Tag: Technology & Electronics
Amazon just announced a totally redesigned Echo Show 8 and Echo Show 11
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 Scribes and, finally, a whole new Echo device lineup — including new Echo Show smart displays. The latest smart-home…
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Everything announced at Amazon’s fall hardware event
It's not technically Techtober yet since we’re one day shy, but we've already had a bunch of fall hardware events from some of the bigger companies in the tech space. Today, it was Amazon's turn to step up to the plate. Going into its event, the company teased new Echo…
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Alexa+ at Amazon’s 2025 event: Home Greetings, Fire TV recommendations and more
Before it began slowly trickling out Alexa+ to users at the start of February, Amazon promised a smarter, more conversational assistant. It turned out the reality was more complicated, and, more than anything, Alexa+ in its current state is a showcase of the limitations of generative AI. Of course, that's…
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Kindle Scribe Colorsoft hands-on: Vivid and responsive
For the third generation of its Kindle Scribe line of reading-and-writing tablets, Amazon is giving the device a makeover and two new configurations. Since its introduction in 2022, the Scribe hasn’t changed much physically, with the sophomore model mostly getting a new color. This year, Amazon is launching three flavors…
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Amazon adds the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft and Scribe 3 to its writing tablet lineup
Amazon is making two additions to its lineup of writing tablets: the Kindle Scribe 3, and the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft. The company showed off the new ereaders at its fall hardware event in New York. The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is the first time Amazon has added a full-color display to…
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Amazon unveils a new Fire TV lineup, including the $40 Fire TV Stick 4K Select
It’s hard to muster much excitement for Amazon’s Fire TV hardware these days — the company’s main goal has been to offer cheap TVs and set top boxes for mainstream consumers who haven’t been swayed by more compelling offerings from Roku, Apple and Google. Apparently, not much is changing this…
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