The Latest Echo Smart Speakers Double as Nanny Cams and Wi-Fi Extenders
- On Wednesday, October 28, 2026, Amazon unveiled five new Alexa devices—the Echo Show 16, Echo Dot, Echo Studio with Home Camera, Echo Time, and Alexa Photo Frame—with most available beginning today.
- Amazon is expanding its smart home hardware lineup ahead of the holidays, incorporating upgraded AI capabilities via Alexa Plus to strengthen the assistant's integration throughout household routines.
- Featuring a 16-inch high-definition screen and built-in Fire TV, the Echo Show 16 retails for $499.99 standard or $569.99 with Nanomatte display, offering 20 percent more power than its predecessor.
- Redesigned Echo Dot includes a smart home hub and eero WiFi extender for $99.99, while Echo Studio with Home Camera adds spatial audio and room mapping for $249.99.
- Amazon contends with fresh pressure from Apple, which recently launched HomePod mini speakers and its $299 HomeView smart display launching November 13, as the companies compete for household technology dominance.
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Amazon announced five new Alexa devices, including 16-inch Echo Show
Apple recently launched new HomePod mini speakers and its HomeView smart display, and today it’s Amazon’s turn with five new Alexa devices. This includes a new Echo speaker with visual intelligence and an Echo Show with a larger 16-inch display and a nanomatte option … more…
Amazon puts a camera in Echo Studio so Alexa can see what you hold up
Amazon has put a camera in its Echo Studio speaker so that Alexa can see what is in front of it. The Echo Studio with Home Camera is one of five new Alexa devices the company unveiled on Wednesday, alongside a new Echo Dot, an Echo Time alarm clock, an Alexa Photo Frame and the […] This story continues at The Next Web
Everything announced at Amazon’s October 2026 hardware launch
Amazon had plenty of new gadgets to share at its Echo hardware event this year, along with updates to the AI-powered Alexa Plus after it became available to everyone in the US in February. But the big news this year is screens: devices with big, beautiful ones, and those that lack them entirely. There’s the […]
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