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From the Depths of the Sea...

We shall Rise! And Return to our Former Glory! Fyi... We’re Back Guys... Stayed tuned, our writers are busy!

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Why is Amazon Fresh $299 to use?

Amazon Fresh is a new service provided by Amazon for same day delivery on groceries, household items and some electronics. The service is similar to Google Express in many ways but only limited to Amazon Fresh inventory. How it differs from Google Express is the $299 price tag. WOW $299, I know folks I couldn't believe it either. At least they are gracious enough to deduct your existing Amazon Prime membership account, granted you have one. So say your Prime membership costs you $99 like mine does. So really why does Amazon expect you to pay $200 for milk and grocery deliveries? Cause they're crazy!

What does Amazon Fresh give you: - Free Same day delivery (sorta) - Convenience of online ordering - Shop local restaurants - Amazon Prime membership (if you don't already have one, you got one now) 

Free same day delivery is kinda weird, "Place your order by 10am and have it by dinner, or by 10pm and have it by breakfast." So really if you want your groceries in the early morning you gotta order by the night before. I'm sure they'll improve on that as time goes on. 

So Amazon Fresh does give you free delivery on all orders over $35. Which is pretty convenient I will admit. So if you use only Amazon Fresh for grocery you might come out ahead. $200 divided by 12 months is $16.67 per month. Or just take $200 divided by 52 weeks is $3.85 weekly delivery fee. Let's just round it out $4 weekly delivery fee. Even though gas is a little cheaper right now, it might cost you $4 just to drive around and purchase all your groceries and household items. So really it doesn't sound all that bad to me. Amazon Fresh isn't available everywhere yet, but getting your food from local shops and restaurants is nice feature to have. Hopefully your favorite restaurant is on the list.

Some people might argue not only is $300 a lot to pay upfront, but what about all the lost social interaction, the opportunity to choose your fruits and veggies, and some people consider grocery shopping therapeutic and sadly consider it their only time to get exercise. Let's not forget some people use grocery shopping as a way of flirting. Amazon isn't trying to take all that away from you or cock block you I think. I'm sure Amazon is freeing you from all that and giving you more time to shoot hoops, go for a hike, or have time for that hot date! So at first I was very upset to see the $299 price tag, but I'm slowly coming around to it. I think I'll use them when it drops to $159, if it ever does. I think Amazon will be a good contender in the local food delivery business. Competition will benefit only the customer in the long run. Written by Kevin, Twitter @robot_sonic Facebook https://www.facebook.com/robotsonicblog

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One more time…. We’re back!!! Every return gets sweeter and sweeter! Love, Management

Daft Punk - One More Time

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Poor Bob...

Poor Bob Costas :( Pink Eye is not fun. My children all gave me it 3 times! Plus it gets even more terrible when you fly. I can't believe NBC is still making him work. It will take 10 days probably for it to start appearing normal. I feel ya Bob!

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AHHHH

Ok I've said I would return, I said I would be bigger and better, I said so much... ALL LIES! How about I try to give you what I can. And be honest with you and myself. Easy right. No hard feelings? Now let me get to work!

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Met the New Google Maps!

I've using the beta version new Google Maps since it was announced. I gotta say its pretty nice. The San Francisco Bay Area is almost perfectly covered. It integrates everything into one with Street View, Pictures, and improved Vector 2D maps and 3D Earth maps. But I have to warn you, the new maps is excellent in Chrome, but not in other browser. I tested it also in Firefox and its very buggy, freezes often and crashes occasionally. But I use Chrome anyway so I'm enjoying the new maps! If you'd like to preview it, go to http://www.google.com/maps/preview

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ADOBE!!! STOP!!!

The news is Adobe is moving to Creative Cloud only. Want a new version of Photoshop, well cough up $20-$50/month by annual contract now! This is awesome for businesses. But sucks for freelancers.

This is obviously a sneaky way to bring in new customers and stop pirating of their software. This trend is kinda annoying. I was all for it when SimCity came out but SimCity is game not a Designer's bread and butter. Guess what, now when you travel, better hope you have internet.

On top of that Adobe puts out their new stylus pen, Project Mighty. An incredibly laggy and lame approach to drawing on a tablet. It's a kid's toy, what designer would take that seriously?

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Poor Myspace.

Back in 2003-2008, Myspace was my life. (I just got depressed just writing that.) I had lots of friends on Myspace, operated my own cultural group (met my wife on it), and listened to a variety of musical artists. Myspace was my avenue to new music.

Now with Spotify and Soundcloud, I never need to visit Myspace anymore. Especially since Spotify and Soundcloud allow you to follow or friend users. I sadly can no longer recommend Myspace to anyone. Sorry Justin. Oh and stop searching YouTube for songs... VEVO, Spotify, and Soundcloud is the better option.

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Cobra Commander needs your help!

Kickstarter is an amazing service! It's not the easiest service to get approved for funding though, as I've tried and failed a couple times. But during these hard times, even bigger groups need funding and kickstarter decided to help them! Click Here for their Kickstarter page. 

All Hail COBRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

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Miss old-school MTV??? VEVO TV is here!

Vevo TV is here! Click Here: VevoTV

Why is it something to look into? Its a 24/7 all online music entertainment. Music videos, interviews and original shows. Its available for free online, android, iphone, ipad, and Xbox 360.

From my short time watching, I've come to find out its uncensored. I know this because the current music video playing, the guy is singing about bitches and blunts. So parents you might want to know about this service and before you start to censor the service and monitor your kids.

I'm pretty excited to relive my old MTV days!

Visit Vevo TV and tell us what you think!

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700 Digital Marvel #1s for Free

Comixology is giving away for Free 700 Digital Downloads including Marvel's #1s. I counted only 688 of actual Marvel Titles. 

Ok... finding 700 Free Comics is rare. And not always so easy. The site is incredibly slow when I visited it and got a few errors. But it will be worth the trouble when you have that much eye candy and reading material.

This offer ends Tuesday! Act Fast!

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Fly kinda like Iron Man... or just swim like a dolphin... whatever floats your boat! Also view on this other Water Jet Pack... straight out of James Bond!

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Chromebook Pixel available now!

Google has started selling their new Chromebook Pixel at $1299. Yikes that's a lot for a Chromebook. What justifies the high cost? Well premium parts, Gorilla Glass multi-touchscreen, Intel i5 chip, 32GB or 64GB solid state drive, Backlit keyboard and the fact they could sell on it "sale" for $999 in a few months? So far on paper it really doesn't seem to cutting edge for that $1300 price tag. Maybe you just need to experience it if you are lucky enough to have already received your Chromebook or try testing it out at your local best buy that has it available in-store. Click here to view the description on the Pixel and which best buy stores have it available.

For me, a computer that can only operate Google Chrome OS is only worth $199. Luckily the Acer C7 Chromebook is just the right price with the perfect specs. Give it time folks, it will get better. Plus with the announcement of Google retail stores coming soon, their products department will surely increase in size, demand and quality.

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The New SimCity Coming March 5th 2013!

It's been a long time since I've played SimCity. A very long time! SimCity is now in its 6th release. I got my hands on the closed beta 2nd round and boy is it fun. My short time with SimCity showcased some amazing visuals and gameplay. I just know I'm going to spend long hours playing the game. Best of all... No more placing electrical lines! I told you I haven't played in a long time!

The terrain you start building with looks like an actual terrain. Not like the old blocks you had to deal with. You almost don't want to modify it, it's just too beautiful to mess with.

Single and Multiplayer is available with this new release. SimCity has true Multi-scale cities, city specialization and endless possibilities.

If you pre-order now, you will get additional add-ons. Like the very interesting Hereos & Villians add-on. There is also different countries add-ons. Visit SimCity.com for more info.

SimCity will be available March 5th 2013. I think this game will be a mega hit and a must have for any SimCity fan. I also think this game should be a prerequisite to become a mayor of any town USA.

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Tech Theater with my 2+ year old Android

Oh my little HTC Aria, you're so cute and little but pack so much power.

You make people stop in the street and ask me, "Hey, what phone you got?"

HTC Aria your 3.5" screen is beautiful, but you may have led me to get a new prescription on my glasses.

You wanna know the weather? HTC Aria delivers weather conditions in seconds. Sunny & 65 degrees :)

HTC Aria? HTC Aria? Are you ok? I charged you two hours ago... Why are you saying 5% battery. Your red LED is flashing so much. No.... NO HTC ARIA... you were the best friend I ever had... :''''(

And that folks is what I predict will happen in about two weeks, thanks to AT&T messing with HTC. You don't hear of the Nexus One by HTC having this issue.

(Don't worry I'm ordering a new battery)

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iWatch (my thoughts)

The news feeds are letting everyone know an "iWatch" from Apple is coming.  Apple's history of under delivering their first generation product and through the years the 3rd or 4th version of the product becomes a must have item, we believe the iWatch can be a huge disappointment or mega hit. Everyone wants the Dick Tracy watch. I totally would love that!

Bluetooth & E-ink technology is what makes the Pebble Watch a success and might have given Apple the extra push to create an iWatch. For Apple to do this right, it needs to have the watch sync and interact with all their Bluetooth products, function as a standalone phone (no iPhone or Bluetooth necessary), and its gotta be stylish/functional.

Apple might already have the foundation ready with the iPod Nano. That MP3 player is tiny, lightweight, multi-functional, touch screen and already converts into a watch by 3rd party support. It would be so easy to push a iPod Nano Watch.... so easy. I on the other would like to challenge Apple on creating something unique.

The Apple iWatch doesn't need to do everything. Just start with the Dick Tracy watch and move on from there. If there is one thing that Apple does well, its simplicity.

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Modern Seinfeld Twitter @seinfeldtoday

Seinfeld Fans the show lives on... on Twitter! Visit @seinfeldtoday

Yes I've seen every single Seinfeld episode, and if you're a big fan like me you must visit them on Twitter! Not only does it prove Seinfeld had the simplest plot, but typing it out in a 140 characters just visually displays the shows cleverness and long lasting power.

Some of my favorite tweets: "George's gf (Aisha Tyler) dumps him for laughing at the wrong time in Django Unchained. Elaine writes descriptions for Vitamin Water bottles"

"Jerry's gf (Claire Coffee) dumps him for mispronouncing "quinoa." Kramer & Elaine do a juice cleanse. Elaine struggles, but Kramer thrives."

"Jerry is sick of hearing about everyone's podcasts. George thinks he's mastered the art of the misleading profile photo."

"Jerry makes a dinner reservation online, but they won't seat him, because he never replied to the confirmation email. Bania gets his table."

"Elaine is late to a movie because her new boyfriend (James Wolk) will only get in hybrid cabs. Jerry's new gf cheats at Words With Friends."

"Jerry breaks up with a beautiful woman because she favorites every one of his tweets. Kramer and Newman start a podcast."

"Jerry breaks up with his girlfriend (Rashida Jones) because she Instagrams everything she eats. George tries to get a job with the Nets."

"George gets a car that parallel parks itself, but still crashes while parking. Jerry tries to switch to tea. Kramer starts a pawn shop."

"After he learns it's been canceled, Kramer starts his own version of Cash Cab in his car. People think he's trying to kidnap them."

If you can think of your own, tweet it out and hopefully you get a re-tweet from @seinfeldtoday