Amazon Lab126

Amazon Lab126[4] (sometimes known as Lab126) is an American research and development and computer hardware company owned by Amazon.com.[5] It was founded in 2004 by Gregg Zehr,[6] previously Vice President of Hardware Engineering at Palm, and is based in Sunnyvale, California.[7] It is widely known for developing Amazon's Kindle line of e-readers and tablets.[8][9][10]

Amazon Lab126, Inc.
TypeSubsidiary
Industry
Founded2004 (2004)
Headquarters1100 Enterprise Way,
Sunnyvale, California 94089[1]
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Products
Number of employees
3,000[3]
ParentAmazon.com
Websitelab126.com

Name

Lab126's name derives from the arrow in Amazon's logo, which points from A to Z—the 1st and 26th letters in the English language alphabet.[11][6]

Products

References
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  5. "Following Fire Phone Flop, Big Changes At Amazon's Lab126". Fast Company. 5 January 2015.
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  7. "Amazon research unit Lab 126 agrees to big lease that could bring Sunnyvale 2,600 new workers". 19 September 2012. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  8. Catherine Shu (4 January 2013). "Amazon's R&D Group Lab126 Embarks On Hiring Spree As Kindle Business Expands". TechCrunch. AOL.
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  12. Amazon's Kindle Oasis is the funkiest e-reader it's ever made The Verge Retrieved April 13, 2016
  13. Amazon preparing 'up to six' new Kindle Fire tablets 23 July 2012
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  19. McCracken, Harry (2021-09-28). "Amazon's Astro home robot is 'Alexa on wheels'—and much more". Fast Company. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
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