In a move aimed at connecting voice-powered shopping, entertainment and information systems via a bigger touch screen, Amazon’s latest wall-mounted iteration of its Echo device not only marks a technological step forward for the company, but an incremental advance for the nascent voice commerce category...
Amazon smart carts have new upgrades that include doubling the carts’ capacity and allowing for parking lot unloading, with expansion coming soon to the Whole Foods Market store in Westford, Massachusetts, followed by additional Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh stores across the U.S. The Dash...
Amazon has teamed up with hearing aid maker Starkey to help users of its Fire TV Cube streaming device better hear their programming. As CNET reported Thursday (April 28), the Fire TV Cube is the first streaming device from a U.S. technology company that can...
The Seattle Mariners and hospitality partner Sodexo Live! said this week that Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology and Amazon One are coming to T-Mobile Park, combining the two frictionless retail technologies at a Major League Baseball ballpark for the first time, according to an announcement....
In the early stages of the pandemic, digital technologies offered an alternative to in-person events, but with the return of live entertainment, many businesses are now figuring out how to use technology to support the on-site experience. When it comes to venues, many are using...
Amazon has teamed up with the Houston Astros to offer its Just Walk Out frictionless checkout system at two food and beverage stores at the Texas baseball team’s stadium, according to a Wednesday (April 13) Major League Baseball press release. The technology is available at...
Glow, Amazon’s invite-only video device for children, is now available to everyone and comes packaged with a one-year subscription to Amazon Kids+ that includes content from Disney, Mattel, Nickelodeon and Sesame Workshop, according to a Tuesday (March 29) press release. The Kids+ content library has...
With a new service from Amazon Web Services (AWS), enterprises can deploy private 5G networks in days and then pay only for the network capacity and throughput they need. AWS Private 5G, which was announced on Tuesday (Nov. 30) at the AWS re:Invent event, provides...
General Motors (GM) and Amazon on Wednesday (Sept. 22) introduced the OnStar Guardian skill for Amazon smart devices, giving users a voice-enabled connection to emergency-certified OnStar Advisors through Alexa-enabled technology at home. The OnStar Guardian skill is part of the OnStar Guardian platform, which is...