[ad_1] The investigators identified 51 products with excessive lead and cadmium content after two rounds of testing. Some pencil cases (like the one in the photo below) contain 8,500 ppm of lead, for instance, which is 80 times higher than the legal limit. One particular pencil case even had 35 times the legal limit of […]
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Hackers stole cash from 100 Amazon sellers in ‘serious’ fraud
[ad_1] Attorneys had asked a judge to allow searches of account statements at Barclays and Prepay in hopes of investigating the fraud, tracking down funds and bringing the fraud “to an end.” Amazon didn’t comment on the particulars of the case, but did say that these kinds of incidents can happen through phishing scams that […]
Amazon’s latest Blink security camera lasts two years on AA batteries
[ad_1] The new Blink cam captures footage at an unspectacular 1080p, but it does talk to Alexa. For many, the price might be the draw. The XT2 costs about 25 percent less than its predecessor with a $90 price tag by itself, or $100 if you don’t already have the mandatory Sync Module. It’ll reach […]
Alexa takes hands-free voice commands on Windows 10 PCs
[ad_1] Simultaneously, the app has also introduced voice control for Pandora’s online radio. You could see this coming. Microsoft has become increasingly comfortable with Alexa on Windows as Cortana becomes less of a direct competitor. Amazon’s addition of hands-free voice to its Alexa app is really just a logical extension of that warming relationship between […]
Tell Alexa to set a routine for sunrise instead of a specific time
[ad_1] Other routine options will arrive over the coming weeks, including the ability to time them to sunrises and sunsets. If you’ve linked your Gmail or Outlook account to Alexa, you can add email updates to routines. For instance, you can set up a command that prompts Alexa to send you an email with information […]
Amazon’s warehouse robots won’t replace humans for at least a decade
[ad_1] In a tour of Amazon’s Balitmore warehouse for reporters on Tuesday, Anderson said that while the company is exploring a variety of automation technologies, there’s a misperception that the company will be replacing human workers with robots in the near future. However, it is on the agenda, with Anderson giving a timeline of “at […]
Alexa will speak Spanish in the US later this year
[ad_1] With a total of 48.6 million speakers, the US has the second largest concentration of Spanish speakers in the world next to Mexico. Developers can already write skills in Spanish for Alexa devices in Spain and Mexico. As Alexa-supported devices gain popularity around the world, it seems natural that Amazon will wish to accommodate […]
Amazon may be working on a high-fidelity music streaming service
[ad_1] The rumored upcoming platform will reportedly offer “better than CD quality” music. So far, at least one major record company has signed up to license its recordings, according to Music Business Worldwide, while Amazon is supposedly in talks with other significant rights holders. If the platform comes to light, it could help Amazon differentiate […]
Amazon Prime shipping could shrink to just one-day
[ad_1] One of the perks of Amazon’s Prime membership is free two-day shipping on Prime-eligible purchases. That, however, might change. In a call to investors following Amazon’s first quarterly earnings report today, CFO Brian Olsavsky said that the company is working on changing the two-day default to just one. Amazon already offers one-day Prime shipping […]
Amazon tries hiring lawyers for sellers claiming patent infringement
[ad_1] For $4,000, the program will match a seller and an accused merchant with a neutral, third-party lawyer. If the merchant doesn’t respond to claims that it violated the seller’s utility patent — which details how a product is used — the product will be removed from Amazon, and the seller will get its money […]