{"id":270151,"date":"2018-07-31T05:12:14","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T03:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=270151"},"modified":"2018-07-31T05:13:14","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T03:13:14","slug":"amazon-home-robot-tease-by-bezos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/technology\/270151-amazon-home-robot-tease-by-bezos.html","title":{"rendered":"Amazon home robot tease by Bezos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did Jeff Bezos\u2019s kids really use blue painters\u2019 tape to attach an Amazon.com Inc. Echo speaker to a robot vacuum cleaner? Or was his Instagram post on Monday just a teaser for his company\u2019s next device?<\/p>\n<p>The Amazon chief executive officer and world\u2019s wealthiest man took to the photo-sharing app to post the image along with the caption: &#8220;What?!!!! Found this in the living room when I got home. I have no idea. #LifeWithFourKids&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg News in April reported on Amazon\u2019s plans to release a mobile Echo robot for the home.<\/p>\n<p>Investors analyze Bezos\u2019s comments for any insights into the secretive technology company\u2019s next big project. In an earnings release on Thursday, he stirred speculation that the e-commerce giant is working on another smartphone by saying, \u201cWe want customers to be able to use Alexa wherever they are.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Or maybe Bezos\u2019s kids were just messing around with the family Roomba.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bl3UXBInIqx\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"9\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc\/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5\/p8\/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo\/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli\/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif\/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bl3UXBInIqx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Jeff Bezos (@jeffbezos)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-07-30T17:33:58+00:00\">Jul 30, 2018 at 10:33am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Now read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/business\/269835-amazons-new-businesses-push-profit-to-a-record-high.html\">Amazon\u2019s new businesses push profit to a record high<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did Jeff Bezos\u2019s kids really use blue painters\u2019 tape to attach an Amazon.com Inc. 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