The Halo View will cost $79.99. (credit: Amazon) Amazon continued its reach into health and fitness hardware today by announcing a health tracker coming out this winter. With a color display, the Halo View can compete with competitors like Fitbit by displaying real-time health metrics, including heart rate and blood oxygen levels. The Halo View […]
Astro can help monitor the home. [credit: Amazon ] Amazon is rolling out (literally) a robot that can help monitor your home. Powered by Amazon . com Alexa and a bunch of artificial intelligence (AI) technology while patrolling about on a set of wheels, the Astro robot can handle numerous tasks, from providing the view […]
The Amazon Echo Show 15 tries to keep families organized. [credit: Amazon ] At its invite-only hardware event today, Amazon . com revealed the new Echo Show 15 smart display, powered by the company’s next-generation “AI processor, ” the AZ2 Neural Edge. The upcoming Echo Show carries a 15. 6-inch screen with 1920×1080 resolution. Inside […]
Microsoft will let users ditch their passwords, one of the biggest steps toward a passwordless future yet. Read More
Enlarge / An FTC study showed how big Silicon Valley companies bought startups to eliminate future competitors. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) The world’s largest technology companies have snapped up smaller rivals at a record pace this year in a buying spree that comes as US politicians and regulators prepare to crack down on […]
Amazon is going on a hiring spree with plans to fill more than 185, 000 new positions globally. Read More
The new Kindle home screen ditches the top row of buttons in favor of a large search bar and a two-tab design that toggles between the Home screen and your Library. [credit: Andrew Cunningham ] Amazon’s Kindle e-readers get new software updates regularly, and they’re mostly of the nondescript, invisible “performance improvements and bug fixes” […]
Enlarge / Modern warehouse work sometimes unfolds within million-square-foot buildings, which some labor organizers say can make bathroom breaks “logistically impossible.” (credit: Jane Barlow | Getty Images) Warehouse workers in California are one step closer to being able to pee in peace. Yesterday, the state Senate voted 26-11 to pass AB 701, a bill aimed […]
On Thursday, Facebook revealed its own camera-enabled smart glasses, joining the ranks of tech giants that have tried to popularize computerized specs. Read More
Enlarge / Amazon UK warehouse at Leeds Distribution Park on May 27, 2021, in Leeds, England. (credit: Getty Images | Nathan Stirk ) On Thursday, SpaceX called Amazon’s latest protest against Starlink plans an irrelevant “diatribe” that should be ignored by the Federal Communications Commission. “Another week, another objection from Amazon against a competitor, yet […]