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+ ...

The 2025 Echo Studio is a more attractive, fully capable smart speaker that sounds even a bit better than the original Studio ...

The Echo Show 8 is now just $99.99, down from $149.99. Amazon’s latest smart display features spatial audio, adaptive display ...

Earlier this year, Amazon rolled out Alexa+, an AI assistant meant to be more conversational and capable than the Alexa most people are used to. Customers in Early Access have already been chatting ...

Amazon says its latest Echo Dot provides nearly three times more bass than the fith-generation model. Amazon says its latest Echo Dot provides nearly three times more bass than the fith-generation ...

What if you could just use a ton of Echo speakers as a surround sound setup for your TV? That’s basically what Amazon is trying to accomplish with its new Alexa Home Theater feature, which was ...

Amazon is doubling down on Alexa+ with four new Echo devices built around custom silicon and advanced sensors. The new lineup — Echo Dot Max, Echo Studio, Echo Show 8, and Echo Show 11 — promises ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Inside our homes, though, Amazon Alexa has become the most popular virtual assistant in the US and around the world, as a widely adopted virtual ...

TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and moved to New York City to be a part of CNET in 2011. He tests, reviews and writes about the latest TVs and audio equipment.

What is the Amazon Echo? Echo is the name for Amazon’s family of smart speakers. They provide seamless access to Alexa, Amazon’s voice assistant, with these new models designed specifically for Alexa+ ...

Amazon’s voice assistant is hanging on by a thread. And that thread is generative AI—or, in Amazon’s case, Alexa+. Amazon hasn’t had a problem getting people to buy cheap, Alexa-powered gadgets.

Amazon took to the stage in New York City today to unveil four new versions of its smart speaker and screen hardware, introducing the new Echo Dot Max, Echo Studio, Echo Show 8 and Echo Show 11. All ...