Product Innovation - Amazon launched four new Echo smart speakers, including the Dot Max, which is a pint-sized but powerful smart speaker with an improved control panel [1] - The new Echo Studio has been shrunk but maintains or improves sound quality and can be integrated into an Alexa home theater setup [2] - The Echo Show smart displays feature a slimmer, slicker, and more responsive design with thinner bezels and brighter screens, available in 11-inch and 8-inch versions [3] - New mount available for Echo Show smart displays allows for easy adjustment [4] Technology & Features - New speakers utilize Wi-Fi sensing to detect presence and improve smart home automation, such as automatically turning on lights [4] - All new smart speakers and displays come with Alexa Plus, Amazon's new AI-powered voice assistant [4] Market Perception - Amazon's hardware has been perceived as somewhat lackluster, but the new devices appear to be a significant upgrade [5]

Google announcing a major update to its smart home systems, bringing its Gemini AI straight to consumers in its Nest and smart speaker devices. Mackenzie Seagalos has more in today's tech check. Hey, Mac. Hey, Mel.So, Google is giving its entire home product suite a refresh, baking its generative AI tech into cameras, doorbells, and smart speakers. But the real story here is what that unlocks. This is a low stakes testing ground for what AI native hardware could look like.And the home is ideal. devices are ...

Google just announcing a major overhaul to its smart home systems. Now using its AI expertise to bring the Gemini model into devices like Nest and smart speakers. Mackenzie Sagal has the details.In today's tech, its smart homes are back with AI. >> Yes, they are, Sarah. After a decade of stalled momentum, the smart home market is suddenly back in play.Google this morning announcing its biggest overhaul since 2016. Swapping in Gemini to replace Assistant across smart speakers. redesigning the home app and la ...

Google just announcing a major overhaul to its smart home systems. Now using its AI expertise to bring the Gemini model into devices like Nest and smart speakers. Mackenzie Sagal has the details.In today's tech, its smart homes are back with AI. Yes, they are, Sarah. After a decade of stalled momentum, the smart home market is suddenly back in play.Google this morning announcing its biggest overhaul since 2016. Swapping in Gemini to replace Assistant across smart speakers. redesigning the home app and launc ...

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Amazon has redefined how people read, interact with their devices, and watch TV. Now, the company's hardware division is going through its biggest overhaul in its history. Under new hardware and Alexa chief Panos Pane, Amazon is giving its products some new excitement, including sharper and cleaner borders, improved silicon, and deeper Alexa plus integration.There's a new Echo. max at $99 and an updated Echo Studio at $219. both with room filling sound and a sleeker unified design.The Echo Show was getting ...

Amazon has redefined how people read, interact with their devices, and watch TV. Now, the company's hardware division is going through its biggest overhaul in its history. Under new hardware and Alexa chief Panos Pane, Amazon is giving its products some new excitement, including sharper and cleaner borders, improved silicon, and deeper Alexa plus integration.There's a new Echo. max at $99 and an updated Echo Studio at $219. both with room filling sound and a sleeker unified design.The Echo Show was getting ...

Panos, the way that I look at this is that this is the first generation of of Amazon hardware that has your fingers on it, right. And as a place to start, could we talk a bit about the hardware innovation, the areas that you you feel are most important here in this generation. >> Yeah, I think this is a first, it's an incredible team that's building these products and uh these products are designed from the silicon up.Quite literally, this is custom silicon built for the Alexa products. But there's also a a ...

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is one of the best NASDAQ stocks to buy according to hedge funds. On September 27, Amazon Vice President Karthik Ramakrishnan, who was involved in the development of artificial general intelligence/AGI, stepped down from the company after 13 years of service. Ramakrishnan was a member of the team responsible for creating the Alexa voice assistant and Echo devices. His prior professional experience includes roles at Netscape and Tellme Networks, the latter of which was later a ...

The way that I look at this is that this is the first generation of Amazon hardware that has your fingers on it. Right. And is a place to start.Could we talk a bit about the hardware innovation, the areas that you feel are most important here in this generation. Yeah, I think this is a first. It's an incredible team that's building these products.And these products are designed from the silicon, quite literally. This is custom silicon built for the Alexa products, but there's also a focus right now on the s ...