Amazon Lab126

Amazon Lab126, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Headquarters1100 Enterprise Way, ,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Products
Number of employees
3,000[3]
ParentAmazon
Websitelab126.com

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]

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  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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