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Amazon Prime Day 2024: Get Ready For 6 Days Of Amazing Deals

The hotly-anticipated annual event has been extended to nearly a full week, with hot offers arriving from July 16 to July 21 exclusively for Prime members.

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5 months ago

June 28, 2024

Nour Nasir

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Amazon’s highly anticipated Prime Day event is returning this summer on Amazon.ae, exclusively for Prime members. This year, for the first time in the UAE, Prime Day will span six full days, kicking off at 00:01am (local UAE time) on July 16 and running until July 21. During this period, Prime members in the UAE can look forward to substantial discounts across over 30 product categories, including electronics, gaming, fashion, beauty, Amazon Fresh grocery, kitchen, home, health, sports, and Amazon Devices.

Prime members shopping on Amazon.ae will have access to an extensive selection of deals from leading local and international brands such as Nivea, Samsung, Skechers, Guess, Joseph & Joseph, Cetaphil, Nespresso, Black+Decker, Microsoft, Lenovo, Lego, OnePlus, Anker, Roborock, and many more, including local small and medium-sized businesses.

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Additionally, Prime members will benefit from Prime Day deals available on Amazon US, UK, and Germany through the Amazon.ae Global Store, featuring free international shipping with no minimum purchase required.

Stefano Martinelli, Vice President of Amazon UAE and Saudi Arabia, said: “This is the first year in the UAE that we extend Prime Day for six full days, catering to customer demand, and we look forward to celebrating this with members across the country as we show up for them with incredible deals. Prime Day will always be the most compelling time to join Prime to enjoy savings, convenience, and entertainment all rolled into one single membership, it’s about getting the most value out of Amazon”.

Preparing For Prime Day

Not a Prime member yet? There’s still plenty of time to join Prime and start saving while enjoying fast free delivery! Members can join Prime at Amazon.ae/prime for AED 16 per month or an annual fee of AED 140.

As well as benefiting from the epic deals on offer, a Prime membership also gives members access to year-round features including Prime Video, Amazon Fresh grocery and everyday essentials, and Prime Gaming.

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Samsung Smart Glasses Teased For January, Software Reveal Imminent

According to Korean sources, the new wearable will launch alongside the Galaxy S25, with the accompanying software platform unveiled this December.

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2 days ago

December 4, 2024

Nour Nasir

samsung smart glasses teased for january software reveal imminent

Samsung appears poised to introduce its highly anticipated smart glasses in January 2025, alongside the launch of the Galaxy S25. According to sources in Korea, the company will first reveal the accompanying software platform later this month.

As per a report from Yonhap News, Samsung’s unveiling strategy for the smart glasses echoes its approach with the Galaxy Ring earlier this year. The January showcase won’t constitute a full product launch but will likely feature teaser visuals at the Galaxy S25 event. A more detailed rollout could follow in subsequent months.

Just in: Samsung is set to unveil a prototype of its augmented reality (AR) glasses, currently in development, during the Galaxy S25 Unpacked event early next year, likely in the form of videos or images.

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The Galaxy Ring, for example, debuted in January via a short presentation during Samsung’s Unpacked event. The full product unveiling came later at MWC in February, and the final release followed in July. Samsung seems to be adopting a similar phased approach with its smart glasses, which are expected to hit the market in the third quarter of 2025.

A Collaborative Software Effort

Samsung’s partnership with Google has played a key role in developing the smart glasses’ software. This collaboration was first announced in February 2023, with the device set to run on an Android-based platform. In July, the companies reiterated their plans to deliver an extended reality (XR) platform by the end of the year. The software specifics for the XR device are expected to be unveiled before the end of December.

Reports suggest that the smart glasses will resemble Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses in functionality. They won’t include a display but will weigh approximately 50 grams, emphasizing a lightweight, user-friendly design.

Feature Set And Compatibility

The glasses are rumored to integrate Google’s Gemini technology, alongside features like gesture recognition and potential payment capabilities. Samsung aims to create a seamless user experience by integrating the glasses with its broader Galaxy ecosystem, starting with the Galaxy S25, slated for release on January 22.