Ken Washington is the latest high-profile executive to leave Lab126, the Amazon hardware unit that created the Kindle and other devices.

Amazon’s fall hardware events can usually be counted on for a couple of things: an avalanche of new devices, and at least one new product that’s genuinely nuts. Take the Amazon Astro, a two-wheeled ...

A fifteen-year veteran of Amazon’s devices division who had a hand in developing many of the most recognizable gadgets is ...