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Panos Panay, Amazon's SVP of Devices and Alexa, revealed plans for more Alexa-branded hardware and a new design language called 'Neo.' He confirmed that the recently announced Alexa Tablet series marks Amazon's first product explicitly branded with Alexa, hinting at future devices. Panay also mentioned ongoing development of a new interface style, suggesting a broader redesign effort across Amazon's hardware lineup.
Amazon has unveiled a new series of Alexa Tablets featuring an aluminum chassis and running on Android 16, with an upgrade to Android 17 planned for early 2027. These devices replace Fire OS with a standard Android experience, allowing users to access the Google Play Store and a wide range of apps, while integrating Amazon’s media and AI functionalities. The tablets also offer features like seamless content syncing across devices and a specialized Kindle mode for reading and battery optimization.
Amazon's fall Prime Day sale includes discounts on Alexa speakers, Kindles, and Fire tablets, but WIRED notes Amazon raised prices across its device lines at the end of August before applying these markdowns. A WIRED reviewer who has tested Amazon's Alexa speakers since 2012 evaluated the sale items to identify which discounts are genuinely worthwhile versus which merely restore prices closer to pre-hike levels.
Amazon has launched the Kindle Click, a Bluetooth page-turning remote, more than a year after Rakuten's Kobo introduced its own Kobo Remote. Both devices let readers flip pages without touching their ereader's screen, useful for reading in bed or while exercising, and both offer an optional wrist lanyard. Despite similar basic functionality, the two accessories differ in price, design, battery setup and device compatibility.
Amazon has cut the price of its previous-generation Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition to $169.99, down from $249.99. The standard previous-gen Paperwhite is also discounted, to $149.99 from $199.99. Both retain the 300ppi display, auto-adjusting front light and IPX8 waterproofing found in the newer model.
Amazon has launched its Prime Day Kindle deals, with discounts on several models including the Kindle Colorsoft and Paperwhite. The sale coincides with the release of new Kindle models announced last week, featuring aluminum options and new versions for 2026. Customers can take advantage of limited-time prices, especially on the Colorsoft, which is $100 off, and the Paperwhite, now available for $170.
Amazon has launched its fall Prime Day sale, featuring discounts on Alexa-enabled devices. However, recent price increases across Amazon’s product lines mean that not all deals are equally advantageous, and some may not represent genuine savings. An expert with extensive experience in Amazon devices has analyzed which offers are truly worthwhile for consumers.
Amazon has dropped the price of its Kindle Colorsoft 16GB e-reader to $189.99, down $100 from its $289.99 list price. The device uses a 7-inch color E-Ink display and offers 16GB of storage, USB-C charging and waterproofing.
Amazon has updated its basic Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindle Colorsoft devices, introducing a flush-front screen design, edge-to-edge accent colors, and a new oxide TFT display backplane for the Paperwhite and Colorsoft models. The base Kindle is now smaller and opens books more quickly, following a stretch in which Amazon drew criticism for discontinuing older e-readers and restricting downloads of purchased books.
The Verge's Installer newsletter highlighted Amazon's newly released Kindle devices, which add colorful finishes and more durable builds to the e-reader lineup. The roundup appeared alongside other tech mentions including OpenAI's Dots and a remastered version of The Witcher 3, with no further technical specifications detailed in the piece.
Amazon unveiled two new Kindle accessories: a $34.99 Bluetooth remote called Kindle Click for turning pages and adjusting brightness without touching the screen, and a $79.99 magnetic cover with physical page-turn buttons for new Signature Edition Paperwhite and Colorsoft models. Both ship Oct. 28 alongside a refreshed Kindle lineup featuring flush screens, wraparound color, optional aluminum housings, and user-replaceable batteries to meet EU rules.
Amazon unveiled a refreshed line of Kindle e-readers, which the company says were redesigned from the ground up. Among the new accessories is an optional physical button clicker, priced at $35, that lets readers turn pages without tapping the touchscreen, along with new cover options.