Amazon unveiled the Echo Time, its first smart alarm clock, priced at $200 and shipping in December. The device features a 3.2-inch customizable display, adaptive lighting for wake and sleep routines, and an optional AI mode that uses motion and breathing sensors to delay or adjust alarms within a 60-minute window based on sleep depth. It omits cameras and comes in kid-focused versions with parental controls, part of a broader rollout that included a new Echo Show, Echo Studio and Amazon's first smart picture frame.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-28
Amazon introduced five new smart home products and a new feature on Wednesday, roughly two weeks after Apple revealed its HomeView display and HomePod Mini 2. The lineup includes Echo Time, a $200 camera-free alarm clock with Alexa Plus-powered sleep tracking and an optional smart alarm that wakes users during light sleep, plus a kids' version called Amazon Kids Echo Time that pairs with parental controls via the Amazon Parent Dashboard.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-28
Govee's color-changing Christmas String Lights 2 are discounted across all four sizes at Amazon and Govee's own store, with the 66-foot strand at $74.99, up to the 328-foot set at $259.99. The lights support customizable colors, over 130 preset effects, music syncing, and Matter-based voice control, and are weatherproofed for outdoor use.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-28
Amazon devices chief Panos Panay presented new Echo hardware, including an Echo Show 16 smart display and an Echo Studio with Home Camera, at a press event in New York. He also showed upcoming Alexa software features such as dedicated home screens, a 3D smart-home map view, and meal planning, which will debut on the Show 16 before reaching older Echo Show models.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-28
At its October 2026 hardware event, Amazon introduced several new Alexa-powered devices alongside updates to Alexa Plus, which reached all US users in February. New products include the Alexa Photo Frame speaker-display hybrid, the Echo Time smart alarm clock, a screenless Echo Studio with a built-in camera, a redesigned Echo Dot, and the Echo Show 16, a flagship smart display with eight woofers and full touch-based Fire TV functionality.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-28
Amazon announced a wave of fall hardware, including the Echo Show 16 with a 16-inch anodized aluminum display, a 13-megapixel wide-angle camera, and an upgraded Omnisense sensor platform, priced at $499.99 ($569.99 with anti-glare Nanomatte screen). It also introduced a $199.99 Alexa Photo Frame that uses Alexa Plus to surface Amazon Photos based on people and context, plus a new Echo Dot with a built-in smart home hub.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-28
Amazon announced the Echo Show 16, a large smart display priced at $499.99 with a wall mount, or $569.99 for a Nanomatte screen option, available for preorder now with a $100 discount ahead of a later release this year. The device introduces customizable homescreens called Screen Styles, letting users choose a family organizer, smart home dashboard, Alexa widgets screen, or photo frame, with screens able to stay on continuously or activate on approach.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-28
Amazon unveiled an updated Echo Studio with Home Camera, a $249.99 speaker featuring a built-in camera for room monitoring, showing items to Alexa, and eventually video calls on Fire TV. The speaker also adds 'Advanced Room Adaptation' and 'Adaptive Volume' audio features, while the standard camera-less Echo Studio remains available at $219.99. Amazon also refreshed the Echo Dot, now $99.99, with a custom AZ3 chip, a fourth microphone, a built-in Zigbee/Matter/Thread smart home hub, and an Eero Wi-Fi extender.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-28
Amazon has released the Alexa Photo Frame, a 10-inch touchscreen digital picture frame with a built-in Alexa Plus smart speaker, starting at $199.99 for a black version or $229 for wood finishes. The device pulls photos from Amazon Photos, supports voice-recorded notes attached to images, and Amazon says it will never display ads, unlike its Echo Show devices.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-28
Android Authority surveyed over 1,400 readers on what matters most when choosing an Android tablet, with options including Google Play Store access, hardware quality, software support and price. Google Play Store access came out on top with 28.1% of votes, while hardware and display quality tied for second place alongside another option.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-26
Amazon has extended its handwritten annotation feature, first introduced on its new Alexa Tablets, to the Kindle app for Android phones and tablets. The feature lets readers write directly on ebook pages using adjustable pen styles, sizes, and colors, with surrounding text reflowing around the handwritten notes. Users have reported seeing the option on devices including the Galaxy Tab S10 FE, Galaxy S24, Galaxy S23, XP-Pen Magic Note Pad, and BOOX Go 7.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-23
Amazon is discontinuing its Fire HD tablet lineup in favor of new, more expensive Alexa Tablets, but it's currently selling the ad-supported Fire HD 10 for $72.99, an $82 discount and a new low price. The 10.1-inch tablet still receives security updates and includes a microSD slot, 3.5mm headphone jack, and support for Alexa Plus for Prime members.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-20
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