Amazon has rolled out more than 100 new shopping-related features to Alexa ahead of the holiday season, letting users create and manage lists, adjust subscription frequency, update delivery instructions, and resolve billing or payment issues through voice commands. Shoppers can also ask Alexa questions about their Prime and Audible subscriptions. Amazon says agentic feature usage has grown eightfold since January, with over 400 million people using Alexa for shopping in the past year.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-29
Amazon has expanded its Alexa for Shopping AI assistant with new capabilities to create, edit and move items between shopping lists and gift registries, such as wedding registries. The update also lets users adjust delivery instructions, get answers on billing issues like unrecognized charges and refunds, and manage recurring deliveries. The features are rolling out now to customers in the US.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-29
Amazon has introduced a new version of its Echo Studio smart speaker that includes a built-in camera, enabling Alexa to visually perceive its surroundings. This marks a shift from Amazon's previous audio-only Echo Studio design toward a device with visual sensing capability.
yro.slashdot.org
· 2026-10-28
Amazon unveiled five new smart home products, including two new device categories: the $200 Echo Time alarm clock/hub and the $230 Alexa Photo Frame. It also introduced an upgraded $100 Echo Dot, a $250 Echo Studio with a built-in Home Camera, and a redesigned $500 Echo Show 16 available for preorder with December shipping. Amazon additionally announced Alexa Home Map, a feature that generates 3D interactive maps of a home's interior and exterior.
zdnet.com
· 2026-10-28
Amazon has released the Alexa Photo Frame, a 10-inch digital display with built-in Alexa voice control that lets users ask it to show specific photos or let Alexa select images automatically. The frame pulls pictures directly from Amazon Photos rather than requiring SD cards, and comes in a black model for $200 or walnut and birch finishes for $230.
zdnet.com
· 2026-10-28
Amazon has launched the Echo Studio With Home Camera, a version of its high-end smart speaker that incorporates a 13MP camera alongside its existing audio hardware. The speaker keeps the same Dolby Atmos drivers, AZ3 Pro processor and dimensions as the standard Echo Studio, but adds a new 'Advanced Room Adaptation' feature and camera-based tools like volume adjustment based on where you're standing and visual recognition through Alexa+.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-28
Amazon has officially announced the Echo Show 16, a 16-inch smart display with integrated Fire TV, available for preorder now and shipping later this year. The standard version costs $500 while a Nanomatte anti-glare model costs $570, with a $100 preorder discount code offered on Amazon's product page; stands cost $70 or $125 separately. The device adds a 13-megapixel wide-angle camera with night vision, upgraded audio, and new 'Screen Styles' modes for use as a family organizer, smart home dashboard, or photo frame.
zdnet.com
· 2026-10-28
Amazon unveiled the Echo Time, a camera-free smart clock priced at $200 that uses ambient sensors to detect sleep stages and wake users within a 10-to-60-minute window around their set alarm. It runs on Alexa+ and has received the National Sleep Foundation's SleepMark designation, with a kids' version offering parent-controlled sleep schedules.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-28
Amazon has released an updated Echo Studio speaker that includes an integrated camera, priced at $250 and available now. The camera lets Alexa+ visually identify objects in view, assist with tasks like explaining a board game or reordering a product, and will later support video calls cast to Fire TVs. The speaker also features new room-adapting audio, a faster AZ3 chip for voice processing, and Omnisense sensing for adjusting lighting and temperature.
zdnet.com
· 2026-10-28
Amazon unveiled a new Echo Studio speaker variant that adds a built-in 13-megapixel camera, otherwise matching the specs of last year's Echo Studio including its woofer, four microphones and AZ3 Pro processor. The camera lets users remotely view their space through the Alexa app and gives the Alexa Plus assistant visual context, with future support planned for video calls via compatible Fire TV devices. The camera-free Echo Studio remains available alongside the new model.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-28
Amazon unveiled a sixth-generation Echo Dot that integrates a smart home hub and a built-in eero Wi-Fi extender claimed to add 1,000 square feet of coverage. The speaker runs on Amazon's AZ3 chip, adds a combined temperature/presence sensor, a fourth microphone, and 50% more bass than the prior model. It starts shipping today priced at $99.99.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-28
Amazon introduced its next-generation Echo Dot, which now includes a built-in Eero Wi-Fi extender capable of adding up to 1,000 square feet of network coverage, alongside new Echo Show, Echo Time, and Alexa Photo Frame devices. The updated Dot also functions as a smart home hub, using Amazon's new AZ3 chip and AI accelerator for faster on-device processing, improved microphones, Voice ID recognition, and 50% more bass than the previous model. It is available for purchase now at $100.
zdnet.com
· 2026-10-28
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