By will-buy
Amazon has quietly stopped selling the Amazon Glow interactive projector and video call screen for children about a year after its unveiling at Amazon's annual device showcase, as first reported by Bloomberg. The Glow combines a video screen along with a virtual touchscreen for long-distance activities. It's now listed as 'currently unavailable' after sales opened in the U.S. following 6 months of invite-only access.
Glow Gone
Amazon pitched the $300 Glow for kids to take part in face-to-face conversation with distant friends or relatives around the 8-inch video chat screen while playing games or reading books together via the 19.2-inch projected touchscreen. The unit operates via a connected app that's area of the Amazon Kids+ package of kid-focused software. The Glow doesn't include the Alexa voice assistant, though AI powers a number of onpar gps. Having said that, an interface that's relatively complex over a smartphone and a design that seems designed for pandemic lockdown conditions might have place a damper on sales.
“At Amazon, we think big, experiment, and purchase new ideas to delight customers. We also continually evaluate the progress and potential of our products to provide customer value, and that we regularly make adjustments based on those assessments,” Amazon said in a statement. “We is going to be sharing updates and guidance with Glow customers soon.”
The Glow joins a pantheon of experimental Amazon devices and features retired during the last few years. over the last couple of years. In June, Amazon shuttered support for that Cloud Cam, an earlier Alexa smart home device since overtaken by Blink and Ring. Both Dash Wand and also the Echo Look departed in 2023. The Dash Wand's barcode scanner and microphone were created to inspire users to inquire about Alexa to buy products, as the Echo Look carried Alexa's fashion advice into a user's closet. All of those devices had only a narrow range of tasks and were superseded by other brands owned or acquired by Amazon. The company often shepherds potential future devices through the Build It program, in which the product decision is dependant on pre-orders. That's how 1 of 3 colorful designs for that Echo Dot by fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg was chosen, as well as a smart sticky note printer.
