Several years after Samsung introduced the Frame TV in 2017 -- a television designed to display fine art and resemble a framed painting when switched off -- competitors are finally catching up in meaningful numbers. Amazon announced the Ember Artline TV at CES 2026 this week, a $899 model that can display one of 2,000 works of art for free and includes an Alexa AI tool to recommend pieces suited to your room

One way you can reduce the number of cables you have to deal with on the regular is by investing in a few wireless chargers. Those with iPhones should consider Apple's own MagSafe charger not only because of its sleek and effective design, but also because it's on sale right now at Amazon

The Bluetooth trackers are priced pretty reasonably even when not on sale, but they can be a steal if you can get them on a discount like right now. A four pack of AirTags is on sale for $65 at Amazon, which is only a few dollars more than the record-low price we saw during Black Friday this year

The latest entry-level Kindle ereader is on sale for $90 via Amazon

Amazon's community surveillance biz bets on AI to recognize danger A year after a series of fires obliterated communities in Los Angeles, Amazon's Ring security service has announced a feature called Fire Watch intended to mitigate future wildfire risk.

This year, Mercedes-Benz will begin shipping cars equipped with Nvidia self-driving technology comparable to Tesla's Autopilot. Nvidia's new Rubin chips are being manufactured and will be shipped to customers, including Microsoft and Amazon, in the second half of the year, fulfilling a promise Mr

Some businesses have objected to their products being sold on Amazon through the "Shop Direct" feature without their permission.

New televisions from Amazon, Hisense, TCL, and others are designed to display fine art and look like a painting when theyre switched off

Google's Pixel Buds Pro 2 earbuds are on sale for $165 via Amazon

Amazon has announced the next collection games that will be available to play through its Luna game streaming service in January

The app also contains a library of recipes that can automatically apply the associated cook settings to the air fryer. Iconic is also compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant

An anonymous reader shares a report: The Open Rights Group is warning politicians that the UK is leaning far too heavily on US tech companies to run critical systems, and wants the Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill to force a rethink. The digital rights outfit says the bill, which is due to receive its second reading in the House of Commons today, represents a rare opportunity to force the government to confront what it sees as a strategic blind spot: the UK's reliance on companies such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and data analytics biz Palantir for everything from cloud hosting to sensitive public sector systems

From new colors to Alexa+, these are all the new features in the next Fire TV redesign

Satechi Satechi says you can pre-order the Thunderbolt 5 CubeDock with SSD Enclosure on the company's website for $399.99, and it will ship in Q1 2026. The Thunderbolt 5 Pro Cable is available to order now for $39.99 from Satechi, Amazon and other retailers

Anker drew attention with updated chargers and power accessories . Amazon shared incremental updates tied to Alexa and smart home hardware

Linux PCs and Fire TV sticks get Nvidia GeForce Now native support, serving as a great gaming PC alternative in a rough market

LAS VEGAS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Amazon's cloud unit has partnered with German automotive hardware supplier Aumovio to support the commercial rollout of self-driving vehicles, starting with Aurora's autonomous trucks, the companies said on Tuesday

Ring turned up to CES with a whole host of announcements, including a revamped range of home sensors. Ring Sensors (for that is their name) is a new lineup of tools, built on Amazons Sidewalk low-power networking protocol

This budget-friendly Razer Iskur V2 X gaming chair is back down to a record low $249.99 sale price right now, thanks to a limited-time Amazon deal

The Magic: The Gathering Lorwyn Eclipsed Play Booster Box is available to pre-order on Amazon

The new Fire TV overhaul clearly takes a couple of cues from Google TV.

Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+ chatbot now has its very own home on the web at alexa.com

Jan 5 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday rejected Amazon.com's bid to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the online retailer of price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Amazon's AI-powered overhaul of its digital assistant, now known as Alexa+, is coming to the web

Amazon's souped up AI voice assistant will be usable straight from a website, no device needed.

You can now use Alexa Plus without a dedicated device.

Amazon brings back browser-based Alexa but will eventually add a paywall

Other new TVs and OS updates Ember Artline TV. Amazon Weve got another competitor to The Frame, as Amazon has entered that scene with the Ember Artline TV

The e-commerce startup is challenging Amazon and making faster, cheaper shipping more accessible to smaller mechants.

The company launched Alexa+ last February and it remains in early access

The lock has a removable 15,000mAh battery (rated for six months) and a smaller 800mAh backup battery to keep things running while the main one is charging. The Smart Lock E40 supports Matter, Apple Home, Amazon Alexa, Google Home Assistant and Samsung SmartThings

Amazon is taking on Samsungs Frame with the Ember Artline Fire TV, a lifestyle TV that combines art display with ambient AI features and a likely lower starting price that includes the frame in the box

You can unlock the door via palm, finger vein or 3D facial recognition. Lockin V7 Max smart lock Lockin Itll feed the video to any of the major smart home eco systems, including those from Google, Apple, Amazon and Samsung

"We are now entering a phase where we build rich scaffolds that orchestrate multiple models and agents; account for memory and entitlements; enable rich and safe tools use," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wrote in a blog post this week looking ahead to 2026. "This is the engineering sophistication we must continue to build to get value out of AI in the real world...." [The article notes Google's Gemini and Anthropic's Claude will also offer desktop-style agentsthrough browsers and native apps, while Amazon is developing "frontier agents" for automating business processes in the cloud.] But Microsoft's Windows team is betting that agents tightly linked to the operating system will win out over ones that merely run on top of it, just as a new class of Windows apps replaced a patchwork of DOS programs in the early days of the graphical operating system

The NotePin S is available today for $179. You can order it from Plaud's website and Amazon

Paik presented data showing how the chip could run the then-latest version of Meta's Llama large language model with more than twice the power efficiency of Nvidia's high-end chips. Furiosa's booth was swarmed with engineers from big tech firms, including Google, Meta and Amazon.com, wanting to see a live demo of the chip

Sparkle's Arc B570 Guardian OC dual-fan graphics card is on sale for 13%, bringing its price down to $199.99 on Amazon

The gains came despite an ongoing memory shortage that has pushed DDR5 prices to record highs -- AMD's AM5 platform requires DDR5 exclusively, while Intel's Raptor Lake Refresh chips support both DDR4 and DDR5. Many gamers are turning to older AMD Zen 3 processors like the Ryzen 5 5800X, which topped Amazon's bestseller lists during the holiday period and work on DDR4-compatible platforms

The latest entry-level Kindle ereader is on sale for $90 via Amazon

The Bluetooth trackers are priced pretty reasonably even when not on sale, but they can be a steal if you can get them on a discount like right now. A four pack of AirTags is on sale for $65 at Amazon, which is only a few dollars more than the record-low price we saw during Black Friday a couple of months ago

For those that don't, you'll have to find a workaround . The good news is that a ton of the best smart TVs can natively host VPNs, including Google TV , Android TV, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV (though only tvOS 17 and above)

Consider this recent MSN headline: "Why is Amazon spending billions of dollars to expand but slashing 14,000 jobs?" According to the story, the company plans to invest US$20bil (RM80.9bil) in a new artificial intelligence campus and data centers while reducing the human workforce

Razer's BlackWidow V4 Low Profile TKL gaming keyboard is on sale right now at Woot for just $139.99, a record low for this model from an Amazon company, and with three different switch types to choose from

Hot on the tail of Amazon's Kindle Scribe Colorosoft , TCL is introducing its own take on a distraction-free note-taking and reading device

Stingless bees from the Amazon have become the first insects to be granted legal rights anywhere in the world, in a breakthrough supporters hope will be a catalyst for similar moves to protect bees elsewhere

Another cost cut has come around for this item just in time for the new year. Amazon is currently selling a four-pack of AirTags for $65

The shift extends beyond original programming as free, ad-supported streaming services are growing faster than their paid counterparts. YouTube has become the most-watched streaming service on American televisions, now larger than Netflix and Amazon combined

Thrustmaster is offering up to 40% off its popular racing wheels on Amazon, including a $125 discount on the high-end, direct-drive T598

Amazon and Audible aren't the only places to get the best e-books and audiobooks in fact, these 5 alternatives will make you feel much warmer inside

ROME, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Amazon said on Sunday it has decided not to pursue plans to deliver goods by drone in Italy, saying that while it had made good progress with aerospace regulators, broader business regulatory issues did not support the project

The five-year-old Ryzen 7 5800X and its 2024 refresh, the 5800XT, are among the best-selling CPUs this holiday season despite being two generations behind Zen 5

Nvidia has reorganized its cloud computing group, further scaling back its ambitions to operate a public cloud service that would directly compete with Amazon Web Services

In what could only be described as an extremely timely Christmas miracle, a Redditor has received two full boxes of expensive, flagship SSDs worth $5,100, even though they paid for just two. A tale of Amazon's packaging error turned into relief amidst the ongoing component crisis

Someone was very blessed this Christmas. A Redditor claims that they had ordered two 2TB Samsung 9100 Pro SSDs through Amazon

That's because these firms have something in common with the hottest investment theme on the planet: the massive, electricity-hungry data centers expected to power the artificial-intelligence boom. Some companies are figuring out how to remake themselves as vital suppliers to Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and other "hyperscalers" bent on AI dominance

This impressive Asus ROG gaming monitor, with a 4K resolution and HDR support, along with a decent 160Hz refresh rate, is back at its lowest ever price on Amazon for just $299

To guard against this, only buy from a known brand and a reputable retailer such as Best Buy, B&H Photo or Adorama. If you shop at Amazon, only buy if the shipper and seller is Amazon.com

Amazon finds itself caught between two competing impulses as AI shopping agents from OpenAI, Google, Perplexity and Microsoft mushroom across the e-commerce space -- block them to protect its dominant position, or partner with them to avoid being left behind

The beefy PS5 Pro is available for $650 . All of these deals are active on Amazon, but also directly from Sony

After a year defined by worries about cloud growth and tariff impact on retail, Amazon stock heads into the new year poised for gains.

SK hynix is expanding its U.S. presence with a new office in the Seattle metropolitan area, placing the worlds leading HBM supplier within minutes of Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft

Agents like OpenAI's Instant Checkout and Perplexity's Instant Buy threaten to reshape the e-commerce landscape.

in October, YouTube commanded an average audience of 6.3 million viewers compared to Netflix's 2.8 million, according to Nielsen data. Amazon drew about a million viewers at that hour, and HBO Max, Paramount+ and Peacock each pulled fewer than 600,000

VMware's main challenger already embraces multiple storage options Amazon Web Services has given Nutanix a lovely Christmas present: Support for its AHV hypervisor in hybrid cloud storage rigs

An anonymous reader shares a report: It's been more than eight years since Amazon bought Whole Foods, but the two companies still haven't aligned their setup for the Microsoft software their employees use

It features an original story that pulls from all over the decades-long franchise. We got a chance to speak to narrative director Martin Emborg and he noted that the game stars a young and inexperienced Bond, which seems to be the direction Amazon is taking with its upcoming film

You have to have very special technology skills or some expertise." The equilibrium appears to be settling at a hybrid model of three to four days in office for most workers. Van 't Noordende noted that apart from some banks in major cities, the five-day office week isn't returning as the norm despite hardline mandates from companies like Amazon and JPMorgan

TCL's Note A1 NXTPAPER tablet promises a paper-like display and stylus smarts.

Xbox has brought cloud gaming gaming to some Amazon Fire TV models

This late in the game, its not possible to ship gifts to friends and family and have them arrive before the holidays

Continue reading. Everything you need to know about Amazons newest Echo feature: Alexa Home Theater Spatial surround is here

WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Amazon's self-driving unit Zoox said on Tuesday it is recalling 332 self-driving robotaxis because vehicles may cross the yellow center line and drive into or stop in front of oncoming traffic near intersections, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said

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The firms chief security officer said North Koreans tried to apply for remote working IT jobs using stolen or fake identities.

Colin Angle, the founder of iRobot who built the company from his living room over 35 years and sold more than 50 million Roomba vacuums, watched his creation file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this month after what he describes as an "avoidable" regulatory ordeal that killed Amazon's $1.7 billion acquisition bid

Unlucky Amazon shopper orders DDR5 memory but gets DDR4 in disguise

Amazon says users can expect the feature in 2026.

Apple , Dell and Microsoft all have official refurbishment processes that their devices go through before theyre put back on the market that verifies the machines work properly and are in good condition. Third-party retailers like Amazon and Walmart also have their own refurbishment programs for laptops and other gadgets as well

Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland wonders if "gifts for geeks" is the next big consumer demographic: For this year's holiday celebrations, Hallmark made a special Christmas tree ornament, a tiny monitor displaying screens from the classic video game "Oregon Trail." ("Recall the fun of leading a team of oxen and a wagon loaded with provisions from Missouri to the West....") Top sites and major brands are now targeting the "tech" demographic including programmers, sysadmins and even vintage game enthusiasts and when Hallmark and Amazon are chasing the same customers as GitHub and Copilot, you know there's been a strange yet meaningful shift in the culture..