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Amazon testing delivery by drones, CEO says(delivery within 30 minutes!)
Chicago Tribune ^

Posted on 12/02/2013 2:17:16 PM PST by Red in Blue PA

Amazon.com Inc. is testing delivery packages using drones, CEO Jeff Bezos said Sunday on the CBS television program "60 Minutes."

Bezos said the drones, unmanned vehicles that fly through the air, could deliver packages that weigh up to five pounds. That represents roughly 86 percent of packages that Amazon delivers, he said.

The drones, which would pick up items from Amazon's distribution centers and fly them to customer's homes, probably won't be put into use for four or five years, Bezos said.

Amazon may start using the drones, which can deliver packages within 30 minutes, in four to five years pending Federal Aviation Administration approval, Bezos said.

(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...


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To: reg45

cheaper too..

prime starts at 36 bucks if you have an edu address, 80 if you don’t.

we prime just about everything including food.

We do very well saving money this way. I stop at Sams club for things that don’t ship well (Dairy, fruits, veggies and fresh meat) when I need gas.

I lost track but I know we have saved 1500+ bucks just in the discounted rates we pay for the item.


41 posted on 12/02/2013 4:10:35 PM PST by cableguymn (The founding fathers would be shooting by now..)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Neighborhood watch will take on a whole new meaning....

“Ok guys, I’ll cruise the neighborhood. Who’s gonna man the surface-to-air?”


42 posted on 12/02/2013 4:23:22 PM PST by moovova
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To: Patriot Babe

My understanding was you know that you have a package arriving in 30 minutes. It’s like waiting for a cab … keep your eyes open and keep looking out the window.

Then a package falls from the sky.

Actually there is no reason the, by GPS, they couldn’t call your cell and say they are outside.


43 posted on 12/02/2013 4:27:51 PM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: nascarnation

This is such BS, it’s on every channel and radio station.
It will not work, made up nonsense reported as accurate reality. Sort of like Obamas history, all fluff and no substance.
Just let an Amazon drone try to fly over Bubbas casa. I’m thinking the 12 gauge loaded with 00 buck through a 32” full choke barrel would be capable of taking out the delivery to about 100 yards. .22 for longer range! Dang sounds like fun!


44 posted on 12/02/2013 4:38:27 PM PST by 9422WMR (: " Tolerance is the virtue of a man who has no convictions".)
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To: Red in Blue PA
What's the panic?

Remember a few years back when Jeff Bezos scared us with the Segway? By 2010, we were going to be a nation of bicycle-helmet wearing dorks, ditching our automobiles and riding our Segways through the cities of the world.


45 posted on 12/02/2013 5:17:47 PM PST by SamAdams76
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To: Red in Blue PA

Down here ... corporate funded “skeet” shooting!!!


46 posted on 12/02/2013 5:32:39 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (Benghazi was just a violent RIF action by Hillary and the State Department.)
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To: Black Agnes; SeekAndFind

What exactly should the Vichy GOP do or what is the best strategy? The answer is get the hell out of the way, let the Tea Party take the lead. They should not be embarrassed by folks like Cruz like when he went on the offensive regarding obamacare, they should have supported him.

Tried & true conservatives such as Cruz and Palin and all Tea Party candidates need to run adds countering the war on women. They need to challenge their opponents in debates and go on the offensive, use facts showing what a lie it is. They need to show hypocrisy, such as how their hero Bill Clinton just uses women.

Such people are much more articulate than I ever could be on the subject. They are people I have faith in.


47 posted on 12/02/2013 7:05:42 PM PST by redfreedom (All it takes for evil to win is for good people to do nothing - that's how the left took over.)
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To: Red in Blue PA
YOU can get into the drone business for this Christmas! Yes, for $99.95 you can but a radio control RQ-11 electric powered, hand launched drone of your own. The broadcast TV camera is extra, but what a great way to spy on the neighbors. The RQ-11 drone and other radio control UAV’s are available from RaidenTech.com.
48 posted on 12/02/2013 10:16:23 PM PST by MasterGunner01
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