Amazon Lab126 Explained

Amazon Lab126, Inc.
Type:Subsidiary
Area Served:Worldwide
Num Employees:3,000[1]
Parent:Amazon
Location City:Sunnyvale, California 94089[2]
Location Country:United States
Location:1100 Enterprise Way
Homepage:lab126.com

Amazon Lab126[3] (sometimes known as Lab126) is an American research and development and computer hardware company owned by Amazon.com.[4] It was founded in 2004 by Gregg Zehr, previously Vice President of Hardware Engineering at Palm, and is based in Sunnyvale, California.[5] It is widely known for developing Amazon's Kindle line of e-readers and tablets.[6] [7] [8]

Name

Lab126's name derives from the arrow in Amazon's logo, which points from A to Z—the 1st and 26th letters in the English language alphabet.[9] [10]

Products

In 2007, after three years of research and development by Lab126, the Amazon Kindle e-reader was released. Newer models of the Kindle continue to be released, with the latest model called the Kindle Oasis in mid-2016.[11]

In 2011, Lab126 released the Kindle Fire tablet; in 2012, they released two new models of the Fire tablet called the Kindle Fire HD.[12] In 2013, it released the Fire HDX, a high-end tablet.[13]

In 2014, Lab126 released the Amazon Fire TV digital media player; in late 2014, they released the smaller Fire TV Stick. Lab126 also released the Fire Phone that was not commercially successful.[14]

In 2015, Lab126 released the Amazon Echo, a voice command device.[15]

In 2016, it released the Echo Dot, which is a hockey puck sized version of the Echo; they also released the Amazon Tap, a smaller, portable version of the Echo.[16] [17]

In 2021, it announced Amazon Astro, a brand of domestic robots developed by Lab126.[18] [19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: On Cyber Monday, Jeff Bezos Has Made Amazon Echo Sound Better Than Google Home. Howard. Yu. Forbes.
  2. Web site: Contact Lab126 - Sunnyvale, CA. Lab126. 30 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161125010723/http://www.lab126.com/contact.htm. 25 November 2016. dead.
  3. Web site: Lab126 Designs and Engineers Hand-held Consumer Electronics in Sunnyvale, CA. Amazon Lab216. 30 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161119134116/http://www.lab126.com/index.htm. 2016-11-19. dead.
  4. Web site: Following Fire Phone Flop, Big Changes At Amazon's Lab126. Fast Company. 5 January 2015.
  5. Web site: Amazon research unit Lab 126 agrees to big lease that could bring Sunnyvale 2,600 new workers. 19 September 2012. 2016-08-21.
  6. Web site: Amazon's R&D Group Lab126 Embarks On Hiring Spree As Kindle Business Expands. AOL. Catherine Shu. TechCrunch. 4 January 2013 .
  7. Web site: Amazon Kindle Product Page. Amazon. 2008-03-22.
  8. Web site: Amazon Grows A Startup In Cupertino. 2008-03-22. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722171415/http://www.thealarmclock.com/mt/archives/2007/05/amazon_grows_a.html. July 22, 2011.
  9. Web site: Work with Us § Our Story. Amazon Lab126. 30 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170606072022/http://lab126.com/work-with-us.html. 6 June 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  10. News: García Vega . Miguel Ángel . What is Lab126, Amazon's secretive research laboratory? . 2 May 2022 . El Pais . April 27, 2022.
  11. https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/13/11411056/new-amazon-kindle-oasis-e-reader-announced-price-specs-release-date Amazon's Kindle Oasis is the funkiest e-reader it's ever made
  12. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/amazon/9420962/Amazon-preparing-up-to-six-new-Kindle-Fire-tablets.html Amazon preparing 'up to six' new Kindle Fire tablets
  13. Web site: Byford . Sam . 2017-05-16 . How is Amazon's 2013 tablet still the best one it ever released? . 2022-07-12 . The Verge . en.
  14. Web site: Amazon Fire Phone Flops. AOL. TechCrunch. 23 October 2014 .
  15. News: The Real Story of How Amazon Built the Echo . Bloomberg.com . 2022-07-12.
  16. Web site: Amazon adds the $130 Amazon Tap and the $90 Echo Dot to the Echo family . 2022-07-12 . TechCrunch . en-US.
  17. Web site: Rey . Jason Del . 2016-03-03 . Amazon unveils two new versions of Echo, including one you can take to the beach . 2022-07-12 . Vox . en.
  18. Web site: McCracken . Harry . 2021-09-28 . Amazon's Astro home robot is 'Alexa on wheels'—and much more . 2022-07-12 . Fast Company . en-US.
  19. Web site: 2021-09-29 . Amazon Reveals the Science Behind Astro, Its New Robot . 2022-07-12 . Digital Trends . en.

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