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ArmyOfDarknessAW · 03-29-2011, 04:59 PM

So what does everyone think of Amazons new cloud storage? Here is a link to their page that describes what it's all about. I think it's a fantastic idea and it came out of nowhere. I was expecting Apple to pull this off first not Amazon. They are on a roll right now between this, instant streaming, and their android app store. I can't wait to see what else they have planned.

jkwest · 03-29-2011, 06:00 PM

HUH...

interesting...

ArmyOfDarknessAW · 03-29-2011, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jkwest

HUH...

interesting...

Yeah I know it came out of nowhere. They give you 5gb free and if you buy any mp3 album they will upgrade you to 20gb. I tried it out this morning and it works great. I uploaded music and pictures and I can stream the music to my phone with their cloud player.

jsscooby · 03-29-2011, 11:17 PM

Not a bad idea. I may just have to give this a try.

Uniquely · 03-29-2011, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ArmyOfDarknessAW

Yeah I know it came out of nowhere. They give you 5gb free and if you buy any mp3 album they will upgrade you to 20gb. I tried it out this morning and it works great. I uploaded music and pictures and I can stream the music to my phone with their cloud player.

It's nice, but I wish they would release apps for other smart phones as well. I know they are heavily vested in android; but I'd like to see them using a more open approach with this service, and respect the preferences of ALL of their smart phone owning customers.

ArmyOfDarknessAW · 03-29-2011, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by robinandtami

It's nice, but I wish they would release apps for other smart phones as well. I know they are heavily vested in android; but I'd like to see them using a more open approach with this service, and respect the preferences of ALL of their smart phone owning customers.

I imagine they plan to beat Apple to the punch by beating them to cloud music on iOS. I'm not sure what their plans are for other os's but i bet Amazon will try to roll it out to as many devices as possible or at least i would hope so.

jkwest · 03-30-2011, 05:00 PM

I bought an album for $1.99 download and I got a free upgrade to 20GB!!!

the cd was stored to my clouddrive and I can download it later if I want, or, I can just listen to it straight from the internet...wow..

cudos, Amazon!!!

silversnake · 03-30-2011, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ArmyOfDarknessAW

I was expecting Apple to pull this off first not Amazon.

Isn't that what mobile me is ?

Granted it's not free but isn't is the same thing?

jkwest · 03-30-2011, 06:19 PM

ok, one more thing..

I just downloaded Amazon MP3 to my Droid and you can access your cloud drive directly from your smart phone....you can play the songs straight from the drive or you can download them directly to your phones hard drive.

this thing is getting better and better by the hour.

Elandyll · 03-30-2011, 07:36 PM

Sounds great, might look into it (I pray that videos will be included eventually, we seriously need a well thought out solution on the droid platform).

jkwest · 03-30-2011, 07:39 PM

you can upload documents, videos, music, and pictures.

also, any music you buy through Amazon does not count towards your storage!!

TxDave · 03-30-2011, 09:05 PM

I uploaded some songs to my Cloud Drive from my laptop at home last night but when I try to view my Cloud Drive on my Droid X it says "You have no music on Cloud Drive".

I must be doing something stupid.

Elandyll · 03-31-2011, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jkwest

you can upload documents, videos, music, and pictures.

also, any music you buy through Amazon does not count towards your storage!!

Can you access the cloud drive from an android device, and stream/ play video from there? Would it work with the digital videos bought from Amazon?
If yes, that'd be awesome.

ArmyOfDarknessAW · 03-30-2011, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by silversnake

Isn't that what mobile me is ?

Granted it's not free but isn't is the same thing?

What I ment by that is Amazon has a dedicated music player for you music files in the cloud( something that Apple is rumored to do with iTunes). Mobile Me is just cloud storage.

silversnake · 03-31-2011, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by ArmyOfDarknessAW

What I ment by that is Amazon has a dedicated music player for you music files in the cloud( something that Apple is rumored to do with iTunes). Mobile Me is just cloud storage.

Ah okay

Thanks for clarifying.

03-29-2011, 04:59 PM	#1
ArmyOfDarknessAW Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Moosic, PA Home Theater Gallery:21 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:64	Amazon Cloud So what does everyone think of Amazons new cloud storage? Here is a link to their page that describes what it's all about. I think it's a fantastic idea and it came out of nowhere. I was expecting Apple to pull this off first not Amazon. They are on a roll right now between this, instant streaming, and their android app store. I can't wait to see what else they have planned.

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03-29-2011, 06:00 PM	#2
jkwest Off-Topic King Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Northern California PSN Id: jkwest5 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:20	HUH... interesting...

03-29-2011, 11:17 PM	#4
jsscooby Active Member Member since:Oct 2009 Location:NY 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:49 Blu-ray reviews:2	Not a bad idea. I may just have to give this a try.

03-30-2011, 05:00 PM	#7
jkwest Off-Topic King Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Northern California PSN Id: jkwest5 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:20	I bought an album for $1.99 download and I got a free upgrade to 20GB!!! the cd was stored to my clouddrive and I can download it later if I want, or, I can just listen to it straight from the internet...wow.. cudos, Amazon!!!

03-30-2011, 06:19 PM	#9
jkwest Off-Topic King Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Northern California PSN Id: jkwest5 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:20	ok, one more thing.. I just downloaded Amazon MP3 to my Droid and you can access your cloud drive directly from your smart phone....you can play the songs straight from the drive or you can download them directly to your phones hard drive. this thing is getting better and better by the hour.

03-30-2011, 07:36 PM	#10
Elandyll Blu-ray Knight Member since:Aug 2007 Location:MD Blu-ray collection:188 Trading Score:1	Sounds great, might look into it (I pray that videos will be included eventually, we seriously need a well thought out solution on the droid platform).

03-30-2011, 07:39 PM	#11
jkwest Off-Topic King Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Northern California PSN Id: jkwest5 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:20	you can upload documents, videos, music, and pictures. also, any music you buy through Amazon does not count towards your storage!!

03-30-2011, 09:05 PM	#12
TxDave Senior Member Member since:Apr 2010 Blu-ray collection:1665 Trading Score:1	I uploaded some songs to my Cloud Drive from my laptop at home last night but when I try to view my Cloud Drive on my Droid X it says "You have no music on Cloud Drive". I must be doing something stupid.

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