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Amazon continues showing interest in mobile commerce

| July 29, 2014

Company’s new smartphone may help it better understand the mobile space

As one of the world’s leading digital retailers, Amazon is highly interested in seeing where the e-commerce space is heading. The company has been spending time investigating trends that have emerged in the commerce space, hoping to determine the evolution of commerce and how people are shopping for and purchasing products. Amazon has seen the commerce become more mobile-centric, and this is one of the reasons behind the company’s development of its Fire smartphone.

Amazon Fire will provide more insight into a new era of digital commerce

Amazon unveiled its Fire mobile device earlier this year. The smartphone includes a variety of features, many of which are actually meant to promote mobile commerce and make shopping from a mobile platform easier for consumers. The mobile device is meant to serve as Amazon’s way of understanding how important mobile commerce is becoming to consumers and whether or not it is a simple trend or the way of the future in digital retail.

Amazon is losing money, but is investing heavily in a promising future

Mobile Commerce - AmazonAmazon has announced that it has managed to lose $126 million during the second quarter of this year, but the company’s sales grew by a staggering 23% during the same period, reaching $19.3 billion. Mobile commerce played a major role in higher sales. Amazon is not troubled by its losses, however, because it is investing heavily in the future of commerce through its Fire smartphone and various other ventures.

Mobile commerce is beginning to shape the future of the retail industry

Mobile commerce is becoming a very powerful trend that is dictating the course of the retail industry. Many companies are rushing to engage mobile consumers through new commerce platforms and services, hoping to make a lasting impression on a demographic that is notoriously fickle. Amazon is no different, but the company has been able to leverage its massive following to find significant success in the mobile commerce field. The Amazon Fire smartphone may further establish the company as a major player in the mobile space and a rival to companies like Apple and Samsung.

Wearable technology market is maturing at a rapid pace

| July 15, 2014

Wearable devices are still in short supply, but the demand for them is huge

Wearable technology may be in a state of infancy, but the market is maturing at a rapid pace. The demand for wearable devices is on the rise and many people are expressing their eagerness to purchasing upcoming products from companies like Google. This demand has been highlighted by the recent launch of Amazon’s Wearable Technology Store in the United Kingdom. The store has shown that many people have an interest in wearable devices, even though a relatively small number of these devices are currently available to them.

People are eager to get their hands on new wearable devices

Even in a state of infancy, wearable devices are somewhat advanced. Google Glass, for instance, uses augmented reality technology to enhance the physical world with digital displays. The device can be controlled with a person’s voice, simple head gestures, or with a control panel. Google has yet to announce an official release date for Glass, but the company did recently announced that it would make Glass available in the United Kingdom.

Amazon may become a very influential figure in the new technology market

amazon - wearable technologyAmazon’s Wearable Technology Store currently has more than 100 wearable devices listed from various companies. The store exists one of the very few platforms that cater to the interests of those that have a fascination in wearable technology. Amazon may prove to be a very powerful figure in this emerging market, especially as more wearable devices see release in the coming years and the demand for these devices begins to explode.

Wearable devices are yet another stepping stone toward more integrated technology

Technology has come to play a major role in society as a whole. The advent of smartphones began people’s rapidly  growing reliance on mobile technology and this reliance has evolved into an aggressive interest in new technology that can become more integrated in daily life. Wearable devices seem to satisfy this interest by allowing people to become more integrated with technology. This technology also helps make the features of smartphones and tablets offer a little more convenient.