I just received an email from Amazon letting me know that several popular movies are available for 99 cents this weekend only. Check it out if you want to download some great movies directly to your TiVo…

I just received this message in my Inbox. Since this appears to be a good deal, I decided to share it with everybody else.

Dear Amazon.com Customer,
Because you’ve downloaded Unbox videos, you might like to know you can rent “The Bourne Supremacy” (and five other films with “Ocean’s 13″ stars) for 99 cents each–but only if you order by June 10. Watch them tonight on your TiVo (or PC).

Download “The Good Shepered” for 99 cents by June 10 or “Smokin Aces” (same deal).You can rent or buy thousands of movies and TV shows from Amazon Unbox Videos and watch them on your PC, or, in most cases, your TiVo. US customers only.

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Have the summer time blues gotten you down? If yes, you might want to check out the best selling Amazon Unbox movies.

While the Amazon Unbox feature has its limitations, I’ve been rather happy with the service. It really is kind of nice to be able to start a movie download while I’m at work and then watch it later on when I get home.

The other day, Amazon.com sent me an email saying that they are offering the first three episodes Of The Riches for free. The email states that this offer is only available for this week so you better act fast….

Don’t forget that today (4/30) is the last day for you to get a $15 Amazon Unbox credit. To get this credit, all you have to do is link your TiVo to an Amazon Unbox account.  The process only takes a couple of minutes (if that).

What do you have to loose? Go ahead and link up your account so that you can download and watch a couple free movies…..

Chris Pew of webtvhub.com has posted an interesting poll in which he asks the question: “What do you dislike about Amazon Unbox On TiVo?”. Chris has also posted another poll on TiVoCommunity in which he found out that ~44% of the respondents where unhappy with Amazon Unbox on TiVo.

Personally, I’m rather happy with Unbox on my TiVo. I watched a show the other night and the quality was pretty good. The only thing I don’t like is the fact it sometimes take a while for the shows to download. What do you think about Unbox on the TiVo? Head on over to webtvhub.com and let Chris know.

Here’s a link to a NYTimes podcast in which David Pogue grades many of the internet features which are available on the Series 2 & Series 3 TiVo.

The ability to watch Amazon Unbox videos on your TiVo is great however, wouldn’t it be nice if you could browse and purchase Unbox videos directly from within the TiVo interface? Well, thanks to the hard work of Doug Swallow this functionality is now available! Doug recently released a TiVo HME Application known as Unbox On Demand. Unbox On Demand allows you to browse and buy Amazon Unbox content directly from within the TiVo interface!

If you haven’t tried out Unbox On Demand yet, I highly recommend you give it a try. It really does make the whole Unbox on TiVo a lot better (why hasn’t TiVo or Amazon developed this?).

Setup on Windows was extremely easy. All I had to do was make sure that I had java installed and that I configured the applications’ properties file (unboxOnDemand.properties) located in the conf directory. I also setup this app on my Mac however, the run script (run.sh) which is included with the software had a number of problems so I was unable to start the app out of the box. In order to get around this issue, I found a post on TiVo Community, which includes a script that works. For some reason the developer hasn’t updated the download with this script…

Let me know what you think about Unbox On Demand. Do you see yourself using Unbox more now that this app is available?

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This morning I was honestly a little surprised when I read on TiVoLovers.com that the TiVo/Amazon video download service has gone live. When I reported on this exactly a month ago, I expected that the service wouldn’t be available until later this year if not early next year. Apparently there are some people working overtime at both TiVo and Amazon :).

For a limited time, Amazon is offering a $15 credit if you sing up for this new service. Basically you have nothing to lose so give it a try….

Connecting your TiVo to the Amazon Unbox service is extremely easy. TiVo.com has published a great set of instructions to help you get started. In a matter of minutes, I was able to connect my TiVo to the service and download my first movie (Little Miss Sunshine). I honestly haven’t had a chance to watch this movie yet however, I plan on doing a review of the service later tonight or tomorrow. Stay tuned for a review.