Altogether, the fourth-gen Echo Show 8 measures 5.9 inches by 8.2 inches by 5 inches (HWD), which is slightly larger than its ...

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What Happened? On September 30, 2025, Amazon announced the launch of four new Alexa+ Echo devices. These devices are the next generation of the Echo line-up and are purpose-built for the Alexa+ ...

Say what you like about the relatively slow evolution of Alexa as a voice assistant (and the slightly slower emergence of Alexa+ as a more advanced AI system), Amazon has absolutely thrashed Apple and ...

Amazon’s new Echo Spot strikes a good balance between smart speaker and smart display. Amazon’s new Echo Spot strikes a good balance between smart speaker and smart display. While it’s not perfect, ...

Amazon’s new Echo Show 21 looks to prove the adage that “bigger is better” in the world of smart displays. And it kind of makes sense: The company’s following up its 15-inch Echo Show 15 wall-mounted ...

It's been a couple years since the Echo 8 has gotten an update and even longer for the aging Echo Show 10. But today Amazon is fixing that with two brand-new smart displays: The fourth-gen Echo Show 8 ...

During its invite-only and not live-streamed Devices and Services event today out of New York City, Amazon announced its upcoming Ring and Blink devices, new Fire TVs and streaming sticks, Kindle ...

The more smart home devices you add to your house, the more challenging it becomes to manage them all. Now, Amazon is introducing its own hub designed as a central way to control your devices.

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