A job posting on Gamasutra suggests Amazon will soon start a PC game download store to compliment Unbox, its video-on-demand service, and the site's MP3 download store. The job posting asks programmer/engineers to apply to become a part of the Software and Video Games Digital Technology Team at Amazon, which is "responsible for digital distribution of software and video game products from the Amazon website, including the newly launched Amazon Software Download store."

The job posting itself is unsurprising as Amazon recently launched the software branch of its download services, but the job post includes the bit about the distribution of "video game products," which is currently not happening at the Amazon Software Download Store. The only software presently available from the very new service is unfortunately tax software.

But fear not! We're sure a few competent souls will apply, molding the new service into a very happy reality for those of us that hate visiting and supporting major retail stores like Best Buy and Circuit City.

[via Joystiq]

After about three years of preparing and attempting to get into the digital music business, Target is finally offering digital music (320kbps MP3) for download. Currently the only album available is the latest John Legend album "Live From Philadelphia" with SonyBMG as the label. The album is a Target exclusive, so you'll need to shop there if you're lookin' to score the latest of Legend, but it's also available in-store in CD format . The 19-track set will run you $10 online, which is a steal for so much music.

Though it may seem like the digital-download market is starting to get crowded with new services popping up all the time, there's still a lot of room for major iTunes competitors to surface. It's also nice to have options when it comes to shopping. The digital-download market is no exception, so we gladly welcome Target to the new frontier.

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Most online stores are great if you know what you're looking for. Can't find that whazzit at the local Radio Shack? Just type the model number into the search engine of your choice and find it at RadioShack.com, Amazon, or any number of other online retail outlets.

But what if you're snowed in and just really want to replicate the experience of going to the mall without actually having to leave your house? Browse Goods is a new site that has a fresh take on the user interface for online shopping. Whereas most stores give you a list of 10 to 20 items and then the option to click "next page," Browse Goods arranges everything visually.

You pick a category to start (currently: shoes, toys, sports, and watches), and then you're presented with an enormous number of tiny images divided into subcategories. Click on the screen to zoom into an area (or use your mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and out), and click and hold on a section of the screen to drag your way around. It works much like Google Maps.

Browse Goods doesn't so much replicate the feel of being in a store, as that scene from The Matrix where Neo and Trinity need to load up on guns to rescue Morpheus. Right now, all the items for sale actually come from Amazon, so when you click on a picture for more information, the "buy now" button takes you to Amazon.

I wouldn't expect the site to work well if you're using an older computer or web browser, or slow internet connection. But if you've got a fairly new system and a broadband connection it's worth checking out.

[via GigaOM]