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Is Amazon working on a 3D phone or not? Earlier, the WSJ reported that they were. TechCrunch now reveals what's behind the 3D tech. In fact, it's not actual 3D but four front-facing cameras at each corner of the device. It will be able to track eye and head movements to make the phone's screen look 3D.

WSJ's report suggested the Amazon 3D phone would be using retina-tracking technology. Now both reports that the phone will have something of a 3D effect. Here's a potentially more interesting feature that TechCrunch has heard the 3D phone has:
Another feature said to be planned for the device, but not yet locked for release, is an image recognition feature that lets users take a shot of any real-world object and match it to an Amazon product for purchase. The possibility of this object recognition model offsetting some of the cost of the device through purchases by users is mentioned in the posting.
Amazon said it's not releasing a phone this year. But what about next year? [TechCrunch]