they are in line with initial eyewitness accounts of Europeans from the 16th and 17th centuries. [Aerial Photos of … [Read more...] about Mysterious Geoglyphs Reveal Amazon Was Densely Populated Before Columbus
Buy a $50 or higher Google Play gift card from Amazon and save $5
Earlier today, we told you how you can score a $15 Target credit for a Google Express order just by saying "Spring into Target" to Google Assistant. Now, we can save you $5 thanks to a promotion being offered by Amazon. Purchase a Google Play gift card in the amount of $50 or more, and save $5 on the cost. In other words, a $50 card will cost you $45, a $75 card is priced at $70 and a $100 card is priced at $95, etc.Now, to get the $5 taken off your bill, write in the code GOOGLE when you check out. One $5 discount is available per customer, and to reiterate, the discount is offered for Google Play gift cards with a $50 face amount and higher.Not only can you use the Google Play gift card to buy paid apps, you can also use it for subscriptions to YouTube Red, Netflix and Google Play Music to name a few. The card can also be used to purchase video and music from Google Play.Amazon says that this is a limited time offer, so if you want to save $5 on the purchase of a Google Play gift … [Read more...] about Buy a $50 or higher Google Play gift card from Amazon and save $5
Kantar: Amazon Echo still dominates the smart speaker market
Smart speakers are currently the hottest new tech product. And the good news for manufacturers of the device is that there are still many households without one. The bad news for smart speaker producers is that one company continues to dominate the market, and that is the creator of the category. Yes, the Amazon Echo owns a whopping 66% market share based on a survey of 1,097 American consumers conducted through Lightspeed's VICE Voices. Amazon started to distribute the product on a widespread basis in 2015. Google Home smart speakers finished second with 30% of the market. The survey also revealed that the feature most used by smart speaker owners is the ability to play music, podcasts or books (19%). Checking the weather, setting a timer and getting information are the tasks requested by 15% of smart speaker users. Only 7% are making calls or are ordering products using their new tech toy. Half of those surveyed say they use their smart speaker several times a day, while 26% turn to … [Read more...] about Kantar: Amazon Echo still dominates the smart speaker market