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Wednesday, January 07, 2015

Amazon in the Bathroom

In Retailwire:   The next frontier, the bathroom, in all its functionality.  In the Smart home we examined many aspects of this, most notably the testing of 'smart mirrors' for both augmentation using approaches like virtual makeovers, and providing information interaction during visits.

" ... Identifying and capitalizing on previously unexplored consumer behaviors seems to be a go-to strategy for Amazon these days, as the company rolls out new offering after new offering to see what sticks. With its Amazon Lockers, its one-hour delivery and its talking in-house personal shopper, Amazon Echo, to name a few, Amazon is attempting to further engrain the company into peoples' habits and daily schedules.

Amazon now appears to be going where few other businesses have ventured. In December, the company revealed plans to address a consumer behavior that, while uncomfortable for some to acknowledge, is an unavoidable reality of the information age. ... " 

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