Speculation is growing that Amazon (AMZN) plans to unveil a smartphone with 3D display capability at a product launch event in mid-June. The world’s biggest e-commerce company sent out multiple notices on social media and YouTube Wednesday that it will hold a major product rollout on June 18 in Seattle, without disclosing details about its product. “If reports are to be believed, Amazon will either announce its plans to enter the smartphone space
Retail giants such as Amazon.com and Wal-Mart Stores could give 3-D printing a much needed boost in the nascent consumer market, Pacific Crest Securities says. BothAmazon.com (AMZN) and Wal-Mart (WMT) have pilot programs in place involving 3-D printed objects. “We see the entrance of retail giants into 3-D printing as positive,” Pacific Crest analyst Weston Twigg said in a note Wednesday. “If large retailers embrace it, printer sales and materials usage should increase and awareness improve, benefitting companies like 3D Systems (DDD) and Stratasys (SSYS).” In March, Amazon launched a pilot program to allow service providers to sell 3-D printed objects on its website. Last October, Wal-Mart started its own pilot test, offering 3-D imaging and printing-services programs. The two programs lay a foundation for future growth, Twigg said. “Over the next few years, we anticipate that retail giants like Amazon and Wal-Mart could begin to drive an evolution in…
I’m still waiting for online grocery delivery to get it all right, along with vacuuming robots and flying cars a la George Jetson. But by taking a free 30-day tryout of Amazon Prime Fresh, the grocery delivery service that Amazon.com (AMZN) offers in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle, and plans to expand to about 20 more cities this year, I felt a little closer to living in the future — 7 a.m. the next morning, to be exact. For me, the best