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The 4 biggest Amazon smart home announcements from today
From a new smart alarm clock to an Alexa-powered 3D map of your home, here's what's new from Amazon, including prices and release dates.
Amazon announced several new smart home devices today, including two all-new device categories: the $200 Echo Time smart alarm clock and the $230 Alexa Photo Frame. Both are available now, along with an upgraded Echo Dot for $100 and a new Echo Studio with a built-in Home Camera for $250.
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The company’s smart home lineup also now includes a redesigned $500 Echo Show 16, which is available for preorder, with devices shipping in mid-December. Finally, Amazon announced the Alexa Home Map, which lets you create a 3D interactive map of your home’s interior and exterior.
The Amazon Echo Time is a new bedside companion and a definite upgrade over the Echo Spot. It’s a rounded speaker with a display and no camera, designed to be the smartest combination of alarm clock and hub available.
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The Echo Time doubles as a smart home hub, since it supports Zigbee and Matter and acts as a Thread border router. It costs $200, so it’s a definite price hike compared to the Echo Spot, but it’s also a more capable speaker with hub capabilities.
The Amazon Alexa Photo Frame is another first for Amazon, arriving just in time for the holidays. The photo frame consists of a 10.1-inch matte display with Alexa+ built in, made to cycle through your own collection of photos. It also allows you to search for specific photos by voice, as well as record voice notes associated with individual photos.
The Alexa Photo Frame comes in three frame finishes, including Birch, Walnut, and Black, so it can fit in with your home decor. It costs $230 and is already available for purchase.
Amazon also announced some big upgrades coming to the Echo lineup. They include a redesigned Echo Show 16, a new Echo Dot, and an upgraded Echo Studio with Home Camera.