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Amazon just finished up its fall event, where it shared big updates across its entire hardware lineup. In addition to revealing new Echo hardware and Kindle Scribe upgrades, Amazon also took the wraps off refreshed Fire TV devices and a whole bunch more.
Here are all the announcements Amazon made during the event.
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Amazon debuted its latest Echo Show smart displays, with both the 8-inch and 11-inch models featuring a new design that places a slimmer screen atop an oblong speaker wrapped in knit fabric. Both displays have 13-megapixel cameras with a wide-angle view to better detect people in the room, and some upgrades to the Show UI make it easier to control multiple devices at the same time, too. They also come with Amazon’s AI-powered Alexa Plus assistant.
The Echo Show 11 costs $219.99 and has a 1080p display, while the Echo Show 8 is priced at $179.99 and has a 720p display.
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Amazon is giving its budget-friendly smart speaker an upgrade with the Echo Dot Max. The new device supports Alexa Plus but is available for $99.99, making it more expensive than the $49.99 Echo Dot. This upgraded device offers a more powerful speaker with three times the bass when compared to the base Echo Dot, and it also has higher-quality fabric, a better microphone array, and an updated design that places speaker controls and an LED light ring on the front.
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