Live From the Amazon Phone Event

Amazon is hosting a "launch event" in Seattle today, where it is widely expected to reveal its long-rumored smartphone.

Things kick off at 10:30 a.m. PT/1:30 p.m. ET. PCMag's Eugene Kim is there, and will be live-blogging all the action from our @PCMagLive Twitter account (embedded below). There does not appear to be a live-stream.

Amazon has not provided any additional details, though a teaser video it released suggested that the phone will have a 3D component (much to the chagrin of PCMag's Sascha Segan). More recently, there were rumors that the Amazon phone will be an AT&T exclusive. T-Mobile CEO John Legere seemingly confirmed that yesterday thanks to a Twitter rant against AT&T exclusivity. "Exclusivity sucks for customers," Legere wrote. "Exclusivity on AT&T sucks for the industry."

At any rate, tune in below for all the news. And check out PCMag's wish list of what we want Amazon to include in its smartphone.

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