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AWS Announces Five New Machine Learning Services and the World’s First Deep Learning-Enabled Video Camera for Developers | Business Wire

November 30, 2017November 30, 2017 GaryPageau Amazon, AWS

Amazon SageMaker makes it easy to build, train, and deploy machine learning models AWS DeepLens is the world’s first deep learning-enabled wireless video camera built to give developers hands-on experience with machine learning Amazon Transcribe, Amazon Translate, Amazon Comprehend, and Amazon Rekognition Video allow app developers to easily build applications that transcribe speech to text, translate text between languages, extract... Read More

Market research Press releases

Cracks in Amazon’s Armor Show Opportunities for Retail Brands to Steal Share Back, According to New SmarterHQ Survey

November 8, 2017November 7, 2017 GaryPageau Amazon, SmarterHQ

82% of Amazon Prime Members Would Cancel Their Membership Without Free Two-Day Shipping INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Retail bankruptcies have jumped 24 percent year-over-year and consumers are increasingly favoring online and mobile shopping as retail brands try to grapple with headwinds ahead of the important holiday shopping season. Much of this evolving retail landscape is attributed to the enormous impact of Amazon, which... Read More

New Products Press releases

Camera-enabled pet feeder Petcube gains Alexa functions

November 7, 2017 GaryPageau Alexa, Amazon, Petcube

Petcube is the first pet brand to work with both Alexa and Dash Replenishment. Petcube device owners can ask Alexa to play, fling treats, and reorder treats. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Petcube, the leader in the connected pet category, today unveiled software updates that unlock Amazon Alexa voice control for Petcube Bites and Petcube Play camera owners, and... Read More

News Opinion

New Amazon Echo Look is a stealth shopping recommendation engine

May 2, 2017 GaryPageau Amazon, cameras

Amazon is taking pre-orders for an interesting new shopping assistant, the Amazon Echo Look. The voice-directed device may be wall-mounted or placed on a shelf or dresser, and is designed to take full-length photos or videos of the user. The user can then review their outfits and even get fashion advice. As Amazon notes on its site: “With Echo Look, you... Read More

Press releases

Shutterstock Provides Curated Collection for Amazon’s Customized Prints

March 9, 2017May 23, 2017 GaryPageau Amazon, Shutterstock

NEW YORK, March 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), a leading global provider of imagery and music, today announced the availability of a curated collection of images within Amazon’s newly launched Posters & Prints program. A dedicated Shutterstock storefront on Amazon will give customers access to thousands of images that they can select to have printed and delivered –... Read More

Events Opinion

The Photo Industry is Out of Control

October 10, 2015May 23, 2017 GaryPageau Amazon, CeWe, Google, Kodak, Micah Solomon, PMA, Shutterfly, Walgreens

There are those times when a new perspective comes out of the blue. That’s what happened during the PMA InnovationNow Photo Business and Technology Summit Sept. 27-28 in San Francisco, Calif. As part of the rejuvenated PMA agenda, the executive-level conference brought thought leaders, top-level retailers and service providers from as far away as Brazil, Europe and Australia. After years of... Read More