Amazon announced a wide range of new products in a number of categories, including the new Echo and Echo Show 10, the Ring home security camera that flies around your home, and the new Luna game streaming service
Amazon also announced upgrades to its Amazon Fire TV lineup, Ring car security products, and a new Eero router Here are the new products announced by Amazon, their prices, and availability [Amazon Echo Show 10 ($249) has a 10-inch display and a 13MP camera for video calls The display rotates on a brushless motor so the screen moves with your movements The device supports group calls and even lets you watch videos on Netflix
The Echo Show 10 can also pan around the room when you're not home and send alerts when you set Alexa Guard to stay away mode For privacy, motion can be turned off at any time
Read more Amazon Echo Show 10 specs, pricing, and availability
The new Amazon Echo has a very sleek new spherical design and delivers better sound than before with dual-firing tweeters and a 3-inch woofer Like the Echo Studio, the new Echo 2020 can sense room acoustics and fine-tune audio playback accordingly
The new Echo has a built-in smart home hub that supports Zigbee, Bluetooth, and Amazon Sidewalk It also has a new AZ1 Neural Edge processor that can process requests faster
Read more Amazon Echo (2020) Specs, Photos, Availability
Amazon brings the same spherical redesign to the new Amazon Echo Dot and Echo Dot with Clock, with the same fabric finish 16 in front-facing speaker outputs audio, while the Echo Dot with Clock has an LED display for checking time, temperature, timers, and alarms
Read more about Echo Dot and Echo Dot with Clock
Amazon Luna is a new game streaming service that runs in the cloud and starts at $599/month The goal is to allow users to start playing without waiting for downloads or updates, but there are many competitors in this space; Luna works on Fire TV devices, PCs, and Macs, and will also offer web apps for iPhone and iPad
Titles will include "Resident Evil 7," "Control," and "Panzer Dragoon," as well as game channels for Ubisoft titles These titles include "Assassins Creed Valhalla," "Far Cry 6," and "Immortals Fenyx Rising" and will be available on launch day It is not clear how much the channel will cost extra
Amazon will sell the Lunar Controller for $4999
Read more about Amazon Luna
The new Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick Lite will be available the week of September 28 The new Fire TV Stick 2020 will feature a new 17GHz processor that promises 50% faster performance and will support 5GHz networking Although the resolution is only Full HD, the Fire TV Stick will support Dolby Atmos and offer better sound It also consumes 50% less power than its predecessor
The Fire TV Stick Lite costs $29, supports HDR, and comes with Alexa Voice Remote Lite According to Amazon, it has the most processing power of any streaming device under $30
This is wild: the Ring Always Home Cam (due out in 2021) can fly around the house when you're not home It's essentially an indoor drone that doubles as a security camera; the Ring Always Home Cam integrates with the Ring Alarm home security system, which automatically flies the camera along a set path when you're out
According to Amazon, the Ring Always Home Cam only begins recording when it starts flying and has obstacle avoidance capabilities
Ring has announced a trio of car security products that will be available in 2021 to protect your car: the Ring Car Alarm ($59 (99) is a low-cost device for protecting vehicles that connects to an OBD-II port When an event is detected, such as being hit, broken into, or towed, it can send real-time alerts via the Ring app It can then sound a siren
Ring Car Cam ($199) is a security camera with intelligent sensors that can monitor bumps and attempted break-ins While on the road, it has an emergency collision assist feature to get help from emergency personnel In addition, the Traffic Stop feature allows users to start recording simply by saying "Alexa, I've been pulled over"
Finally, Ring Car Connect is an API for automakers that allows customers to receive mobile alerts for detected events Tesla will be the first company to integrate this service
The eero 6 and eero Pro 6 are new mesh Wi-Fi systems featuring the fastest possible Wi-Fi 6 technology
The $129 eero 6, available for pre-order now, can cover up to 75 devices simultaneously with Wi-Fi 6 and has a built-in Zigbee smart home hub eero 6 is designed for homes with up to 500 Mbps Internet connections, and one unit covers up to 1,500 square The two-pack covers 3,000 sq ftThe more premium eero Pro 6 (starting at $229) is designed for homes with faster gigabit Internet connections; one unit covers 2,000 feet and a three-unit pack covers 6,000 feet
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