Recent #Amazon news in the semiconductor industry
➀ The Hollyland Lark M2 Wireless Lavalier Microphone is currently on sale at Amazon for $76, down from its original price of $92.
➁ The microphone kit includes a charging case, two microphones, and a receiver, with compatibility options for various devices.
➂ The reviewer purchased the USB Type-C version for use with their Android phone and for presentations, praising its ease of use and high-quality audio.
➀ The Eero 7 Pro offers competitive 6 GHz performance at close range;
➁ The Amazon Eero app simplifies setup and maintenance;
➂ Long-range performance and 2.4 GHz performance are inconsistent;
➃ Setup and network settings require the Eero app;
➄ Some key features are locked behind a subscription paywall.
➀ A fake Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU bought from Amazon was actually an old AMD FX chip;
➁ The packaging was almost identical to the genuine product, and the CPU was shipped in a sealed box;
➂ The counterfeit CPU was discovered when the buyer opened the package and saw the AMD FX-4100 sticker under the IHS sticker.
➀ The Eero 7 offers an affordable entry into the Wi-Fi 7 mesh router market;
➁ Dual-band Wi-Fi 7 router with 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands;
➂ Limited to two 2.5 GbE ports and lacks the 6 GHz band.
➀ Cloud games run entirely on remote servers managed by big tech companies like Nvidia, Sony, Amazon, Microsoft, and Jio. Users don't need to download or install anything locally; they can simply log in and play.
➁ The advantages of cloud games include not needing expensive hardware, platform independence, frequent feature updates, and no piracy concerns. However, they require a stable and fast internet connection and may consume a lot of data.
➂ Major players in cloud gaming include Microsoft Xbox Gaming Pass Ultimate, Nvidia GeForce Now, PlayStation Plus, Amazon Luna, and Boosteroid. Cloud gaming is expanding globally, with opportunities for data centers, ISPs, and device manufacturers.
➀ Amazon's AWS has introduced Ocelot, a new scalable quantum computing solution that claims to reduce the cost of quantum computing error correction by up to 90%;
➁ Ocelot is built around a novel design that implements 'cat qubits' to inherently suppress certain forms of errors;
➂ The AWS Ocelot architecture could reduce the timeline to a practical quantum computer by up to five years, according to AWS director of Quantum Hardware, Oskar Painter.
➀ Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that the systems with Nvidia's latest Blackwell chipsets will be delayed until early next year, later than the originally expected timeline.
➁ The delay is due to production changes, known as 'respin,' which requires Amazon to wait for a large supply of chips to install in data centers.
➂ AWS CEO Matt Garman said that they are working with Nvidia to improve production, but it may take until early next year to get substantial quantities of the new chips.