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Amazon buys into home mesh networking with Eero, an acquisition the online retailer turned industry giant says will “help customers better connect smart home devices.” Financial details of the deal are not available.

“We are incredibly impressed with the Eero team and how quickly they invented a wifi solution that makes connected devices just work,” Amazon says. “We have a shared vision that the smart home experience can get even easier, and we’re committed to continue innovating on behalf of customers.”

iRobot, the company behind the Roomba robot vacuum, presents an autonomous lawnmower-- Terra, a robot complete with state-of-the-art mapping and navigation technologies, as well as high-quality mowing.

According to the company, the Terra uses Imprint mapping technology in mow the lawn just like people do, navigating a yard in straight, back-and-forth lines. The robot even remembers where it is in the yard and where it still needs to cover, in case it runs out of battery. In case of such a situation, the robot returns to base to recharge before resuming on mowing duties.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation opens a first physical retail location in Cambridge, UK, as it takes over a location on the first floor in the Grand Arcade shopping centre.

The store is styled after similar outlets from the likes of Apple and Microsoft, and is designed to give customers a more hands-on experience with the diminutive microPC. According to the makers of the Raspberry Pi, the idea behind the store is to "reach out" to customers with an interest in coding, making and electronics by showing off the capabilities of the device and ecosystem.

Motorola announces the next iteration of the popular mid-range G series smartphones-- the G7, with 4 models in the shape of the regular G7, higher-end G7 Plus, lower-cost G7 Play and long-lasting G7 Power.

All the four smartphones share the same design, with an notch housing the front-facing camera and a bottom bezel featuring a Motorola logo. The back features the camera array and fingerprint scanner, while the right side carries a pair of buttons, namely the power/lock button and volume rocker. Construction is in glass in the G7 and G7 Plus, while the G7 Play and G7 Power are in plastic, and all models are covered in a water-repelling nano coating.