JD.com, the Amazon-like Chinese online retailer, has developed a Cloud platform,JCloud, for smart hardware products and smart home appliances in-house that will officially be launched later this month. The Cloud platform, like many others, will offer Cloud storage and data analytics services. With the addition of this, JD.com will be providing almost everything smart hardware makers big and small need, from funding, component parts like WiFi chips, to distribution channels. JD Smart Gadget Channel Featured on WeChat ShoppingJD is also building experience stores for consumers to try out those smart gadgets on its platform. Chinese search giant Baidu built a Cloud platform hoping all the smart gadgets to use its Cloud services.