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I’ve rounded up the best smart speakers that let you talk to Alexa, from the popular Echo Dot to the newest Echo Studio.
Amazon is bringing a new dimension to its smart speaker lineup with the Echo Studio with Home Camera. Announced on October 28, 2026, this new device combines premium spatial audio with a built-in c...
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The Echo Time is cute, has great clock faces, and is designed for the bedroom — no cameras allowed. I’m hoping it will fill the Echo Dot-with-clock-shaped hole in my life, and its design is a fun throwback to the 2017 OG spot. But $200?? Here’s my hands-on video and first impressions: [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvNur6Xh5d0]
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The Echo Studio with Home Camera can "see and understand what's in front of the camera."
Amazon's other new decides include an upgraded Echo Dot, an Echo Studio with visual intelligence features, and the Echo Show 16.
The new Echo Studio also gets a camera, and the Echo Show 16 debuts an AI-generated Alexa interface.
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In the last 30 days Amazon has launched new tablets, a new Kindle, a picture frame, and multiple new Echo devices. Now the company is cutting around 250 positions from its devices and services team, though Reuters says they’re primarily focused on software development. Amazon did not confirm a reason for the layoffs, but developers are facing increased pressure from increasingly advanced AI coding tools. [Link: Amazon cuts more jobs, in devices unit, after flurry of product rollouts | https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/amazon-cuts-more-jobs-devices-unit-after-flurry-product-rollouts-2026-10-28/ | Reuters]
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Amazon’s product launch spree continues, this time with a bunch of new Alexa-powered Echo devices. The Verge’s Jennifer Pattison Tuohy explains what the new Echo Show 16 finally got right, why a digital photo frame could be Amazon’s next big Alexa hit, and whether this new way of thinking about smart home gadgets might help Amazon defeat the HomeView and win a space in your kitchen. Watch | Listen | Get ad-free [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4JNFtntViY]
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Alexa, Show me more
The Echo Show 16 is coming later this year.
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The company’s low-key product launch was designed to give each device more attention, according to Panos Panay.
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From the Echo Show 16 to the new Alexa Photo Frame.
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Say hello to new Echo devices, an Alexa smart frame, and updates for Alexa Plus.