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Everything announced at Amazon’s October 2026 hardware launch
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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 lac
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 Alexa Photo Frame, which Amazon devices chief Panos Panay describes as “the world’s smartest photo frame” and that doubles as a full Alexa speaker.
There’s also the new Echo Time smart alarm clock, the screenless Echo Studio with Home Camera, a fully redesigned Echo Dot, and Amazon’s latest flagship smart display, the Echo Show 16, which comes with a whopping eight woofers and can run the full Fire TV experience by touch. You can catch up on all our coverage below, including the six biggest announcements and our hands-on with the Echo Show 16 and Echo Time . Inside Amazon’s Echo hardware event Almost all of Amazon’s new Echo gear is available now Amazon’s new Echo line is here: the 6 biggest updates Amazon’s first digital picture frame lets you add voice notes to photos Amazon’s new Echo Studio speaker has a camera Our first look at Amazon’s big new Echo Show 16 Spending time with the Echo Time — a smart clock that senses you sleeping Amazon’s Alexa Home Map is getting a smarter 3D redesign
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