One of the terrific new features of the Kindle Fire HD is Movie X-Ray, which puts Internet Movie Database actor biographies, photos and filmographies at your fingertips when you’re watching Amazon Instant Videos on your KFHD. In the video post below, Kindle Fire on Kindle Nation Daily Editor in Chief April Hamilton demonstrates Movie X-Ray, … Read more
Just this week, I had two occasions where having a Kindle Fire really saved my bacon. Or at least, my kids’ bacon. The first incident was with my son, who’d transferred to his new high school weeks into the term and had to get up to speed on The Crucible very quickly to keep pace … Read more
Amazon Instant Videos: What’s It All About?! If you’re like me, you’ve bought some Amazon Instant Videos of favorite movies and programs when they were on sale, and now you’re a little confused about what you can and can’t do with them. Once you’ve downloaded a video to your PC, can you still download it … Read more
Remember all those movies everyone was talking about and seeing at the beginning of summer, and how you told yourself you’d wait for the videos? Get ready, it’s time to make good on that promise! The Cabin in the Woods (rated R, 4/5 stars, currently priced at $3.99 to rent and $14.99 to buy) – … Read more
If you already own a regular, non-HD Kindle Fire, then you know it’s a pretty nifty little multi-purpose device, sort of a step between a dedicated e-reader and a full-featured tablet computer. The new Kindle Fire HD, on the other hand, IS a full-featured tablet computer. [TIP: be sure to read all the way through this … Read more
All three seasons of Starz! Network’s smash hit sword-and-sandals epic series are on sale in Amazon’s Instant Video store this month! Note that the series features graphic violence and adult content, and should be considered as rated R. In season one, Blood and Sand (5/5 stars, currently priced at $1.99 to purchase each episode and … Read more
Remember when vampires didn’t sparkle? Here are some thought-provoking, amusing and visually dazzling Instant Videos to refresh that memory. Let The Right One In (rated R, 4/5 stars, English subtitled, currently priced at $2.99 to rent and $9.99 to buy, and currently available to view FREE for Amazon Prime members) – Lonely, 12-year-old Oskar is … Read more
Boys and girls alike usually go through a phase of being fascinated by bugs. For some kids, the phase never ends and they grow up to become entomologists, biologists or ecologists. So why not encourage that early interest in insects with these Amazon Instant Videos? A Bug’s Life (G, 4.75/5 stars, currently priced at $1.99 … Read more